Competition: | Libyan Premier League |
Season: | 2017–18 |
Winners: | Al-Nasr (2nd title) |
Relegated: | Annajma Al Tarsana Abi al Ashhar Ascharara Al-Andalus Al-Qurdabia |
Continentalcup1: | 2018 CAF Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Al Tahaddy (as CAF competitions play-off winner)1 |
Continentalcup2: | 2018 CAF Confederation Cup |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Al-Ittihad (as CAF competitions play-off runners-up)1 |
Continentalcup3: | 2018–19 CAF Champions League |
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Al Nasr (as league winners)1 Al-Ahly (Benghazi) (as league runners-up)1 |
Continentalcup4: | 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup |
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers: | Al-Ahli (Tripoli) (as league 3rd placed team)1 Al-Ittihad (as 2018 Libyan Cup winners)1 |
Matches: | 168 |
Total Goals: | 462 |
League Topscorer: | Ahmed Krawa'a (11 goals) |
Longest Wins: | 8 matches Al-Tahaddy |
Longest Unbeaten: | 9 matches Al-Ittihad Al-Ahly Tripoli Al-Madinah |
Longest Winless: | 12 matches Al-Qurdabia Al-Andalus |
Longest Losses: | 8 matches Al-Qurdabia |
Prevseason: | 2016 |
Nextseason: | 2018–19 |
Updated: | 13 Jun 2018 |
The 2017–18 Libyan Premier League was the 47th season of the Libyan Premier League, the top Libyan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1963. The season started on 15 August 2017 and concluded on 13 June 2018.
1 The 2017-18 season was used to determine the teams that will compete in 2018 and 2018-19 CAF competitions.
Due to the continued security situation in Libya in 2017 and the difficulty in air-travel for most teams, the participating teams were grouped by their geographical location into four groups of seven teams. Teams from each group were scheduled to play every team from their group in a home-and-away round robin format with 3 points given for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Neutral stadiums were identified within each region to host group games. Matches are to be played without spectators.
Stadium | Location | |
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11 June Stadium | Tripoli | |
Martyrs of Benina Stadium | Benghazi (Benina) | |
Misurata Stadium | Misurata | |
Janzour Academy Stadium | Tripoli | |
Sabha Stadium | Sabha | |
Musaid Stadium | Musaid | |
Al-Khums Stadium | Al-Khums | |
Sheikh Al-Shouhada Stadium | Al-Bayda | |
Tarhouna Municipal Stadium | Tarhuna | |
Zuwarah Stadium | Zuwarah | |
Zaawia Stadium | Zawiya |
The leader of the four groups after the first round at the end of 2017 compete in the CAF competition playoff (also known as quadruple round), which is used to determine the Libyan teams which qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League and 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
November 16[1]
Al-Ahli Tripoli 0-2 Al-Tahaddi
Al-Ahli Benghazi 1-2 Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Winner qualified for 2018 CAF Champions League. Loser qualified for 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
November 25[2]
Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1-2 Al-Tahaddi
The second round of the Libyan Premier League started on 20 January 2018.[3] Results are combined with first round.