The 2016–17
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 56th season of top-tier football in
Lebanon
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. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with
Safa the defending champions. After 21 rounds,
Al Ahed have won the league for the 5th time in its history. At the 21st round,
Al Ahed needed a win against rivals
Nejmeh SC to win the League but
Nejmeh SC had forfeited and
Al Ahed automatically won the match and became the champions of the Lebanese Premier League.
Teams
Hekmeh FC and
Shabab Al-Ghazieh were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the
2015–16 season in the bottom two places. They were replaced by
Tadamon Sour and
Al Akhaa Al Ahli who won promotion from the second tier.
Stadia and locations
Table
Top goalscorers
References
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2016–17 Lebanese Premier League
Lebanese Premier League seasons
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