# 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League

The 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League was Lebanon's 51st season of top-tier football. Twelve teams competed in the league, with Al Ahed being the defending champion.

## Teams

Shabab Al-Ghazieh and Al Islah were relegated to the second level of Lebanese football after ending the 2010–11 season in the bottom two places. Promoted from the second level were Al-Ahli Saida and Tripoli SC

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Location | Stadium | Stadium capacity |
| Al Ahed | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 |
| Al-Ansar | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 |
| Tripoli SC | Tripoli | Tripoli Municipal Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al-Mabarrah | Beirut | Mabarra Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Nejmeh | Beirut | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Tadamon | Tyre | Sour Stadium | 6,500 |
| Racing | Beirut | Fouad Shehab Stadium | 5,000 |
| Safa | Beirut | Safa Stadium | 4,000 |
| Shabab Al-Sahel | Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 22,500 |
| Al-Ahli Saida | Sidon | Saida Municipal Stadium | 22,600 |
| Al-Akhaa | Aley | Amin AbdelNour Stadium | 3,500 |
| Salam Sour | Tyre | Sour Stadium | 6,500 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| Al Ahed | Ousama Helbawi | Mohamad Al Sahel | Abbas Kanaan | Lotto | Al-Manar |
| Al-Ansar | Karim Diab | Jamal Taha | Sami Al Shoum | Lotto | |
| Tripoli SC | | | Ibrahim Sweidan | Lotto | |
| Al-Mabarrah | Ahmad Fadallah | Assaf | Ismail Kassem | Lotto | Bahman Hospital |
| Al-Nejmeh | Mohammad Amin Daouk | Moussa Hojeij | Abbas Ahmed Atwi | Joma | Banque de la Méditerranée |
| Al-Tadamon | Nassir Basma | Mohammad Zheir | Bilal Hajjo | Adidas | Yasour.org |
| Racing | George Farah | David Nakhid | Hassan Koleit | Adidas | |
| Safa | Issam Al-Sayegh | Akram Ahmad Salman | Khodor Salameh | Joma | Net-Gaz |
| Shabab Al-Sahel | Samir Dbooq | Hajj Hammoud | Ali Mtairik | Adidas | S.G.H |
| Al-Ahli Saida | Ahmad Harriri | | Ahmad Atwi | Adidas | |
| Al-Akhaa | Ali Abdl Lateef | Samir Saad | Ahmad Diab | Lotto | |
| Salam Sour | Bilal Bittar | Foad Saad | Ousama Haidar | Adidas | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Safa | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 55 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 2 | Al Nejmeh | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 16 | +21 | 51 | |
| 3 | Al Ahed | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 48 | |
| 4 | Al Ansar | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 44 | 2013 AFC Cup Group stage |
| 5 | Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 28 | |
| 6 | Shabab Al-Sahel | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 27 | |
| 7 | Tripoli SC | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | |
| 8 | Racing Beirut | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 23 | |
| 9 | Salam Sour | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 21 | |
| 10 | Al-Tadamon Tyre | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 20 | |
| 11 | Al-Mabarrah (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 44 | −23 | 13 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
| 12 | Al-Ahli Saida (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 53 | −35 | 10 | Relegation to Lebanese Second Division |
* ↑ via 2011–12 Lebanese FA Cup

## Fixtures and results

| Home \ Away | AHD | ALS | AKA | ANS | AMB | NJM | TAD | RCB | SFA | SLS | SAS | TSC |
| Al Ahed | | | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Al-Ahli Saida | 0–2 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley | 1–5 | 4–1 | | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Al Ansar | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| Al-Mabarrah | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Al Nejmeh | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Tadamon Tyre | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Racing Beirut | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Safa | 2–0 | | 2–1 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Salam Sour | | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Shabab Al-Sahel | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | | 1–3 |
| Tripoli SC | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |