| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ahed |
| Relegated | Al-Ahli Hekmeh FC |
| AFC Cup | Al-Ahed Al-Ansar SC |
| UAFA Cup | Al Nejmeh |
| Top goalscorer | |
2010–11 → | |
The2009–10Lebanese Premier League was the 49th season of top-tier football inLebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, withAl-Nejmeh the defending champions. The season began on 10 October 2009 and will concluded in May 2010.
League size was increased from eleven to twelve teams for this season.Salam Zgharta were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the2008–09 season in last place. Promoted from the second level wereAl Islah Bourg Shamaly andAl-Ahli Saida.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nejmeh | Resigned[1] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahed | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 11 | +38 | 56 | 2011 AFC Cup qualification |
| 2 | Al Nejmeh | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 45 | |
| 3 | Safa | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 45 | |
| 4 | Al Ansar | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 44 | 2011 AFC Cup qualification[a] |
| 5 | Racing Beirut | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 29 | |
| 6 | Al-Mabarrah | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 29 | |
| 7 | Shabab Al-Sahel | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 25 | |
| 8 | Al-Tadamon Tyre | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 24 | |
| 9 | Al Islah Bourg Shamaly | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 20 | |
| 10 | Shabab Al-Ghazieh | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 18 | |
| 11 | Al-Ahli Sidon(R) | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 34 | −22 | 17 | Relegated toLebanese Second Division |
| 12 | Hekmeh FC(R) | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 11 |
| 2009–10 Lebanese Premier League winners |
|---|
| Al Ahed 2nd title |
| Home \ Away | AHD | AAS | ANS | HEK | AMB | NJM | TAD | RCB | SFA | IBS | SAG | SAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahed | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
| Al-Ahli Sidon | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al Ansar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Hikma | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Al-Mabarrah | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Al Nejmeh | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Tadamon Tyre | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Racing Beirut | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Safa | 0–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Al Islah Bourg Shamaly | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Shabab Al-Ghazieh | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Shabab Al-Sahel | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 |