Libyan Premier League
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| Libyan Premier League | |
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| Current season or competition: Libyan Premier League 2007/2008 |
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| Sport | Football (soccer) |
| Founded | 1962 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country(ies) |  Libya |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Al Ittihad |
The Libyan Premier League is the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation.
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[edit] The Competition
There are 14 clubs in the league. During the course of the season, each club plays the others both at home and away totalling 26 games. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams are automatically relegated to the 1st division. The winners and runners up of the championship automatically take their place.
[edit] Winners
[edit] Champions by season
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[edit] Performance by club
| Clubs | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | Runners-up Years |
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| Al Ittihad | 13 | 6 | 1965, 1966, 1969, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
1977, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004 |
| Al Ahly Tripoli | 10 | 8 | 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000 |
1972, 1975, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1992, 2006, 2007 |
| Al Ahly Benghazi | 4 | 6 | 1970, 1972, 1975, 1992 | 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1991 |
| Al Madina | 3 | 2 | 1976, 1983, 2001 | 1987, 1990 |
| Al Tahaddy | 3 | - | 1967, 1977, 1997 | - |
| AL Mahalah | 2 | 1 | 1998, 1999 | 1997 |
| Al Nasr | 1 | 4 | 1987 | 1978, 1984, 2002, 2003 |
| Al Dhahra | 1 | - | 1985 | - |
| Al Shat | 1 | - | 1996 | - |
| Al Olympic | 1 | - | 2004 | - |
| Al Afriqi | - | 1 | - | 1974 |
| Al Soukour | - | 1 | - | 1989 |
[edit] Titles by city
| City | Titles | Winning Clubs |
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| Tripoli |
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Al Ittihad (13), Al Ahly Tripoli (10), Al Madina (3), AL Mahalah (2), Al Dhahra (1), Al Shat (1) |
| Benghazi |
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Al Ahly Benghazi (4), Al Tahaddy (3), Al Nasr (1) |
| Zaouia |
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Al Olympic (1) |
[edit] Complete team list
[edit] By season
[edit] By team
From 1968/1969 - 1987/1988 without 1969/1970, 1985/1986
- Al Afriqi: 11
- Al Ahly: 12
- Al-Ahly Mesratah: 2
- Al Ahly Tripoli: 12
- Al Akhdar: 2
- Al-Bashayer: 1
- Al Charara: 2
- Al Dhahra: 6
- Darnes: 5
- Al Hilal: 10
- Al Ittihad: 12
- Al Madina : 12
- Al Mahalah: 3
- Al-Moroug: 2
- Al Najma: 1
- Al Nahtha: 1
- Al Nasr: 11
- Al Olympic: 1
- Al-Qudos: 3
- Al Qurthabia: 4
- Rafik: 2
- Al-Sawahel: 1
- Al Swihli: 5
- Al-Shabab: 5
- Al Shorta: 6
- Al Soukour: 3
- Al Tahaddy: 11
- Al Tayaran: 3
- Al Tersanah: 1
- Al Wahda: 11
[edit] Top scorers by season
| Year | Goals | Player |
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| 1964 | 24 | Ahmed Ben Sawed, (Al Ahly B.) |
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| 1979 | X | Championship not finished |
| 1980 | X | No championship |
| 1981 | X | No championship |
| 1982 | X | No championship |
| 1983 | 17 | Noure Esserry, (Al Madina) |
| 1984 | 11 | Abdulraouf El Furjani, (Al Dahra) |
| 1985 | 9 | Ramadan El Bernawi, (Ahly B.) |
| 1986 | 11 | Saleem AbuJrad, (Al Ittihad) |
| 1987 | 12 | Faraj El Bara'si, (Al Naser) |
| 1988 | 11 | Saleem AbuJrad, (Al Ittihad) |
| 1989 | 6 | Faraj Miloud, (Al Tahaddy) |
| 1990 | 11 | Ali El Bshari, (Ahly B.) & Naser Bader, (Al Afreqi) |
| 1991 | 11 | Idres Mekraz, (Darnes) |
| 1992 | 12 | Abdulhakem Eswayah, ( Al Tersana) |
| 1993 | 12 | Abdulhakem Eswayah, ( Al Tersana) |
| 1994 | 19 | Idres Mekraz, (Al Ahly Tripoli) |
| 1995 | 6 | Mohamed Milad, (Ittihad G.) & Hasan Othman, (Al Morouj) |
| 1996 | 10 | Muammar Masoud, (Al Shat) |
| 1997 | 12 | Khalifa Al Magenni, (Al Hilal) |
| 1998 | 14 | Khalifa Al Magenni, (Al Hilal) |
| 1999 | 13 | Mustafa Ramadan, (Ahly B.) |
| 2000 | 8 | Ahmad Saad, (Benghazi Al Jadeda) |
| 2001 | 14 | Ashraf Muammar, (Al Tahaddy) & Ali Al Milyan, (Al Madina) |
| 2002 | 19 | Saadi Qaddafi, (Al Ittihad) |
| 2003 | 13 | Ahmed El Masli, (Al Naser) & Shalabi, (Al Madina) |
| 2004 | 14 | Ahmad Saad, (Al Naser) |
| 2005 | 12 |  Al Shek Sedao, (Al Urouba) |
| 2006 | 18 | Samir Al Wahaj, (Al Wahda) |
| 2007 | 13 | Walid Al Shebli, (Al Madina) |
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