2017–18 Libyan Premier League Explained

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.

Teams

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.

TeamLocation
Group 1Al-Ahly BenghaziBenghazi
Al-AnwarAl-Abyar
Al-HilalBenghazi
Al Ta'awonAjdabiya
AnnajmaBenghazi
DarnesDerna
QurdabiaSabha
Group 2Al-AkhdarBayda
Al-AndalusMusaid
Al-NasrBenghazi
Al-TahaddyBenghazi
Khaleej SirteSirte
Nojom AjdabiyaAjdabiya
Shabaab al JabalShahhat
Group 3Al-IttihadTripoli
Al-Ittihad MisurataMisurata
Al-TarsanaTripoli (Souq al Jum'aa)
AschararaSabha
AschatTripoli
AsswehlyMisurata
Olympic AzzaweyaZawiya
Group 4Abi al AshharTripoli (Tajura)
Al-Ahly TripoliTripoli
Al-KhumsAl-Khums
Al-MadinaTripoli
Al-MahallaTripoli
Al-WahdaTripoli
RafikSorman

Stadiums

Neutral stadiums were identified within each region to host group games. Matches are to be played without spectators.

StadiumLocation
11 June StadiumTripoli
Martyrs of Benina StadiumBenghazi (Benina)
Misurata StadiumMisurata
Janzour Academy StadiumTripoli
Sabha StadiumSabha
Musaid StadiumMusaid
Al-Khums StadiumAl-Khums
Sheikh Al-Shouhada StadiumAl-Bayda
Tarhouna Municipal StadiumTarhuna
Zuwarah StadiumZuwarah
Zaawia StadiumZawiya

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

CAF competitions playoff

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.

Semifinals

November 16[1]

Al-Ahli Tripoli 0-2 Al-Tahaddi

Al-Ahli Benghazi 1-2 Al-Ittihad Tripoli

Final

Winner qualified for 2018 CAF Champions League. Loser qualified for 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.

November 25[2]

Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1-2 Al-Tahaddi

Second round

The second round of the Libyan Premier League started on 20 January 2018.[3] Results are combined with first round.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Championship playoff

Relegation playoff

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al-Ittihad, Al-Tahadi to play Libyan quadruple round’s final. Libyan Observer. 18 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Al-Tahadi beats Al-Ittihad, secures Libya's ticket to CAF Champions League. Libyan Observer. 25 November 2017.
  3. Web site: LFF sets date for second round of Libyan Premier League. Libyan Observer. 6 December 2017.