Lebanese Second Division


The Lebanese Second Division is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.

Format

The 12 teams in the league play each other twice, home and away. After the regular season, the league splits into three groups:
  1. Top four: Play home-and-away matches to determine promotion; the top two are promoted to the Lebanese Premier League.
  2. Bottom four: Play home-and-away matches to determine relegation; the bottom two are relegated to the Third Division.
  3. Middle four : Season ends; teams remain in the Second Division.

History

won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in 1933–34, after beating Ararad 2–0 in the final. There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division. In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented. It was proposed that, at the end of the season, every Second Division team that wanted to be promoted to the First Division had to play against three teams from the First Division, one match each, winning all three. The teams from the First Division had to have at least seven players from their previous season's squad.

Clubs

Champions

The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions.

2024–25 season

The following 12 clubs competed in the Lebanese Second Division during the 2024–25 season.
TeamHome cityPosition in 2023–24
Ahly NabatiehNabatieh11th in the Premier League
Akhaa Ahli [Aley FC|Akhaa Ahli Aley]Aley6th
BFA SportingBeirut8th
Irshad ChehimShheem9th
JwayaJwaya4th
Mabarra Club|Mabarra]Beirut3rd
Nahda BareliasBar Elias10th
Okhwa KharayebAl-Kharayeb2nd in the Third Division
Rissala TouraToura1st in the Third Division
Salam [Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]Zgharta7th
TripoliTripoli12th in the Premier League
Al [Wehda Club Saadnayel|Wehda Saadnayel]Saadnayel5th

Media coverage

In 2019, Mycujoo stream a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly. In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Second Division, Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese [Women's Football League], and some Lebanese Premier League, games through the FIFA+ platform.