Nickname(s) | منتخب الشباب (The Youth Team) | ||
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Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Bilal Fleifel | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | LBN | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1973) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (1973) | ||
Arab Cup U-20 | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1985) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1985, 2021, 2022) | ||
WAFF U-18 Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2021) |
The Lebanon national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 and national under-18 football teams of Lebanon.
While the team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, they have participated twice in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup, in 1973 and in 2008, with their best result being reaching the quarter-finals in the 1973 edition.[1][2] In the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, the U18 team made history by becoming the first Lebanon men's national team to reach a final, losing to hosts Iraq on penalty-shootouts.[3] They also participate in the Arab Cup U-20 and Jeux de la Francophonie, failing to go past the group stage in both competitions.
Notable former under-20 players include Nour Mansour, Rabih Ataya, and Mohamad Haidar,[4] who all went on to play for the senior side.[5]
Competitive record
[edit]FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Did not qualify | The 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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To be decided | The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
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4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
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4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
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Round 1 | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad | 2nd of 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
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3rd of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
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3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
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2nd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
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2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
Total | Best: quarter-finals | 2/41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Arab Cup U-20
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Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Group stage | 9th of 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
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Group stage | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — |
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Group stage | 14th of 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
Total | Best: group stage | 1/5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | — |
WAFF U-18 Championship
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Runners-up | 2nd of 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
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Total | Best: N/A | 2/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
Mediterranean Games
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1951–1987
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Total | — | 0/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jeux de la Francophonie
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Group stage | 9th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
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Group stage | 14 of 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad |
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Group stage | 13 of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
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Group stage | 8th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
Total | Best: group stage | 4/9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | — |
Recent results and matches
[edit]2023
[edit]29 July 2023 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie GS | Cameroon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
18:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël |
2 August 2023 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie GS | Lebanon ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
15:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël |
2024
[edit]2024 Friendly | Lebanon ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | |
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2024 Friendly | Lebanon ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | |
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26 June 2024 WAFF U-18 Championship | Lebanon ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Taif |
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28 June 2024 WAFF U-18 Championship | Lebanon ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Taif |
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30 June 2024 WAFF U-18 Championship | Lebanon ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Taif |
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Players
[edit]The following players were called up for the WAFF U-18 Championship.[6]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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GK | Joseph Bitar | ![]() | ||||
GK | Christian Awkar | ![]() | ||||
GK | Bahaa El Abdallah | ![]() | ||||
DF | Josef Elhajj | 30 March 2005 | ![]() | |||
DF | Rawad Al Jaitani | 2 April 2005 | ![]() | |||
DF | Mahmoud Saif Eddin | ![]() | ||||
DF | Kassem Watfa | ![]() | ||||
DF | Ryan El Khoury | ![]() | ||||
DF | Mohammad Al Baalbaki | ![]() | ||||
DF | Sajed Faraj | ![]() | ||||
MF | Hassan Jaafar | ![]() | ||||
MF | Ibrahim Mhanna | ![]() | ||||
MF | Miguel Karam | ![]() | ||||
MF | Hassan Salami | ![]() | ||||
MF | Hassan Nasser | ![]() | ||||
MF | Anis Nehme | 1 July 2005 | ![]() | |||
FW | Muhammad Kassas | ![]() | ||||
FW | Ali Fakih | ![]() | ||||
FW | Karim Kassem | ![]() | ||||
FW | Karim Sleem | ![]() | ||||
FW | Mansour Al Masri | ![]() | ||||
FW | Zein Salame | ![]() | ||||
FW | Issa Beydoun | 12 May 2005 | ![]() |
See also
[edit]- Lebanon national football team
- Lebanon national under-23 football team
- Lebanon national under-17 football team
- Lebanon women's national under-20 football team
- Football in Lebanon
References
[edit]- ^ Morrison, Neil (18 June 2015). "Asian U-19 Championship 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Zlotkowski, Andre; Di Maggio, Roberto (15 July 2011). "Asian U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Al-Hasani, Maytham (1 December 2021). بالصور.. ركلات الترجيح تحفظ لقب غرب آسيا لشباب العراق [In pictures... Penalty kicks save the West Asian title for Iraq's youth team]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "DPR Korea v Lebanon" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (2 May 2022). "Lebanon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ 23 لاعبًا على لائحة منتخبنا الوطني للمشاركة في بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا للشباب 2024 في السعودية. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.