2021–22 in Lebanese football

Football in Lebanon
Season2021–22
Men's football
Premier LeagueAhed
Second DivisionChabab Ghazieh
Third DivisionRiyadi Abbasiya
FA CupNejmeh
Elite CupNejmeh
Challenge CupBourj
Super CupAnsar
Women's football
Football LeagueSAS
Super CupSafa
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The 2021–22 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Lebanon. The season officially began on 12 July 2021 with the Lebanese Elite Cup.[1]

National teams

Lebanon national football team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Third round: Group A

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 10 8 1 1 15 4 +11 25 2022 FIFA World Cup 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
2  South Korea 10 7 2 1 13 3 +10 23 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0
3  United Arab Emirates 10 3 3 4 7 7 0 12 Fourth round 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0
4  Iraq 10 1 6 3 6 12 −6 9 0–3 0–3 1–0 1–1 0–0
5  Syria 10 1 3 6 9 16 −7 6 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3
6  Lebanon 10 1 3 6 5 13 −8 6 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3
Source: FIFA, AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
United Arab Emirates  v  Lebanon
2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3 United Arab Emirates  0–0  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:45 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Zabeel Stadium
Referee: Ma Ning (China PR)
South Korea  v  Lebanon
7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3 South Korea  1–0  Lebanon Suwon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9 Report Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Iraq  v  Lebanon
7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Iraq  0–0  Lebanon Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Syria  v  Lebanon
12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Syria  2–3  Lebanon Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Kdouh 45+1', 45+3'
  • Saad 53'
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
Lebanon  v  Iran
11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Lebanon  1–2  Iran Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Lebanon  v  United Arab Emirates
16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Lebanon  0–1  United Arab Emirates Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)
Lebanon  v  South Korea
27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Lebanon  0–1  South Korea Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Lebanon  v  Iraq
1 February 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Lebanon  1–1  Iraq Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 6,341
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
Lebanon  v  Syria
24 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Lebanon  0–3  Syria Sidon, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,422
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Iran  v  Lebanon
29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification R3 Iran  2–0  Lebanon Mashhad, Iran
16:00 UTC+4:30 Report Stadium: Imam Reza Stadium
Attendance: 22,453
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

FIFA Arab Cup

Group D

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Algeria 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 7[a]
3  Lebanon 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Sudan 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair-play points: Egypt –6, Algeria –11.
Egypt  v  Lebanon
1 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS Egypt  1–0  Lebanon Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Lebanon  v  Algeria
4 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS Lebanon  0–2  Algeria Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Lebanon  v  Sudan
7 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup GS Lebanon  1–0  Sudan Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Education City Stadium
Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Lebanon women's national football team

2021 Arab Women's Cup

Group A

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 3 2 1 0 16 2 +14 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 14 3 +11 5
3  Lebanon 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4  Sudan 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25 0
Source: Goalzz.com
(H) Hosts
Tunisia  v  Lebanon
24 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup GS Tunisia  0–0  Lebanon Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Lebanon  v  Egypt
27 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup GS Lebanon  0–4  Egypt Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Elmitwalli
  • Nadda
  • Abu Al Joud
  • Ghazi
Stadium: Police Academy Stadium
Referee: Lamia Athman (Algeria)
Lebanon  v  Sudan
30 August 2021 2021 Arab Cup GS Lebanon  5–1  Sudan Cairo, Egypt
21:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Ragab 50'
Stadium: Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium

2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Group D

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Myanmar 3 3 0 0 14 0 +14 9 Final tournament
2  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Guam 3 0 0 3 1 13 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Myanmar  v  Lebanon
18 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification Myanmar  4–0  Lebanon Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12:00 UTC+6 Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
Lebanon  v  United Arab Emirates
21 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification Lebanon  1–0  United Arab Emirates Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12:00 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
Guam  v  Lebanon
24 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification Guam  0–3  Lebanon Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
17:00 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

Men's football

AFC Cup

2021

Zonal semi-finals
Al-Muharraq Bahrain v Lebanon Al-Ahed
20 September 2021 2021 AFC Cup ZSF Al-Muharraq Bahrain 3–0 Lebanon Al-Ahed Arad, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3
  • Jona 67'
  • Al Sherooqi 86'
  • Al-Hayki 90+2'
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2022

Group stage
Group A
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEB KSC JAB ANS
1 Oman Al-Seeb (H) 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6 Zonal semi-finals 1–0
2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 2–1
3 Syria Jableh 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 0–0 1–0
4 Lebanon Al-Ansar 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1 0–4 1–1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Group C
Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification EAR TIS NEJ HAQ
1 Bahrain East Riffa (H) 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Zonal semi-finals 2–0 2–2
2 Syria Tishreen 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4[a] 3–1 0–0
3 Lebanon Nejmeh 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[a] 1–1
4 State of Palestine Hilal Al-Quds 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2 0–2
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Tishreen 3, Nejmeh 0.

Lebanese Premier League

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Ahed (C) 19 14 5 0 37 6 +31 47 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[b]
2 Ansar 19 10 5 4 34 13 +21 35
3 Bourj 19 9 7 3 22 16 +6 34
4 Shabab Sahel 19 8 3 8 28 32 −4 27
5 Shabab Bourj[c] (R) 11 4 2 5 15 17 −2 14[d] Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
6 Tadamon Sour 19 3 5 11 15 28 −13 14[d]
7 Nejmeh[e] 21 9 9 3 29 16 +13 30 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[b]
8 Tripoli 21 8 5 8 23 24 −1 29
9 Sagesse 21 8 3 10 17 32 −15 27
10 Akhaa Ahli Aley 21 7 4 10 18 24 −6 25
11 Safa[c] 21 6 4 11 19 29 −10 22
12 Sporting (R) 21 3 2 16 16 36 −20 11 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
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; (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) where they play each other twice (10 matches).
  2. ^ a b Nejmeh qualified for the AFC Cup group stage as 2021–22 Lebanese FA Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b Following Shabab Bourj's withdrawal from the league, all their matches in the championship round were voided. They were relegated instead of 11th-placed Safa.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Shabab Bourj 0–0 Tadamon Sour
  5. ^ Nejmeh forfeited in matchday 9 and were deducted 6 points. Ahed were awarded a 3–0 walkover win.

Lebanese Second Division

Pos Team
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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).

Lebanese Third Division

Cup competitions

Lebanese FA Cup

Final
Ansar (1)1–2Nejmeh (1)
Report
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile (Qatar)

Lebanese Elite Cup

Final
Nejmeh3–3Ahed
Report
  • Nasser 34'
  • Kdouh 58'
  • Khamis 64'
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Hussein Abou Yehia

Lebanese Challenge Cup

Final
Tripoli4–2Bourj
  • El Outa 6', 75'
  • Al-Mel 71', 83'
Report

Lebanese Super Cup

Ansar2–2Nejmeh
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Ali Reda

Women's football

Lebanese Women's Football League

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SAS 13 11 1 1 45 10 +35 34 Champions
2 Safa 13 10 2 1 59 7 +52 32
3 EFP 13 8 2 3 61 17 +44 26
4 BFA 13 7 3 3 45 16 +29 24
5 Super Girls 13 3 1 9 24 42 −18 10
6 ÓBerytus 13 3 1 9 25 46 −21 10
7 Taadod Mazraat Chouf[a] 7 1 1 5 4 34 −30 4 Withdraw
8 United Tripoli 13 0 1 12 4 95 −91 1
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Taadod Mazraat Chouf withdrew and their matches from the second half of the season were annulled.[2]

Cup competitions

Lebanese Women's Super Cup

References

  1. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (1 July 2021). "قرعة متوازنة في كأس النخبة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. ^ Nehme, Ale; Schöggl, Hans. "Lebanon (Women) 2021/22". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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