Libya national futsal team

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Libya
Nickname(s)Mediterranean Knights
فرسان المتوسط
AssociationLibyan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachPablo Prieto Perille
CaptainMohammed Al-Sharif
Home stadiumSuliman Ad-Dharrath Arena
FIFA codeLBY
FIFA ranking41 (12 May 2020) [1]
Highest FIFA ranking14 (March 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking71 (February 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 9–2 Libya 
(Roma, Italy; July 19, 1974)
Biggest win
 Libya 20–3 Syria 
(Benghazi, Libya; August 29, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Libya 0–13 Brazil 
(Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; November 04, 2012)
World Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2008)
Best resultFirst round (2008, 2012)
African Futsal Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2000)
Best resultGold Champions (2008)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2009)
Best resultBronze medal with cup.svg Third place (2009)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2010)
Best result10th place (2010)

The Libya national futsal team represents Libya in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. As of April 2016, Libya is ranked 31st in the Futsal World Rankings.

Awards[]

  • Team of the Year (2005)[2]
  • Mover of the Year (2005, 2008)[2]

Tournament records[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter - - - - - -
Hong Kong 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Spain 1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - -
TPE 2004 Did not enter - - - - - -
Brazil 2008 Round 1 4 0 1 3 7 14
Thailand 2012 Round 1 3 0 0 3 3 22
Colombia 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Lithuania 2020 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 2/8 7 0 1 6 10 36

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations[]

See also: Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
African Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Egypt 1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
Egypt 2000 Third Place 3 1 1 1 15 19
2004 Did not enter - - - - - -
Libya 2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 27 8
Burkina Faso 2011 Cancelled - - - - - -
South Africa 2016 Round 1 3 1 1 1 6 5
Morocco 2020 Fourth place 5 2 0 3 7 11
Total 4/6 17 10 2 5 55 43

Futsal Confederations Cup[]

See also: Futsal Confederations Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2009 Third place 4 2 0 2 11 11
Brazil 2013 Did not enter - - - - - -
Kuwait 2014 Did not enter - - - - - -
Total 1/3 4 2 0 2 11 11

Mediterranean Futsal Cup[]

See also: Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2010 Second Place 6 5 0 1 32 13
Total 1/1 6 5 0 1 32 13

Arab Futsal Championship[]

See also: Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Egypt 1998 Third Place 5 3 0 2 30 23
Egypt 2005 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 27 28
Libya 2007 Champions 5 4 1 0 17 8
Egypt 2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 43 11
Total 4/4 21 15 1 5 117 70

North African Futsal Tournament[]

See also: North African Futsal Tournament
North African Futsal Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2005 Champions 4 4 0 0 24 13
Tunisia 2009 Champions 3 3 0 0 20 3
Libya 2010 Champions 4 4 0 0 34 6
Total 3/3 11 11 0 0 78 22

Friendly tournaments[]

Futsal Mundialito[]

  • – 2007 weren't invited
  • 2008 – 4th Place

Grand Prix de Futsal[]

Sultat Shaab Cup[]

  • 2009 – Gold medal icon.svg Champion
  • 2010 – Gold medal icon.svg Champion

Other tournaments[]

  • 2006 – Silver medal icon.svg Second Place
  • 2008 – Silver medal icon.svg Second Place
  • 2008 El-Fatih International Futsal Championship – Gold medal icon.svg Champion
  • 2010 Omar Almokhtar Futsal International Cup – Silver medal icon.svg

Current team[]

As of the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Coach : Spain

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK (1983-10-31)31 October 1983 (aged 29) Libya Adhahra
2 2DF (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 24) Libya Al Amen
3 4FW (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 25) Libya Al Jazera Sabha
4 2DF (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 25) Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli
5 4FW (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 21) Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli
6 4FW (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 27) No club affiliation
7 4FW (1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 26) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
8 3MF (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 26) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
9 4FW (1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 24) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
10 2DF Mohamed Rahoma (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 28) No club affiliation
11 3MF (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 21) Libya Al Tersana
12 1GK (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 23) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
13 4FW (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 22) Libya Al Khutut
14 1GK (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 21) Libya Adhahra

Recent matches[]

Main article: List of Libya national futsal team matches

Here are the upcoming and the last 5 matches. For the complete list click on the above link

Date Opposition Result Score (HT Score) Competition
November 3, 2010  Morocco W 7–4 (3–2) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 5, 2010  Greece W 3–1 (3–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 7, 2010  Lebanon W 3–2 (2–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 8, 2010  France W 2–1 (0–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 10, 2010  Croatia D 0–2 (p) 1-1 (0–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ a b Futsal World Ranking Web Site
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