2018–19 Lebanese Premier League

The 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League season began on 21 September 2018 and concluded on 21 April 2019. 2018–19 was the 58th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs in the country, established in 1934.

Lebanese Premier League
Season2018–19
Dates21 September 2018 – 21 April 2019
ChampionsAhed
7th title
RelegatedBekaa
Racing Beirut
AFC CupAhed
Ansar
Matches played132
Goals scored315 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerEl Hadji Malick Tall
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperMehdi Khalil (16 clean sheets)
Biggest home winAhed 6–0 Safa
(23 September 2018)
Biggest away winAkhaa Ahli 1–6 Ahed
(6 April 2019)
Highest scoringSalam Zgharta 2–6 Ansar
(7 December 2018)
Shabab Sahel 5–3 Bekaa
(13 April 2019)
Longest winning run16 matches
Ahed
Longest unbeaten run20 matches
Ahed
Longest winless run12 matches
Bekaa
Longest losing run7 matches
Bekaa

Ahed were the defending champions. Shabab Sahel and Chabab Ghazieh joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Lebanese Second Division. They replaced Shabab Arabi and Islah who were relegated to the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division. Ahed won their third consecutive Lebanese Premier League title, and seventh overall, with two games to spare.

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