The season officially began on 3 October 2020 with the Lebanese Premier League.

[4] The 12 Lebanese Premier League teams were divided in three groups of four: the top two teams of each group would qualify to the Elite Cup, whereas the bottom two would qualify to the Challenge Cup.

[5] The Lebanese Elite and Challenge Cup was supposed to kick off on 22 August 2020 with the preparatory tournament.

[8] The starting date was finally postponed to 22 August following the 2020 Beirut explosions.

[9] On 19 August, the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) cancelled the tournament altogether as part of preventive measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.