Lebanon_national_under-22_football_team
Lebanon national under-23 football team
National association football team
The Lebanon national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان الأولمبي لكرة القدم), represents Lebanon in international under-23 association football competitions. Controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| Nickname(s) | المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
| |||
| First international | |||
 Syria 0–1 Lebanon  (Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 11–0 Afghanistan  (Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Lebanon 0–5 Iraq  (Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007)  United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019) | |||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2002) | ||
| Arab Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
| WAFF U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2021) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2021, 2023) | ||
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The selection is limited to players under 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They have only participated once in the Asian Games, in 2002, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.[1]
Summer Olympic Games
More information Summer Olympic Games record, Qualification record ...
| Summer Olympic Games record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1908–1988 | See Lebanon national team | See Lebanon national team | |||||||||||||||
 Barcelona 1992 |
Did not qualify | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
 Atlanta 1996 |
Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
 Sydney 2000 |
Did not qualify | 2nd of 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
 Athens 2004 |
First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||
 Beijing 2008 |
2nd of 4, 4th of 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||||
 London 2012 |
Second round defeat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Rio 2016 |
The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 Tokyo 2020 |
The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 Paris 2024 |
To be determined | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles 2028 |
The 2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 52 | |
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AFC U-23 Asian Cup
More information AFC U-23 Asian Cup record, Qualification record ...
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 2013 |
Did not qualify | 5th of 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||
 2016 |
4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2018 |
3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
 2020 |
3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
 2022 |
3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2024 |
3rd of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
 2026 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 48 | |
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Asian Games
More information Asian Games record, Host nation, city and year ...
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1998 |
See Lebanon national football team | ||||||||
 Busan 2002 |
Group stage | 12th of 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
| Doha 2006 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| Guangzhou 2010 | |||||||||
| Incheon 2014 | |||||||||
 Indonesia 2018 | |||||||||
| Hangzhou 2022 | |||||||||
| Total | Best: group stage | 1/5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | – |
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Arab Games
More information Arab Games record, Host nation, city and year ...
| Arab Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1953–2001 |
See Lebanon national football team | ||||||||
 Algeria 2023 |
Group stage | 8th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
| Total | Best: group stage | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | – |
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WAFF U-23 Championship
More information WAFF U-23 Championship record, Host nation(s) and year ...
| WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2015 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2021 |
Group stage | 10th of 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Squad |
| 2022 |
Fifth place play-off | 6th of 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2023 |
Group stage | 7th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | Best: group stage | 3/4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | – |
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Mediterranean Games
More information Mediterranean Games record, Host nation, city and year ...
| Mediterranean Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1987 |
See Lebanon national football team | ||||||||
| Athens 1991 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| Languedoc-Roussillon 1993 | |||||||||
 Bari 1997 | |||||||||
 Tunis 2001 | |||||||||
| Almería 2005 | |||||||||
| Pescara 2009 |
See Lebanon national under-20 football team | ||||||||
 Mersin 2013 |
See Lebanon national under-19 football team | ||||||||
2018–present |
See Lebanon national under-18 football team | ||||||||
| Total | N/A | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches
Win Draw Loss
2023
Lebanon 
v 
Jordan
v 
Jordan
| 24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Friendly | Lebanon | 0–1 | Jordan | Safwa, Lebanon |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Al-Safa Club Stadium |
Lebanon v Jordan
v Jordan
| 26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly | Lebanon | 0–3 | Jordan | Safwa, Lebanon |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Al-Safa Club Stadium |
Indonesia 
v Lebanon
v Lebanon
| 14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Friendly | Indonesia | 1–2 | Lebanon | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 20:30 UTC+7 |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia) |
Lebanon v Indonesia
v Indonesia
| 16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Friendly | Lebanon | 0–1 | Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 20:30 UTC+7 |
|
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
Lebanon v 
Syria
v Syria
| 3 June 2023 (2023-06-03) Friendly | Lebanon | 3–2 | Syria | Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
|
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
Lebanon v Syria
v Syria
| 6 June 2023 (2023-06-06) Friendly | Lebanon | 1–3 | Syria | Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
Oman 
v Lebanon
v Lebanon
| 12 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Oman | 1–0 | Lebanon | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 17:45 UTC+3 |
|
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
Lebanon v 
Yemen
v 
Yemen
| 16 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Lebanon | 1–2 | Yemen | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 17:45 UTC+3 |
|
|
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium |
Lebanon v 
Sudan
v 
Sudan
| 2 July 2023 2023 Arab Games | Lebanon | 0–3 | Sudan | Annaba, Algeria |
| 17:30 UTC+1 |
|
Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania) |
Oman v Lebanon
v Lebanon
| 5 July 2023 2023 Arab Games | Oman | 1–0 | Lebanon | Annaba, Algeria |
| 17:30 UTC+1 |
|
Report | Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait) |
Algeria 
v Lebanon
v Lebanon
| 8 July 2023 2023 Arab Games | Algeria | 2–0 | Lebanon | Annaba, Algeria |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain) |
Cambodia 
v Lebanon
v Lebanon
| 6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 qualification | Cambodia | 2–2 | Lebanon | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report |
|
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Wang Di (China) |
Lebanon v 
Saudi Arabia
v Saudi Arabia
| 9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 qualification | Lebanon | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | Abha, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Di Wang (China) |
The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification games against Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, and Mongolia.[2]
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Hadi Kanj | (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 22) | Ansar | |||
| 1GK | Rami Mjalli | (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 20) | Ahed | |||
| 1GK | Anthony Maassry | (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20) | Montfermeil U19 | |||
| 2DF | Ali Alrida Ismail | (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 20) | Nejmeh | |||
| 2DF | Mohamad Baker El Housseini | (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 (age 21) | Bourj | |||
| 2DF | Maxime Aoun | (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 (age 23) | Ansar | |||
| 2DF | Abdul Razzak Dakramanji | (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 23) | Tripoli | |||
| 2DF | Ibrahim Chami | (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20) |  FC Laval | |||
| 2DF | Saad Chweiki | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) | Bourj | |||
| 2DF | Sajed Amhaz | (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22) | Safa | |||
| 2DF | Hussein Saleh | (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) | Racing Beirut | |||
| 3MF | Ali Shaitou | (2002-10-05) October 5, 2002 (age 21) | Bourj | |||
| 3MF | Mohammad Saad | (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 (age 22) | Nejmeh | |||
| 3MF | Ali El Fadl | (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 21) | Shabab Sahel | |||
| 3MF | Omar Sabbagh | (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 (age 21) | UC San Diego Tritons | |||
| 3MF | Mohamad Ghamlouch | (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 21) | Ahly Nabatieh | |||
| 3MF | Mohammad Al Massri | (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 22) | Ansar | |||
| 3MF | Said Saad | (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22) | Shabab Sahel | |||
| 3MF | Karim Mekkaoui | (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 23) | Racing Beirut | |||
| 4FW | Elario Ghassan | (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 (age 23) |  SSV Jeddeloh II | |||
| 4FW | Shadi Jouni | (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) | Ahly Nabatieh | |||
| 4FW | Mohamad Haidar | (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) | Shabab Sahel | |||
| 4FW | Mohammad Nasser | (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 22) | Safa | |||
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- "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- بعثة المنتخب الأولمبي تغادر إلى أبها غدًا [Lebanon Olympic team leaves for Abha] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.