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{{Use dmy dates|date = June 2020}}
{{short description|59th season of the Lebanese Premier League}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = [[Lebanese Premier League]]
| season = [[2020–21 in Lebanese football|2020–21]]
| dates = 3 October 2020 – 24 April 2021
| winners = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]<br>14th title
| relegated = [[Chabab Ghazieh SC|Chabab Ghazieh]]<br>[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]
| continentalcup1 = 
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = 
| continentalcup2 = [[2022 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]<br>[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
| matches = 96
| total goals = 211
| league topscorer = [[Hassan Maatouk]]<br>(14 goals)
| league topscorer section = Top goalscorers
| best goalkeeper = [[Ali Daher]] (10 clean sheets)
| biggest win = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] 6–0 [[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]<br>(8 December 2020)
| highest scoring = [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] 6–1 [[Safa SC|Safa]]<br>(6 November 2020)
| longest wins = 4 matches<br>[[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]<br>[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]<ref name=stats>{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=25 April 2021|title=The 2020-21 season in numbers|url=https://www.falebanon.com/the-2020-21-season-in-numbers-2/|access-date=25 April 2021|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}}</ref>
| longest unbeaten = 15 matches<br>[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]<ref name=stats/>
| longest winless = 16 matches<br>[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]<ref name=stats/>
| longest losses = 12 matches<br>[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]<ref name=stats/>
| highest attendance = 
| lowest attendance = 
| attendance = 0{{efn|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon]], all games were played behind closed doors.|name=covid}}
| average attendance = 
| prevseason = <s>[[2019–20 Lebanese Premier League|2019–20]]</s>
| nextseason = [[2021–22 Lebanese Premier League|2021–22]]
| updated = 
}}
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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/september-kick-off-for-new-lebanese-season|title=September kick off for new Lebanese season|date=11 June 2020|website=The AFC|language=EN|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref> before being postponed to 3 October as part of preventive measures by the state towards the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mahfoud|first=Maroun|date=2020-08-19|title=LFA cancels all on-going tournaments and postpone the Premier League|url=https://www.falebanon.com/lfa-cancels-all-on-going-tournaments-and-postpone-the-premier-league/|access-date=2020-08-19|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-14|title=The 2020-2021 Lebanese Premier League schedule has been revealed|url=https://www.falebanon.com/lebanese-premier-league-schedule-2020-2021/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}}</ref>

It was the first season to feature a "split" format, in which the season was divided into two phases. In the first phase, each club played against each other once, for a total of 11 matchdays. In the second phase, the league was split into two halves – the "top six" and the "bottom six". Points were carried over from the first phase, and each club played five games within its own half. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games in the season were played [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=الجمهور يعود.. لا يعود|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2426|access-date=2020-12-22|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}</ref>

Since the [[2019–20 Lebanese Premier League|2019–20 season]] was cancelled, [[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]] were the three-time defending champions, having won their 7th title in the [[2018–19 Lebanese Premier League|2018–19 season]].{{cn|date=November 2023}} [[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]] won their 14th Lebanese Premier League title, their first since 2007, beating [[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]] in the [[Beirut derby]] 2–1 in the final matchday.

== Summary ==

=== Regulations ===
On 24 June 2020, a player quota for the season was announced.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-24|title=الاتحاد اللبناني يعلن عن قرارات حاسمة|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=932980|access-date=2020-06-24|website=كووورة}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":6" /> Also, each club was allowed a maximum of eight players over the age of 30, with only five being able to be fielded in a game.<ref name=":6" /> In case a club were to not meet the required number of minutes at the end of the season, they would have had three points deducted from their total in the league.<ref name=":6" /> Due to the [[Lebanese liquidity crisis|economic situation in Lebanon]], other regulations were introduced, namely the abolition of foreign players in the league.<ref name=":0" />

=== Format ===
The 2020–21 season consisted of two phases: in the first phase, each team played against one another once.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=2020-06-25|title=The new regulations for the Lebanese Premier League|url=https://www.falebanon.com/new-regulations/|access-date=2020-06-25|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /> After the first phase was completed, clubs could not move out of their own half in the league, even if they achieved more or fewer points than a higher or lower ranked team, respectively.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=هل يُمكن أن يُحسم اللقب قبل الدورة السداسية؟|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2299|access-date=2020-10-28|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}</ref> 

The top six teams played against each other once,<ref name=":0" /> with the champion automatically qualifying to the [[2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs]]—assuming they met the criteria set by the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abdallah|first=Rakan|date=2020-08-01|title=What are the criteria for a Lebanese club to play in the Champions League?|url=https://www.falebanon.com/what-are-the-criteria-for-a-lebanese-club-to-play-in-the-champions-league/|access-date=2020-08-10|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> The bottom six teams also played against each other once, with the bottom two teams being relegated to the [[Lebanese Second Division]].<ref name=":0" />

== Teams ==
{{See also|List of football clubs in Lebanon}}
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 [[2018–19 Lebanese Second Division|Second Division]]. Due to the [[2019–20 Lebanese Premier League|2019–20 season]] being cancelled, the same 12 teams participated in the 2020–21 season.

=== Stadiums and locations ===
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{{Location map~ |Lebanon |lat=33.808854 |long=35.659943 |label=[[Akhaa Ahli Aley FC|Akhaa Ahli Aley]]|label_size=80|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Lebanon |lat=33.518619 |long=35.366321 |label=[[Chabab Ghazieh SC|Chabab Ghazieh]]|label_size=80|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Lebanon |lat=34.402684 |long=35.903143 |label=[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]|label_size=80|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Lebanon |lat=33.274898 |long=35.211516 |label=[[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]|label_size=80|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Lebanon |lat=34.422240 |long=35.822322 |label=[[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]]|label_size=80|position=left}}

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}}
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:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team
!Location
!Stadium
!Capacity
|-
|[[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|(Ouzai)}}
|[[Ahed Stadium]]{{NoteTag|Only used as a training ground|name=stadium}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|2,000}}
|-
|[[Akhaa Ahli Aley FC|Akhaa Ahli Aley]]
|[[Aley]]
|[[Amin AbdelNour Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|3,500}}
|-
|[[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|(Tariq El Jdideh)}}
|[[Ansar Stadium]]{{NoteTag|name=stadium}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[Bourj FC|Bourj]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|([[Bourj el-Barajneh]])}}
|[[Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium]]{{NoteTag|name=stadium}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|1,500}}
|-
|[[Chabab Ghazieh SC|Chabab Ghazieh]]
|[[Ghazieh]]
|[[Kfarjoz Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|2,000}}
|-
|[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|([[Ras Beirut]])}}
|[[Rafic Hariri Stadium]]{{NoteTag|name=stadium}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|5,000}}
|-
|[[Safa SC|Safa]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|(Wata El-Museitbeh)}}
|[[Safa Stadium]]{{NoteTag|name=stadium}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|4,000}}
|-
|[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]
|[[Zgharta]]
|[[Zgharta Sports Complex]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|5,000}}
|-
|[[Shabab El Bourj SC|Shabab Bourj]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|([[Bourj el-Barajneh]])}}
|[[Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium]]{{NoteTag|name=stadium}}
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|1,500}}
|-
|[[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Sahel]]
|[[Beirut]] {{small|([[Haret Hreik]])}}
|[[Shabab Al Sahel Stadium]]{{NoteTag|name=stadium}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|[[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
|[[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]]
|[[Sour Municipal Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|6,500}}
|-
|[[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]]
|[[Tripoli, Lebanon|Tripoli]]
|[[Tripoli Municipal Stadium]]
| style="text-align:center;" |{{Nts|22,000}}
|}

== League table ==
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=League table
|source=[https://www.falebanon.com/2020-21-premier-league-table/ FA Lebanon]

<!--Update team positions here-->
|team1=ANS |team2=NEJ |team3=SAH |team4=AHD |team5=SAF |team6=AKH |team7=BRJ |team8=SHB |team9=TRI |team10=TAD |team11=GHA |team12=SAL

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=ACCGS |result2=ACCGS |result11=REL |result12=REL

<!--Update team results here and then (if needed) positions above. Don't forget to update the date (update parameter).-->
|update=complete
|win_AHD=6 |draw_AHD=6 |loss_AHD=4 |gf_AHD=20|ga_AHD=16|status_AHD=  <!-- Ahed -->
|win_AKH=5 |draw_AKH=5 |loss_AKH=6 |gf_AKH=8 |ga_AKH=12|status_AKH=  <!-- Akhaa Ahli Aley-->
|win_ANS=13|draw_ANS=1 |loss_ANS=2 |gf_ANS=37|ga_ANS=8 |status_ANS=C <!-- Ansar -->
|win_BRJ=5 |draw_BRJ=8 |loss_BRJ=3 |gf_BRJ=18|ga_BRJ=13|status_BRJ=  <!-- Bourj -->
|win_GHA=3 |draw_GHA=2 |loss_GHA=11|gf_GHA=12|ga_GHA=26|status_GHA=R <!-- Chabab Ghazieh --> 
|win_NEJ=10|draw_NEJ=5 |loss_NEJ=1 |gf_NEJ=31|ga_NEJ=10|status_NEJ=  <!-- Nejmeh -->
|win_SAF=7 |draw_SAF=3 |loss_SAF=6 |gf_SAF=25|ga_SAF=25|status_SAF=  <!-- Safa --> 
|win_SAL=0 |draw_SAL=1 |loss_SAL=15|gf_SAL=6 |ga_SAL=50|status_SAL=R <!-- Salam Zgharta -->
|win_SHB=6 |draw_SHB=5 |loss_SHB=5 |gf_SHB=22|ga_SHB=14|status_SHB=  <!-- Shabab Bourj -->
|win_SAH=8 |draw_SAH=3 |loss_SAH=5 |gf_SAH=15|ga_SAH=11|status_SAH=  <!-- Shabab Sahel -->
|win_TAD=3 |draw_TAD=7 |loss_TAD=6 |gf_TAD=7 |ga_TAD=12|status_TAD=  <!-- Tadamon Sour -->
|win_TRI=5 |draw_TRI=4 |loss_TRI=7 |gf_TRI=11|ga_TRI=15|status_TRI=  <!-- Tripoli -->

<!--Head-to-head-->
|hth_AHD=Head-to-head results: Ahed 2–1 Safa, Safa 3–3 Ahed.                   |hth_SAF=AHD
|hth_BRJ=Head-to-head results: Shabab Bourj 0–1 Bourj, Bourj 1–1 Shabab Bourj. |hth_SHB=BRJ

<!--Team definitions (wikilinks in table)-->
|name_AHD=[[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]]
|name_ANS=[[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
|name_AKH=[[Akhaa Ahli Aley FC|Akhaa Ahli Aley]]
|name_BRJ=[[Bourj FC|Bourj]]
|name_GHA=[[Chabab Ghazieh SC|Chabab Ghazieh]]
|name_NEJ=[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
|name_SAF=[[Safa SC|Safa]]
|name_SAL=[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]
|name_SHB=[[Shabab El Bourj SC|Shabab Bourj]]
|name_SAH=[[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Sahel]]
|name_TAD=[[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
|name_TRI=[[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]]

<!--Table settings and rules-->
|show_limit=5
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.

<!--Split--->
|split6=yes
|note_header_res=Teams played each other once (11 matches), before the league was split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) where they played each team in their group once (5 matches).

<!--Qualification and relegation column definitions-->
|status_text_X=Assured a place of the AFC Cup Group stage
|res_col_header=QR
|col_ACCGS=blue1 |text_ACCGS=Qualification for [[2022 AFC Cup#Group stage|AFC Cup group stage]]
|col_REL=red1    |text_REL=Relegation to [[2021–22 Lebanese Second Division|Lebanese Second Division]]

}}</onlyinclude>

==Results==
===Matches 1–11===
Teams play each other once.
<!--Please update ALL results rather than just those of one team-->
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source=[https://www.falebanon.com/calendar/2020-21-lebanese-premier-league/ FA Lebanon]
|update=complete
|a_note=
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=AHE |team2=ANS |team3=AKH |team4=BRJ |team5=GHA |team6=NEJ |team7=SAF |team8=SAL |team9=SHB |team10=SAH |team11=TAD |team12=TRI

|name_AHE=[[Al Ahed FC|Ahed]]
|name_AKH=[[Akhaa Ahli Aley FC|Akhaa Ahli Aley]]
|name_ANS=[[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
|name_BRJ=[[Bourj FC|Bourj]]
|name_GHA=[[Chabab Ghazieh SC|Chabab Ghazieh]]
|name_NEJ=[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
|name_SAF=[[Safa SC|Safa]]
|name_SAL=[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]
|name_SHB=[[Shabab El Bourj SC|Shabab Bourj]]
|name_SAH=[[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Sahel]]
|name_TAD=[[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
|name_TRI=[[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]]

|match_AHE_AKH=0-1
|match_AHE_ANS=1-3
|match_AHE_BRJ=3-2
|match_AHE_GHA= —
|match_AHE_NEJ=2-2
|match_AHE_SAF=2-1
|match_AHE_SAL=3-0
|match_AHE_SHB= —
|match_AHE_SAH=0-0
|match_AHE_TAD= —
|match_AHE_TRI=0-0

|match_AKH_AHE= —
|match_AKH_ANS=0-2
|match_AKH_BRJ= —
|match_AKH_GHA=1-0
|match_AKH_NEJ= —
|match_AKH_SAF= —
|match_AKH_SAL= —
|match_AKH_SHB= —
|match_AKH_SAH=1-1
|match_AKH_TAD=1-0
|match_AKH_TRI= —

|match_ANS_AHE= —
|match_ANS_AKH= —
|match_ANS_BRJ= —
|match_ANS_GHA=3-0
|match_ANS_NEJ=[[Beirut derby|1-2]]
|match_ANS_SAF=6-1
|match_ANS_SAL=6-0
|match_ANS_SHB=2-0
|match_ANS_SAH=0-1
|match_ANS_TAD= —
|match_ANS_TRI= —

|match_BRJ_AHE= —
|match_BRJ_AKH=0-0
|match_BRJ_ANS=0-3
|match_BRJ_GHA=3-0
|match_BRJ_NEJ= —
|match_BRJ_SAF= —
|match_BRJ_SAL= —
|match_BRJ_SHB= —
|match_BRJ_SAH=0-0
|match_BRJ_TAD=0-0
|match_BRJ_TRI= —

|match_GHA_AHE=0-1
|match_GHA_AKH= —
|match_GHA_ANS= —
|match_GHA_BRJ= —
|match_GHA_NEJ=1-3
|match_GHA_SAF=0-1
|match_GHA_SAL=2-1
|match_GHA_SHB= —
|match_GHA_SAH=0-2
|match_GHA_TAD=1-0
|match_GHA_TRI= —

|match_NEJ_AHE= —
|match_NEJ_AKH=1-1
|match_NEJ_ANS= —
|match_NEJ_BRJ=2-0
|match_NEJ_GHA= —
|match_NEJ_SAF= —
|match_NEJ_SAL=4-0
|match_NEJ_SHB= —
|match_NEJ_SAH= —
|match_NEJ_TAD=2-0
|match_NEJ_TRI= —

|match_SAF_AHE= —
|match_SAF_AKH=0-2
|match_SAF_ANS= —
|match_SAF_BRJ=1-4
|match_SAF_GHA= —
|match_SAF_NEJ=1-1
|match_SAF_SAL=5-0
|match_SAF_SHB= —
|match_SAF_SAH=0-1
|match_SAF_TAD= —
|match_SAF_TRI= —

|match_SAL_AHE= —
|match_SAL_AKH=0-1
|match_SAL_ANS= —
|match_SAL_BRJ=2-2
|match_SAL_GHA= —
|match_SAL_NEJ= —
|match_SAL_SAF= —
|match_SAL_SHB= —
|match_SAL_SAH= —
|match_SAL_TAD=0-2
|match_SAL_TRI=0-3

|match_SHB_AHE=1-1
|match_SHB_AKH=2-0
|match_SHB_ANS= —
|match_SHB_BRJ=0-1
|match_SHB_GHA=4-1
|match_SHB_NEJ=1-1
|match_SHB_SAF=1-2
|match_SHB_SAL=3-0
|match_SHB_SAH=0-1
|match_SHB_TAD=1-1
|match_SHB_TRI=0-1

|match_SAH_AHE= —
|match_SAH_AKH= —
|match_SAH_ANS= —
|match_SAH_BRJ= —
|match_SAH_GHA= —
|match_SAH_NEJ=1-2
|match_SAH_SAF= —
|match_SAH_SAL=4-0
|match_SAH_SHB= —
|match_SAH_TAD= —
|match_SAH_TRI=1-0

|match_TAD_AHE=0-0
|match_TAD_AKH= —
|match_TAD_ANS=0-1
|match_TAD_BRJ= —
|match_TAD_GHA= —
|match_TAD_NEJ= —
|match_TAD_SAF=0-3
|match_TAD_SAL= —
|match_TAD_SHB= —
|match_TAD_SAH=0-1
|match_TAD_TRI= —

|match_TRI_AHE= —
|match_TRI_AKH=0-0
|match_TRI_ANS=0-1
|match_TRI_BRJ=0-0
|match_TRI_GHA=2-1
|match_TRI_NEJ=0-3
|match_TRI_SAF=0-3
|match_TRI_SAL= —
|match_TRI_SHB= —
|match_TRI_SAH= —
|match_TRI_TAD=0-0
}}

===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.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====Top six====
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source=[https://www.falebanon.com/calendar/2020-21-lebanese-premier-league/ FA Lebanon]
|update=complete
|a_note=yes
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=AHE |team2=AKH |team3=ANS |team4=NEJ |team5=SAF |team6=SAH

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|name_ANS=[[Al Ansar FC|Ansar]]
|name_NEJ=[[Nejmeh SC|Nejmeh]]
|name_SAF=[[Safa SC|Safa]]
|name_SAH=[[Shabab Al Sahel FC|Shabab Sahel]]

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|match_AHE_ANS=—
|match_AHE_NEJ=—
|match_AHE_SAF=3-3
|match_AHE_SAH=2-1

|match_AKH_AHE=0-2
|match_AKH_ANS=—
|match_AKH_NEJ=0-0
|match_AKH_SAF=—
|match_AKH_SAH=—

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|match_ANS_NEJ=[[Beirut derby|2-1]]
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|match_ANS_SAH=2-0

|match_NEJ_AHE=1-0
|match_NEJ_AKH=—
|match_NEJ_ANS=—
|match_NEJ_SAF=—
|match_NEJ_SAH=3-0

|match_SAF_AHE=—
|match_SAF_AKH=1-0
|match_SAF_ANS=—
|match_SAF_NEJ=0-3
|match_SAF_SAH=—

|match_SAH_AHE=—
|match_SAH_AKH=1-0
|match_SAH_ANS=—
|match_SAH_NEJ=—
|match_SAH_SAF=0-1
}}
{{col-2}}

====Bottom six====
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|source=[https://www.falebanon.com/calendar/2020-21-lebanese-premier-league/ FA Lebanon]
|update=complete
|a_note=yes
|matches_style=FBR
|team1=BRJ |team2=GHA |team3=SAL |team4=SHB |team5=TAD |team6=TRI

|name_BRJ=[[Bourj FC|Bourj]]
|name_GHA=[[Chabab Ghazieh SC|Chabab Ghazieh]]
|name_SAL=[[Salam Zgharta FC|Salam Zgharta]]
|name_SHB=[[Shabab El Bourj SC|Shabab Bourj]]
|name_TAD=[[Tadamon Sour SC|Tadamon Sour]]
|name_TRI=[[AC Tripoli|Tripoli]]

|match_BRJ_GHA=1-1
|match_BRJ_SAL=3-0
|match_BRJ_SHB=1-1
|match_BRJ_TAD=0-0
|match_BRJ_TRI=1-0

|match_GHA_BRJ=—
|match_GHA_SAL=—
|match_GHA_SHB=1-2
|match_GHA_TAD=—
|match_GHA_TRI=—

|match_SAL_BRJ=—
|match_SAL_GHA=0-3
|match_SAL_SHB=—
|match_SAL_TAD=1-2
|match_SAL_TRI=2-3

|match_SHB_BRJ=—
|match_SHB_GHA=—
|match_SHB_SAL=4-0
|match_SHB_TAD=0-0
|match_SHB_TRI=2-1

|match_TAD_BRJ=—
|match_TAD_GHA=1-1
|match_TAD_SAL=—
|match_TAD_SHB=—
|match_TAD_TRI=1-0

|match_TRI_BRJ=—
|match_TRI_GHA=1-0
|match_TRI_SAL=—
|match_TRI_SHB=—
|match_TRI_TAD=—
}}
{{col-end}}

== Season statistics ==
=== Scoring ===

==== Top goalscorers ====
[[File:Hassan Maatouk Ansar, 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Hassan Maatouk]] won the [[Lebanese Premier League Golden Boot]] after scoring 14 goals, and was also the top assist provider with 7 assists.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Goals<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=2020–21 Lebanese Premier League Stats|url=https://www.falebanon.com/2020-21-lebanese-premier-league-stats/|url-status=live|access-date=24 April 2021|website=FA Lebanon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424230810/https://www.falebanon.com/2020-21-lebanese-premier-league-stats/ |archive-date=24 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|1
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Hassan Maatouk]]
|align="left" | Ansar
|14
|-
|2
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Adnan Melhem]]
|align="left" | Shabab Bourj
|10
|-
|rowspan="2" |3
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Mohamad Kdouh (footballer, born 1997)|Mohamad Kdouh]]
|align="left" | Ahed
|rowspan="2" |7
|-
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Akram Moghrabi]]
|align="left" | Tripoli
|-
|rowspan="2" |5
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Hassan Chaito (footballer, born 1989)|Hassan "Moni" Chaito]]
|align="left" | Ansar
|rowspan="2" |6
|-
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Mahmoud Siblini]]
|align="left" | Nejmeh
|-
|rowspan="3" |7
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ahmad Hijazi]]
|align="left" | Ansar
|rowspan="3" |5
|-
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Fadel Antar]]
|align="left" | Bourj
|-
|align="left" | {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ali Hammoud (footballer)|Ali Hammoud]]
|align="left" | Ansar
|}

==== Hat-tricks ====
[[File:2020-21 Ahed vs Bourj 13 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mohamad Kdouh (footballer, born 1997)|Mohamad Kdouh]] scored a hat-trick in the first matchday of the season.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! For !! Against !! Result !! Date
|-
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Mohamad Kdouh (footballer, born 1997)|Mohamad Kdouh]]|| Ahed || Bourj || 3–2<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ahed vs Bourj|url=https://www.falebanon.com/event/ahed-vs-bourj/|access-date=2020-10-12|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB|archive-date=12 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012133616/https://www.falebanon.com/event/ahed-vs-bourj/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ||{{dts|format=dmy|2020|10|04}}
|-
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Hassan Maatouk]]||Ansar||Bourj||3–0<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khaled|first=Nasser|date=26 December 2020|script-title=ar:هاتريك معتوق يقود الأنصار لاكتساح البرج|trans-title=Maatouk's hat-trick leads Ansar to sweep Bourj|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=987501&pg=1&o=nclb|access-date=26 December 2020|website=Kooora}}</ref>||{{dts|format=dmy|2020|12|26}}
|-
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Haidar Awada]]||Shabab Sahel||Salam Zgharta||4–0<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khaled|first=Nasser|date=27 December 2020|script-title=ar:هاتريك عواضة يعيد شباب الساحل بفوز عريض من زغرتا|trans-title=Awada's hat-trick gives Shabab Sahel a big win against Zgharta|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=987754&pg=1&o=nclb|access-date=27 December 2020|website=Kooora}}</ref>||{{dts|format=dmy|2020|12|27}}
|-
|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Akram Moghrabi]]||Safa||Salam Zgharta||5–0<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khaled|first=Nasser|date=3 January 2021|script-title=ar:الصفاء يؤمن تأهله لسداسية اللقب|trans-title=Safa secure their qualification to the "top six"|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=989757&pg=1&o=nclb|access-date=3 January 2021|website=Kooora}}</ref>||{{dts|format=dmy|2021|1|3}}
|}

=== Clean sheets ===
[[File:2020-21 Akhaa Ahli Aley vs Shabab Sahel 03 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Ali Daher]] kept 10 clean sheets for Shabab Sahel, the most throughout the season.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Club
!Clean<br />sheets<ref name=":2" />
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ali Daher]]
|align="left"|Shabab Sahel
|10
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Abedelkarim Saleh]]
|align="left"|Bourj
|9
|-
|rowspan="2" |3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Nazih Assad]]
|align="left"|Ansar
|rowspan="2" |8
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Shaker Wehbe]]
|align="left"|Akhaa Ahli Aley
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Mohamad Santina]]
|align="left"|Tadamon Sour
|7
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ali Sabeh]]
|align="left"|Nejmeh
|6
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Mostafa Matar]]
|align="left"|Tripoli
|5
|-
|rowspan="2" |8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Talal Dandashli]]
|align="left"|Safa
|rowspan="2" |4
|-
|align="left"|{{flagicon|LBN}} [[Mehdi Khalil]]
|align="left"|Ahed
|}

=== Discipline ===

==== Player ====
<!--NO LIVE UPDATES, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SOURCES UPDATED-->
* Most yellow cards: '''8'''
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Jihad Ayoub]] (Ansar)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Zouhair Abdallah]] (Shabab Sahel)

<!--NO LIVE UPDATES, PLEASE WAIT UNTIL SOURCES UPDATED-->
* Most red cards: '''1'''
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Yasser Achour]] (Shabab Bourj)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ali Rmeity]] (Shabab Bourj)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Hussein Sayed (footballer)|Hussein Sayed]] (Chabab Ghazieh)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Kazzem Attieh]] (Tadamon Sour)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ali Abdallah Bitar]] (Tadamon Sour)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Hussein Zein]] (Ahed)
** {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Ahmad Khatib (footballer)|Ahmad Khatib]] (Bourj)

== Notes ==
{{NoteFoot}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
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