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2008–09 Lebanese Second Division
The 2009 in association football, 2008–09 Lebanese Second Division was the 75th season of the second-highest level of Football in Lebanon, Soccer in Lebanon. This season once again featured 14 Clubs just like the Lebanese Second Division 2007–08, season before. Overview In the Lebanese Premier League 2007–08, 2007–08 Premier League, both Al-Irshad(finished 11th) and Al-Ahli Sidon (finished last) were relegated. They joined the Lebanese Second Division, Second Division along with Al-Riyadah and Al-Khoyol who were promoted to the Lebanese Second Division, Second Division from the Lebanese Third Division, Third Division in the 2007–08 season. Unlike the previous 3 seasons, no clubs pulled out before the season even started, a bonus for the league. The 2-Group Round-robin tournament, Round-Robin format was once again used in order to determine the 4 clubs to qualify for the promotion play-off group. The winner of the group would be automatically promoted to the Lebanese Prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2009 throughout the world. News General *Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC. *Women's Professional Soccer, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association in the US, launched in March with 7 teams. *During the 2009–10 A-League season, the FFA, the governing body of the sport in Australia, will expand the 8 team A-League to include 10 teams, with the addition of clubs from North Queensland and the Gold Coast. January * 1 – Gamba Osaka win the 88th edition of the Emperor's Cup and qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League. * 11 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara win the InterLiga 2009, Guadalajara and runners-up C.F. Pachuca both qualify for the Copa Libertadores. * 12 – The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the men's prize and Marta won the wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |