# 2020–21 in Lebanese football

The 2020–21 season was the 88th season of competitive football in Lebanon. The season officially began on 3 October 2020 with the Lebanese Premier League.

## National teams
### Lebanon national football team
#### Kits

| Home | Away |

#### Results and fixtures
##### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
###### Second round: Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
| 1 | South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 16 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 8–0 | Canc. |
| 2 | Lebanon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 9 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | Asian Cup qualifying third round | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 |
| 5 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 0–0 | 2–0 | Canc. | Canc. | — |
* ↑ North Korea withdrew due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, therefore the results of their matches were excluded from the group standings.

##### 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
###### Qualification
### Lebanon women's national football team
#### Results and fixtures
##### Armenia Friendly Tournament
## Men's football
### AFC Cup
#### Group stage
##### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHE | WAH | HID |
| 1 | Al-Ahed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | 2–1 |
| 2 | Al-Wahda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | 0–0 | — | — |
| 3 | Al-Hidd (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | | — | 1–1 | — |

##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUH | SAL | ANS | MBA |
| 1 | Al-Muharraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | — | 2–3 |
| 2 | Al-Salt (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | 0–1 | — | — | 5–0 |
| 3 | Al-Ansar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | — |
| 4 | Markaz Balata | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | | — | — | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Muharraq 3, Al-Salt 0.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Ansar 3, Markaz Balata 0.

### Lebanese Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Ansar (C) | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 40 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Nejmeh | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | +21 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | Shabab Sahel | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 27 | |
| 4 | Ahed | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Safa | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 20 | |
| 7 | Bourj | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Shabab Bourj | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 23 | |
| 9 | Tripoli | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Tadamon Sour | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 16 | |
| 11 | Chabab Ghazieh (R) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 11 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
| 12 | Salam Zgharta (R) | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 1 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
* ↑ Teams played each other once (11 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) where they played each team in their group once (5 matches).
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Ahed 2–1 Safa, Safa 3–3 Ahed.
* 1 2 Head-to-head results: Shabab Bourj 0–1 Bourj, Bourj 1–1 Shabab Bourj.

### Lebanese Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting (C, P) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 35 | Promotion to Lebanese Premier League |
| 2 | Sagesse (P) | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 32 | Promotion to Lebanese Premier League |
| 3 | Ahli Nabatieh | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 29 | |
| 4 | Islah Borj Shmali | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 25 | |
| 5 | Ahli Saida | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 25 | |
| 6 | Nahda Barelias | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 19 | |
| 7 | Racing Beirut | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 29 | |
| 8 | Egtmaaey | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 19 | |
| 9 | Nabi Chit | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Mabarra | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 16 | |
| 11 | Nasser Bar Elias (R) | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 11 | Relegation to Lebanese Third Division |
| 12 | Ansar Howara (R) | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 54 | −33 | 5 | Relegation to Lebanese Third Division |
* ↑ Teams play each other once (11 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

### Lebanese Third Division
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Shabab Majdal Anjar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 23 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Ittihad Haret Naameh | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 23 | |
| 3 | Homenmen | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 20 | |
| 4 | Wahda Marj | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 15 | |
| 5 | Zamalek Beirut | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Nojoom Beirut (R) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 12 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |
| 7 | Homenetmen (R) | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Irshad Chehim | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 13 | +25 | 29 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Salam Sour | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 21 | |
| 3 | Raya | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Taqadom Anqoun | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 15 | |
| 5 | Hilal Haret Naameh | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 15 | |
| 6 | Ahli Sarba (R) | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 15 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |
| 7 | Sharq (R) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 42 | −34 | 3 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Qlaileh | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 26 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Riyadi Abbasiya | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 23 | |
| 3 | Nahda Ain Baal | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Harouf | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 17 | |
| 5 | Bint Jbeil | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 15 | |
| 6 | Okhwa Kharayeb (R) | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 13 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |
| 7 | Amal Maaraka (R) | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 9 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |

#### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Ansar Mawadda | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 31 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 2 | Shabab Tripoli | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 27 | |
| 3 | Riada Wal Adab | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 17 | |
| 4 | Achbal Mina'a | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Mahabbe Tripoli | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 15 | |
| 6 | Majd Tripoli (R) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 10 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |
| 7 | Amal Salam Zgharta (R) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 4 | Relegation to Lebanese Fourth Division |

#### Promotion play-offs

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Sporting Qlaileh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Promotion to Lebanese Second Division |
| 2 | Shabab Majdal Anjar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Promotion to Lebanese Second Division |
| 3 | Ansar Mawadda | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Irshad Chehim | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |

### Cup competitions
#### Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup

The 2020 Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was intended to be the first, and only, edition of the tournament. Due to the 2019–20 Lebanese Premier League being canceled, the tournament was supposed to feature a joint-qualifying tournament for the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Challenge Cup between the 12 Lebanese Premier League teams, to decide which six teams would have played in the Elite Cup, and which six in the Challenge Cup. The 12 Lebanese Premier League teams were divided in three groups of four: the top two teams of each group would qualify to the Elite Cup, whereas the bottom two would qualify to the Challenge Cup.
The Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was supposed to kick off on 22 August 2020 with the preparatory tournament. Initially scheduled to begin on 29 July, the tournament was first postponed to 1 August, then to 10 August in order to raise preventive measures towards the COVID-19 pandemic. The starting date was finally postponed to 22 August following the 2020 Beirut explosions. On 19 August, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) cancelled the tournament altogether as part of preventive measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

## Women's football
### Lebanese Women's Football League
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | EFP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 10 | Qualification to the final six |
| 2 | Safa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 9 | Qualification to the final six |
| 3 | BFA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 7 | Qualification to the final six |
| 4 | United Tripoli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 34 | −29 | 3 | |
| 5 | Montada North Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 0 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SAS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | +47 | 15 | Qualification to the final six |
| 2 | Super Girls | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 12 | Qualification to the final six |
| 3 | ÓBerytus | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 | Qualification to the final six |
| 4 | Sakafi Chhim | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 6 | |
| 5 | Taadod Mazraat Chouf | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 | |
| 6 | Primo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 49 | −44 | 0 | |

#### Final six

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Safa (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 13 | Qualification for WAFF Clubs Championship |
| 2 | EFP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 10 | |
| 3 | SAS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | BFA | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | ÓBerytus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Super Girls | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |