Lebanese Second Division
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Lebanese Second Division (Template:Langx) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association.Template:Sfn The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once away, with the champions and the second placed team qualifying to the Lebanese Premier League to replace the bottom two teams.
History
Salam Achrafieh won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in 1933–34, after beating Ararad 2–0 in the final.Template:Sfn There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division.Template:Sfn In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented.Template:Sfn 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.Template:Sfn The teams from the First Division had to have at least seven players from their previous season's squad.Template:Sfn
Clubs
Champions
Template:Expand list The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions.Template:Sfn[1]
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2024–25 season
The following 12 clubs competed in the Lebanese Second Division during the 2024–25 season.[2]
| Team | Home city | Position in 2023–24 |
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| Ahly Nabatieh | Nabatieh | Template:Ntsh11th in the Premier League |
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | Aley | Template:Ntsh6th |
| BFA Sporting | Beirut | Template:Ntsh8th |
| Irshad Chehim | Shheem | Template:Ntsh9th |
| Jwayya | Jwaya | Template:Ntsh4th |
| Mabarra | Beirut | Template:Ntsh3rd |
| Nahda Barelias | Bar Elias | Template:Ntsh10th |
| Okhwa Kharayeb | Al-Kharayeb | Template:Ntsh2nd in the Third Division |
| Rissala Toura | Toura | Template:Ntsh1st in the Third Division |
| Salam Zgharta | Zgharta | Template:Ntsh7th |
| Tripoli | Tripoli | Template:Ntsh12th in the Premier League |
| Wehda Saadnayel | Saadnayel | Template:Ntsh5th |
Media coverage
In 2019, Mycujoo stream a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly.[3] 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.[4][5]
See also
Notes
References
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Bibliography
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External links
- Lebanese Second Division at Goalzz.com
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