Liberia national football team
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, represents Liberia in men's international football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, its football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations just twice—in 1996 and 2002. It is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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Nickname(s) | Lone Star | ||
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Association | Liberia Football Association | ||
Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
Head coach | Peter Butler | ||
Captain | William Jebor | ||
Most caps | Joe Nagbe (77) | ||
Top scorer | George Weah (18) | ||
Home stadium | National Complex | ||
FIFA code | LBR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 152 ![]() | ||
Highest | 66 (July 2001) | ||
Lowest | 164 (October–November 2010) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Abidjan, Ivory Coast; unknown date 1954) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Monrovia, Liberia; March 29, 2016) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Ghana; April 6, 1975) | |||
Africa Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 1996) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1996 and 2002 |
AchievementsEdit
- 1 Time Runners-up
- 1 Time Runners-up
World Cup recordEdit
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1930 to 1978 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1982 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
1986 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
1990 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
1994 | Withdrew during qualifying | Withdrew during qualifying | ||||||||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||
2002 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||
2006 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 29 | ||||||||||
2010 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||
2014 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
2018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
2022 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 58 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 78 |
Africa Cup of Nations recordEdit
Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||||
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Appearances: 2 | ||||||||
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
1957 | Not affiliated to CAF | |||||||
1959 | ||||||||
1962 | ||||||||
1963 | Did not enter | |||||||
1965 | ||||||||
1968 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1970 | Did not enter | |||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1974 | ||||||||
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1978 | Did not enter | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1982 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1984 | Withdrew | |||||||
1986 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1992 | Withdrew | |||||||
1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1996 | Round 1 | 13th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1998 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2002 | Round 1 | 9th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2004 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2006 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2010 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2021 | ||||||||
2023 | To be determined | |||||||
2025 | ||||||||
Total | Group stage | 2/33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Head coachesEdit
Date appointed | Manager name | |
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01/11/2013 | 2017 | James Debbah |
13/02/2013 | 01/11/2013 | Frank Jericho Nagbe |
08/05/2012 | 29/12/2012 | Kaetu Smith |
18/02/2012 | 08/05/2012 | Thomas Kojo (interim) |
14/03/2011 | 18/02/2012 | Roberto Landi |
08/06/2010 | 14/03/2011 | Bertalan Bicskei |
27/02/2008 | 02/03/2009 | Antoine Hey |
12/07/2006 | 26/02/2008 | Frank Jericho Nagbe |
10/02/2006 | 11/07/2006 | Shawky Hussein Mohmoud |
05/11/2004 | 09/02/2006 | Joseph Sayon |
08/08/2002 | 04/11/2004 | Kadalah Kromah |
14/07/2000 | 07/08/2002 | Philippe Redon |
Results and fixturesEdit
2019Edit
November 7 Friendly | Egypt | 1–0 | Liberia | Alexandria, Egypt |
Report | Stadium: Borg El Arab Stadium |
Current squadEdit
The following players were called up for a friendly match against Egypt on November 7, 2019.
Caps and Goals (official FIFA-recognized matches only) updated as of November 8, 2019.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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16 | GK | Tommy Songo | April 20, 1995 | 13 | 0 | LISCR FC |
23 | GK | Ashley Williams | October 30, 2000 | 10 | 0 | LISCR FC |
3 | DF | Alvin Maccornell | January 13, 2000 | 16 | 0 | LISCR FC |
5 | DF | Jeremy Saygbe | June 1, 2001 | 6 | 0 | LISCR FC |
11 | DF | Ben Benaiah | December 6, 1992 | 2 | 0 | Nimba United |
12 | DF | Gasimu Kouyateh | May 7, 1999 | 6 | 0 | LISCR FC |
2 | MF | Edward Ledlum | June 15, 1999 | 5 | 0 | LISCR FC |
6 | MF | Armah Vaikainah | June 17, 1995 | 4 | 0 | LISCR FC |
7 | MF | Sam Jackson | October 13, 1998 | 4 | 0 | LISCR FC |
13 | MF | Varney Sando | May 27, 1995 | 1 | 0 | LPRC Oilers |
15 | MF | Benjamin Doe | June 23, 1999 | 1 | 0 | LISCR FC |
17 | MF | Marlon Harrison | September 19, 1998 | 1 | 0 | LISCR FC |
18 | MF | Marvin Blapoh | January 15, 1998 | 3 | 0 | Monrovia Club Breweries |
9 | FW | Augustine Otu | April 8, 1998 | 2 | 0 | LPRC Oilers |
10 | FW | Christopher Jackson | October 25, 1996 | 9 | 3 | LISCR FC |
RecordsEdit
Most capped playersEdit
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Top goalscorersEdit
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NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ a b Mamrud, Roberto. "Liberia - Record International Players". RSSSF.
External linksEdit
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