Lebanon national futsal team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lebanon women's national futsal team.

Lebanon
Nickname(s)رجال الأرز
(The Cedars)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach [it][1]
CaptainKassem Kawsan
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
FIFA ranking40 Increase 1 (12 May 2020)[2]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon 
(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 16–2 Yemen 
(Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon 
(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances11 (First in 2003)
Best resultQuarterfinals (7 times)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2007)
Best resultRunners-up (2007)

The Lebanon national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات; French: Équipe du Liban de futsal) represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions.[3] Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).

Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup; their closest attempt came in 2021, when they lost to Vietnam in the play-offs on the away goals rule.[4] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, reaching the quarter-finals on seven occasions. The team also competes in the WAFF Futsal Championship, where they came second in the first edition, and the Arab Futsal Championship, coming in third place twice.

Competitive record[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter Did not enter
Hong Kong 1992
Spain 1996
Guatemala 2000
Chinese Taipei 2004 Did not qualify The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Brazil 2008 The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Thailand 2012 The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Colombia 2016 The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Lithuania 2021 Play-off defeat 2 0 2 0 1 1
Total 0/9 – – – – – – – Total 2 0 2 0 1 1

AMF Futsal World Cup[]

AMF Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Brazil 1982 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain
Australia
Italy
Argentina
Mexico
Bolivia
Paraguay 2003
Argentina 2007
Colombia 2011
Belarus 2015
Argentina 2019
Total 0/9 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –

AFC Futsal Asian Cup[]

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 1999 Did not enter Did not enter
Thailand 2000
Iran 2001
Indonesia 2002
Iran 2003 Group stage 3 1 0 2 8 23 Qualified as invitees
Macau 2004 Quarterfinals 5 2 1 2 22 17
Vietnam 2005 Round 2 (Plate) 8 6 0 2 51 25
Uzbekistan 2006 Group stage 3 0 1 2 12 18 Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
Japan 2007 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 19 15 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 23 4
Thailand 2008 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 13 23 Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
Uzbekistan 2010 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 12 16 1st of 3, 1st of 4 4 3 1 0 16 8
United Arab Emirates 2012 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 10 11 2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 5 3 0 2 15 8
Vietnam 2014 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 2 14 19 1st of 5 4 3 1 0 13 9
Uzbekistan 2016 Group stage 3 0 2 1 7 9 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 16 6
Chinese Taipei 2018 Quarterfinals 4 2 2 0 11 7 1st of 3 2 2 0 0 6 2
Turkmenistan 2020 Cancelled 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 20 4
Kuwait 2022 To be determined Ongoing
Total 12/16 46 19 8 19 179 183 Total 24 19 3 2 109 41

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games[]

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
Thailand 2005 Did not enter
Macau 2007 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 16 17
Vietnam 2009 Did not enter
South Korea 2013 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 14 11
Turkmenistan 2017 Group stage 2 0 0 2 4 10
Thailand 2021 To be determined
Total 4/5 10 4 2 4 34 38

WAFF Futsal Championship[]

WAFF Futsal Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
Iran 2007 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 12 9
Jordan 2009 Third Place 4 2 0 2 11 8
Iran 2012 Did not enter
Total 2/3 7 4 0 3 23 17

Arab Futsal Cup[]

Arab Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1998 Did not enter
Egypt 2005 Third Place 4 2 0 2 24 27
Libya 2007 Third Place 5 2 0 3 24 21
Egypt 2008 Fourth Place 6 3 0 3 33 20
Egypt 2021 To be determined
Total 3/4 15 7 0 8 81 68

Mediterranean Futsal Cup[]

Mediterranean Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
Libya 2010 6th place 5 2 1 2 20 13
Total 1/1 5 2 1 2 20 13

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 37) Lebanon Bank of Beirut
2 1GK (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 25) Lebanon
13 1GK Lebanon
3 FP Lebanon Lebanese Army
4 FP (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 28) Lebanon
5 FP (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 (age 26) Lebanon Bank of Beirut
6 FP (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 (age 36) Lebanon Bank of Beirut
7 FP (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 (age 33) Lebanon
8 FP (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 (age 36) Lebanon
9 FP (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 24) Lebanon Bank of Beirut
10 FP (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 (age 29) Lebanon Bank of Beirut
11 FP (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 33) Lebanon Lebanese Army
12 FP (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 30) Lebanon Bank of Beirut
14 FP (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 32) Lebanon Bank of Beirut

Previous squads[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (28 April 2021). "New coach for the futsal national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ Rankings change compared to the previous year's December ranking. "Futsal World Ranking"
  3. ^ Montague, James (28 February 2012). "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Asian Playoff - 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket | Football | News |". the-AFC. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ FaLebanon (27 January 2018). "Lebanese Futsal National Team Roster for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship". FaLebanon. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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