The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 47th season in the Lebanese Premier League. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when Al-Ansar and Nejmeh tied each other 1–1 while Al Ahed defeated Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title. Striker Mohammed Ghaddar from Nejmeh won the top scorer award, having found the net 22 times.
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ahed |
| Relegated | Al-Irshad Al-Ahli Sidon |
| Goals scored | 324 |
| Top goalscorer |  Mohammed Ghaddar (22) |
| Biggest home win | Nejmeh 8–0 Al-Hikma (2008-05-27) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Hikma 1–8 Nejmeh (2008-12-16) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Hikma 1–8 Nejmeh (2008-12-16) |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
Due to the 2008 unrest in Lebanon, the games where postponed for one month. Thus the league finished in June 2008 instead of May 2008 as scheduled.
Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahed | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 49 | 2009 AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 2 | Al-Ansar | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 16 | +25 | 48 | 2008–09 Arab Champions League |
| 3 | Nejmeh | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 18 | +31 | 48 | |
| 4 | Al-Mabarrah | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 37 | 2009 AFC Cup Group Stage (Lebanese Cup Winners) |
| 5 | Safa Beirut | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 35 | 2009 AFC Cup Group Stage as 2008 AFC Cup runners-up |
| 6 | Al-Sahel | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 28 | |
| 7 | Tripoli SC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 23 | |
| 8 | Tadamon Sour | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 21 | |
| 9 | Racing Beirut | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 20 | |
| 10 | Al-Hikma | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 20 | |
| 11 | Al-Irshad | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 16 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
| 12 | Al-Ahli Sidon | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 43 | −32 | 16 |
Source: [1]
Relegation and promotion edit
- Relegated to 2008–09 Second Division:
- Promoted from 2007–08 Second Division:
- Salam Zgharta (champions)
- Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Top scorers edit
This is a list of top scorers of the 2007–08 season.[2] Mohammed Ghaddar is currently leading.
| Rank | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Ghaddar
|
Nejmeh | 22 |
| 2 | Ghassan Shaweekh
|
Tadamon Sour | 14 |
| 3 |  Salih Sadeer
|
Al-Ansar (Lebanon) | 12 |
| 4 |  Errol McFarlane
|
Al-Mabarrah | 9 |
| 5 |  Ahmad Jaradi
|
Shabab Al-Sahel | 9 |
| 6 | Abbas Ahmed Atwi
|
Nejmeh | 9 |
| 7 | Fadi Ghoson
|
Al-Ansar (Lebanon) | 8 |
| 8 | Issam Makka
|
Al-Irshad | 7 |
| 9 |  Carniro Sandro
|
Al-Ahed | 7 |
| 10 | Moustafa Al-Kasaa'
|
Tripoli SC | 7 |
References edit
- ^ "g.o.a.l.ZZ". Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
- ^ http://www.lebanese-football.com/lf/absolutenm/templates/terms.asp Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Top scorers