2017–18 Libyan Premier League


The 2017–18 Libyan Premier League was the 45th 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.
TeamLocation
Group 1Al-Ahly BenghaziBenghazi
Group 1Al-AnwarAl-Abyar
Group 1Al-HilalBenghazi
Group 1Al Ta'awonAjdabiya
Group 1AnnajmaBenghazi
Group 1DarnesDerna
Group 1QurdabiaSabha
Group 2Al-AkhdarBayda
Group 2Al-AndalusMusaid
Group 2Al-NasrBenghazi
Group 2Al-TahaddyBenghazi
Group 2Khaleej SirteSirte
Group 2Nojom AjdabiyaAjdabiya
Group 2Shabaab al JabalShahhat
Group 3Al-IttihadTripoli
Group 3Al-Ittihad MisurataMisurata
Group 3Al-TarsanaTripoli
Group 3AschararaSabha
Group 3AschatTripoli
Group 3AsswehlyMisurata
Group 3Olympic AzzaweyaZawiya
Group 4Abi al AshharTripoli
Group 4Al-Ahly TripoliTripoli
Group 4Al-KhumsAl-Khums
Group 4Al-MadinaTripoli
Group 4Al-MahallaTripoli
Group 4Al-WahdaTripoli
Group 4RafikSorman

Stadiums

Neutral stadiums were identified within each region to host group games. Matches are to be played without spectators.
StadiumLocation
11 June StadiumTripoli
Martyrs of Benina StadiumBenghazi
Misurata StadiumMisurata
Janzour Academy StadiumTripoli
Sabha StadiumSabha
Musaid StadiumMusaid
Al-Khums StadiumAl-Khums
Sheikh Al-Shouhada StadiumAl-Bayda
Tarhouna Municipal StadiumTarhuna
Zuwarah StadiumZuwarah
Zaawia StadiumZawiya

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

CAF competitions playoff

The leader of the four groups after the first round at the end of 2017 compete in the CAF competition playoff, which is used to determine the Libyan teams which qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League and 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.

Semifinals

November 16
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
Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1-2 Al-Tahaddi

Second round

The second round of the Libyan Premier League started on 20 January 2018. Results are combined with first round.

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Championship playoff

Relegation playoff