# 2008–09 Libyan Second Division

The 2008–09 edition of the Libyan Second Division began on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. 45 clubs (shown below in their respective groups) attempted to win promotion to the Libyan Premier League for the 2009–10 season.

## System

The clubs are sorted by their geographical location in Libya. Groups A & B contain 23 teams that hail from Tripoli, Misrata, Zawiya and Sabha. Groups C & D contain 22 teams that hail from Benghazi, Sirte, Jabal al Akhdar and Al Butnan.
The top two in each group progress to the Final Qualification stage, making 8 teams. These eight teams will be placed in one group, and will play each other, home and away, to determine the two clubs that win promotion to the Libyan Premier League for the 2009-10 season. The club that finishes top of the Final Qualification group claims the Libyan Second Division title for the 2008-09 season. Any bookings, sendings-off or other punishments will be carried forward to the Final Qualification stage.
The two clubs that finish bottom of their respective groups are directly relegated to the Libyan Third Division for the 2009-10 season.
If two or more teams are tied for a particular position, the tie-breaker is as follows:
    I) Head-to-Head record between the team(s) in question:
       i) Total number of goals scored in meetings between team(s) in question
       ii) Total number of away goals scored in meetings between team(s) in question
    II) Goal difference
    III) Total number of goals scored
    IV) Play-off match at neutral venue.

## Promotion and Relegation
### Promoted from 2007–08 Libyan Third Division

* Libya Railway
* Wefaq Ajdabiya
* Al Dhahra B.
* Al Ittihad G.
* Al Mahdeeya
* Al Anwaar
* Shamaal Benghazi
* Al Hilal Tobruk
* Al Qairawaan
* Nusoor al Khaleej

### Relegated to 2008–09 Libyan Third Division

* Al Tahaddy Misratah
* Al Ikhaa
* Ghawt al Sha'al
* Al Qurthabia
* Al Manshea
* Al Taraabet
* Al Tayaraan
* Al Buraaq
* Al Shalaal
* Al Mukhtar B.

### Relegated from 2007–08 Libyan Premier League

* Al Suqoor
* Al Urouba
* Nojom Ajdabiya
* Al Tahaddi

## Participating clubs
### Group A

| Club | City | Position Last Season |
| Rafeeq | Sorman | 4th, Group A |
| Urouba | Ajaylat | 14th, Libyan Premier League (Relegated) |
| Al Mahdeeya | Sabha | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |
| Mahalla | Tripoli | 5th, Group B |
| Al Dhahra | Bani Walid | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |
| Abi al Ashar | Tripoli | 10th, Group B |
| Al Ittihad | Gharyan | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |
| Al Jamarek | Tripoli | 7th, Group A |
| Al Yarmouk | 'Aziziya | 6th, Group A |
| Al Hiyad | Misrata | 7th, Group B |
| Libya Railway | Zaltan | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |

### Group B

| Club | City | Position Last Season |
| Al Mustaqbal | Jumayl, Zuwara | 2nd, Group B |
| Al Qal'aa | Waddan, Sabha | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |
| Al Shabab al Wahdawi$^1$ | Tripoli | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |
| Al Charara | Sabha | 8th, Group B |
| Abu Moliyana | Tripoli | 3rd, Group A |
| Al Tala'e | Ajaylat | Promoted from Libyan Third Division (via playoffs) |
| Al Dhahra | Tripoli | 4th, Group B |
| Al Majd | Tripoli | 9th, Group A |
| Al Shmoo'e | Misrata | 5th, Group A |
| Al Faaluja | 'Aziziya | 11th, Group A |
| Nojoom Al Baazah | Baazah, Zliten | 6th, Group B |
$^1$(Al Shabab al Wahdawi withdrew from the competition at the mid-season break, and therefore had all matches cancelled)

### Group C

| Club | City | Position Last Season |
| Al Mukhtar | Tobruk | 12th, Group C |
| Nusoor al Khaleej | Ajdabiya | Libyan Third Division, promoted |
| Wefaq | Ajdabiya | Libyan Third Division, Champions |
| Al Anwaar | Tripoli | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Wahda | Benghazi | Group C, 10th |
| New Benghazi | Benghazi | Group C, 8th |
| Al Ansaar | Benghazi | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Al Soukour | Tobruk | Libyan Premier League, 15th (Relegated) |
| Darnes | Derna | Group C, 3rd |
| Al Morooj | Marj | Group C, 6th |
| Al Najma | Benghazi | Group C, 4th |

### Group D

| Club | City | Position Last Season |
| Al Andalus | Tobruk | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Al Hilal | Tobruk | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Al Ta'awon | Ajdabiya | Group C, 11th |
| North Benghazi | Benghazi | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Al Hadaf | Benghazi | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Al Sawa'ed | Benghazi | Group C, 2nd |
| Al Qairawan | Bayda | Libyan Third Division, Promoted |
| Nojom Ajdabiya | Ajdabiya | Libyan Premier League, 16th (Relegated) |
| Al Afriqi | Derna | Group C, 9th |
| Al Baranes | Benghazi | Group C, 5th |
| Al Tahaddy | Benghazi | Libyan Premier League, 13th (Relegated via Relegation/Promotion Playoff) |

## League tables
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Mahalla (C, Q) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 50 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 2 | Urouba (Q) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 49 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 3 | Rafiq Sorman | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 43 | |
| 4 | Harati | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 22 | +18 | 43 | |
| 5 | Yarmouk | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 40 | |
| 6 | Mahdeeya | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 23 | +2 | 35 | |
| 7 | Jamarek | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Hiyad | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 23 | |
| 9 | Abi al Ashar | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Ittihad Gheryan | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 15 | |
| 11 | Dhahra Bani Waleed (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 52 | −41 | 10 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
| 12 | Sikat Hadid (R) | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 49 | −31 | 9 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
* 1 2 HRT 1-2 RFQ; RFQ 2-1 HRT
* ↑ Hiyad deducted two points
* ↑ Sikat Hadid deducted five points
| Home \ Away | ABI | DHAB | HRT | HYD | ITTG | JMR | MHL | MHD | RFQ | SKH | URO | YRM |
| Abi al Ashar | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Dhahra Bani Waleed | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 |
| Harati | 3–1 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Hiyad | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Ittihad Gheryan | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | | 3–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Jamarek | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| Mahalla | 4–2 | 7–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–4 |
| Mahdeeya | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Rafiq Sorman | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Sikat Hadid | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | | 2–3 | 0–5 |
| Urouba | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 3–3 |
| Yarmouk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
* ↑ Match awarded 2-0 to Abi al Ashar after Sikat al Hadid failed to show for the match.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dhahra Tripoli (C, Q) | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 37 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 2 | Tala'e (Q) | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 31 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 3 | Mustaqbal | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Shmoo'e | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 27 | |
| 5 | Majd | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Qal'aa | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 25 | |
| 7 | Nojoom al Baazah | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 24 | |
| 8 | Abu Moliyana | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 23 | |
| 9 | Charara | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | Faaluja (R) | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 7 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
| 11 | Shabab (R) | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 10 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
* 1 2 TLA 1-0 MUS; MUS 1-3 TLA
* 1 2 QLA 1-2 MJD; MJD 1-1 QLA
* ↑ Faaluja deducted four points
* ↑ Shabab al Wahdawi withdrew from the league after Round 10, and therefore did not compete in the second half of the season. Shown is the record after Round 10. Each team will only play 19 games. This is taking into account games played against Shabab al Wahdawi in the first half of the season.
| Home \ Away | ABM | DHAT | FLJ | MJD | MUS | NJMB | QLA | SHB | SHR | SHM | TLA |
| Abu Moliyana | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Dhahra Tripoli | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Faaluja | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Majd | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Mustaqbal | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Nojoom al Baazah | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| Qal'aa | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Shabab | | 1–1 | | | | | 0–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Sharara | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | | | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Shmoo'e | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | | 0–0 |
| Tala'e | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
* ↑ Faaluja withdrew from match and therefore Nojoom al Baazah were awarded a 2-0 win.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Darnes (C, Q) | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 10 | +39 | 47 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 2 | Najma (Q) | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 46 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 3 | Benghazi al Jadeeda | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | |
| 4 | Murooj | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 29 | |
| 5 | Suqoor | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 26 | |
| 6 | Ansaar | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mukhtar Tobruk | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 22 | |
| 8 | Wahda Benghazi | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 22 | |
| 9 | Anwaar | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Nusoor al Khaleej (R) | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 19 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
| 11 | Wefaq Ajdabiya (R) | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 40 | −23 | 10 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
* 1 2 MRJ 1-3 BNGJ; BNGJ 2-0 MRJ
* ↑ Benghazi al Jadeeda deducted two points for financial irregularities
* 1 2 WAHB 0-1 MKHT; MKHT 3-0 WAHB
| Home \ Away | ANS | ANW | BNGJ | DRN | MKHT | MRJ | NAJ | NUSK | SQR | WAHB | WFQA |
| Ansaar | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Anwaar | 2–0 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Benghazi al Jadeeda | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 |
| Darnes | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Mukhtar Tobruk | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Murooj | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 |
| Najma | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Nusoor al Khaleej | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Suqoor | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Wahda Benghazi | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 3–2 |
| Wefaq Ajdabiya | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Tahaddy (C, Q) | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 6 | +35 | 46 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 2 | Nojom Ajdabiya (Q) | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 42 | Qualification for Championship Stage |
| 3 | Andalus | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 33 | |
| 4 | Sawa'ed | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 26 | |
| 5 | Baranes | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 26 | |
| 6 | Shamaal Benghazi | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ta'awon | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 25 | |
| 8 | Afriqi | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 24 | |
| 9 | Qairawaan | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 45 | −29 | 20 | |
| 10 | Hadaf (R) | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 19 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
| 11 | Hilal Tobruk (R) | 20 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 7 | Relegation to Libyan Third Division |
* 1 2 BRN 1-2 SWD; SWD 1-0 BRN
* 1 2 TWN 0-1 SHMB; SHMB 2-1 TWN
* ↑ Hadaf deducted four points
* ↑ Hilal Tobruk deducted three points
| Home \ Away | AFQ | ANL | BRN | HDF | HILT | NJMA | QRW | SWD | SHMB | TWN | THD |
| Afriqi | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Andalus | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Baranes | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Hadaf | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Hilal Tobruk | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Nojom Ajdabiya | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 5–0 | | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Qairawaan | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–5 |
| Sawa'ed | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Shamaal Benghazi | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Ta'awon | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 7–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | | 0–1 |
| Tahaddy | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
* ↑ Penalty for no show

## Championship Stage

The top two teams in each group will qualify to this stage of the competition, making 8 teams. These 8 teams will play each other home and away, and the top two sides at the end of these 14 matches will be promoted to the Libyan Premier League for the 2009–10 season. The top team will be crowned champions for this season.
The draw for the Championship Stage will take place on May 27, 2009, at 11:00 EET

### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Najma (C) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 28 | Promotion to 2009–10 Libyan Premier League |
| 2 | Tahaddy (P) | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 27 | Promotion to 2009–10 Libyan Premier League |
| 3 | Mahalla | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 25 | |
| 4 | Darnes | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 23 | |
| 5 | Dhahra Tripoli | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 18 | |
| 6 | Urouba | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 17 | |
| 7 | Nojom Ajdabiya | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 8 | |
| 8 | Tala'e | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 2 | |
* ↑ Tala'e deducted two points