Libyan Premier League 2007/2008 was the 41st edition of the Libyan Premier League, the highest division of Libyan football, organised by the Libyan Football Federation.
The 2008–09 Libyan Premier League season was the 42nd edition of the competition since its establishment in 1963. Al Ittihad were the defending champions, having won their fourteenth Libyan Premier League title with just one round of matches to spare in the previous season. The campaign began on Friday October 17, 2008, delayed due to Libya's World Cup qualifiers, and, depending on the Libyan Cup, is scheduled to finish on June 26, 2009. A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 13 who competed in the previous season and three promoted from the Libyan Second Division.
The Great Manmade River Stadium is a football stadium situated just a few metres away from the 11 June Stadium in the heart of Tripoli's sporting city. The stadium is named after the Great Manmade River. The stadium has a capacity of around 20,000 and is currently the home of Libyan Premier League clubs Al Wahda, Al Tersana and Alamn Alaam.
The 2007–08 Libyan Cup final was a football match held at 11 June Stadium on July 26, 2008. The match was contested by Khaleej Sirte and Al Madina. This was the first time in ten years that one of the Big Two of Libyan football, Al Ahly Tripoli and Al Ittihad, were not in the final. The match was a tense affair as this was Khaleej Sirte's first final, and as Al Madina had lost their last two, and their last cup win was in 1978, both sides, with similar league finishes, cancelled each other out. Khaleej Sirte won the game, with an 81st-minute goal from Idrees Salem, and thus, secured qualification for the 2009 CAF Confederation Cup and the 2008 Libyan Super Cup. This trophy was Sirte's first major honour.
The 2008–09 Libyan Third Division sees the clubs in the Northern, Eastern and Southern sections play for places in the Libyan Second Division for the 2009–2010 season.
The 2007-08 Libyan Third Division was the 24th edition of the Libyan Third Division football. It took place from November 2007 to June 2008. Wefaq Ajdabiya won the title, having won the championship playoffs between the winners of the regional leagues.
The 2007–08 Libyan Second Division football championship took place between November 2007 and July 2008. The first round of matches were played between November 3 and November 5, 2007. The final round of games were played in July 2008.
The 2007-08 Libyan Trophy was the first edition of the competition, organised by the Libyan Football Federation. The first round of matches took place on May 23, 2008, with the final taking place on June 18. The sixteen sides that competed in the 2007-08 Libyan Premier League entered the competition, with the exception of Al Ahly Tripoli and Al Jazeera. The fourteen remaining sides were sorted into four groups, half with three teams, the other half with four teams. Groups A and B contained teams from Western Libya, and Groups C and D contained teams from Eastern Libya. Each team played each other once, with the top team from each group going through to form the semi-finals.
The 2003-04 Libyan Premier League was the 37th edition of Libyan top-flight football, organised by the Libyan Football Federation. History was made this season, as Olomby of Zawiya, became the first side outside of the two biggest cities in the country to win the premier division. Their feat is yet to be beaten. They also prevented Ittihad from winning a treble of Libyan Premier League titles. This was the first time since that the Big Two had not won the league, since Mahalla achieved this in the 1998–99 season. Olomby have failed to come close to winning the league since, their best finish being 3rd in the 2004–05 season.
The 2002–03 Libyan Premier League was the 36th edition of the competition organised by the Libyan Football Federation, since the competition's inception in 1963. 14 sides competed in this season's competition, shown below. Al Ittihad won their second title in a row, their 10th overall. They were awarded the Libyan Star, and the golden star upon their badge signifies this.
The 1991–92 Libyan Premier League season which was the 25th edition of the competition, It was contested between August 1991 and May 1992. The league was composed of 21 teams. Each of these teams played each other once, meaning each side played 20 matches. The 21 sides that competed in this season were:
The 2009–10 Libyan Premier League is the 43rd edition of the competition since its establishment in 1963. A total of 14 clubs contested the league, with Ittihad Tripoli the defending champions.
The 2008–09 season is the 96th season of competitive football in Libya.
The 2007-08 Libyan Cup was the 18th edition of the competition since its inception in 1976. 58 clubs entered this edition of the competition.
Following are the statistics of the Libyan Premier League for the 1985–86 season which it was the 19th edition of the competition. The Libyan Premier League is the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation. It was founded in 1963 and features mostly professional players.
The Round of 32 for the 2009–10 Libyan Cup consists of the 14 Libyan Premier League clubs, in addition to the 18 who qualified from the previous rounds. The draw was conducted on Thursday, January 7 at LFF headquarters in Tripoli. The dates and times for the matches were decided as follows:
The draw for the Round of 16 of the 2009–10 Libyan Cup was made on January 28, 2010 at 21:30 EET. The dates and times for the 8 ties were confirmed on January 31. Ties are to be played over the period February 7–February 9, 2010. If any of the ties end in a draw after 90 minutes, then the tie goes immediately to a penalty shootout.
The 2010–11 Libyan Premier League is the 44th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963. A total of 12 clubs will contest the league, with Ittihad the defending champions. The fixtures for the 2010–11 season were drawn on 3 August 2010 on air at 19:30 EET. The season began on 9 August 2010 with the 12 teams agreed upon by the LFF, but, after several rounds of talks, Ahly Tripoli were re-instated following their withdrawal from the league last season, in addition to Tahaddy, Najma and Wahda, the other two sides relegated and last season's Second Division runners-up, respectively.
Abdul-Hafeedh Arbeesh is a Libyan professional football player and manager. He plays as a defender for Al-Madina S.C. In 1998, he began his coaching career. He was a coach of the clubs Al-Madina S.C., Wefaq Sabratha, Al-Shat S.C., Al Urouba (Ajelat), Khaleej Sirte S.C., Al-Hilal SC (Benghazi) and Darnes S.C. Since March 2012 until September 2013 he coaches the Libya national football team.
The 2018–19 Libyan Premier League season was an abandoned season that was supposed to be the 48th since its establishment. The season has started on 28 November 2018. Fixtures of the 2018–19 were announced on 30 October 2018.
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