Issues The 2018–19 season was one of the worst for Lebanese football since the
Lebanese Civil War for various issues. The first issue was the poor preparation and management of most clubs.
Nejmeh had changed their head coach twice and bought five of ten summer signings only in the last week of the transfer window.
Ansar changed their coach a week before the season began and signed two players in the last days of the transfer window. The league's smaller clubs had other problems.
Tadamon Sour found themselves without a head coach or president at the start of the season.
Tripoli also began the season without a head coach, as well as having not signed any new players. Nabi Chit SC changed their name to
Bekaa SC in a failed attempt to attract more investors. Overall, only five of twelve teams kept their manager from the previous season, and most summer acquisitions were concluded in the final days of the signing window. The second issue concerned the tensions between the
Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and the clubs, with the referees' performances being the hot topic. Clubs like Ansar and Nejmeh protested to the Federation, threatening to leave the league if no improvements were to be made. These tensions culminated with the resignation of Semaan Douaihy, a member of the Executive Committee of the LFA.
Salam Zgharta FC and
Racing Beirut announcing their withdrawal from all LFA-managed competitions. The final issue the league faced was the re-emergence of match-fixing. While the LFA proved its existence, it made no effort to punish the parties involved or to cancel the results of the implicated teams.
League summary Al Ahed FC won their third consecutive title with a ten-point margin. The battle for second place went down to the wire, with
Ansar claiming an
AFC Cup spot from
Nejmeh in the last matchday of the league. The relegation battle was also determined on the last matchday, with eight of the 12 teams all candidates for relegation. The
Beirut Municipal Stadium and the
Fouad Chehab Stadium returned to host Lebanese Premier League matches. ==Teams==