# Lebanese Second Division

The Lebanese Second Division (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once away, with the champions and the second placed team qualifying to the Lebanese Premier League to replace the bottom two teams.

## History

Salam Achrafieh won the inaugural edition of the Second Division, in 1933–34, after beating Ararad 2–0 in the final. There was no promotion or relegation system at the time, so Salam Achrafieh remained in the Second Division. In April 1935, Second Division clubs requested a promotion system to be implemented. It was proposed that, at the end of the season, every Second Division team that wanted to be promoted to the First Division had to play against three teams from the First Division, one match each, winning all three. The teams from the First Division had to have at least seven players from their previous season's squad.

## Clubs
### Champions

The following is a list of Lebanese Second Division champions.
| No. | Season | Champion(s) |
| 1 | 1933–34 | Salam Achrafieh |
| 2 | 1934–35 | International |
| 3 | 1935–36 | International |
| 4 | 1936–37 | Salam Achrafieh |
| 5 | 1937–38 | Hilmi-Sport |
| 6 | 1938–39 | Racing Beirut |
| | 1939–40 | Canceled |
| 7 | 1940–41 | Antranik B |
| 8 | 1941–42 | Shabiba Mazraa |
| 9 | 1942–43 | |
| 10 | 1943–44 | Sagesse |
| 11 | 1944–45 | |
| 12 | 1945–46 | Club de Gaulle |
| 13 | 1946–47 | Pagramian |
| 14 | 1947–48 | Sagesse |
| 15 | 1948–49 | |
| | 1949–50 | Canceled |
| 16 | 1950–51 | Nejmeh |
| | 1951 to 1953 | Not in operation |
| No. | Season | Champion(s) |
| 17 | 1953–54 | |
| 18 | 1954–55 | |
| 19 | 1955–56 | Sagesse |
| 20 | 1956–57 | |
| | 1957 to 1960 | Not in operation |
| 21 | 1959–60 | Various |
| 22 | 1960–61 | Various |
| 23 | 1961–62 | |
| 24 | 1962–63 | Various |
| 25 | 1963–64 | Various |
| 26 | 1964–65 | Homenetmen BH |
| 27 | 1965–66 | Istiklal |
| 28 | 1966–67 | Istiklal |
| | 1967–68 | Not contested |
| 29 | 1968–69 | |
| 30 | 1969–70 | |
| | 1970 to 1972 | Not in operation |
| 31 | 1972–73 | |
| | 1973–74 | Canceled |
| No. | Season | Champion(s) |
| 32 | 1974–75 | |
| | 1975 to 1987 | Not in operation |
| 33 | 1987–88 | Mabarra |
| | 1988 to 1990 | Not in operation |
| 34 | 1990–91 | Bourj |
| 35 | 1991–92 | Egtmaaey |
| 36 | 1992–93 | Akhaa Ahli Aley |
| 37 | 1993–94 | Harakat Shabab |
| 38 | 1994–95 | Riada Wal Adab |
| 39 | 1995–96 | Shabiba Mazraa |
| 40 | 1996–97 | Ahli Saida |
| 41 | 1997–98 | Salam Zgharta |
| 42 | 1998–99 | Sagesse |
| 43 | 1999–2000 | Racing Beirut |
| 44 | 2000–01 | Bourj |
| 45 | 2001–02 | Olympic Beirut |
| 46 | 2002–03 | Homenetmen |
| 47 | 2003–04 | Akhaa Ahli Aley |
| 48 | 2004–05 | Salam Zgharta |
| No. | Season | Champion |
| 49 | 2005–06 | Shabab Sahel |
| 50 | 2006–07 | Racing Beirut |
| 51 | 2007–08 | Salam Zgharta |
| 52 | 2008–09 | Ahli Saida |
| 53 | 2009–10 | Salam Sour |
| 54 | 2010–11 | Tripoli |
| 55 | 2011–12 | Egtmaaey |
| 56 | 2012–13 | Various |
| 57 | 2013–14 | Various |
| 58 | 2014–15 | Egtmaaey |
| 59 | 2015–16 | Tadamon Sour |
| 60 | 2016–17 | Shabab Arabi |
| 61 | 2017–18 | Shabab Sahel |
| 62 | 2018–19 | Bourj |
| 63 | 2019–20 | Not awarded |
| 64 | 2020–21 | Sporting |
| 65 | 2021–22 | Chabab Ghazieh |
| 66 | 2022–23 | Racing Beirut |
| 67 | 2023–24 | Riyadi Abbasiyah |

### 2024–25 season

The following 12 clubs will compete in the Lebanese Second Division during the 2024–25 season.
| Team | Home city | Position in 2022–23 |
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | Aley | |
| BFA Sporting | Beirut | |
| Jwayya FC | Jwayya | |
| Tripoli | Tripoli | 11th in the Premier League |
| Irshad Chehim | Shheem | |
| Risaleh Toura | Toura | 1st in the Third Division |
| Ukhouwa Kharayeb | Kharayeb | 2nd in the Third Division |
| Mabarra | Beirut | 3rd |
| Nahda Barelias | Bar Elias | |
| Salam Zgharta | Zgharta | |
| Ahly Nabatieh | Nabatieh | 12th in the Premier League |
| Wehda Saadnayel | Saadnayel | |

## Media coverage

In 2019, Mycujoo stream a selection of Lebanese Second Division games weekly. In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Second Division, Lebanese Super Cup and Lebanese Women's Football League, and some Lebanese Premier League, games through the FIFA+ platform.