2021–22 Lebanese Second Division

The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The top two teams qualify for the Lebanese Premier League and replace the relegated teams, while the bottom two are relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.[1]

Lebanese Second Division
Season2021–22
Dates21 August 2021 – 23 January 2022
ChampionsChabab Ghazieh
PromotedChabab Ghazieh
Salam Zgharta
RelegatedSporting Qlaileh
Shabab Majdal Anjar
Matches played126
Goals scored298 (2.37 per match)
Top goalscorerWasim Abdalhadi
Mazen Jammal
(12 goals each)
Best goalkeeperHassan Hussein
Mahmoud Sidawi
(9 clean sheets each)
Biggest winNahda Barelias 0–5 Racing Beirut
(12 December 2021)
Highest scoringNabi Chit 5–2 Egtmaaey
(12 December 2021)
Longest winning run8 matches
Salam Zgharta
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Chabab Ghazieh
Longest winless run12 matches
Sporting Qlaileh
Longest losing run5 matches
Shabab Majdal Anjar
Mabarra

It was the second season to feature a "split" format, following its introduction in 2020–21, where the season was divided into two phases. The league was played between 21 August 2021 and 23 January 2022; Chabab Ghazieh and Salam Zgharta, who finished first and second respectively, were promoted to the Premier League,[2] while Sporting Qlaileh and Shabab Majdal Anjar were relegated to the Third Division.

Teams

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Team Home city 2020–21 season
Ahli Nabatieh Nabatieh 3rd in the Second Division
Ahli Saida Sidon 5th in the Second Division
Chabab Ghazieh Ghazieh 11th in the Premier League
Egtmaaey Tripoli 8th in the Second Division
Islah Borj Shmali Tyre 4th in the Second Division
Mabarra Beirut 10th in the Second Division
Nabi Chit Al-Nabi Shayth 9th in the Second Division
Nahda Barelias Bar Elias 6th in the Second Division
Racing Beirut Beirut 7th in the Second Division
Salam Zgharta Zgharta 12th in the Premier League
Shabab Majdal Anjar Majdal Anjar 2nd in the Third Division
Sporting Qlaileh Qlaileh 1st in the Third Division

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation[a]
1 Chabab Ghazieh (C, P) 21 14 4 3 41 21 +20 46 Promotion to Lebanese Premier League
2 Salam Zgharta (P) 21 13 4 4 35 16 +19 43
3 Racing Beirut 21 13 2 6 36 18 +18 41
4 Nabi Chit 21 9 5 7 27 22 +5 32
5 Nahda Barelias 21 7 4 10 23 33 −10 25
6 Egtmaaey 21 7 1 13 20 38 −18 22
7 Mabarra 21 7 6 8 17 17 0 27
8 Islah Borj Shmali 21 6 7 8 19 26 −7 25
9 Ahli Saida 21 7 4 10 23 30 −7 25
10 Ahli Nabatieh 21 6 6 9 22 24 −2 24
11 Shabab Majdal Anjar (R) 21 6 4 11 18 26 −8 22 Relegation to Lebanese Third Division
12 Sporting Qlaileh (R) 21 4 7 10 17 27 −10 19
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1   Wasim Abdalhadi Racing Beirut 12
  Mazen Jammal Ahli Saida
3   Haidar Abou Zeid Chabab Ghazieh 11
4   Mostafa Chehine Salam Zgharta 10
5   Walid Fattouh Walid Fattouh 8
6   Imad Ghaddar Chabab Ghazieh 7

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date
  Mazen Jammal Ahli Saida Islah Borj Shmali 3–1 18 September 2021
  Haidar Abou Zeid Chabab Ghazieh Shabab Majdal Anjar 4–2 3 October 2021
  Imad Ghaddar Chabab Ghazieh Ahli Saida 4–2 16 October 2021
  Mostafa Chehine Salam Zgharta Egtmaaey 4–0 26 December 2021
  Wasim Abdalhadi Racing Beirut Nahda Barelias 4–1 23 January 2022

Top assists

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Rank Player Club Assists[3]
1   Abdallah Taleb Salam Zgharta 8
2   Wael Bayyad Egtmaaey 5
  Yasser Serhan Chabab Ghazieh
  Yehya El Masri Ahli Saida
5   Walid Fattouh Salam Zgharta 4
  Ahmad Makki Chabab Ghazieh
  Mohammad Chalhoub Nabi Chit
  Imad Ghaddar Chabab Ghazieh
  Haidar Abou Zeid Chabab Ghazieh

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[3]
1   Hassan Hussein Nabi Chit 9
  Mahmoud Sidawi Salam Zgharta
3   Ali Hajj Hassan Racing Beirut 8
4   Ahmad Kaawar Mabarra 7
  Hussein Diab Islah Borj Shmali
6   Ahmad El Ahmad Nahda Bar Elias 6
7   Tarek Ahmad Shabab Majdal Anjar 5
  Hassan Morsel Ahli Saida

References

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  1. ^ "Lebanese League Second Division 2020/2021". www.goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "السلام زغرتا يرافق الشباب الغازية الى الدرجة الأولى". www.akhbaralyawm.com. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Lebanese Second Division 2021/2022". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 June 2022.