| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Ittihad 14th Libyan Premier League title |
| Runner up | Al Ahly Tripoli |
| Relegated | Al Tahaddy Al Urouba Nojom Ajdabiya |
| CAF Champions League 2009 | Al Ittihad Al Ahly Tripoli |
| CAF Confederation Cup 2009 | Khaleej Sirte (viaLibyan Cup) Al Ahly Benghazi |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Al Ahly Tripoli 10-2Al Suqoor (2007-12-07) |
| Biggest away win | Al Wahda 1–5Al Ittihad (2007-10-11) Al Suqoor 0-4Al Ittihad (2008-07-19) |
| Highest scoring | Al Ahly Tripoli 10-2Al Suqoor (2007-12-07) |
2008–09 → | |
Libyan Premier League 2007/2008 was the 41st edition of theLibyan Premier League, the highest division ofLibyanfootball, organised by theLibyan Football Federation.
In a more closely contested league contest than in recent seasons,Al Ittihad took until week 28 to secure their 14th league title.Al Ahly Tripoli challenged their close rivals all the way in the title race, but just four points from their last three games, including a humiliating 1-0 defeat to eventually relegatedAl Tahaddy, ended their title hopes and their 29-game unbeaten record, which had lasted all year. Al Ittihad also went through the league season unbeaten. After just one defeat in the 2006-07 season, this shows signs that theBig Two are pulling even further away, proved by the 20-point gap between 2nd placedAl Ahly Tripoli and 3rd placedAl Ahly Benghazi.
2007-08 was a very successful season forKhaleej Sirte. The club won two trophies (its first major honours since the three Sirte clubs merged to form Khaleej Sirte). The club won theLibyan Confederation Cup, a newly created trophy similar to England'sLeague Cup, before later lifting theLibyan Cup, beatingAl Madina in a tense final 1-0.
At the bottom,Al Suqoor andNojom Ajdabiya both had very poor seasons, with just 9 wins between the two sides.Al Suqoor suffered one of the worst defeats in Libyan history, as they were crushed 10-2 byA Ahli Tripoli.Al Urouba did put up a decent fight, winning 4 of their last 7 matches, nearly half of the number of wins they had obtained in their previous 23 matches. In the end, they paid the price for losing to relegation rivals.
TheRelegation/Promotion play-off place was an interesting battle. Three teams were on 33 points, and it was head-to-head record that sentAl Tahaddy to their eventual relegation.
In general, the league was pretty close, with just 10 points separating 5th placedKhaleej Sirte from 14th placed (and relegated)Al Urouba.
There are 16 clubs in the League. During the course of the season each clubs plays others two times, for a total of 30 games. At the end of season, the bottom three sides are automatically relegated to theLibyan Second Division, and the fourth bottom side goes into theRelegation play-off.
The winner of the LPL qualifies for theCAF Champions League, and the top two sides qualify for theArab Champions League, while theLibyan Cup winner qualifies for theCAF Confederation Cup
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Ahly Benghazi | Benghazi | 28 March Stadium |
| Ahly Tripoli | Tripoli | 11 June Stadium |
| Akhdar | Bayda | Green Document Stadium |
| Jazeera | Zuwara | Zuwara Stadium |
| Nojom Ajdabiya | Ajdabiya | 10 March Stadium |
| Ittihad | Tripoli | 11 June Stadium |
| Madina | Tripoli | 11 June Stadium |
| Nasr | Benghazi | 28 March Stadium |
| Olomby | Zawiya | Zaawia Stadium |
| Al Shat | Tripoli | Ali Alsgozy Stadium |
| Suqoor | Tobruk | 2 March Stadium |
| Tahaddy | Benghazi | 28 March Stadium |
| Khaleej Sirte | Sirte | 2 March Stadium |
| Wahda | Tripoli | GMR Stadium |
| Urouba | Ajaylat | Ajaylat Stadium |
| Tersanah | Tripoli | GMR Stadium |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ittihad(C) | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 16 | +52 | 82 | 2009 CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Ahly Tripoli | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 28 | +49 | 75 | 2009 CAF Champions League |
| 3 | Ahly Benghazi | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 55 | CAF Confederation Cup 2009[a] |
| 4 | Akhdar | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 50[b] | |
| 5 | Khaleej Sirte | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 41[c] | CAF Confederation Cup 2009[a] |
| 6 | Nasr | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 41[c][d] | |
| 7 | Madina | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Olomby | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 39 | |
| 9 | Shat | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Jazeera | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 35 | |
| 11 | Tersanah | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 33[e] | |
| 12 | Wahda | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 33[e] | |
| 13 | Tahaddy(R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 33[e] | Qualification forPromotion/relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Urouba(R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 31 | Relegation toLibyan Second Division |
| 15 | Suqoor(R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | 69 | −46 | 20[f] | |
| 16 | Nojom Ajdabiya(R) | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AHLB | AHLT | AKH | ITT | JAZ | KHA | MAD | NSR | NJMA | OLY | SHT | SQR | THD | TER | URO | WAH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahly Benghazi | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| Ahly Tripoli | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 10–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| Akhdar | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Ittihad | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Jazeera | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Khaleej Sirte | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| Madina | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Nasr | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| Nojom Ajdabiya | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Olomby | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Shat | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Suqoor | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Tahaddy | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | |
| Tersanah | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Urouba | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Wahda | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |