2007–08 Lebanese Premier League

Lebanese Premier League
Season2007–08
ChampionsAl Ahed
RelegatedAl-Irshad
Al-Ahli Sidon
Goals scored324
Top goalscorerLebanon Mohammed Ghaddar (22)
Biggest home winNejmeh 8–0 Al-Hikma
(2008-05-27)
Biggest away winAl-Hikma 1–8 Nejmeh
(2008-12-16)
Highest scoringAl-Hikma 1–8 Nejmeh
(2008-12-16)

The 2007–08 Lebanese Premier League season was the 47th edition in the Lebanese Premier League.

Al-Ansar unsuccessfully defended its 2007 title with a 1-1 draw against Nejmeh. Al Ahed successfully defended its pursuit of its first title in the final defeating Tadamon Sour, 2–1.

Nejmeh Striker Mohammed Ghaddar won the top scorer award, having found the net 22 times.

The 2008 unrest in Lebanon caused the games to be postponed for one month. The league finished in June 2008 instead of May 2008 as scheduled.

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Ahed 22 15 4 3 41 15 +26 49 2009 AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Al-Ansar 22 14 6 2 41 16 +25 48 2008–09 Arab Champions League
3 Nejmeh 22 15 3 4 49 18 +31 48
4 Al-Mabarrah 22 10 7 5 27 14 +13 37 2009 AFC Cup Group Stage (Lebanese Cup Winners)
5 Safa Beirut 22 10 5 7 31 29 +2 35 2009 AFC Cup Group Stage as 2008 AFC Cup runners-up
6 Al-Sahel 22 7 7 8 28 30 −2 28
7 Tripoli SC 22 6 5 11 26 40 −14 23
8 Tadamon Sour 22 5 6 11 25 35 −10 21
9 Racing Beirut 22 4 8 10 23 28 −5 20
10 Al-Hikma 22 4 8 10 20 42 −22 20
11 Al-Irshad 22 4 4 14 24 36 −12 16 Relegation to Lebanese Second Division
12 Al-Ahli Sidon 22 3 7 12 11 43 −32 16
Source: [1]

Relegation and promotion

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Top scorers

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This is a list of top scorers of the 2007–08 season.[2] Mohammed Ghaddar is currently leading.

Rank Name Club Goals
1 Lebanon Mohammed Ghaddar Nejmeh 22
2 Lebanon Ghassan Shaweekh Tadamon Sour 14
3 Iraq Salih Sadeer Al-Ansar (Lebanon) 12
4 Trinidad and Tobago Errol McFarlane Al-Mabarrah 9
5 Egypt Ahmad Jaradi Shabab Al-Sahel 9
6 Lebanon Abbas Ahmed Atwi Nejmeh 9
7 Lebanon Fadi Ghoson Al-Ansar (Lebanon) 8
8 Egypt Issam Makka Al-Irshad 7
9 Brazil Carniro Sandro Al-Ahed 7
10 Lebanon Moustafa Al-Kasaa' Tripoli SC 7

References

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  1. ^ "g.o.a.l.ZZ". Archived from the original on 2008-03-29. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  2. ^ http://www.lebanese-football.com/lf/absolutenm/templates/terms.asp Archived 2009-01-06 at the Wayback Machine Top scorers