Country Libya Relegation to Libyan Second Division Number of teams 16 Date founded 1963 Levels on pyramid 1 | Level on pyramid 1 Most championships Al Ittihad (16) Current champion Alahly SC (Tripoli) Domestic cup Libyan Cup | |
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International cup(s) Champions League
Confederation Cup
Arab Champions League Current champions Al Ahli (Tripoli)
(2015–16) Confederation Confederation of African Football Teams Alahly SC, Al‑Ittihad Club, Al‑Ahly SC, Al‑Madina SC, Al‑Nasr SC | ||
The Libyan Premier League (Arabic: الدوري الليبي الممتاز) is the highest division of the Libyan football league pyramid, organized by Libyan Football Federation.
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The league has been ranked by the IFFHS as the 56th highest in the world for 2009, making it the 5th highest ranked league in the Arab world, after the Saudi Professional League, the Egyptian Premier League, the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, & the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The league's television rights are owned by Libya Sports. They also show a highlights program, called 90 Minutes, which broadcasts every week.
The league is dominated by two clubs: Al Ittihad and Al Ahli, both based in the nation's capital. 42 of the 43 titles have been won by clubs from the two biggest cities: Benghazi & Tripoli.
Libyan premier league
History
The Libyan Premier League was founded in 1963. Prior to that, there were three Provincial Championships, one each for the Eastern, Western and Southern provinces. The first league season at national level was the 1963-64 season, in which participated the Western Province champion Al Ahly (Tripoli), the Eastern Province champion Al Ahly (Benghazi) and the Southern Province champion Hilal Sabha. After the withdrawal of Hilal Sabha due to lack of resources, the league was limited to just two teams. Al Ahly (Tripoli) defeated Al Ahly (Benghazi) 2-0 over two matches (1-0 home and away) to become the first Libyan Premier League champions.
Winners
Al Ittihad are the most successful Libyan club, having won 16 titles, including 6 straight titles (from 2004–05 to 2009–10. Their arch rivals Al Ahly (Tripoli) have won it 10 times, but have not won the title since the 1999–2000 season.
The last team to win the title from outside the capital was al-Olomby, who won the league in the 2003–04 season. The Big Two (Al Ahly (Tripoli) & Al Ittihad) have won 27 of the 43 titles that have been contested since 1964.
Champions by season
Winners are:
Top scorers by season
Top scorers are:
Regulations
The rules can be found on the official LFF website