2011–12 Lebanese Premier League Explained

Competition:Lebanese Premier League
Season:2011–12
Winners:Safa
Continentalcup1:AFC Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Safa
Al-Ansar
Continentalcup2:UAFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Al Nejmeh
League Topscorer: Mohamad Haidar (12)
Matches:264
Total Goals:343
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League was Lebanon's 51st season of top-tier football. Twelve teams competed in the league, with Al Ahed being the defending champion.

Teams

Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Al Islah were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Al-Ahli Saida and Tripoli SC

Stadia and locations

ClubLocationStadiumStadium capacity
Al AhedBeirutBeirut Municipal Stadium22,500
Al-AnsarBeirutBeirut Municipal Stadium22,500
Tripoli SCTripoliTripoli Municipal Stadium22,000
Al-MabarrahBeirutMabarra Stadium5,000
Al-NejmehBeirutRafic El-Hariri Stadium15,000
Al-TadamonTyreSour Stadium6,500
RacingBeirutFouad Shehab Stadium5,000
SafaBeirutSafa Stadium4,000
Shabab Al-SahelBeirutBeirut Municipal Stadium22,500
Al-Ahli SaidaSidonSaida Municipal Stadium22,600
Al-AkhaaAleyAmin AbdelNour Stadium3,500
Salam SourTyreSour Stadium6,500

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKitmakerShirt sponsor
Al Ahed Ousama Helbawi Mohamad Al Sahel Abbas KanaanLottoAl-Manar
Al-Ansar Karim Diab Jamal Taha Sami Al ShoumLotto
Tripoli SC Ibrahim SweidanLotto
Al-Mabarrah Ahmad Fadallah Assaf Ismail KassemLottoBahman Hospital
Al-Nejmeh Mohammad Amin Daouk Moussa Hojeij Abbas Ahmed AtwiJoma
Al-Tadamon Nassir Basma Mohammad Zheir Bilal HajjoAdidasYasour.org
Racing George Farah David Nakhid Hassan KoleitAdidas
Safa Issam Al-Sayegh Akram Ahmad Salman Khodor SalamehJomaNet-Gaz
Shabab Al-SahelSamir Dbooq Hajj Hammoud Ali MtairikAdidasS.G.H
Al-Ahli Saida Ahmad Harriri Ahmad AtwiAdidas
Al-Akhaa Ali Abdl Lateef Samir Saad Ahmad DiabLotto
Salam Sour Bilal Bittar Foad SaadAdidas

References