Lebanon national beach soccer team
The Lebanon national beach soccer team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم الشاطئية) represents Lebanon in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association, the governing body for football in Lebanon.
| Nickname(s) | رجال الأرز (The Cedars) | ||
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| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Khaled Berjaui | ||
| Captain | Mohamad Merhi | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
| BSWW ranking | 63 1 (8 April 2024)[1] | ||
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| AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2015, 2017) | ||
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In 2016 Lebanon achieved third place at the 5th Asian Beach Games, beating Afghanistan 9–5 at the bronze medal match.[2] This became the first medal in an official competition in the history of the Lebanese Football Association for any men's national team (football, futsal and beach soccer).[3] They have also managed two fourth place finishes in a row at the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, in 2015 and 2017, narrowly missing out on the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup both times.[4]
Competitive record
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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| 2013 | did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2025 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Best: N/A | 0/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA |
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| 2006 | did not enter | ||||||||
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| 2013 | Group stage | 8th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
| 2015 | Fourth place | 4th of 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
| 2017 | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 |
| 2019 | Quarter-finals | 5th of 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 |
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 9th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
| Total | Best: fourth place | 5/10 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 86 | 71 |
Asian Beach Games
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA |
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| Bali 2008 | did not enter | ||||||||
| Muscat 2010 | Group stage | 10th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
| Haiyang 2012 | Fourth place | 4th of 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 24 |
| Phuket 2014 | did not enter | ||||||||
| Da Nang 2016 | Third place | 3rd of 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 |
| Sanya 2023 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Best: third place | 3/5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 57 |
Players
Current squad
The following 12 players were called up for the 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- "A Bronze Medal for the Lebanese National Beach Soccer Team in the Asian Games". Sports 961. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- "حلم المونديال يبدأ اليوم: منتخب الشاطئية يواجه الصين". lebanonfg.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017, Lebanon Fall Short Of WC Qualification". Sports 961. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.