2018–19 in Libyan football

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Football in LibyaSeason| 2018–19

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The 2018–19 season is the 46th season of competitive association football in Libya.

## Promotion and relegation

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### Preseason

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League  | Promoted to league  | Relegated from league

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Libyan Premier League |

* Al-Sadaqa
* Abu Salem

* Qurdabia
* Al-Andalus
* Ascharara
* Abi al Ashhar
* Al-Tarsana
* Annajma

## National teams

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### Libya national football team

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Main article: Libya national football team

#### 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications

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Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

##### Group E

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Main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E

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1  |  Nigeria | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 14  | 6  | +8  | 13  | Final tournament |  | -- | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1
2  |  South Africa | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 11  | 2  | +9  | 12  |  | 1–1 | -- | 0–0 | 6–0
3  |  Libya | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 16  | 11  | +5  | 7  |  |  | 2–3 | 1–2 | -- | 5–1
4  |  Seychelles | 6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 3  | 25  | −22  | 1  |  | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–8 | --

Source: CAF

Libya v  Seychelles 9 June 2017 (2017-06-09) |  Libya | 5-1|  Seychelles | Cairo, Egypt [note 1]

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22:00 UTC+2 |

* Saltou 22'
* Benali 26' (pen.)
* Elhouni 45+1'
* Zubya 65'
* Ellafi 82'

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* Coralie 90'

| Stadium: Petro Sport Stadium
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

South Africa v  Libya 8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) |  South Africa | 0-0|  Libya | Durban, South Africa

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15:00 UTC+2 |  | Report |  | Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Nigeria v  Libya 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) |  Nigeria | 4-0|  Libya | Uyo, Nigeria

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16:00 UTC+1 |

* Ighalo 4' (pen.), 57', 68'
* Kalu 89'

| Report |  | Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Libya v  Nigeria 16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) |  Libya | 2-3|  Nigeria | Sfax, Tunisia [note 1]

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* Zubya 34'
* Benali 73'

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* Ighalo 13', 80'
* Musa 16'

| Stadium: Stade Taïeb Mhiri
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Seychelles v  Libya 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) |  Seychelles | 1-8|  Libya | Victoria, Seychelles

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16:30 UTC+4 |

* Monnaie 71'

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* Sabbou 2'
* Saltou 20', 31', 62'
* Majdi 55'
* Elmslaty 58'
* Al-Shadi 85'
* Elhouni 90+2'

| Stadium: Stade Linité
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

Libya v  South Africa 24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) |  Libya | v|  South Africa | Tunisia[note 1]

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1. ^ a b c Libya will play their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.

## CAF Competitions

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### 2018–19 CAF Champions League

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Main article: 2018–19 CAF Champions League

#### Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2018–19 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

##### Preliminary round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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FC Nouadhibou | 2–3  |  Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2–1 | 0–2
Al-Nasr | 9–3  |  Al-Hilal Wau | 5–1 | 4–2

##### First qualifying round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Al-Ahly Benghazi | 0–4  |  Mamelodi Sundowns | 0–0 | 0–4
Al-Nasr | 5–6  |  Horoya | 3–0 | 2–6

### 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup

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Main article: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup

#### Qualifying rounds

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Main article: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

##### Preliminary round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Miracle Club | w/o[w/o 1] |  Al-Ittihad | 0–8 | —

1. ^ Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Miracle Club withdrew prior to the second leg.[1]

##### First round

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RS Berkane | 4–0  |  Al-Ittihad | 3–0 | 1–0
Al-Ahli Tripoli | 1–1 (a)  |  New Star | 1–1 | 0–0

##### Play-off round

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Al-Ahly Benghazi | 2–3  |  NA Hussein Dey | 1–0 | 1–3
Al-Nasr | 2–3  |  Salitas | 1–0 | 1–3

## Regular season

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### League season

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#### Libyan Premier League

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Main article: 2018–19 Libyan Premier League

##### Group 1

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##### Group 2

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## References

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1. ^ "CAF : l'AS Miracle forfait pour le match retour face à Al Ittihad". comorosfootball.com. 3 December 2018.

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