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Lebanon national futsal team

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

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

Lebanon
Nickname(s)رجال الأرز
(The Cedars)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)
Head coachJoão Almeida[1]
CaptainHussein Hamadani
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
FIFA ranking61 Decrease 3 (June 2023)[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 resultQuarter-finals (7 times)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2005)
Best resultThird place (2005, 2007)

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.[3] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. The team also competes in the WAFF Futsal Championship, and the Arab Futsal Championship.[citation needed]

Competitive record edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

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
  1989 did not enter did not enter
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004 did not qualify The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
  2008 The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
  2012 The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
  2016 The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
  2021 Play-off defeat 2 0 2 0 1 1
  2024 The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total 0/10 – – – – – – – Total 2 0 2 0 1 1

AMF Futsal World Cup edit

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
  1982 did not enter did not enter
  1985
  1988
  1991
  1994
  1997
  2000
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015
  2019
  2023 to be determined to be determined
Total 0/12 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –

AFC Futsal Asian Cup edit

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
  1999 did not enter did not enter
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003 Group stage 3 1 0 2 8 23 Qualified as invitees
  2004 Quarter-finals 5 2 1 2 22 17
  2005 Round 2 (Plate) 8 6 0 2 51 25
  2006 Group stage 3 0 1 2 12 18 Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
  2007 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 19 15 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 23 4
  2008 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 13 23 Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
  2010 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 12 16 1st of 3, 1st of 4 4 3 1 0 16 8
  2012 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 10 11 2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 5 3 0 2 15 8
  2014 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 14 19 1st of 5 4 3 1 0 13 9
  2016 Group stage 3 0 2 1 7 9 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 16 6
  2018 Quarter-finals 4 2 2 0 11 7 1st of 3 2 2 0 0 6 2
  2020 Cancelled 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 20 4
  2022 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 17 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 11 7
  2024 did not qualify 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 10 12
Total 12/16 49 19 9 21 182 200 Total 30 22 4 6 130 60

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games edit

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

Arab Futsal Cup edit

Arab Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
  1998 did not enter
  2005 Third place 4 2 0 2 24 27
  2007 Third place 5 2 0 3 24 21
  2008 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 33 20
  2021 did not enter
  2022
  2023 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 12 19
Total 4/7 19 8 0 11 93 87

WAFF Futsal Championship edit

WAFF Futsal Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
  2007 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 12 9
  2009 Third place 4 2 0 2 11 8
  2012 did not enter
  2022 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 9 11
Total 3/4 11 5 2 4 32 28

Mediterranean Futsal Cup edit

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

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Hussein Hamadani
2 1GK Karim Joueidi
3 1GK Victor Gerges
4 FP Mouhammad Hammoud
5 FP Issa Mehrez
6 FP Hussein Hamieh
7 FP Hassan Zeitoun
8 FP John Jabbour
9 FP Mustafa Rhyem
10 FP Ahmad Kheir El Dine
11 FP Majd Hamouch
12 FP Georgio El Khoury
13 FP Hassan Alame
14 FP Ali Hachem

Previous squads edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ar:تعيين ربيع أبو شعيا مدرّباً لمنتخب الصالات". Calcio a 5 Anteprima (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ Rankings change compared to the previous year's December ranking. "Futsal World Ranking" Archived 20 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Asian Playoff – 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket". Asian Football Confederation. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (7 June 2022). "تشكيلة منتخبا لبنان و الإمارات" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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