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2022–23 in Lebanese football

The 2022–23 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Lebanon. The season officially began on 12 July 2021 with the Lebanese Elite Cup.[1]

Football in Lebanon
Season2022–23
Men's football
Premier LeagueAhed
Second DivisionRacing Beirut
Third DivisionIrshad Chehim
FA CupNejmeh
Elite CupAhed
Challenge CupAkhaa Ahli Aley
Super CupCancelled
Women's football
Football LeagueSAS
← 2021–22 Lebanon 2023–24 →

National teams

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Lebanon national football team

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Main article: Lebanon national football team

2023 Intercontinental Cup

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Main article: 2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)
Round robin
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India (H) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advances to Final
2   Lebanon 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3   Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4   Mongolia 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: AIFF
(H) Hosts

Matches

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All times are local, IST (UTC+5:30).
Final
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India  2–0  Lebanon
 Report
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

2023 SAFF Championship

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Main article: 2023 SAFF Championship
Group B
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Lebanon 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Qualified for Semi-finals
2   Bangladesh 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3   Maldives 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4   Bhutan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: Global Sports Archive
Semi-final
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1 July 2023 2023 SAFF Championship SF Lebanon   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		   India Bangalore, India
19:30 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Attendance: 19640
Referee: Hussain Sinan (Maldives)
Penalties

Lebanon women's national football team

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Main article: Lebanon women's national football team

2022 WAFF Women's Championship

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Main article: 2022 WAFF Women's Championship
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Jordan (H, C) 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 9
  Lebanon 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6
  Syria 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
  Palestine 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: Global Sports Archive
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts

2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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Main article: 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
First round
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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 6 Second round
2   Lebanon (H) 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 3
3   Indonesia 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Men's football

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Lebanese Premier League

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Main article: 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
1 Ahed (C) 21 14 6 1 39 11 +28 36 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[b]
2 Nejmeh 21 13 6 2 34 14 +20 34
3 Ansar 21 13 6 2 45 16 +29 32
4 Shabab Sahel 21 10 5 6 28 23 +5 23
5 Bourj 21 9 5 7 25 26 −1 21
6 Chabab Ghazieh 21 3 3 15 16 39 −23 6
7 Tadamon Sour 21 8 6 7 30 24 +6 25
8 Tripoli 21 5 8 8 19 35 −16 21
9 Sagesse 21 6 3 12 18 26 −8 18
10 Safa 21 4 8 9 18 30 −12 15[c]
11 Salam Zgharta (R) 21 4 6 11 15 26 −11 15[c] Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Akhaa Ahli Aley (R) 21 4 4 13 20 37 −17 13
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) Disciplinary points.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other once (11 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) where each team played the other teams in their group twice (10 matches). Teams carried over half their point tally from the first phase into the second phase.
  2. ^ Nejmeh qualified for the AFC Cup group stage as 2022–23 Lebanese FA Cup winners.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Salam Zgharta 0–0 Safa; Salam Zgharta 0–1 Safa; Safa 1–1 Salam Zgharta

Lebanese Second Division

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Main article: 2022–23 Lebanese Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation[a]
1 Racing Beirut (C, P) 20 14 4 2 42 15 +27 34 Promotion to Lebanese Premier League
2 Ahli Nabatieh (P) 20 11 5 4 26 12 +14 29
3 Islah Borj Shmali 20 11 2 7 30 24 +6 27
4 Sporting 20 9 1 10 26 24 +2 20
5 Shabab Baalbeck 20 7 4 9 26 35 −9 17
6 Bint Jbeil 20 5 5 10 21 27 −6 13
7 Riyadi Abbasiyah 18 10 4 4 32 16 +16 27
8 Nahda Barelias 18 7 1 10 15 25 −10 16
9 Egtmaaey 18 6 3 9 21 28 −7 15
10 Mabarra 18 3 6 9 24 33 −9 13
11 Ahli Saida (R) 18 3 3 12 16 40 −24 9 Relegation to Lebanese Third Division
12 Shabab Bourj[b] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
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 played each other once (11 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six). Teams carried over half their point tally from the first phase into the second phase.
  2. ^ Shabab Bourj withdrew and their matches from the first half of the season were annulled.

Lebanese Third Division

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Main article: 2022–23 Lebanese Third Division

Cup competitions

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Lebanese FA Cup

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Main article: 2022–23 Lebanese FA Cup
Final
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Ahed (1)0–0Nejmeh (1)
Report
Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Mohamad Issa

Lebanese Elite Cup

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Main article: 2022 Lebanese Elite Cup
Final
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Ahed2–1Ansar
 Report
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia

Lebanese Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2022 Lebanese Challenge Cup
Final
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Safa0–1Akhaa Ahli Aley
Report
Referee: Ali Reda

Lebanese Super Cup

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The 2022 Lebanese Super Cup was due to be the 22nd Lebanese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese FA Cup. The match was scheduled on 28 August 2022, at Amin AbdelNour Stadium in Bhamdoun, between league winners Ahed and FA Cup winners Nejmeh. Due to violence between opposing fans before the encounter, the match was scrapped altogether.[2]

Women's football

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Lebanese Women's Football League

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Main article: 2022–23 Lebanese Women's Football League

Regular season

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SAS 10 9 1 0 46 6 +40 28 Qualification to the final four
2 EFP 10 7 1 2 49 7 +42 22
3 BFA 10 7 0 3 48 15 +33 21
4 Helium 10 3 0 7 13 27 −14 9[a]
5 ÓBerytus 10 3 0 7 8 49 −41 9[a]
6 FC Beirut 10 0 0 10 0 60 −60 0
7 Jabal[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
8 Super Girls[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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) Disciplinary points.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: ÓBerytus 1–0 Helium; ÓBerytus 1–2 Helium
  2. ^ a b Super Girls withdrew after matchday 1,[3] while Jabal withdrew after matchday 5.[4] All their results were annulled.

Final four

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SAS 6 5 1 0 17 4 +13 16 Champions
2 BFA 6 3 2 1 20 7 +13 11
3 EFP 6 2 1 3 13 12 +1 7
4 Helium 6 0 0 6 1 28 −27 0
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) Disciplinary points.

References

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  1. ^ "سحب قرعة كأسي النخبة والتحدي ودوري الدرجتين الأولى والثانية وكأس لبنان". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. ^ Alhadeethi, Ayoob (28 August 2022). فوضى الجماهير تتسبب بإلغاء قمة السوبر اللبناني [Chaos between fans causes the cancellation of the Lebanese Super Cup]. alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ Lebanese Football Association [@thelfawomen] (22 April 2023). "نادي سوبر غيرلز ينسحب من دوري السيدات" (in Arabic) – via Instagram.
  4. ^ Lebanese Football Association [@thelfawomen] (23 May 2023). "نادي الجبل مجدلبعنا ينسحب من دوري السيدات" (in Arabic) – via Instagram.
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