2008–09 Libyan Second Division

The 2008–09 edition of the Libyan Second Division began on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. 45 clubs (shown below in their respective groups) will attempt to win promotion to the Libyan Premier League for the 2009–10 season.

System

The clubs are sorted by their geographical location in Libya. Groups A & B contain 23 teams that hail from Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiya and Sabha. Groups C & D contain 22 teams that hail from Benghazi, Sirte, Jabal al Akhdar and Al Butnan.

The top two in each group progress to the Final Qualification stage, making 8 teams. These eight teams will be placed in one group, and will play each other, home and away, to determine the two clubs that win promotion to the Libyan Premier League for the 2009-10 season. The club that finishes top of the Final Qualification group claims the Libyan Second Division title for the 2008-09 season. Any bookings, sendings-off or other punishments will be carried forward to the Final Qualification stage.

The two clubs that finish bottom of their respective groups are directly relegated to the Libyan Third Division for the 2009-10 season.

If two or more teams are tied for a particular position, the tie-breaker is as follows:

I) Head-to-Head record between the team(s) in question:
i) Total number of goals scored in meetings between team(s) in question
ii) Total number of away goals scored in meetings between team(s) in question
II) Goal difference
III) Total number of goals scored
IV) Play-off match at neutral venue.

Promotion and Relegation
  • Libya Railway
  • Wefaq Ajdabiya
  • Al Dhahra B.
  • Al Ittihad G.
  • Al Mahdeeya
  • Al Anwaar
  • Shamaal Benghazi
  • Al Hilal Tobruk
  • Al Qairawaan
  • Nusoor al Khaleej

Relegated to 2008–09 Libyan Third Division
  • Al Tahaddy Misratah
  • Al Ikhaa
  • Ghawt al Sha'al
  • Al Qurthabia
  • Al Manshea
  • Al Taraabet
  • Al Tayaraan
  • Al Buraaq
  • Al Shalaal
  • Al Mukhtar B.

Relegated from 2007–08 Libyan Premier League

Participating clubs

Group A
Mahdeeya
Tripoli
Sikat Hadid
Tripoli teams
Al Mahalla
Abi al Ashar
Al Jamarek
Location of teams in Libyan Second Division 2008/2009 - Group A (Tripoli clubs - Al Mahalla, Abi al Ashar & Al Jamarek)
Club City Position Last Season
Rafeeq Sorman 4th, Group A
Urouba Ajaylat 14th, Libyan Premier League (Relegated)
Al Mahdeeya Sabha Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)
Mahalla Tripoli 5th, Group B
Al Dhahra Bani Walid Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)
Abi al Ashar Tripoli 10th, Group B
Al Ittihad Gharyan Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)
Al Jamarek Tripoli 7th, Group A
Al Yarmouk 'Aziziya 6th, Group A
Al Hiyad Misrata 7th, Group B
Libya Railway Zaltan Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)

Group B
Club City Position Last Season
Al Mustaqbal Jumayl, Zuwara 2nd, Group B
Al Qal'aa Waddan, Sabha Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)
Al Shabab al Wahdawi1 Tripoli Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)
Al Charara Sabha 8th, Group B
Abu Moliyana Tripoli 3rd, Group A
Al Tala'e Ajaylat Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs)
Al Dhahra Tripoli 4th, Group B
Al Majd Tripoli 9th, Group A
Al Shmoo'e Misrata 5th, Group A
Al Faaluja 'Aziziya 11th, Group A
Nojoom Al Baazah Baazah, Zliten 6th, Group B

1(Al Shabab al Wahdawi withdrew from the competition at the mid-season break, and therefore had all matches cancelled)

Group C
Club City Position Last Season
Al Mukhtar Tobruk 12th, Group C
Nusoor al Khaleej Ajdabiya Libyan Third Division, promoted
Wefaq Ajdabiya Libyan Third Division, Champions
Al Anwaar Tripoli Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Wahda Benghazi Group C, 10th
New Benghazi Benghazi Group C, 8th
Al Ansaar Benghazi Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Al Soukour Tobruk Libyan Premier League, 15th (Relegated)
Darnes Derna Group C, 3rd
Al Morooj Marj Group C, 6th
Al Najma Benghazi Group C, 4th

Group D
Club City Position Last Season
Al Andalus Tobruk Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Al Hilal Tobruk Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Al Ta'awon Ajdabiya Group C, 11th
North Benghazi Benghazi Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Al Hadaf Benghazi Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Al Sawa'ed Benghazi Group C, 2nd
Al Qairawan Bayda Libyan Third Division, Promoted
Nojom Ajdabiya Ajdabiya Libyan Premier League, 16th (Relegated)
Al Afriqi Derna Group C, 9th
Al Baranes Benghazi Group C, 5th
Al Tahaddy Benghazi Libyan Premier League, 13th (Relegated via Relegation/Promotion Playoff)

League tables

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Mahalla (C, Q) 22 15 5 2 44 23 +21 50 Qualification for Championship Stage
2 Urouba (Q) 22 15 4 3 47 26 +21 49
3 Rafiq Sorman 22 13 4 5 42 25 +17 43[lower-alpha 1]
4 Harati 22 13 4 5 40 22 +18 43[lower-alpha 1]
5 Yarmouk 22 11 7 4 36 18 +18 40
6 Mahdeeya 22 10 5 7 25 23 +2 35
7 Jamarek 22 6 6 10 33 37 −4 24
8 Hiyad 22 7 4 11 29 32 −3 23[lower-alpha 2]
9 Abi al Ashar 22 5 5 12 24 36 −12 20
10 Ittihad Gheryan 22 3 6 13 23 33 −10 15
11 Dhahra Bani Waleed (R) 22 2 4 16 11 52 −41 10 Relegation to Libyan Third Division
12 Sikat Hadid (R) 22 4 2 16 18 49 −31 9[lower-alpha 3]
Updated to match(es) played on May 25, 2009. Source: kooora.com (in Arabic)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. HRT 1-2 RFQ; RFQ 2-1 HRT
  2. Hiyad deducted two points
  3. Sikat Hadid deducted five points
Home \ Away ABI DHAB HRT HYD ITTG JMR MHL MHD RFQ SKH URO YRM
Abi al Ashar 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–3 1–1
Dhahra Bani Waleed 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–5 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–5 0–2
Harati 3–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 3–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 2–1
Hiyad 0–1 2–0 0–2 2–1 5–0 0–1 0–1 4–3 2–4 0–1 1–0
Ittihad Gheryan 0–0 4–0 0–0 2–2 3–3 3–4 0–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–3
Jamarek 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–4 1–2
Mahalla 4–2 7–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 0–4
Mahdeeya 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–1 0–1
Rafiq Sorman 5–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–1 1–1
Sikat Hadid 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 2–3 0–5
Urouba 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–3
Yarmouk 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2009. Source: Libyan Second Division @ goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match awarded 2-0 to Abi al Ashar after Sikat al Hadid failed to show for the match.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dhahra Tripoli (C, Q) 19 10 7 2 26 11 +15 37 Qualification for Championship Stage
2 Tala'e (Q) 19 9 4 6 30 19 +11 31[lower-alpha 1]
3 Mustaqbal 19 8 7 4 20 14 +6 31[lower-alpha 1]
4 Shmoo'e 19 6 9 4 22 19 +3 27
5 Majd 19 6 7 6 22 18 +4 25[lower-alpha 2]
6 Qal'aa 19 6 7 6 18 24 −6 25[lower-alpha 2]
7 Nojoom al Baazah 19 7 3 9 24 25 −1 24
8 Abu Moliyana 19 5 8 6 14 15 −1 23
9 Charara 19 6 4 9 19 24 −5 22
10 Faaluja (R) 19 1 8 10 10 34 −24 7[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Libyan Third Division
11 Shabab (R) 10 2 4 4 8 10 −2 10[lower-alpha 4]
Updated to match(es) played on May 26, 2009. Source: Libyan Second Division at kooora.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. TLA 1-0 MUS; MUS 1-3 TLA
  2. QLA 1-2 MJD; MJD 1-1 QLA
  3. Faaluja deducted four points
  4. Shabab al Wahdawi withdrew from the league after Round 10, and therefore did not compete in the second half of the season. Shown is the record after Round 10. Each team will only play 19 games. This is taking into account games played against Shabab al Wahdawi in the first half of the season.
Home \ Away ABM DHAT FLJ MJD MUS NJMB QLA SHB SHR SHM TLA
Abu Moliyana 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–1
Dhahra Tripoli 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 4–1 4–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Faaluja 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–5
Majd 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0
Mustaqbal 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–3
Nojoom al Baazah 2–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1
Qal'aa 0–2 0–3 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 3–2
Shabab 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–2
Sharara 2–1 0–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2
Shmoo'e 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 0–0
Tala'e 0–0 0–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–3
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2009. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Faaluja withdrew from match and therefore Nojoom al Baazah were awarded a 2-0 win.

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Darnes (C, Q) 20 14 5 1 49 10 +39 47 Qualification for Championship Stage
2 Najma (Q) 20 13 7 0 29 8 +21 46
3 Benghazi al Jadeeda 20 8 7 5 26 23 +3 29[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
4 Murooj 20 8 5 7 30 26 +4 29[lower-alpha 1]
5 Suqoor 20 6 8 6 21 21 0 26
6 Ansaar 20 5 8 7 18 27 −9 23
7 Mukhtar Tobruk 20 6 4 10 17 27 −10 22[lower-alpha 3]
8 Wahda Benghazi 20 5 7 8 14 19 −5 22[lower-alpha 3]
9 Anwaar 20 5 5 10 16 28 −12 20
10 Nusoor al Khaleej (R) 20 4 7 9 19 27 −8 19 Relegation to Libyan Third Division
11 Wefaq Ajdabiya (R) 20 1 7 12 17 40 −23 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 25, 2009. Source: kooora.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. MRJ 1-3 BNGJ; BNGJ 2-0 MRJ
  2. Benghazi al Jadeeda deducted two points for financial irregularities
  3. WAHB 0-1 MKHT; MKHT 3-0 WAHB
Home \ Away ANS ANW BNGJ DRN MKHT MRJ NAJ NUSK SQR WAHB WFQA
Ansaar 1–2 2–1 0–5 2–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0
Anwaar 2–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–1
Benghazi al Jadeeda 2–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–3
Darnes 0–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 6–0 1–0 3–1
Mukhtar Tobruk 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–5 2–0 0–2 1–0 0–3 3–0 1–0
Murooj 1–0 4–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–2 2–0 1–0 5–1
Najma 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–1
Nusoor al Khaleej 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–1
Suqoor 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Wahda Benghazi 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–2
Wefaq Ajdabiya 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–3 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–4 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2009. Source: goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tahaddy (C, Q) 20 14 4 2 41 6 +35 46 Qualification for Championship Stage
2 Nojom Ajdabiya (Q) 20 13 3 4 40 10 +30 42
3 Andalus 20 9 6 5 28 19 +9 33
4 Sawa'ed 20 7 5 8 23 30 −7 26[lower-alpha 1]
5 Baranes 20 7 5 8 22 19 +3 26[lower-alpha 1]
6 Shamaal Benghazi 20 6 7 7 15 15 0 25[lower-alpha 2]
7 Ta'awon 20 7 4 9 28 28 0 25[lower-alpha 2]
8 Afriqi 20 6 6 8 19 22 −3 24
9 Qairawaan 20 5 5 10 16 45 −29 20
10 Hadaf (R) 20 6 5 9 22 29 −7 19[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Libyan Third Division
11 Hilal Tobruk (R) 20 2 4 14 14 47 −33 7[lower-alpha 4]
Updated to match(es) played on May 24, 2009. Source: kooora.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. BRN 1-2 SWD; SWD 1-0 BRN
  2. TWN 0-1 SHMB; SHMB 2-1 TWN
  3. Hadaf deducted four points
  4. Hilal Tobruk deducted three points
Home \ Away AFQ ANL BRN HDF HILT NJMA QRW SWD SHMB TWN THD
Afriqi 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1
Andalus 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 2–0
Baranes 0–0 0–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 4–1 0–0
Hadaf 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 6–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1
Hilal Tobruk 1–3 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 1–0 2–1 0–2
Nojom Ajdabiya 2–0 1–0 0–0 6–1 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–1
Qairawaan 0–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–5 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–5
Sawa'ed 3–2 2–3 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–3 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–3
Shamaal Benghazi 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–0
Ta'awon 2–1 1–3 4–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 7–2 0–0 2–1 0–1
Tahaddy 3–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 May 2009. Source: Libyan Second Division @ goalzz.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Penalty for no show

Championship Stage
Main article: 2008–09 Libyan Second Division – Championship Stage

The top two teams in each group will qualify to this stage of the competition, making 8 teams. These 8 teams will play each other home and away, and the top two sides at the end of these 14 matches will be promoted to the Libyan Premier League for the 2009–10 season. The top team will be crowned champions for this season.

The draw for the Championship Stage will take place on May 27, 2009, at 11:00 EET[1]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Najma (C) 14 8 4 2 20 12 +8 28 Promotion to 2009–10 Libyan Premier League
2 Tahaddy (P) 14 7 6 1 15 8 +7 27
3 Mahalla 14 7 4 3 20 14 +6 25
4 Darnes 14 6 5 3 26 16 +10 23
5 Dhahra Tripoli 14 5 3 6 20 23 −3 18
6 Urouba 14 4 5 5 20 23 −3 17
7 Nojom Ajdabiya 14 1 5 8 13 24 −11 8
8 Tala'e 14 0 4 10 10 24 −14 2[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on July 31, 2009. Source: kooora.com (in Arabic)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Tala'e deducted two points

References
  1. Info for playoff stage (in Arabic)
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