The Lebanese Premier League 2007/08 season is the 47th season in the
Lebanese Premier League
The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...
. The Championship was decided on the final matchday, when
Al-Ansar and
Nejmeh
Nejmeh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي النجمة الرياضي, lit=The Star Sporting Club) is a football club based in Manara, a district in Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and ...
tied each other 1–1 while
Al Ahed defeated
Tadamon Sour 2–1 to win its first championship title. Striker Mohammed Ghaddar from Nejmeh won the top scorer award, having found the net 22 times.
Due to the
2008 unrest in Lebanon, the games where postponed for one month. Thus the league finished in June 2008 instead of May 2008 as scheduled.
Final standings
Relegation and promotion
*Relegated to
2008–09 Second Division:
**
Al-Irshad
**
Al-Ahli Sidon
*Promoted from
2007–08 Second Division:
**
Salam Zgharta
Salam Zgharta Football Club ( ar, نادي السلام الرياضي زغرتا, lit=Zgharta Peace Sporting Club), known as Salam Zgharta or simply Salam, is a football club based in Zgharta, Lebanon, that competes in the .
Founded in 1933 ...
(champions)
**
Shabab Al-Ghazieh
Chabab Ghazieh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الشباب الرياضي الغازيه, lit=Youth of Ghazieh Sporting Club), or simply Ghazieh, is a football club based in Ghazieh, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1961, the club plays t ...
Top scorers
This is a list of top scorers of the 2007–08 season.
[http://www.lebanese-football.com/lf/absolutenm/templates/terms.asp Top scorers] Mohammed Ghaddar
Mohamad Mahmoud Ghaddar ( ar, محمد محمود غدار; born 1 January 1984) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Coming through the youth system, Ghaddar began his senior career at Nejmeh in 2000. He staye ...
is currently leading.
References
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2007–08 Lebanese Premier League