Lebanon national under-23 football team

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Lebanon under-23
Nickname(s)المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachJamal Taha
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
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
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002)

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 football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournament. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association. 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]

Competitive record[]

Summer Olympic Games[]

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
Spain Barcelona 1992 Did not qualify 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 4 5
United States Atlanta 1996 Did not participate Did not participate
Australia Sydney 2000 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 4 1 1 2 4 5
Greece Athens 2004 First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4 10 1 4 5 15 21
China Beijing 2008 2nd of 4, 4th of 4 11 5 1 5 10 19
United Kingdom London 2012 Second round defeat 2 0 1 1 1 2
Brazil Rio 2016 The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Japan Tokyo 2020 The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
France Paris 2024 To be determined The will serve as the qualifying tournament
United States Los Angeles 2028 The will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – Total 31 8 7 16 34 52

AFC U-23 Asian Cup[]

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
Oman 2013 Did not qualify 5th of 6 5 1 0 4 12 18
Qatar 2016 4th of 5 4 1 1 2 3 9
China 2018 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 3 4
Thailand 2020 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 7 8
Uzbekistan 2022 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/4 – – – – – – – Total 15 4 1 10 25 39

WAFF U-23 Championship[]

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Qatar 2015 Did not participate
Saudi Arabia 2021 Group stage 10th of 11 3 0 1 2 4 9 Squad
Total Best: group stage 1/2 3 0 1 2 4 9 –

Asian Games[]

Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1951–1998
 See Lebanon national football team
South Korea Busan 2002 Group stage 12th of 24 3 1 1 1 12 3 Squad
Qatar Doha 2006 Withdrew
China Guangzhou 2010
South Korea Incheon 2014
Indonesia Indonesia 2018
China Hangzhou 2022 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 1/5 3 1 1 1 12 3 –

Recent results and matches[]

2021[]

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06) Friendly Iraq  Cancelled  Lebanon Iraq
Report
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Friendly Iraq  Cancelled  Lebanon Iraq
Report
24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) Friendly Bahrain  2–1  Lebanon Manama, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3 Report
  • 84'
 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Attendance: 0
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) Friendly Bahrain  4–2  Lebanon Manama, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3 Report
  • 13'
  • 83'
 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Attendance: 0
10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) Friendly United Arab Emirates  1–1  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4
  • 78'
 Report
  • 67'
 Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salem Juma Alblooshi (United Arab Emirates)
14 June 2021 (2021-06-14) Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–4  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Report
  • 4'
  • 15' (pen.)
  • 40'
  • 82'
 Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0
18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) Friendly Lebanon  Cancelled  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2 Report
21 June 2021 (2021-06-21) Friendly Lebanon  Cancelled  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2 Report
24 June 2021 (2021-06-24) Friendly Lebanon  Cancelled  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2 Report
3 July 2021 (2021-07-03) Friendly Lebanon  2–2  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+2
Report
  • 40'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
6 July 2021 (2021-07-06) Friendly Lebanon  1–3  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2
  • 87'
 Report
  • 4'
  • 81'
  • 90'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
4 October 2021 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship GS United Arab Emirates  3–0  Lebanon Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia)
6 October 2021 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship GS Lebanon  2–4  Palestine Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3
  • 28'
  • 62'
 Report
  • 6', 12', 71'
  • 47'
 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Deham (Bahrain)
8 October 2021 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship GS Lebanon  2–2  Iraq Dammam, Saudi Arabia
21:30 UTC+3
  • 33', 45'
 Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)
25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Tajikistan  1–0  Lebanon Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Lebanon  0–2  Iran Dushanbe, Tajikistan
16:00 UTC+5
  • 5'
  • 90+5'
 Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
31 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Lebanon  4–0    Nepal Dushanbe, Tajikistan
--:-- UTC+5
  • 26', 47'
  • 74'
  • 82'
 Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification games against Tajikistan, Iran and Nepal, on 25, 28 and 31 October 2021, respectively.[2]

Information correct as of 19 October 2021
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Ansar
21 1GK (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Salam Zgharta
23 1GK (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 (age 21) Lebanon AC Sporting
2 2DF Tony Mikhael (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 21) Canada Valour FC
3 2DF (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Sagesse
4 2DF (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Ahed
5 2DF (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Ahed
15 2DF (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Safa
16 2DF (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Nejmeh
22 2DF (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Salam Zgharta
6 3MF (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Shabab Bourj
7 3MF (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Nejmeh
8 3MF Hussein Awada (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 (age 22) Lebanon Shabab Bourj
10 3MF Mahdi Zein (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Nejmeh
11 3MF (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 (age 23) Lebanon Ansar
13 3MF (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Safa
18 3MF (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 20) Lebanon Ahed
19 3MF (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 21) Lebanon Shabab Sahel
9 4FW (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 20) Lebanon Ahed
12 4FW (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 21) Lebanon Tadamon Sour
14 4FW (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 (age 20) Lebanon Ansar
17 4FW (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Ahed
20 4FW (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 22) Lebanon Nejmeh

Recent call-ups[]

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 (age 20) - - England Farnborough v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
GK (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 (age 22) - - Lebanon Nejmeh v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
DF (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 (age 20) - - Lebanon Tripoli v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
DF (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 19) - - Lebanon Shabab Bourj v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
DF (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 22) - - Lebanon Tadamon Sour v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 June 2021
DF (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 20) - - Lebanon Akhaa Ahli Aley v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
DF (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 (age 22) - - Lebanon Bourj v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
DF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 21) - - Lebanon Akhaa Ahli Aley v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
MF (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 22) - - Lebanon Safa v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
MF (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 22) - - Unattached v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
MF (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 21) - - Lebanon Tadamon Sour v.  Iraq, 6 January 2021
FW (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 21) - - Lebanon Tripoli v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
FW (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 (age 20) - - Cyprus Othellos Athienou v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
FW (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 21) - - Lebanon Tripoli v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
FW (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 (age 20) - - Lebanon Ahed v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
FW - - United States Purdue Fort Wayne v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 June 2021
FW (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 (age 21) - - Lebanon Bourj v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 June 2021
FW (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 21) - - Lebanon Sagesse v.  Iraq, 6 January 2021

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Asian Games 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ حيدر: يزور تمرين الأولمبي ويحثّهم على بذل الأفضل [Haidar: He visits the Olympic training and urges them to do their best]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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