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2020–21 Lebanese Premier League

The 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League was the 59th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs since its establishment in 1934. The league was initially scheduled to start on 18 September, before being postponed to 3 October as part of preventive measures by the state towards the COVID-19 pandemic.

Summary
Regulations On 24 June 2020, a player quota for the season was announced. Each club had to involve one player under the age of 22 for at least 600 minutes, two players for at least 800 combined minutes, and three players for at least 1,200 combined minutes. In the second phase, the 12 teams were divided into two groups based on their position in the first phase; the teams carried over their point tally from the first phase. The top six teams played against each other once, The runners-up instead directly qualified to the 2022 AFC Cup group stage—as long as the champions met the AFC criteria for the AFC Champions League. The bottom six teams also played against each other once, with the bottom two teams being relegated to the Lebanese Second Division. == Teams ==
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the league – the top ten teams from the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League season and the two teams promoted from the Second Division. Due to the 2019–20 season being cancelled, the same 12 teams participated in the 2020–21 season. Stadiums and locations :Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. == League table ==
Results
Matches 1–11 Teams play each other once. Matches 12–16 After 11 matches, the league splits into two sections of six teams i.e. the top six and the bottom six, with the teams playing every other team in their section once. Top six Bottom six == Season statistics ==
Season statistics
Scoring Top goalscorers won the Lebanese Premier League Golden Boot after scoring 14 goals, and was also the top assist provider with 7 assists. Hat-tricks scored a hat-trick in the first matchday of the season. Clean sheets kept 10 clean sheets for Shabab Sahel, the most throughout the season. Discipline Player • Most yellow cards: 8Jihad Ayoub (Ansar) • Zouhair Abdallah (Shabab Sahel) • Most red cards: 1Yasser Achour (Shabab Bourj) • Ali Rmeity (Shabab Bourj) • Hussein Sayed (Chabab Ghazieh) • Kazzem Attieh (Tadamon Sour) • Ali Abdallah Bitar (Tadamon Sour) • Hussein Zein (Ahed) • Ahmad Khatib (Bourj) == Notes ==
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