The 2005–06 season of the

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...

was the 45th season of Top-Flight League

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Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

. This season featured ten clubs once more from across the nation. Three of these teams were eligible for competing in international competitions(

AFC Cup The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC C ...

for first Position and FA Cup Winners while second and third enter the

Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup (, ) is a club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by top clubs from the Arab world. The tournament is contested by a total of 37 teams from Asia and Africa. F ...

with a fourth spot reserved for the winner of the 2005–06 Lebanese Cup) while the bottom team at the end of the season would be relegated to make way for third teams from the 2005–06 Second Division for the expanded 12-team

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in the 2006–07 Season.

Final table

Top scorers

''Correct as of 13 May 2006.''

Qualification, relegation and promotion

Qualification

2007 AFC Cup The 2007 AFC Cup was the fourth edition of the AFC Cup, playing among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. Qualification The 13 'developing' nations in the Asian Football Confederation were invited to nominate ...

* Al-Ansar * Al-Hikma (Lebanese FA Cup 2006 runners-up)

Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup (, ) is a club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by top clubs from the Arab world. The tournament is contested by a total of 37 teams from Asia and Africa. F ...

* Al-Nejmeh (second in 2005–06 season) * Al-Safa (third in 2005–06 season)

Promotion

To Football League

Shabab Al-Sahel Shabab Al Sahel Football Club (), known as Shabab Sahel or simply Sahel, is a Association football, football club based in Haret Hreik, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1966, Shabab Al Sahel won one Lebanese FA C ...

(Champions in 2005–06 season) * Al-Hikma (second in 2005–06 season) * Al-Ahli Sidon">Saida (third in 2005–06 season)

Relegation

Lebanese Second Division">To second division

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Relegation

Lebanese Second Division">To second division

* Racing Beirut (Last in 2005–06 season)

References

External links

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