2024–25 in Libyan football

The following is an article detailing Libyan football activity, covering national team and club competitions domestically and internationally.

National teams

Senior

2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	6	3	2	1	9	3	+6	11	Final tournament	—	3–0	1–2	1–0
2	Benin	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8^[a]	Final tournament	1–1	—	3–0	2–1
3	Rwanda	6	2	2	2	5	7	−2	8^[a]		0–0	2–1	—	0–1
4	Libya	6	1	2	3	3	7	−4	5		0–3^[b]	0–0	1–1	—

Source: CAF
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Benin 3, Rwanda 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Benin +2, Rwanda –2
^ Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 win following an incident upon their arrival in Libya, where they were stranded at the airport for over 12 hours, before ultimately refusing to play and pulling out.^[1]

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) 1	Libya	1–1	Rwanda	Tripoli^[2]
18:00 UTC+2	Al-Dhawi 16'	Report	Nshuti 49'	Stadium: Tripoli International Stadium Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

10 September 2024 (2024-09-10) 2	Benin	2–1	Libya	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
19:00 UTC±0	Mounié 50' Olaitan 62' (pen.)	Report	Al Badri 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Note: The match was held at a neutral venue due to the lack of suitable facilities in Benin.^[3]

11 October 2024 (2024-10-11) 3	Nigeria	1–0	Libya	Uyo, Nigeria
17:00 UTC+1	Dele-Bashiru 86'	Report		Stadium: Godswill Akpabio International Stadium Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

15 October 2024 (2024-10-15) 4	Libya	0–3 Awarded	Nigeria	Benghazi
21:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium

14 November 2024 5	Rwanda	0–1	Libya	Kigali, Rwanda
18:00 UTC+2		Report	Al-Mesmari 84'	Stadium: Amahoro Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

18 November 2024 6	Libya	0–0	Benin	Tripoli
18:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Tripoli International Stadium Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cameroon	4	2	2	0	9	3	+6	8	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	Mar	4–1	Oct	3–0	Sep
2	Libya	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7	Possible second round	1–1	—	Oct	Mar	2–1	Sep
3	Cape Verde	4	2	1	1	4	4	0	7		Sep	1–0	—	0–0	Mar	Oct
4	Angola	4	1	3	0	2	1	+1	6		1–1	Sep	Mar	—	Sep	1–0
5	Mauritius	4	1	1	2	3	6	−3	4		Oct	Oct	Sep	0–0	—	2–1
6	Eswatini	4	0	0	4	1	6	−5	0		Mar	0–1	0–2	Oct	Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 2024. Source: FIFA

March 2025

Libya

v

Angola

Libya

March 2025

Cameroon

v

Libya

Cameroon

Friendlies

31 August 2024^[4]	Libya	1–0	Botswana	Tripoli
	Krawa'a 54'	Report		Stadium: Tripoli International Stadium

U23

U20

17 October 2024 Hybrid friendly	Libya	1–2	Al-Hilal Benghazi	Benghazi
17:00 UTC+2			Ben Abdi Al-Mariami	Stadium: Benina Martyrs Stadium

14 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Libya	1–2	Tunisia	Ismailia, Egypt
17:00 UTC+2	Al Harak 40'		Mahmoud 21' Becha 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

20 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Libya	1–2	Egypt	Ismailia, Egypt
17:00 UTC+2	Mansour 77'		Kabaka 75' (pen.) Bustangi 90'	Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

23 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Morocco	4–0	Libya	Ismailia, Egypt
20:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

26 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Algeria	v	Libya	Ismailia, Egypt
				Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium

U17

14 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Tunisia	2–1	Libya	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Saidi 44' Chaabane 76' (pen.)		Abdulwahhab 60'

17 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Libya	2–3	Algeria	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	Al Shawish 26' Abdulwahhab 64' (pen.)		Fettouche 37' Boudouab 40', 67'

20 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Morocco	2–0	Libya	Casablanca, Morocco
20:00 UTC+1	El Aoud 7' Baha 62' (pen.)

23 November 2024 UNAF Tournament	Egypt	7–1	Libya	Casablanca, Morocco
17:00 UTC+1

International competitions

CAF Champions League

First round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Ahly Benghazi	1–2	Al-Hilal	0–1	1–1
Al-Nasr	0–2	Al-Merrikh SC	0–0	0–2

CAF Confederation Cup

First round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Uhamiaji FC	1–5	Al-Ahli Tripoli	0–2	1–3
Kitara FC	4–6	Al-Hilal Benghazi	2–3	2–3

Second round

Team 1	Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Al-Ahli Tripoli	1–3	Simba	0–0	1–3
Al-Hilal Benghazi	5–5 (3–5 p)	Al Masry	3–2	2–3

Domestic competitions

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	TBD	Qualification for the second round
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD	Advancement to the relegation play-off
8	TBD	Advancement to the relegation play-off
9	TBD	Relegation to First Division

First match(es) will be played: November 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	TBD	Qualification for the second round
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD	Advancement to the relegation play-off
7	TBD	Advancement to the relegation play-off
8	TBD	Relegation to First Division

First match(es) will be played: November 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Second Division

References

^ "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
^ "رواندا تفرض التعادل على ليبيا في تصفيات أمم إفريقيا". كورة بلس. September 4, 2024.
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^ "المنتخب الوطني يواجه بوتسوانا وديا استعدادا لرواندا في تصفيات أمم أفريقيا".

[table_hth_BEN0.48030290868147-1] Head-to-head points: Benin 3, Rwanda 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Benin +2, Rwanda –2

[table_note_LBY_NGA0.48030290868147-3] Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 win following an incident upon their arrival in Libya, where they were stranded at the airport for over 12 hours, before ultimately refusing to play and pulling out.^[1]

[2] "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.

[4] "رواندا تفرض التعادل على ليبيا في تصفيات أمم إفريقيا". كورة بلس. September 4, 2024.

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[6] "المنتخب الوطني يواجه بوتسوانا وديا استعدادا لرواندا في تصفيات أمم أفريقيا".

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