Lebanon national under-23 football team

Lebanon

Nickname(s)

The Cedars

Association

Federation Libanaise de
Football Association

Confederation

AFC (Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)

Head coach

Giuseppe Giannini

Home stadium

Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Saida International Stadium

FIFA code

LIB

First colours

Second colours

Asian Games

Appearances

2 (First in 1998)

Best result

Round 2, 1998

The Lebanese National Under 23 Football Team represents the Lebanese Republic in Olympic and Under 23 competitions. Their official nickname is The Cedars. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 except three overage players. The team is controlled by 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).

The team has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor to the AFC U22 Asian Cup. They have only participated twice in 1998 and 2002 Asian Games where their greatese results was the second round. They claimed third places as hosts at the UAFA Pan Arab Games tournaments in 1957 and 1997 and managed fourth place at the 1965 edition.

Records

Olympics Record

Olympics Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Asian Games Record

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1998	Round 2	-	5	2	0	3	9	8
2002	Preliminary round	-	3	1	1	1	12	3
Total	0/0	-	8	3	1	4	21	11

AFC U22 Asian Cup Record

AFC U22 Asian Cup
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule

February 2015 Friendly match	Kuwait	0 - 4	Lebanon

Current Squad

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Nazih Assaad	(1990-01-20) January 20, 1990	0	0	Nejmeh
1GK	David Asmar	(1989-09-13) September 13, 1989	0	0	Assyriska BK
1GK	Mehdi Khalil	(1991-09-19) September 19, 1991	0	0	Safa Beirut SC

2DF	Jad El Zein	(1990-02-16) February 16, 1990	2	0	Marygrove
2DF	Omar Owayda	(1989-03-29) March 29, 1989	6	0	Safa Beirut SC
2DF	Abdallah Taleb	(1990-11-26) November 26, 1990	5	0	AC Tripoli
2DF	Hadi Sahramani	(1989-04-21) April 21, 1989	8	0	Al Ahed
2DF	Jad Noor Al Din	(1989-12-27) December 27, 1989	6	0	Shahab Sahel
2DF	Rani Younan	(1990-01-12) January 12, 1990	0	0	Assyriska BK
2DF	Sargon Simonsson	(1987-06-25) June 25, 1987	6	0	Arameiska-Syrianska Botkyrka IF
2DF	Serge Nahle	(1989-08-13) August 13, 1989	2	0	CS Oberkorn
2DF	Rami Balhawan	(1991-01-10) January 10, 1991	5	0	Al Ansar
2DF	Niazy Shemme	(1991-03-13) March 13, 1991	7	0	Shabeb Ghazeih

3MF	Rabih Ataya	(1989-07-16) July 16, 1989	0	0	Al-Ansar FC
3MF	Amer Mahfoud	(1990-10-21) October 21, 1990	9	0	AC Tripoli
3MF	Ali Faour	(1991-06-13) June 13, 1991	10	0	Al Ahed
3MF	Hamoudy Hamoudy	(1986-05-14) May 14, 1986	0	0	Arameiska-Syrianska Botkyrka IF
3MF	George Yaacoub	(1991-07-16) July 16, 1991	0	0	Valsta Syrianska IK
3MF	Omar Al Kurdi	(1989-09-15) September 15, 1989	11	0	Safa Beirut SC
3MF	Zakaria Chouman	(1991-01-16) January 16, 1991	2	0	Al Ansar
3MF	Alaa Termoss	(1991-08-15) August 15, 1991	4	0	Shahab Gazieh
3MF	Mohamad Baquir Ayoub	(1991-10-02) October 2, 1991	3	0	Al Ansar
3MF	Hassan Alawieh	(1991-12-28) December 28, 1991	0	6	Al Ahed
3MF	Hassan Fardaus	(1991-09-04) September 4, 1991	0	8	Al Ansar

4FW	Alaa Al Baba	(1993-04-18) April 18, 1993	3	0	Safa Beirut SC
4FW	Justin Moussa	(1989-04-30) April 30, 1989	0	0	Racing Beirut
4FW	Ghazzi Hussein	(1992-07-21) July 21, 1992	3	0	Al Ahed
4FW	Hussein Akil	(1990-05-03) May 3, 1990	0	0	Woodlands Wellington
4FW	Kasem Abu Khechfe	(1992-02-20) February 20, 1992	0	0	Al-Ansar FC
4FW	Mohammad Kadouh	{{{age}}}	9	9	FK Sūduva Marijampolė
4FW	Hussein Sherifa	(1992-06-25) June 25, 1992	0	0	Al-Ansar FC
4FW	Karim Abou Khecfe	(1992-02-20) February 20, 1992	0	0	Al Ansar
4FW	Abdel Abou Khalil	(1991-06-19) June 19, 1991	0	0	FC Eintracht Bamberg
4FW	Jad Nourelldinne	(1992-11-05) November 5, 1992	0	0	Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley
4FW	Issa Faour	(1991-03-12) March 12, 1991	1	0	Salam Zgharta
4FW	Mohammad Dakramanji	(1991-06-09) June 9, 1991	4	0	Nejmeh

References

External links

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

Football in Lebanon

Lebanon Football Association

National teams	Lebanon (Women's) U-23 U-20 (Women's U-20) U-17 (Women's U-17) U-14 (Women's U-14) Futsal (Women's Futsal) Beach soccer

League competitions	Premier League Second Division Third Division Fourth Division

Cup competitions	FA Cup Super Cup Elite Cup Federation Cup (defunct)

List of clubs List of venues

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam

Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan

East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands¹

South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka

West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen

Defunct	North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen

Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)

¹ Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

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