2015–16 Lebanese Premier League

The 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League is the 56th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions.

Lebanese Premier League
Season2015–16
ChampionsSafa
RelegatedHekmeh
Shabab Al-Ghazieh
AFC CupSafa
Nejmeh
Matches played132
Goals scored376 (2.85 per match)
Top goalscorerLucas Galan (19 goals)
Biggest home winAhed 9-1 Hekmeh
Biggest away winShabab Al-Ghazieh 1-7 Ansar
Highest scoringAhed 9-1 Hekmeh
Highest attendanceNejmeh vs. Ahed (10,000)
Average attendance630

Teams

Tadamon Sour and Al Akhaa Al Ahli were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2014–15 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by Hekmeh FC and Al Egtmaaey Tripoli who won promotion from the second tier. Six of the twelve member clubs play in the country's capital, Beirut.

Stadia and locations

Beirut
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli
Tripoli SC
Hekmeh
Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Salam Zgharta
Nabi Sheet
Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League
Al Ahed
Al Ansar
Al Nejmeh
Safa
Shabab Al-Sahel
Racing Beirut
Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League within Beirut
Club Location Stadium Stadium capacity Coach
Al Ahed Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Mohammad Hammoud
Al Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Jamal Taha
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 Fadi Al Omari
Al Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium 5,000 Tita Valeriu
Hekmeh Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000 Fouad Hijazi
Al Nabi Sheet Zahlé Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium 5,000 Mohammed Al-Dekka
Racing Beirut Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000 Eugen Moldovan
Safa Beirut Safa Stadium 4,000 Emile Rustom
Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium 5,000 Louay Salah
Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Moussa Hojeij
Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida International Stadium 22,600 Malek Hassoun
Tripoli SC Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 Ismael Qurtam

Table

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Safa (C) 22 16 4 2 46 18 +28 52 Qualification to 2017 AFC Cup group stage
2 Al Ahed 22 16 3 3 54 14 +40 51 Qualification to 2016–17 Arab Club Championship preliminary round 1
3 Al Nejmeh 22 13 6 3 35 19 +16 45 Qualification to 2017 AFC Cup group stage
4 Al Ansar 22 12 6 4 37 20 +17 42
5 Shabab Al-Sahel 22 10 5 7 37 27 +10 35
6 Al Nabi Sheet 22 9 2 11 31 30 +1 29
7 Tripoli SC 22 7 6 9 28 31 3 27
8 Racing Beirut 22 7 5 10 19 27 8 26
9 Al Egtmaaey Tripoli 22 6 5 11 29 43 14 23
10 Salam Zgharta 22 4 4 14 25 44 19 16
11 Shabab Al-Ghazieh (R) 22 0 10 12 18 41 23 10 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Hekmeh (R) 22 1 6 15 17 62 45 9
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2016. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Lucas GalánAl Ansar19
2 Kabiru MusaShabab Al-Sahel16
3 Mamado DrameAl Ahed11
4 Alaa al BabaSafa10
Raúl TarragonaSalam Zgharta
5 Hassan ChaitoAl Ahed8
Ahmad ZreikAl Ahed
Ali BazziAl Nabi Sheet
Octavian DraghiciRacing Beirut
Aboko DavedAl Egtmaaey Tripoli
Feiz ShamsinAl Egtmaaey Tripoli
7 Mohammad QasasHekmeh7
Khaled TakajiAl Nejmeh
6 Nicolas KofiAl Egtmaaey Tripoli6
Abbas Ali AtwiAl Ahed
Wasim AbdelhadyShabab Al-Sahel
Ali Al SaadiSafa
Hasan HazimehSafa
Michael HelegbeTripoli SC
Hussain OtaAl Nabi Sheet
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