The Libyan Premier League (Arabic: دوري الدرجة الأولى الليبي) is the highest division of Libyan football championship, organised by Libyan Football Federation. The players that play in this league are mainly professional. The league's system has changed many times over the last few years, although as of the 2009–10 season, a simple round-robin has been operated.
The league operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Libyan Second Division. The league is currently sponsored by the Libyan telephone company Libyana, and so is officially known as the Libyana Premier League. Matches are usually played over a three or four day period, starting on Thursday and ending on Saturday or Sunday.
The league has been ranked by the IFFHS as 56th highest in the world for 2009, making it the 5th highest ranked league in the Arab world, after the Saudi Professional League, the Egyptian Premier League, the Algerian Championnat National, & the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The league's television rights are owned by Libya Sports. They also show a highlights program, called 90 Minutes, which broadcasts every week.
The league is dominated by two clubs: Al Ittihad and Al Ahly (Tripoli). 40 of the 41 titles have been won by clubs from the two biggest cities: Benghazi & Tripoli.
Read more about Libyan Premier League: History, The Competition, Winners, 2012–13 Clubs, Top Scorers By Season, Regulations
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