Lebanese Second Division

The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية‎) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.[1] The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once away, with the champions and the second placed team qualifying to the Lebanese Premier League to replace the bottom two teams.

Lebanese Second Division
Founded1933 (1933)
CountryLebanon
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLebanese Premier League
Relegation toLebanese Third Division
Domestic cup(s)Lebanese FA Cup
Current championsBourj
(2018–19)
TV partnersMycujoo (Online streaming)
Websitelebanesefootballassociation.com
Current: 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division

History

Salam Achrafieh won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in 1933–34, after beating Ararat 2–0 in the final.[2] There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division.[2] In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented.[3] It was proposed that, at the end of the season, every Second Division team that wanted to be promoted to the First Division had to play against three teams from the First Division, one match each, winning all three.[3] The teams from the First Division had to have at least 7 players from their previous season's squad.[3]

Clubs

Champions
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The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions.[3][4]

No. Season Champion(s)
1 1933–34 Salam Achrafieh
2 1934–35 International
3 1935–36 International
4 1936–37 Salam Achrafieh
5 1937–38 Hilmi Sports
6 1938–39 Racing Beirut
1939–40 Canceled
7 1940–41 Unknown
8 1941–42 Unknown
9 1942–43 Unknown
10 1943–44 Unknown
11 1944–45 Unknown
12 1945–46 Unknown
13 1946–47 Unknown
14 1947–48 Sagesse
15 1948–49 Unknown
1949–50 Canceled
16 1950–51 Nejmeh
1951 to 1953 Not in operation
No. Season Champion(s)
17 1953–54 Unknown
18 1954–55 Unknown
19 1955–56 Sagesse
20 1956–57 Unknown
1957 to 1960 Not in operation
21 1960–61 Unknown
1961–62 Not contested
22 1962–63 Unknown
1963–64 Not contested
23 1964–65 Unknown
1965–66 Not contested
24 1966–67 Ansar
1967–68 Not contested
25 1968–69 Unknown
26 1969–70 Unknown
1970 to 1972 Not in operation
27 1972–73 Unknown
1973–74 Canceled
28 1974–75 Unknown
No. Season Champion(s)
1975 to 1987 Not in operation
29 1987–88 Mabarra
1988–89 Canceled
30 1989–90 Unknown
31 1990–91 Bourj
32 1991–92 Egtmaaey Tripoli
33 1992–93 Akhaa Ahli Aley
34 1993–94 Harakat Shabab
35 1994–95 Unknown
36 1995–96 Unknown
37 1996–97 Unknown
38 1997–98 Unknown
39 1998–99 Sagesse
40 1999–2000 Racing Beirut
41 2000–01 Bourj
42 2001–02 Olympic Beirut
43 2002–03 Homenetmen
44 2003–04 Akhaa Ahli Aley
45 2004–05 Salam Zgharta
No. Season Champion
46 2005–06 Shabab Sahel
47 2006–07 Racing Beirut
48 2007–08 Salam Zgharta
49 2008–09 Ahli Saida
50 2009–10 Salam Sour
51 2010–11 Tripoli
52 2011–12 Egtmaaey Tripoli
53 2012–13 Salam Zgharta (Group A)
Mabarra (Group B)
54 2013–14 Chabab Ghazieh (Group A)
Nabi Chit (Group B)
55 2014–15 Egtmaaey Tripoli
56 2015–16 Tadamon Sour
57 2016–17 Shabab Arabi
58 2017–18 Shabab Sahel
59 2018–19 Bourj
60 2019–20 Not awarded

2020–21 season

The following 20 clubs are competing in the Lebanese Second Division during the current 2020–21 season.[5]

Team Home city Position in 2018–19
AC Sporting Beirut 1st in the Lebanese Third Division
Ahli Nabatieh Nabatieh 6th in the Lebanese Second Division
Ahli Saida Sidon 3rd in the Lebanese Second Division
Ansar Howara Howara 2nd in the Lebanese Third Division
Nabi Chit Al-Nabi Shayth 12th in the Lebanese Premier League
Egtmaaey Tripoli 5th in the Lebanese Second Division
Islah Borj Shmali Tyre 9th in the Lebanese Second Division
Mabarra Beirut 10th in the Lebanese Second Division
Nahda Barelias Barelias 7th in the Lebanese Second Division
Nasser Bar Elias Barelias 8th in the Lebanese Second Division
Racing Beirut Beirut 11th in the Lebanese Premier League
Sagesse Beirut 4th in the Lebanese Second Division

Television rights

Mycujoo stream a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly.[6]

References
  1. Henshaw 1979, p. 420.
  2. Sakr 1992, p. 21.
  3. Sakr 1992, p. 25.
  4. Nehme, Ale. "Lebanon – List of Second Level Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. "Lebanese League Second Division". Goalzz. Retrieved 9 November 2002.
  6. mycujoo.tv. "mycujoo live football streaming: Watch Football Online". mycujoo.tv. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

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