2020–21 in Lebanese football

The 2020–21 season is the 61st season of competitive football in Lebanon. The season will officially begin on 3 October 2020 with the Lebanese Premier League.[1]

Football in Lebanon
Season2020–21
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

National teams

Lebanon national football team
Main article: Lebanon national football team

Kits
Home
Away
Friendlies
12 November 2021 Friendly Bahrain  3–1  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Kuwait)
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Second Round: Group H
Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkmenistan 5 3 0 2 8 5 +3 9 Third round and Asian Cup — 0–2 30 Mar 3–1 2–0
2  South Korea 4 2 2 0 10 0 +10 8 Third round and Asian Cup or Asian Cup qualifying third round[lower-alpha 1] 25 Mar — 15 Jun 7 Jun 8–0
3  Lebanon 5 2 2 1 5 3 +2 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round 2–1 0–0 — 0–0 7 Jun
4  North Korea 5 2 2 1 4 3 +1 8 Asian Cup qualifying third round or play-off round[lower-alpha 2] 15 Jun 0–0 2–0 — 25 Mar
5  Sri Lanka (Z) 5 0 0 5 0 16 −16 0 Asian Cup qualifying play-off round 0–2 30 Mar 0–3 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2019. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(Z) Eliminated from the World Cup.
Notes:
  1. The four best runners-up across all groups will advance to the World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup. The remaining four runners-up will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round
  2. The four best fourth-placed teams across all groups will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying third round. The remaining four fourth-placed teams will advance to the Asian Cup qualifying play-off round.

Men's football

Lebanese Premier League
Main article: 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
1 Ansar 11 9 0 2 28 5 +23 27 Qualification for AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
2 Nejmeh 11 7 4 0 23 8 +15 25 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
3 Shabab Sahel 11 7 3 1 13 3 +10 24
4 Akhaa Ahli Aley 11 5 4 2 8 6 +2 19
5 Ahed 11 4 5 2 13 10 +3 17
6 Safa 11 5 1 5 18 17 +1 16
7 Bourj 11 3 5 3 12 11 +1 14
8 Tripoli 11 3 4 4 6 9 −3 13
9 Shabab Bourj 11 3 3 5 13 11 +2 12
10 Tadamon Sour 11 1 4 6 3 10 −7 7
11 Chabab Ghazieh 11 2 0 9 6 21 −15 6 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Salam Zgharta 11 0 1 10 3 35 −32 1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 2021. Source: FA Lebanon
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup

The 2020 Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was intended to be the first, and only, edition of the tournament.[2] Due to the 2019–20 Lebanese Premier League being canceled, the tournament was supposed to feature a joint-qualifying tournament for the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Challenge Cup between the 12 Lebanese Premier League teams, to decide which six teams would have played in the Elite Cup, and which six in the Challenge Cup.[2] The 12 Lebanese Premier League teams were divided in three groups of four: the top two teams of each group would qualify to the Elite Cup, whereas the bottom two would qualify to the Challenge Cup.[3]

The Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was supposed to kick off on 22 August 2020 with the preparatory tournament. Initially scheduled to begin on 29 July,[4] the tournament was first postponed to 1 August,[5] then to 10 August in order to raise preventive measures towards the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The starting date was finally postponed to 22 August following the 2020 Beirut explosions.[7] On 19 August, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) cancelled the tournament altogether as part of preventive measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.[8]

References
  1. "The 2020-2021 Lebanese Premier League schedule has been revealed". FA Lebanon. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. Mahfoud, Maroun (18 June 2020). "The new technical system for Elite and Challenge Cup". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "بالصور: كووورة يحضر سحب قرعة الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "September kick off for new Lebanese season | Football News |". the-AFC. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "الاتحاد اللبناني يعلن مواعيد مباريات كأس النخبة والتحدي". كووورة. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  6. "أندية لبنان تغطي أول رواتب الموسم الجديد رغم تأجيل النخبة". كووورة. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. "عودة النشاط للكروي في ٢٢ آب الجاري". football-lebanon.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. Mahfoud, Maroun (19 August 2020). "LFA cancels all on-going tournaments and postpone the Premier League". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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