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Lebanese Women's Football League
The Lebanese Women's Football League (Arabic: الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the only league of women's football in Lebanon. It is run by the Lebanese Football Association and began in May 2008, with six teams participating in the debut season. As of the 2023–24 season, 11 teams participate in the league.

History

The first edition of the Lebanese Women's Football League was played in 2007–08. The first matchday began on 1 June 2008 and six teams participated; Sadaka won the first edition.

Clubs

Main article: List of women's football clubs in Lebanon

Champions

No. Season Champion
1 2007–08 Sadaka
2 2008–09 Sadaka
3 2009–10 Sadaka
4 2010–11 Sadaka
5 2011–12 Sadaka
6 2012–13 Sadaka
7 2013–14 Sadaka
8 2014–15 SAS
No. Season Champion
9 2015–16 SAS
10 2016–17 SAS
11 2017–18 Zouk Mosbeh
12 2018–19 SAS
13 2019–20 SAS
14 2020–21 Safa
15 2021–22 SAS
16 2022–23 SAS

Wins by club

Club Wins Winning years
Sadaka 7 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
SAS 7 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23
Zouk Mosbeh 1 2017–18
Safa 1 2020–21

2023–24 season

The following 11 clubs are competing in the 2023–24 season.

Club Home city First season League titles Last league title
Akhaa Ahli Aley Aley 2016–17 0 n/a
FC Beirut Beirut 2010–11 0 n/a
BFA Beirut 2016–17 0 n/a
EFP Zouk Mosbeh 2019–20 0 n/a
Helium Jounieh 2019–20 0 n/a
Montada Sour Sakafi Tyre 2018–19 0 n/a
No Limits Jdeideh 2023–24 0 n/a
ÓBerytus Beirut 2016–17 0 n/a
Salam Zgharta Zgharta 2015–16 0 n/a
SAS Aley 2013–14 7 2022–23
Super Girls Tyre 2019–20 0 n/a

Seasons in the Lebanese Women's Football League

There are 25 teams that have taken part in 17 Lebanese Women's Football League championships from the 2007–08 season until the 2023–24 season. The teams in bold compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League currently. The year in parentheses represents the most recent year of participation.

Players

Top scorers by season

Season Player(s) Nationality Club(s) Goals
2007–08 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 18
2008–09 Sara Haidar
Gayane Kostanyan 		 Lebanon
 Armenia 		Sadaka
Homenmen 		13
2009–10 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 16
2010–11 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 22
2011–12 Sara Haidar  Lebanon Sadaka 25
2012–13 Diakiese Kaluzodi  DR Congo Sadaka 11
2013–14 Maysa Jbarah  Jordan SAS 25
2014–15 Sara Bakri  Lebanon SAS 7
2015–16 Nadia Assaf  Lebanon GFA 9
2016–17 Nancy Tchaylian  Lebanon Zouk Mosbeh 20
2017–18 Alice Kusi  Ghana Zouk Mosbeh 26
2018–19 Mariam Camara  Ivory Coast SAS 18
2019–20 Melanie Ghanime  Lebanon EFP 20
2020–21 Syntia Salha  Lebanon Safa 13
2021–22 Syntia Salha  Lebanon Safa 20
2022–23 Syntia Salha  Lebanon BFA 29

All-time top scorers

Syntia Salha is the highest goalscorer in Lebanese Women's Football League history with 126 goals.
As of 23 June 2024
Rank Name Goals
1 Lebanon Syntia Salha 126
2 Lebanon Sara Bakri 118
3 Lebanon Nancy Tchaylian 110
4 Lebanon Sara Haidar 103
5 Lebanon Reem Chalhoub 80
6 Lebanon Christy Maalouf 69
7 Lebanon Yara Bou Rada 68
8 Lebanon Yara Srour 58
9 Lebanon Nathalie Matar 54
Lebanon Nadia Assaf

Bold denotes players still playing in the Lebanese Women's Football League.

Media coverage

In October 2022, the LFA and FIFA signed an agreement to broadcast all matches in the Lebanese Women's Football League, Lebanese Second Division and Lebanese Super Cup, and some Lebanese Premier League games, through the FIFA+ platform.

Transfer regulations

Players may only be transferred during transfer windows that are set by the Lebanese Football Association. The two transfer windows run from 1 February to 16 March and from 5 to 25 May.

See also