Lebanese_Women's_Football_League

Lebanese Women's Football League

Women's section of association football league in Lebanon

The Lebanese Women's Football League (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the only league of women's football in Lebanon.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is run by the Lebanese Football Association and began in May 2008, with six teams participating in the debut season. As of the 2023–24 season, 11 teams participate in the league.

Quick Facts Founded, Country ...

Lebanese Women's Football League
Founded	17 May 2008; 15 years ago (17 May 2008)
Country	Lebanon
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Lebanese Women's FA Cup Lebanese Women's Super Cup
International cup(s)	WAFF Women's Clubs Championship
Current champions	SAS (7th title) (2022–23)
Most championships	Sadaka SAS (7 titles each)
TV partners	FIFA+
Current: 2023–24 Lebanese Women's Football League

History

The first edition of the Lebanese Women's Football League was played in 2007–08.^[4] The first matchday began on 17 May 2008 and six teams participated; Sadaka won the first edition.^[5]

Clubs

Main article: List of women's football clubs in Lebanon

Champions

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No.	Season	Champion
1	2007–08	Sadaka
2	2008–09	Sadaka
3	2009–10	Sadaka
4	2010–11	Sadaka
5	2011–12	Sadaka
6	2012–13	Sadaka
7	2013–14	Sadaka
8	2014–15	SAS

No.	Season	Champion
9	2015–16	SAS
10	2016–17	SAS
11	2017–18	Zouk Mosbeh
12	2018–19	SAS
13	2019–20	SAS
14	2020–21	Safa
15	2021–22	SAS
16	2022–23	SAS

Wins by club

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Club	Wins	Winning years
Sadaka	7	2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
SAS	7	2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Zouk Mosbeh	1	2017–18
Safa	1	2020–21

2022–23 season

The following 11 clubs are competing in the 2023–24 season.^[6]

More information Club, Home city ...


Club	Home city	First season	League titles	Last league title
Akhaa Ahli Aley	Aley	2016–17	0	n/a
FC Beirut	Beirut	2010–11	0	n/a
BFA	Beirut	2016–17	0	n/a
EFP	Zouk Mosbeh	2019–20	0	n/a
Helium	Jounieh	2019–20	0	n/a
Montada Sour Sakafi	Tyre	2018–19	0	n/a
No Limits	Jdeideh	2023–24	0	n/a
ÓBerytus	Beirut	2016–17	0	n/a
Salam Zgharta	Zgharta	2015–16	0	n/a
SAS	Aley	2013–14	7	2022–23
Super Girls	Tyre	2019–20	0	n/a

Seasons in the Lebanese Women's Football League

There are 25 teams that have taken part in 17 Lebanese Women's Football League championships from the 2007–08 season until the 2023–24 season. The teams in bold compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League currently. The years in parentheses represent the years of participation.

11 seasons: SAS (2014–2024)
9 seasons: FC Beirut (2011–2017; 2023–2024), United Tripoli (2014–2022)
8 seasons: BFA (2017–2024), ÓBerytus (2017–2024)
7 seasons: Sadaka (2008–2014)
6 seasons: Girls (2012–2017), Salam Zgharta (2016–2020; 2024)
5 seasons: Shabab Arabi (2008–2012), Arabi (2011–2015), EFP (2020–2024), Super Girls (2020–2024)
4 seasons: Akhaa Ahli Aley (2017–2020; 2024)
3 seasons: Adab W Riyada Kfarchima (2008–2010), Shabab Tripoli (2008–2010), Athletico Beirut (2011–2013), Shooters (2011–2013), Sporting High (2017–2019), Zouk Mosbeh (2017–2019), Montada Sour Sakafi^{[lower-alpha 1]} (2019–2020; 2024), Sakafi Chhim (2019–2021), Helium (2020; 2023–2024), Safa (2020–2022)
2 seasons: Ansar (2008–2009), Homenmen (2008–2009), Jabal Sheikh (2018–2019), Hoops (2019–2020), Kfarchima (2019–2020), Montada North Lebanon (2020–2021), Primo (2020–2021), Taadod Mazraat Chouf (2021–2022)
1 season: Phoenicia (2012), Nasr Hadath (2017), Jabal (2023), No Limits (2024)

Top scorers

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Season	Player(s)	Nationality	Club(s)	Goals
2007–08^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Sara Haidar	Lebanon	Sadaka	18
2008–09	Sara Haidar Gayane Kostanyan	Lebanon Armenia	Sadaka Homenmen	13
2009–10	Sara Haidar	Lebanon	Sadaka	16
2010–11	Sara Haidar	Lebanon	Sadaka	22
2011–12	Sara Haidar	Lebanon	Sadaka	25
2012–13	Diakiese Kaluzodi	DR Congo	Sadaka	11
2013–14	Maysa Jbarah	Jordan	SAS	25
2014–15	Sara Bakri	Lebanon	SAS	7
2015–16	Nadia Assaf	Lebanon	GFA	9
2016–17	Nancy Tchaylian	Lebanon	Zouk Mosbeh	20
2017–18	Alice Kusi	Ghana	Zouk Mosbeh	26^[7]
2018–19	Mariam Camara	Ivory Coast	SAS	18^[8]
2019–20	Melanie Ghanime	Lebanon	EFP	20^[9]
2020–21	Syntia Salha	Lebanon	Safa	13^[10]
2021–22	Syntia Salha	Lebanon	Safa	20^[11]
2022–23	Syntia Salha	Lebanon	BFA	29^[12]

Media coverage

In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Women's Football League, Lebanese Second Division and Lebanese Super Cup, and some Lebanese Premier League games, through the FIFA+ platform.^[13]^[14]

Transfer regulations

Players may only be transferred during transfer windows that are set by the Lebanese Football Association. The two transfer windows run from 1 February to 16 March and from 5 to 25 May.^[15]

Notes

Terdeba Stars in 2019, Southern Stars in 2020
Gayane Kostanyan could also be joint top scorer.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lebanese Women's Football League.

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