The 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League was the 64th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese league for football clubs since its establishment in 1934.
The season began on 19 September 2025. Following the outbreak of the 2026 Lebanon war, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) suspended all football activities on 18 March 2026. The LFA subsequently announced that league competitions would resume in May following a ceasefire, but the Premier League ultimately resumed on 12 June. The season concluded on 2 August, with Ansar defeating Nejmeh 2–1 in the final matchday to secure their 16th league title.
On 4 May, the LFA launched the National Solidarity Tournament, a preparatory tournament for the top six teams of the suspended Premier League. It was intended to provide players with competitive matches before the Lebanon national team's 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Yemen. The tournament was held from 12 to 21 May.
Summary
Regulations The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) retained the requirement for clubs to give playing time to under-21 players. Each club was required to give at least one player under the age of 21 a minimum of 750 minutes of playing time during the season, while two such players were required to accumulate 1,200 minutes between them. A club that failed to meet the required playing-time quotas was subject to a three-point deduction from its league total.
The limit of foreign players remained at four per club, having been increased from three beginning with the 2023–24 season. The video assistant referee (VAR) system had been introduced to the Premier League during the second half of the 2023–24 season.
Format The LFA announced a new competition format for the 2025–26 season in July 2025. The regular stage was scheduled to be played on a home-and-away basis, after which each club's points total would be halved. The four highest-ranked teams were then to enter a championship group, while the next four teams were to enter a relegation group. Both groups were scheduled to be played over two rounds, with each team facing the other teams in its group home and away.
The announced format was subsequently affected by the withdrawal of Bourj during the regular stage. The LFA ruled that Bourj would be placed last in the 2025–26 league and relegated to the Lebanese Second Division for the following season. After Bourj's withdrawal, its remaining fixtures were cancelled and the regular stage continued with the other 11 clubs. The remaining clubs played one another twice, while each played Bourj once before its withdrawal. Following the regular stage, the LFA placed the four highest-ranked active clubs in the championship group and the three lowest-ranked active clubs in the relegation group. Bourj had already been relegated following its withdrawal.
The championship group was played over two rounds, with each team playing the other three teams twice, for six additional matches per team. The relegation group consisted of three teams, with each team playing the other two teams twice, for four additional matches per team. Points carried over from the regular stage were calculated as half of each club's total, with fractions rounded upwards. Ansar won the championship group and the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League title. Lebanon was allocated two direct places in the 2026–27 AFC Challenge League, with the league champion and runner-up occupying the country's two league places.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Lebanese Second Division. The promoted teams were Jwaya, who played their first season in the Lebanese Premier League, and Mabarra, who returned to the top flight after an absence of 11 years. They replaced Chabab Ghazieh and Shabab Baalbek, who were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division after respective spells of three and one years in the top flight.
Stadiums and locations
The following table lists teams in alphabetical order. Locations refer to where the clubs were based, not necessarily where their stadiums were. The stadiums listed are where clubs typically trained, but are not necessarily club-owned. League games were usually held in a few neutral stadiums, which may have differed from those listed.
TeamLocationStadiumAhedBeirut Al Ahed StadiumAnsarBeirut Al Ansar StadiumBourjBeirut Bourj el-Barajneh StadiumJwayaJwayaMohamad Said Saad StadiumMabarraBeirut Mabarra FieldNejmehBeirut Rafic Hariri StadiumRacing BeirutBeirut Sharek StadiumRiyadi AbbasiyahAl-AabbassiyahAbbas Kazem Nasser StadiumSafaBeirut Safa StadiumSagesseBeirut Fouad Chehab StadiumShabab SahelBeirut Shabab Al Sahel StadiumTadamon SourTyreSour Municipal Stadium
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorAhed Ahmed Hafez Hussein Dakik KelmeAnsar Dragan Jovanović Nazih Assaad Kelme Green GloryBourj Ahmad Atwi Youssef Anbar KelmeRoyalJwaya Youssef Al Jawhari Hassan Maatouk KelmeMabarra Malek Hassoun Ahmad Taktouk KelmeNejmeh Lassaad Dridi Kassem El Zein Capelli Sport TawfeerRacing Beirut James Hemaid Ali Ayoub JomaRiyadi Abbasiyah Mohammed Zouheir Fadel Ajami JakoLa FabricaSafa Hussein Tahan Hussein Sharafeddine KelmeTawfeerSagesse Paul Rustom Hatem Eid Capelli Sport OMT PayShabab Sahel Said Iskandar Ibrahim Mokdad JakoXglobal GroupTadamon Sour Khalil Watfa Ichaka Diarra JakoGCB Exchange
League table
Season statistics Goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ansar182 Ansar12 Nejmeh4 Sagesse10 Ansar6 Nejmeh9 Jwaya8 Riyadi Abbasiyah6 Safa Shabab Sahel Ahed Ansar
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Riyadi AbbasiyahTadamon Sour3–1 AnsarMabarra7–0
2026 National Solidarity Tournament
The 2026 National Solidarity Tournament () was a football tournament organized by the Lebanese Football Association from 12 to 21 May 2026, following the suspension of the 2025–26 Lebanese Premier League due to the 2026 Lebanon war. Contested by the top six clubs in the league at the time of its suspension, the tournament was created to help players regain match fitness and prepare members of the Lebanon national team ahead of the team's Asian Cup qualification match against Yemen in June 2026.
Group A
Group B
Final
See also 2025–26 Lebanese FA Cup
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