Libya's main football teams will take to the field this month for the first time since February 2011.

Prime Minister Ali Zeidan attended a draw ceremony on 26 August to place the 16 teams in two groups, saying that the revivial of the league marked a return to "normal life".

However reports in the press have claimed that matches will be played behind closed doors, with no live crowds, suggesting that security concerns are still paramount among organisers.

The 2010/2011 season had to be abandoned due to the conflict and the Libyan Football Federation (LFF) was not able to restart the league last year.

The new 2013/2014 season is due to start on 13 September, with the top three teams from each group qualifying to a final stage. 

The draw for the group stages is as follows:

The Libyan football league dates back to the pre-Qaddafi era and has been characterised by the rivalry between the two main Tripoli-based clubs, al-Ahli and al-Ittihad, with al-Ittihad holding the upper hand in recent years.

Aside from being good news for fans, the restart of the league may also bolster Libya’s hopes of hosting the African Cup of Nations in 2017.

Having originally been awarded the event for 2013, which was subsequently moved to South Africa when the 2011 conflict broke out, Libya is now scheduled to host the 2017 tournament - although the final decision still rests in the hands of the African Football Confederation (CAF), which is observing the security situation in the country and progress on building key infrastructure.