The 2012–13
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, ...
is the 52nd season of top-tier football in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with
Safa the defending champions. The season kicked off on 28 September and finished on 16 June 2013, longer than usual, but due to the national team getting to the
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round This page provides the summaries of the AFC Fourth Round matches for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Format
The fourth round saw the five group winners and five group runners-up from the third round split into two groups of five. The top two te ...
.
Teams
Al-Mabarrah
Al Mabarra Club ( ar, نادي المبرة الرياضي) is a football club based in Tarik Al-Matar, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Established in 1987, they won one Lebanese FA Cup in 2008.
The club had promoted gradua ...
and
Al-Ahli Saida
Al Ahli Sporting Club Saida ( ar, النادي الاهلي الرياضي صيدا) is a football club based in Sidon, Lebanon, that competes in the . Ahli Saida last competed in the Lebanese Premier League in the 2007–08 season, where they ...
were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the
2011–12 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were
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 ...
, after one season away from the top flight and Al Ijtima'ih Tripoli.
Stadia and locations
League table
References
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2012–13 Lebanese Premier League
Lebanese Premier League seasons
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