2015–16 Lebanese Premier League

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

The 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League is the 55th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed the defending champions.

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

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Locations of teams in the 2015–16 Lebanese Premier League
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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 Lebanon Mohammad Hammoud
Al Ansar Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Lebanon Jamal Taha
Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 Lebanon Fadi Al Omari
Al Nejmeh Beirut Rafic El-Hariri Stadium 5,000 Romania Tita Valeriu
Hekmeh Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000 Lebanon Fouad Hijazi
Al Nabi Sheet Zahlé Al-Nabi Shayth Stadium 5,000 Lebanon Mohammed Al-Dekka
Racing Beirut Beirut Bourj Hammoud Stadium 8,000 Romania Eugen Moldovan
Safa Beirut Safa Stadium 4,000 Lebanon Emile Rustom
Salam Zgharta Zgharta Zgharta Stadium 5,000 Venezuela Louay Salah
Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut Beirut Municipal Stadium 22,500 Lebanon Moussa Hojeij
Shabab Al-Ghazieh Sidon Saida Municipal Stadium 22,600 Lebanon Malek Hassoun
Tripoli SC Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 22,000 State of Palestine 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) Champions; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Lucas Galán Al Ansar 19
2 Nigeria Kabiru Musa Shabab Al-Sahel 16
3 Senegal Mamado Drame Al Ahed 11
4 Lebanon Alaa al Baba Safa 10
Uruguay Raúl Tarragona Salam Zgharta
5 Lebanon Hassan Chaito Al Ahed 8
Lebanon Ahmad Zreik Al Ahed
Lebanon Ali Bazzi Al Nabi Sheet
Romania Octavian Draghici Racing Beirut
Ghana Aboko Daved Al Egtmaaey Tripoli
Lebanon Feiz Shamsin Al Egtmaaey Tripoli
7 Lebanon Mohammad Qasas Hekmeh 7
Lebanon Khaled Takaji Al Nejmeh
6 Ghana Nicolas Kofi Al Egtmaaey Tripoli 6
Lebanon Abbas Ali Atwi Al Ahed
State of Palestine Wasim Abdelhady Shabab Al-Sahel
Lebanon Ali Al Saadi Safa
Lebanon Hasan Hazimeh Safa
Ghana Michael Helegbe Tripoli SC
Lebanon Hussain Ota Al Nabi Sheet

References