2008–09 Libyan Third Division Explained

The 2008–09 Libyan Third Division sees the clubs in the Northern, Eastern and Southern sections play for places in the Libyan Second Division for the 2009–2010 season.

Regional Champions

• Benghazi - Hurriya
• Tripoli - Al Amaal
• Jabal al Akhdar - Shabaab al Jabal
• Sirte - Buraaq
• Fezzan - Qurthabia

Eastern Section

Benghazi

• Al Hurriya
• Al Sulfiyoom
• Al Tayaraan
• Al Sha'la
• Al Mujahid
• Nojoom Selmani
• Khalid ben Walid (Benghazi)

Southern Section

Results

Playoffs

The top team in each regional group qualify to the final stage. The eight teams are split up into two groups of four teams; the first group is made up of the champions of the Tripoli, Zawiya, Misrata and Sabha regions, and the second group is made up of the champions of the Benghazi, Sirte, Jabal al Akhdar and Butnan regions. The four teams in each group will play each other once. The top team in each group wins promotion to the Libyan Second Division for the 2009–10 season. These two teams will then play a play-off match to decide winner of the Libyan Third Division for the 2009–10 season.^[1]

Group A

• Al Reaf
• Qurthabia
• Al Amaal
• Al Shati'

Fixtures

Round 2

Fixtures announced June 2, 2009^[2]

Round 3

Fixtures announced June 7, 2009^[3]

Group B

• Nusoor Murtoubah
• Shabaab al Jabal
• Al Buraaq
• Hurriya

Fixtures

Round 2

Fixtures announced on June 2, 2009^[2]

Round 3

Play-off Final

Al Reaf 3 - 0 Nusoor al Murtoubah

Notes and References

1. http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=17022461&pg=3 Libyan Third Division play-off rules
2. http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=17022461&pg=7 L3D playoffs - Round 2
3. http://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=17268386 Third Division playoffs - Week 3