Football league season
The 2017–18 Libyan Premier League was the 47th season of the Libyan Premier League, the top Libyan professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1963. The season started on 15 August 2017 and concluded on 13 June 2018.
1 The 2017-18 season was used to determine the teams that will compete in 2018 and 2018-19 CAF competitions.
Teams
Due to the continued security situation in Libya in 2017 and the difficulty in air-travel for most teams, the participating teams were grouped by their geographical location into four groups of seven teams. Teams from each group were scheduled to play every team from their group in a home-and-away round robin format with 3 points given for a win and 1 point for a draw.
Location of teams in 2017–18 Libyan Premier League
Stadiums
Neutral stadiums were identified within each region to host group games. Matches are to be played without spectators.
First round
Group 1
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group 2
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group 3
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group 4
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
CAF competitions playoff
The leader of the four groups after the first round at the end of 2017 compete in the CAF competition playoff (also known as quadruple round), which is used to determine the Libyan teams which qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League and 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
Semifinals
November 16[1]
Al-Ahli Tripoli 0-2 Al-Tahaddi
Al-Ahli Benghazi 1-2 Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Final
Winner qualified for 2018 CAF Champions League. Loser qualified for 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
November 25[2]
Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1-2 Al-Tahaddi
Second round
The second round of the Libyan Premier League started on 20 January 2018.[3] Results are combined with first round.
Group 1
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Group 2
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Group 3
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Group 4
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Championship playoff
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1 ) Points; 2 ) Head-to-Head Points; 3 ) Goal Difference 4 ) Goals Scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Al-Ittihad qualified to the Confederation Cup by winning the 2018 Libyan Cup.
- ^ Al-Ittihad were docked 3 points due to their withdrawal in their last game against Al-Nasr.
Relegation playoff
Source: [10]
Rules for classification: 1 ) Points; 2) Head-to-Head Points; 3) Goal Difference; 4) Goals Scored
(R) Relegated
References
- ^ "Al-Ittihad, Al-Tahadi to play Libyan quadruple round's final". Libyan Observer. 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Al-Tahadi beats Al-Ittihad, secures Libya's ticket to CAF Champions League". Libyan Observer. 25 November 2017.
- ^ "LFF sets date for second round of Libyan Premier League". Libyan Observer. 6 December 2017.
External links
- Libyan Premier League 2017/2018, Goalzz.com
