The 2008–09

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was the 75th season of the second-highest level of Soccer in Lebanon. This season once again featured 14 Clubs just like the season before.

Overview

In the

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, both

Al-Irshad Shabab El Bourj Sporting Club () is a football club based in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was founded in 1967 as Al Irshad SC, and changed their name to Shabab El Bourj SC in 2017. History Founded in 19 ...

(finished 11th) and

Al-Ahli Sidon Al Ahli Sporting Club Saida () is a Association football, football club based in Sidon, Lebanon, that competes in the . Ahli Saida last competed in the Lebanese Premier League in the 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League, 2011–12 season, where the ...

(finished last) were relegated. They joined the

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along with Al-Riyadah and

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who were promoted to the

from the Third Division in the 2007–08 season. Unlike the previous 3 seasons, no clubs pulled out before the season even started, a bonus for the league. The 2-Group

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was once again used in order to determine the 4 clubs to qualify for the promotion play-off group. The winner of the group would be automatically promoted to the

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for the 2009–10 Season. The runners-up would also be promoted to the Premier League.

Table

Group A

Group B

Top scorers

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Promotion and Relegation

Promotion to the
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Relegation to the Third Division