Lebanon national under-20 football team
The Lebanon national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 and national under-18 football teams of Lebanon.
| Nickname(s) | منتخب الشباب (The Youth Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Bilal Fleifel | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| First international | |||
| Lebanon 0–0 India (Tehran, Iran; 16 April 1973) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Lebanon 6–1 Singapore (Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 18 September 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Syria 6–0 Lebanon (Fujairah, United Arab Emirates; 2 November 2011) | |||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1973) | ||
| Arab Cup U-20 | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1985, 2021, 2022) | ||
| WAFF U-18 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2021) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2021) | ||
While the team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, they have participated twice in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup, in 1973 and in 2008, with their best result being reaching the quarter-finals in the 1973 edition.[1][2] In the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, the U18 team made history by becoming the first Lebanon men's national team to reach a final, losing to hosts Iraq on penalty-shootouts.[3] They also participate in the Arab Cup U-20 and Jeux de la Francophonie, failing to go past the group stage in both competitions.
Notable former under-20 players include Nour Mansour, Rabih Ataya, and Mohamad Haidar,[4] who all went on to play for the senior side.[5]
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1977 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Did not qualify | The 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Did not qualify | The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | To be decided | The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
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| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1959 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Quarter-finals | 5th of 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
| 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1975 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2002 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Round 1 | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad | 2nd of 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2nd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total | Best: quarter-finals | 2/41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | — | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Arab Cup U-20
| Arab Cup U-20 record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1983 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1985 | Group stage | 9th of 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2011 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2020 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — |
| 2022 | Group stage | 14th of 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
| Total | Best: group stage | 1/5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | — |
WAFF U-18 Championship
| WAFF U-18 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2019 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2021 | Runners-up | 2nd of 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2024 | TBD | ||||||||
| Total | Best: N/A | 2/3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — |
Mediterranean Games
| Mediterranean Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1987 |
See Lebanon national football team | ||||||||
| Athens 1991 | See Lebanon national under-23 football team | ||||||||
| Languedoc-Roussillon 1993 | |||||||||
| Bari 1997 | |||||||||
| Tunis 2001 | See Lebanon national under-21 football team | ||||||||
| Almería 2005 | See Lebanon national under-23 football team | ||||||||
| Pescara 2009 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| Mersin 2013 | |||||||||
| Tarragona 2018 | |||||||||
| Oran 2022 | |||||||||
| Taranto 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | — | 0/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jeux de la Francophonie
| Jeux de la Francophonie record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| Casablanca 1989 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| Paris 1994 | |||||||||
| Antananarivo 1997 | |||||||||
| Ottawa 2001 | |||||||||
| Niamey 2005 | |||||||||
| Beirut 2009 | Group stage | 9th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
| Nice 2013 | Group stage | 14 of 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad |
| Abidjan 2017 | Group stage | 13 of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| Kinshasa 2023 | Group stage | 8th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Squad |
| Total | Best: group stage | 4/9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | — |
Recent results and matches
2023
| 29 July 2023 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie GS | Cameroon | 1–1 | Lebanon | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| 18:00 UTC+1 |
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Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël |
| 2 August 2023 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie GS | Lebanon | 0–5 | Niger | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| 15:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël |
2024
| 2024 Friendly | Lebanon | 2–2 | United Arab Emirates | |
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| 2024 Friendly | Lebanon | 0–1 | United Arab Emirates | |
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| 26 June 2024 WAFF U-18 Championship | Lebanon | v | Albania | Taif |
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| 28 June 2024 WAFF U-18 Championship | Lebanon | v | Jordan | Taif |
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| 30 June 2024 WAFF U-18 Championship | Lebanon | v | Iraq | Taif |
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Players
The following players were called up for the WAFF U-18 Championship.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joseph Bitar | Salam Zgharta | ||||
| GK | Christian Awkar | Safa | ||||
| GK | Bahaa El Abdallah | AC Tripoli | ||||
| DF | Josef Elhajj | 30 March 2005 | SGV Freiberg | |||
| DF | Rawad Al Jaitani | 2 April 2005 | Salam Zgharta | |||
| DF | Mahmoud Saif Eddin | Ansar | ||||
| DF | Kassem Watfa | Tadamon Sour | ||||
| DF | Ryan El Khoury | Shabab Sahel | ||||
| DF | Mohammad Al Baalbaki | Safa | ||||
| DF | Sajed Faraj | Bint Jbeil | ||||
| MF | Hassan Jaafar | Shabab Sahel | ||||
| MF | Ibrahim Mhanna | Ukhouwa Kharayeb | ||||
| MF | Miguel Karam | Racing Beirut | ||||
| MF | Hassan Salami | Shabab Sahel | ||||
| MF | Hassan Nasser | Ansar | ||||
| MF | Anis Nehme | 1 July 2005 | TSV Havelse | |||
| FW | Muhammad Kassas | Ukhouwa Kharayeb | ||||
| FW | Ali Fakih | Shabab Sahel | ||||
| FW | Karim Kassem | Tadamon Sour | ||||
| FW | Karim Sleem | Ahed | ||||
| FW | Mansour Al Masri | Australasian Soccer Academy | ||||
| FW | Zein Salame | Portimonense | ||||
| FW | Issa Beydoun | 12 May 2005 | SV Waldhof Mannheim | |||
See also
References
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- Zlotkowski, Andre; Di Maggio, Roberto (15 July 2011). "Asian U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- Al-Hasani, Maytham (1 December 2021). بالصور.. ركلات الترجيح تحفظ لقب غرب آسيا لشباب العراق [In pictures... Penalty kicks save the West Asian title for Iraq's youth team]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- "DPR Korea v Lebanon" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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