Lebanon Football Association

Lebanon Football Association
الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم
Association Libanaise de Football

LFA
Sport Football
Futsal
Beach football
Jurisdiction Lebanon
Founded March 22, 1933 (1933-03-22)[1]
Affiliation FIFA (1936)
AFC (1964)[2]
UAFA (1978)
WAFF (2000)
President Fadlallah Fadel
Vice president Mahmoud Fadel
Secretary Ali Fadel
Lebanon

The Lebanon Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم; French: Association Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of football in Lebanon.

History and profile

The Association was established in 1933 and became a member of the FIFA in 1936.[3]

It is part of the Asian Football Confederation.[3] It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17 football team and the Lebanon national futsal team.[4]

See also

References

  1. The A-Z of Asian Football 97-98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation
  2. "AFC TELLS INDONESIA: PAY OR BE SACKED". The Straits Times. 28 August 1964.
  3. 1 2 "Lebanon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  4. "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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