Lebanon national under-23 football team

The Lebanon national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم‎), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان الأولمبي لكرة القدم‎), represents Lebanon in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournament. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

Lebanon under-23
Nickname(s)المنتخب الاولمبي‎ (The Olympic Team)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم‎)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachJamal Al Haj
CaptainMohamad Kdouh
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Syria 0–1 Lebanon 
(Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 11–0 Afghanistan 
(Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 0–5 Iraq 
(Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007)
 United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019)
Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002)

The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They have only participated once in the Asian Games, in 2002, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.[1]

Competitive record

Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games record Qualification record
Host nation,
city and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1988 See Lebanon national team See Lebanon national team
Barcelona 1992 Did not qualify 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 4 5
Atlanta 1996 Did not participate Did not participate
Sydney 2000 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 4 1 1 2 4 5
Athens 2004 First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4 10 1 4 5 15 21
Beijing 2008 2nd of 4, 4th of 4 11 5 1 5 10 19
London 2012 Second round defeat 2 0 1 1 1 2
Rio 2016 The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Tokyo 2020 The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Paris 2024 To be determined The 2024 AFC U-23 Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Los Angeles 2028 The 2028 AFC U-23 Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – Total 31 8 7 16 34 52

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
2013 Did not qualify 5th of 6 5 1 0 4 12 18
2016 4th of 5 4 1 1 2 3 9
2018 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 3 4
2020 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 7 8
2022 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/4 – – – – – – – Total 15 4 1 10 25 39

WAFF U-23 Championship
WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2015 Withdrew
Total – 0/1 – – – – – – –

Asian Games
Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1951–1998
 See Lebanon national football team
Busan 2002 Group stage 12th of 24 3 1 1 1 12 3 Squad
Doha 2006 Withdrew
Guangzhou 2010
Incheon 2014
Indonesia 2018
Hangzhou 2022 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 1/5 3 1 1 1 12 3 –

Recent results and matches

2021
6 January 2021 (2021-01-06) Friendly Iraq  Cancelled  Lebanon Iraq
Report
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Friendly Iraq  Cancelled  Lebanon Iraq
Report

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly games against Iraq, on 6 and 9 January 2021.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Hadi Mortada (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 Tadamon Sour
1GK Mohammad Zahr (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 AC Sporting
1GK Mohamad Bechara (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 Nejmeh
2DF Hussein Fahes (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 Nabi Chit
2DF Mohammad El Hayek (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 Ahed
2DF Tony Mikhael (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 Carleton Ravens
2DF Andrew Sawaya (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 Nejmeh
3MF Ali Al Haj (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 Ahed
3MF Youssef Al Haj (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 Safa
3MF Hassan Cherkawi (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 Tadamon Sour
3MF Mohamad Chour Safa
3MF Kassem Hayek (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 Safa
3MF Mohamad El Housseini (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 Ahed
3MF Hassan Kanaan (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 Unattached
3MF Ali Kharoubi (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 Akhaa Ahli Aley
3MF Hassan Kraytem (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 Tripoli
3MF Karim Mekkaoui (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 Racing Beirut
3MF Mahdi Tlays Shabab Bourj
3MF Mahdi Zein (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 Nejmeh
4FW Daniel Abou Fakher (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 Akhaa Ahli Aley
4FW Hussein Awada (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 Shabab Bourj
4FW Khalil Bader (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 Nejmeh
4FW Zein Farran (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 Bourj
4FW Hadi Madi Chabab Ghazieh
4FW Mohamad Nasser (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 Bourj

Previous squads

Asian Games

See also

References
  1. "Asian Games 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. Abou Diab, Rami (28 December 2020). "The U-22 national team squad announced". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
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