Men

The Lebanese football pyramid is composed of five leagues, all governed by the Lebanese Football Association, which operate on a system of promotion and relegation. The first tier of Lebanese football is the Lebanese Premier League, which is made up of 12 teams.^[1] Next is the Lebanese Second Division, which also has 12 teams.^[2] Both of these leagues cover the whole of Lebanon. The first two leagues participate in the Lebanese FA Cup, the national domestic cup competition.^[3]

The third tier is the Lebanese Third Division, one division split into four groups.^[4] At the fourth tier is the Lebanese Fourth Division, a league of five parallel divisions each split into further groups.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} Finally, at the end of the pyramid is the Lebanese Fifth Division, also composed of five divisions split into further groups.^{[10][11][12][13][14]} The five divisions of both the Fouth and Fifth Division are named "Beirut", "Mount Lebanon", "North Lebanon", "South Lebanon" and "Beqaa".

If teams are level on points, tie-breakers are applied in the following order:^[15]

1. Head-to-head points;
2. Goal difference;
3. Goals scored;
4. Decisive match; in case of a draw, a penalty-shootout determines the winner.

Women

The women's system is divided into only one level.^[16]