Lebanon national football team results (1940–1989)

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Lebanon national football team results
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This is a list of the Lebanon national football team results from 1940 to 1989.

Lebanon's first official international game was played in 1940 against Mandatory Palestine in a 5–1 defeat; Camille Cordahi scored Lebanon's first international goal.

While Lebanon would not participate in World Cup qualifiers until 1994, they participated in the 1972 and 1980 Asian Cup qualifiers, failing to qualify in both occasions. Lebanon hosted the inaugural edition of the Arab Nations Cup in 1963, finishing in third place. They would also participate in 1964 and 1966, where they finished in fourth place on both occasions, as well as in 1988. Lebanon also participated in the Pan Arab Games in 1953, 1957, which they hosted and where they finished in third place, 1961, where they finished in fourth place, and 1965. Lebanon also hosted the 1959 Mediterranean Games, where they finished in third place, and participated in the 1963 edition.

Results[]

Legend for encounters
GS Group stage
SF Semi-final
3rd Third place

1940s[]

27 April 1940 Friendly Mandatory Palestine  5–1  Lebanon Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
16:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Cordahi Goal 50'
 Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Blackwell (England)

1950s[]

3 August 1953 1953 Pan Arab Games GS Jordan  4–1  Lebanon Alexandria, Egypt
6 August 1953 1953 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  0–0  Syria Alexandria, Egypt
23 January 1955 Friendly Lebanon  2–3  Bulgaria Beirut, Lebanon
29 February 1956 Friendly Lebanon  1–4  Hungary Beirut, Lebanon
18 October 1957 1957 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  1–1  Saudi Arabia Beirut, Lebanon
20 October 1957 1957 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  1–1  Syria Beirut, Lebanon
22 October 1957 1957 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  6–0  Jordan Beirut, Lebanon

1960s[]

3 September 1961 1961 Pan Arab Games GS Morocco  1–0  Lebanon Casablanca, Morocco
4 September 1961 1961 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  7–1  Saudi Arabia Casablanca, Morocco
6 September 1961 1961 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  4–0  Kuwait Casablanca, Morocco
8 September 1961 1961 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  0–4  Egypt Casablanca, Morocco
10 September 1961 1961 Pan Arab Games GS Lebanon  2–3  Libya Casablanca, Morocco
31 March 1963 1963 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  6–0  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
4 April 1963 1963 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  2–3  Syria Beirut, Lebanon
6 April 1963 1963 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  5–0  Jordan Beirut, Lebanon
7 April 1963 1963 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  0–1  Tunisia Beirut, Lebanon
9 June 1963 Friendly Tunisia  2–0  Lebanon Tunis, Tunisia
13 November 1964 1964 Arab Nations Cup GS Jordan  0–0  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
15 November 1964 1964 Arab Nations Cup GS Libya  2–1  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
17 November 1964 1964 Arab Nations Cup GS Iraq  1–0  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
19 November 1964 1964 Arab Nations Cup GS Kuwait  2–3  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
20 March 1965 Friendly Cyprus  2–0  Lebanon Nicosia, Cyprus
4 September 1965 1965 Pan Arab Games GS United Arab Republic  3–0  Lebanon Cairo, Egypt
6 September 1965 1965 Pan Arab Games GS Iraq  0–0  Lebanon Cairo, Egypt
3 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  6–1  Bahrain Baghdad, Iraq
5 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  2–1  Jordan Baghdad, Iraq
6 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  2–1  Kuwait Baghdad, Iraq
7 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations Cup GS Iraq  0–0  Lebanon Baghdad, Iraq
8 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations Cup SF Syria  1–0  Lebanon Baghdad, Iraq
10 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations Cup 3rd Libya  6–1  Lebanon Baghdad, Iraq

1970s[]

11 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualification R1 Bahrain  3–0  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
14 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualification R2 Kuwait  1–0  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
19 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualification R2 Lebanon  3–2  Syria Kuwait City, Kuwait
22 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualification SF Iraq  4–1  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
24 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualification 3rd Lebanon  2–0  Jordan Kuwait City, Kuwait
26 September 1974 1974 Kuneitra Cup GS Algeria  4–1  Lebanon Damascus, Syria
29 September 1974 1974 Kuneitra Cup GS Lebanon  2–1  Tunisia Damascus, Syria
30 September 1974 1974 Kuneitra Cup GS Jordan  0–0  Lebanon Damascus, Syria
2 October 1974 1974 Kuneitra Cup GS Morocco  3–0  Lebanon Damascus, Syria
4 October 1974 1974 Kuneitra Cup GS Egypt  2–0  Lebanon Damascus, Syria
16 May 1975 1975 President's Cup GS South Korea  1–0  Lebanon Seoul, South Korea
19:40 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul Stadium
16 November 1979 1980 Asian Cup qualification GS United Arab Emirates  0–0  Lebanon Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: (Saudi Arabia)
22 November 1979 1980 Asian Cup qualification GS Syria  1–0  Lebanon Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Goal 21'
Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: (Kuwait)

1980s[]

11 July 1988 1988 Arab Nations Cup GS Iraq  0–0  Lebanon Amman, Jordan
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
15 July 1988 1988 Arab Nations Cup GS Egypt  3–0  Lebanon Amman, Jordan
 Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
17 July 1988 1988 Arab Nations Cup GS Lebanon  1–1  Tunisia Amman, Jordan
Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
30 October 1989 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup GS Kuwait  5–0  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
15:30
  • Goal 14'
  • Goal 39'
  • Goal 40'
  • Goal 57', 78'
 Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
2 November 1989 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup GS Uganda  2–0  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
14:30
  • Goal 29'
  • Musisi Goal 38'
 Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Mohamed Salah Karim

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