2019–20 Lebanese Premier League
The 2019–20 Lebanese Premier League was the 60th season of the Lebanese Premier League, the top Lebanese professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1934.
Ahed were the three-time defending champions. Bourj and Shabab Bourj joined as the promoted clubs from the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League. They replaced Bekaa and Racing, who were relegated to the 2019–20 Lebanese Second Division.
On 21 January 2020, the LFA decided to suspend all football leagues until further notice, and cancelled the three match days that were previously played. The season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.
Summary
Starting from the 2019–20 season, all teams in the Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese Second Division had to involve a certain number of under-22 players in the both the league and the Lebanese FA Cup, with a minimum of 1,000 minutes for one player, a minimum of 1,500 aggregate minutes for two players and a minimum of 2,000 aggregate minutes for three players. 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.On 30 July 2019, the Lebanese Football Association announced a three-year deal with German sportswear company Jako for €120,000, with the Jako Match 2.0 becoming the league's official match ball starting from the 2019–20 season.
Due to political and financial issues in the country, on 21 January 2020, the LFA decided to suspend all football leagues until further notice, and cancelled the three match days that were previously played. With the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia also stopping sporting activities globally, the season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.
Teams
Twelve teams were due to compete in the league – the top ten teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the Second Division. The promoted teams were Bourj and Shabab Bourj. They replaced Bekaa and Racing, ending their top flight spells of five and eleven years respectively.Stadiums and locations
Prior to the start of each season, every team chooses two stadiums as their home venues. In case both stadiums are unavailable for a certain matchday, another venue is used.| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Ahed | Beirut | Ahed Stadium | 2,000 |
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | Aley | Amin AbdelNour Stadium | |
| Ansar | Beirut | Ansar Stadium | |
| Bourj | Beirut | Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium | 1,500 |
| Chabab Ghazieh | Ghazieh | Kfarjoz Stadium | 2,000 |
| Nejmeh | Beirut | Rafic El-Hariri Stadium | 5,000 |
| Safa | Beirut | Safa Stadium | 4,000 |
| Salam Zgharta | Zgharta | Zgharta Sports Complex | |
| Shabab Bourj | Beirut | Bourj el-Barajneh Stadium | 1,500 |
| Shabab Sahel | Beirut | Shabab Al Sahel Stadium | |
| Tadamon Sour | Tyre | Sour Municipal Stadium | |
| Tripoli | Tripoli | Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
Personnel and kits
Foreign players
Lebanese clubs are allowed to have three foreign players at their disposal at any time, as well as one extra Palestinian player born in Lebanon. Moreover, each club competing in an AFC competition is allowed to field one extra foreign player, to be only played in continental matches, as the AFC allows four foreign players to play in the starting eleven.- Players in bold have been registered during the mid-season transfer window.
- Players in italics have left the club during the mid-season transfer window,.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Palestinian player | AFC Cup player | Former players |
| Ahed |  |  |  | — | ||
| Akhaa Ahli Aley |  |  |  |  | — | — |
| Ansar |  | |  | — | ||
| Bourj | | | | | — | — |
| Chabab Ghazieh | | | | — | — | |
| Nejmeh | | | | — | — | |
| Safa | | | | — | — | |
| Salam Zgharta | | | | | — | — |
| Shabab Bourj |  | | | — | — | |
| Shabab Sahel | | | | — | — | |
| Tadamon Sour | | |  | — | — | |
| Tripoli | |  | | | — | — |