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2022–23 Lebanese Second Division

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Lebanese Second Division
Season2022–23
Dates2 September 2022 – 4 March 2023
ChampionsRacing Beirut
PromotedRacing Beirut
Ahli Nabatieh
RelegatedShabab Bourj
Ahli Saida
Matches played105
Goals scored279 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerMostafa Hallak
Haidar Awada
(12 goals each)
Biggest winRiyadi Abbasiyah 8–0 Ahli Saida
(9 September 2022)
Highest scoringRiyadi Abbasiyah 8–0 Ahli Saida
(9 September 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Racing Beirut
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Riyadi Abbasiyah
Longest winless run8 matches
Ahli Saida
Mabarra
Longest losing run5 matches
Bint Jbeil
Sporting

The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. It is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The top two teams qualify for the Lebanese Premier League and replace the relegated teams, while the bottom two are relegated to the Lebanese Third Division.[1]

It was the third season to feature a "split" format, following its introduction in 2020–21, where the season was divided into two phases. The league was played between 2 September 2022 and 4 March 2023; Racing Beirut and Ahli Nabatieh, who finished first and second respectively, were promoted to the Premier League,[2] while Shabab Bourj, who withdrew, and Ahli Saida were relegated to the Third Division.[3]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation[a]
1 Racing Beirut (C, P) 20 14 4 2 42 15 +27 34 Promotion to Lebanese Premier League
2 Ahli Nabatieh (P) 20 11 5 4 26 12 +14 29
3 Islah Borj Shmali 20 11 2 7 30 24 +6 27
4 Sporting 20 9 1 10 26 24 +2 20
5 Shabab Baalbeck 20 7 4 9 26 35 −9 17
6 Bint Jbeil 20 5 5 10 21 27 −6 13
7 Riyadi Abbasiyah 18 10 4 4 32 16 +16 27
8 Nahda Barelias 18 7 1 10 15 25 −10 16
9 Egtmaaey 18 6 3 9 21 28 −7 15
10 Mabarra 18 3 6 9 24 33 −9 13
11 Ahli Saida (R) 18 3 3 12 16 40 −24 9 Relegation to Lebanese Third Division
12 Shabab Bourj[b] (R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdraw
Source: Global Sports Archive
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams played each other once (11 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six). Teams carried over half their point tally from the first phase into the second phase.
  2. ^ Shabab Bourj withdrew and their matches from the first half of the season were annulled.

References

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  1. ^ "Lebanese League Second Division 2020/2021". www.goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ يوم تاريخي في ذاكرة النبطية وفريقها الأهلي [A historic day in the memory of Nabatieh and its Al Ahli team]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ "موقع المنار الرياضي » الدوري اللبناني| حسم هوية الهبوط في الدرجة الثانية". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 5 June 2023.