Lebanon national futsal team

Lebanon

Nickname(s)

الأرز
Les Cèdres
The Cedars

Association

Federation Libanaise de
Football Association

Confederation

AFC and WAFF

Head coach

Francisco Araujo

Captain

Kassem Kawsan

FIFA code

LIB

FIFA ranking

50 ^[1]

Home colours

Away colours

First international

Lebanon 0 – 10 Cyprus

(Nicosia, Cyprus, 15 April 2003)

Biggest win

Lebanon 16 – 2 Yemen

(Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008)

Biggest defeat

Iran 15 – 2 Lebanon

(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)

World Cup

Appearances

None

AFC Futsal Championship

Appearances

10 (First in 2003)

Best result

Quarterfinals, 6 times

WAFF Futsal Championship

Appearances

2 (First in 2007)

Best result

Second place, 2007

The Lebanese national futsal team (Arabic: لبنان الوطني لكرة القدم – French: Équipe du Liban de football) represents the Lebanese Republic in international futsal competitions.^[2] Their official nickname is "The Cedars". The team is controlled by the Federation Libanaise de Football Association (LFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).

Tournaments

FIFA Futsal World Cup

1989 – Did not enter
1992 – Did not enter
1996 – Did not enter
2000 – Did not enter
2004 – Did not qualify
2008 – Did not qualify
2012 – Did not qualify
2016 – Did not qualify

AFC Futsal Championship

1999 – Did not enter
2000 – Did not enter
2001 – Did not enter
2002 – Did not enter
2003 – Round 1
2004 – Quarterfinals
2005 – Round 1
2006 – Round 1
2007 – Quarterfinals
2008 – Quarterfinals
2010 – Quarterfinals
2012 – Quarterfinals
2014 – Quarterfinals
2016 – Round 1

WAFF Futsal Championship

2007 – Second Place
2009 – Fourth Place
2012 – Did not enter

Arab Futsal Championship

1998 – Did not enter
2005 – Third Place
2007 – Third Place
2008 – Fourth Place

References

National sports teams of Lebanon

A1 GP Basketball M W Football association (Soccer) M W M-23 M-21 & 20 M-17 Futsal Handball M Rugby league Rugby union Tennis M W Volleyball M

Mediterranean Games Olympic Games Paralympic Games

National futsal teams of Asia (AFC)

International futsal

AMF AMF Futsal World Cup FIFA FIFA Futsal World Cup Women's Futsal World Tournament Grand Prix Confederations Cup Pan American Games South American Games Futsal Mundialito Mediterranean Cup Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Lusophony Games Southeast Asian Games Futsal Awards Teams

Asia	AFC – Futsal Championship – Women's Futsal Championship

Africa	CAF – Futsal Cup of Nations

North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Futsal Championship

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América – Copa América Femenina

Oceania	OFC – Futsal Championship

Europe	UEFS – UEFS Futsal Men's Championship – UEFS Futsal Women's Championship; UEFA – Futsal Championship

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