Libyan Premier League

Libyan Premier League
Founded	1963
Country	Libya
Confederation	CAF
Number of clubs	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Libyan Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Al Fatih Cup ; Libyan Trophy
International cup(s)	Champions League ; Confederation Cup ; Arab Champions League
Current champions	Al Ittihad ; (2009–10)
Most championships	Al Ittihad (16)
TV partners	Libya Sports
Website	LFF Template:Ar icon

The Libyan Premier League (Template:Lang-ar) is the highest division of the Libyan football league pyramid, organised by Libyan Football Federation.

The league has been ranked by the IFFHS as 56th highest in the world for 2009, making it the 5th highest ranked league in the Arab world, after the Saudi Professional League, the Egyptian Premier League, the Algerian Championnat National, & the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ^[1]

The league's television rights are owned by Libya Sports. They also show a highlights program, called 90 Minutes, which broadcasts every week.

The league is dominated by two clubs: Al Ittihad and Al Ahly, both based in the nation's capital. 40 of the 41 titles have been won by clubs from the two biggest cities: Benghazi & Tripoli.

History

The Libyan Premier League was founded in 1963. Prior to that, there were three Provincial Championships, one each for the Eastern, Western and Southern provinces. The first league season at national level was the 1963-64 season, in which participated the Western Province champion Al Ahly (Tripoli), the Eastern Province champion Al Ahly (Benghazi) and the Southern Province champion Hilal Sabha. After the withdrawal of Hilal Sabha due to lack of resources, the league was limited to just two teams. Al Ahly (Tripoli) defeated Al Ahly (Benghazi) 2-0 over two matches (1-0 home and away) to become the first Libyan Premier League champions.

Winners

Al Ittihad are the most successful Libyan club, having won 16 titles, including 6 straight titles (from 2004–05 to 2009–10. Their arch rivals Al Ahly (Tripoli) have won it 10 times, but have not won the title since the 1999–2000 season.

The last team to win the title from outside the capital was al-Olomby, who won the league in the 2003–04 season. The Big Two (Al Ahly (Tripoli) & Al Ittihad) have won 29 of the 42 titles that have been contested since 1964.

Champions by season

Winners are:^[2]

1963–64 - Al Ahly (Tripoli)
1964–65 - Al Ittihad
1965–66 - Al Ittihad
1966–68 - Al Tahaddi
1968–69 - Al Ittihad
1969–70 - Al Ahly (Benghazi)
1970–71 - Al Ahly (Tripoli)
1971–72 - Al Ahly (Benghazi)
1972–73 - Al Ahly (Tripoli)
1973–74 - Al Ahly (Tripoli)
1974–75 - Al Ahly (Benghazi)
1975–76 - Al Madina
1976–77 - Al Tahaddi
1977–78 - Al Ahly (Tripoli)
1978–79 - Championship not finished
1979–82 - No championship

1998–99 - Al Mahala
2000 - Al Ahly (Tripoli)
2000–01 - Al Madina
2001–02 - Al Ittihad
2002–03 - Al Ittihad
2003–04 - Al Olympique
2004–05 - Al Ittihad
2005–06 - Al Ittihad
2006–07 - Al Ittihad
2007–08 - Al Ittihad
2008–09 - Al Ittihad
2009–10 - Al Ittihad
2010–11 - Abandoned due to 2011 Libyan civil war^[3]
2011–13 - No championship

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Al Ittihad (Tripoli)	16	6	1964–65, 1965–66, 1968–69, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 2009–10,
Al Ahly (Tripoli)	10	9	1963–64, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000
Al Ahly (Benghazi)	4	7	1969–70, 1971–72, 1974–75, 1992–93
Al Madina (Tripoli)	3	2	1975–76, 1982–83, 2000–01
Al Tahaddi (Benghazi)	3	1	1966–68, 1976–77, 1996–97
Al Mahala (Tripoli)	2	1	1997–98, 1998–99
Nasr (Benghazi)	1	4	1987
Al Dhahra	1	0	1984–85
Al Shat	1	0	1995–96
Al Olympique	1	0	2003–04

Titles by city

City	Titles	Winning Clubs
Tripoli	31	Al Ittihad (15), Al Ahly (10), Al Madina (3), Al Mahala (2), Al Dhahra (1), Al Shat (1)
Benghazi	8	Al Ahly (4), Al Tahaddi (3), Al Nasr (1)
Zawiya	1	Al Olympique (1)

2012–13 Clubs

Team	Location	Sha'biyah	Stadium	Capacity^[4]
Al Ahly	Benghazi	Benghazi	Martyrs of February Stadium	10,550
Al Ahly	Tripoli	Tripoli	11 June Stadium	65,000
Al Akhdar	Bayda	Jabal al Akhdar	Owol September Stadium	10,000
Al Hilal	Benghazi	Benghazi	Martyrs of February Stadium	10,550
Al Ittihad	Tripoli	Tripoli	11 June Stadium	65,000
Al Madina	Tripoli	Tripoli	11 June Stadium	65,000
Al Najma	Benghazi	Benghazi	Martyrs of February Stadium	10,550
Al Nasr	Benghazi	Benghazi	Martyrs of February Stadium	10,550
Al Olympique	Zawiya	Zawiya	Zaawia Stadium	6,000
Al Shat	Tripoli	Tripoli	GMR Stadium	20,000
Al Swihli	Misrata	Misrata	9 July Stadium	10,000
Al Tahaddi	Benghazi	Benghazi	March 28 Stadium	55,000
Al Tirsana	Tripoli	Tripoli	GMR Stadium	20,000
Al Wahda	Tripoli	Tripoli	Ali Alsgozy Stadium	3,000
Darnes	Derna	Bayda	Al Bayda Stadium	10,000
Khaleej Sirte	Sirte	Sirte	2 March Stadium	2,000

Top scorers by season

Top scorers are:^{[citation needed]}

Season	Player	Club	Goals
1963-64	Ahmed Ben Sawed	Al Ahly (Benghazi)	19
1964-65	Ahmed Ben Sawed	Al Ahly (Benghazi)	18
1965-66	Ahmed Al Ahwal	Al Ittihad	14
1966-67	Hassan Snousi	Al Ahly (Tripoli)	12
1968-69	Mohamed Boughalia	Al Ahly (Tripoli)	16
1970-71	Yousef Sidqi	Al Nasr	15
1971-72	Yousef Sidqi	Al Nasr	12
1972-73	Nouri Alsirri	Al Madina	17
1973-74	Nouri Alsirri	Al Madina	13
1974-75	Nouri Alsirri	Al Madina	17
1975-76	Mustafa Belhaaj	Al Madina	19
1976-77	Abubakr Douzan	Al Madina	15
1977-78	Fahim Raqs	Al Ahly (Tripoli)	8
1982-83	Nouri Alsirri	Al Madina	17
1983-84	Abdulraouf Ferjany	Al Dhahra	11
1984-85	Ramadan Barnaoui	Al Ahly (Benghazi)	9
1985-86	Salim Bou Jarrad	Al Ittihad	11
1986-87	Faraj Bar'asi	Al Nasr	12
1987-88	Salim Bou Jarrad	Al Ittihad	11
1988-89	Faraj Meeloud	Al Tahaddi	6
1989-90	Ali Bashary Nasr Badr	Al Ahly (Benghazi) Afriqi	11
1990-91	Idris Mikraaz	Darnes	11
1991-92	Abdelhakeem Suwayyah	Al Tirsana	12
1992-93	Abdelhakeem Suwayyah	Al Tirsana	14
1993-94	Idrees Mikraaz	Al Ahly (Tripoli)	19
1994-95	Mohamed Milaad Hassan Othman	Ittihad Gheryan Al Morooj	6
1995-96	Muammar Masoud	Al Shat	10
1996-97	Khalifa Maqinny	Al Hilal	12
1997-98	Khalifa Maqinny	Al Hilal	14
1998-99	Mustafa Ramadan Abdelaaty Qubay	Al Ahly (Benghazi) Al Intilaaq	13
2000	Ahmed Saad	Benghazi Al Jadeeda	8
2000-01	Ashraf Muammar Ali Melyaan	Al Tahaddi Al Madina	14
2001-02	Al-Saadi Gaddafi	Al Ittihad	19
2002-03	Ahmed El Masli Khaled Shallabi	Al Nasr Al Madina	13
2003-04	Ahmed Saad	Al Nasr	14
2004-05	Sheikh Sedao	Al Urouba	12
2005-06	Samir Al Wahaj	Al Wahda	18
2006-07	Walid Shebli	Al Madina	13
2007-08	Abdelhameed Zidane	Al Akhdar	21
2008-09	Samir Al Wahaj	Al Tirsana	19
2009-10	Rasheed al Deasy	Al Shat	15

Regulations

The rules can be found on the official LFF website^[5]

References

^ IFFHS
^ "Libya - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
^ "Algeria offer to step in for Libya". aljazeera.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^ Stadium information at goalzz.com
^ Regulations at LFF Template:Ar icon

External links

League at FIFA

[1] IFFHS

[2] "Libya - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 September 2011.

[3] "Algeria offer to step in for Libya". aljazeera.com. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

[4] Stadium information at goalzz.com

[5] Regulations at LFF Template:Ar icon

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v t e Libyan Premier League 2021−22
Group A	Al-Ahly Benghazi Al-Akhdar Al-Hilal Benghazi Al Nasr Benghazi Al-Sadaqa Al-Ta'awon Al-Tahaddy Darnes Khaleej Sirte Shabaab Al-Jabal
Group B	Abu Salem Al-Ahly Tripoli Al-Ittihad Misurata Al-Ittihad Tripoli Al-Khums Al-Madina Al-Mahalla Aschat Asswehly Olympic Azzaweya
Former teams	Abi al Ashar Afriqi Al-Ahly Sabha Al-Amn Alaam Al-Andalus Al-Dhahra Al-Intilaaq Al-Jazeera Al-Murooj Al-Mustaqbal Al Sawa'ed Al-Suqoor Al-Yarmouk Annajma Ascharara Attahaddy Attayaran Attersana Al-Urouba Al-Wahda Majd Tripoli Nahdha Nojom Ajdabiya Qurdabia Sabha Wefaq Sabratha Rafik Sorman
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 (unfinished) 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1987 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2013–14 2016 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25