Lebanon women's national under-20 football team
The Lebanon women's national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة للسيدات), colloquially known as "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز),[1][2] represents Lebanon in international women's youth football. The team is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. The team also serves as the women's national under-19 and women's national under-18 football team of Lebanon.
| Nickname(s) | صبايا الأرز (The Lady Cedars) | ||
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| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Hagop Demirjian | ||
| Captain | Rida Wahab | ||
| Top scorer | Lili Iskandar (10) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| First international | |||
 Jordan 3–0 Lebanon  (Amman, Jordan; 5 November 2014) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Hong Kong 0–6 Lebanon (Jounieh, Lebanon; 24 October 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 South Korea 9–0 Lebanon (Hanoi, Vietnam; 26 April 2019) | |||
| WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2019) | ||
Medal record
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While the team has never participated in either the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup or the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, they have won one WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, in 2019,[3] and were runners-up in 2018.[4]
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
| FIFA U-20 Women's 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 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2002 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
 2016 |
Did not qualify | The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2018 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 2022 |
To be determined | The 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Women's 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 | |
 2002 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 |
Did not qualify | 4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2017 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 |
Did not qualify | 2nd of 5, 4th of 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2022 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 33 | |
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
| WAFF U-18 Girls Championship record | ||||||||
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| Host nation(s)
and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2018 |
Runners-up | 2nd of 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 2019 |
Champions | 1st of 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2021 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Best: champions | 2/2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
Recent results and matches
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were called up for the two friendlies against Egypt, on 23 and 26 December 2020.[5]
Caps, goals, and player numbers are correct as of 26 December 2020 after the match against Egypt.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Sinal Breiche | 3 March 2003 | 0 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||
| GK | Lamita Dib | 0 | EFP | |||
| GK | Maha Korjieh | 10 April 2003 | 0 | Super Girls | ||
| GK | Racha Yaghi | 10 June 2002 | 0 | Safa | ||
| DF | Lara Bou Hamra | 10 February 2004 | 0 | Akhaa | ||
| DF | Rawan Jalloul | 0 | EFP | |||
| DF | Stephanie Kazzi | 29 September 2004 | 0 | EFP | ||
| DF | Nour Noujaim | 6 February 2004 | 0 | EFP | ||
| DF | Maria Slim | 25 February 2004 | 0 | Southern Stars | ||
| DF | Rida Wahab (Captain) | 14 February 2004 | 0 | SAS | ||
| MF | Aya Boukary | 4 October 2002 | 0 | Safa | ||
| MF | Evelina Haddad | 0 | EFP | |||
| MF | Karly Harfouche | 0 | SAS | |||
| MF | Lili Iskandar | 16 May 2002 | 10 | SAS | ||
| MF | Latifa Kilani | 0 | SAS | |||
| MF | Layana Safieddine | 0 | Safa | |||
| MF | Rana Sakr | 17 February 2003 | 0 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||
| FW | Nathalie Al Abed | 17 February 2004 | 0 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | ||
| FW | Hiba Allouch | 28 June 2004 | 0 | SAS | ||
| FW | Zahraa Assaf | 5 January 2004 | 1 | SAS | ||
| FW | Jana Korjieh | 4 February 2005 | 0 | Super Girls | ||
| FW | Christy Maalouf | 20 December 2005 | 2 | EFP | ||
| FW | Cynthia Salha | 12 January 2003 | 1 | Safa | ||
| FW | Farah El Tayar | 10 December 2003 | 6 | EFP | ||
Recent call-ups
The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Zeina Abi Faraj | 1 | Akhaa Ahli Aley |
2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | ||
| DF | Maria Mansour INJ | 0 | EFP |
2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | ||
| DF | Mira Sakr | 0 | Akhaa Ahli Aley |
2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | ||
| MF | Sophie Fayad INJ | 0 | EFP |
2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | ||
| FW | Rachelle Nassif INJ | 1 | Safa |
2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship | ||
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Player records
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Lili Iskandar is the team's all-time record goalscorer.
Top scorers
| # | Player | Period | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lili Iskandar | 2018–present | 10 |
| 2 | Farah El Tayar | 2019–present | 6 |
| 3 | Yara Bou Rada | 2018–2019 | 5 |
| 4 | Samira Awad | 2018–2019 | 4 |
| 5 | Christy Maalouf | 2020–present | 2 |
| Hanin Tamim | 2018–2019 | ||
| 7 | Zeina Abi Faraj | 2019–present | 1 |
| Zahraa Assaf | 2019–present | ||
| Joya Maria Azzi | 2018–2019 | ||
| Mariam Chehab | 2014 | ||
| Melanie Ghanime | 2018–2019 | ||
| Dima Kasty | 2018–2019 | ||
| Rachelle Nassif | 2019–present | ||
| Cynthia Salha | 2019–present |
As of 26 December 2020. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
See also
References
- Abou Diab, Rami (17 August 2018). "U18 Women's West Asian Football Championship". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Lebanon, Football. "صبايا الأرز تهز شباك هونغ كونغ بسداسية نظيفة". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- "Jordan take West Asian crown on road to qualifiers". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Baradhi, Maria (21 December 2020). "24 players called up for the two friendlies against Egypt". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links
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