The Lebanese Second Division () is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.
Format The 12 teams in the league play each other twice, home and away. After the regular season, the league splits into three groups: Top four: Play home-and-away matches to determine promotion; the top two are promoted to the Lebanese Premier League. Bottom four: Play home-and-away matches to determine relegation; the bottom two are relegated to the Third Division. Middle four (5th–8th): Season ends; teams remain in the Second Division.
History Salam Achrafieh won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in 1933–34, after beating Ararad 2–0 in the final. There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division. In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented. 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. The teams from the First Division had to have at least seven players from their previous season's squad.
Clubs
Champions
The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions. No.SeasonChampion(s)11933–34Salam Achrafieh21934–35International31935–36International41936–37Salam Achrafieh51937–38Hilmi-Sport61938–39Racing Beirut1939–4071940–41Antranik B81941–42Shabiba Mazraa91942–43101943–44Sagesse111944–45121945–46Club de Gaulle131946–47Pagramian141947–48Sagesse151948–491949–50161950–51Nejmeh1951 to 1953171953–54No.SeasonChampion(s)181954–55191955–56Sagesse201956–571957 to 1960211959–60Various221960–61Various231961–62241962–63Various251963–64Various261964–65Homenetmen BH271965–66Istiklal281966–67Istiklal1967–68291968–69301969–701970 to 1972311972–731973–74321974–751975 to 1987No.SeasonChampion(s)331987–88Mabarra1988 to 1990341990–91Bourj351991–92Egtmaaey361992–93Akhaa Ahli Aley371993–94Harakat Shabab381994–95Riada Wal Adab391995–96Shabiba Mazraa401996–97Ahli Saida411997–98Salam Zgharta421998–99Sagesse431999–2000Racing Beirut442000–01Bourj452001–02Olympic Beirut462002–03Homenetmen472003–04Akhaa Ahli Aley482004–05Salam Zgharta492005–06Shabab Sahel502006–07Racing Beirut512007–08Salam ZghartaNo. Season Champion522008–09Ahli Saida532009–10Salam Sour542010–11Tripoli552011–12Egtmaaey562012–13Various572013–14Various582014–15Egtmaaey592015–16Tadamon Sour602016–17Shabab Arabi612017–18Shabab Sahel622018–19Bourj2019–20632020–21Sporting642021–22Chabab Ghazieh652022–23Racing Beirut662023–24Riyadi Abbasiyah672024–25Jwaya682025–26Akhaa Ahli Aley
2025–26 season The following 12 clubs competed in the Lebanese Second Division during the 2025–26 season.
TeamHome cityPosition in 2024–25Ahly NabatiehNabatieh3rdAkhaa Ahli AleyAley9thBFA SportingBeirut7thChabab GhaziehGhaziyeh12th in the Premier LeagueHilal NasrRas el-Matn2nd in the Third DivisionIrshad ChehimShheem10thIttihad Haret NaamehHaret en Naameh1st in the Third DivisionOkhwa KharayebKharayeb4thRissala TouraToura8thSalam ZghartaZgharta6thShabab BaalbekBaalbek11th in the Premier LeagueTripoliTripoli5th
Media coverage In 2019, MyCujoo streamed a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly. In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Second Division, Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Women's Football League, and some Lebanese Premier League games, through the FIFA+ platform.
See also List of second division football clubs in AFC countries
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External links Lebanese Second Division at Goalzz.com