| Nickname(s) | رجال الأرز (The Cedars) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | João Almeida[1] | ||
| Captain | Hussein Hamadani | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 61  3 (June 2023)[2] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon  (Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 16–2 Yemen  (Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Iran 15–2 Lebanon (Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003) | |||
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2003) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (7 times) | ||
| Arab Futsal Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2005, 2007) | ||
The Lebanon national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات; French: Équipe du Liban de futsal) represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions. Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).
Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Their closest attempt came in 2021, when they lost to Vietnam in the play-offs on the away goals rule.[3] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. The team also competes in the WAFF Futsal Championship, and the Arab Futsal Championship.
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 |
did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
 2004 |
did not qualify | The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||
 2008 |
The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2012 |
The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2016 |
The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2021 |
Play-off defeat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 2024 |
The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
AMF Futsal World Cup
| AMF Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1982 |
did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 |
to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1999 |
did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||||||||
 2002 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
 2004 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | ||||||||
 2005 |
Round 2 (Plate) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25 | ||||||||
| 2006 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament | |||||||
 2007 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | |
| 2008 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament | |||||||
| 2010 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 1st of 3, 1st of 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |
 2012 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | |
| 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 1st of 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2016 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1st of 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
| 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1st of 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
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Cancelled | 1st of 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||||||
 2022 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2024 |
did not qualify | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | |||||||
| Total | 12/16 | 49 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 182 | 200 | Total | 30 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 130 | 60 | |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 |
did not enter | ||||||
| 2007 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2009 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2013 |
Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| 2017 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 |
to be determined | ||||||
| Total | 3/5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 38 |
Arab Futsal Cup
| Arab Futsal Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1998 |
did not enter | ||||||
| 2005 |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2007 |
Third place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21 |
| 2008 |
Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 20 |
| 2021 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2022 | |||||||
| 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| Total | 4/7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 87 |
WAFF Futsal Championship
| WAFF Futsal Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2007 |
Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
 2009 |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 2012 |
did not enter | ||||||
| 2022 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| Total | 3/4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 28 |
Mediterranean Futsal Cup
| Mediterranean Futsal Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 |
Sixth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hussein Hamadani | ||
| 2 | GK | Karim Joueidi | ||
| 3 | GK | Victor Gerges | ||
| 4 | FP | Mouhammad Hammoud | ||
| 5 | FP | Issa Mehrez | ||
| 6 | FP | Hussein Hamieh | ||
| 7 | FP | Hassan Zeitoun | ||
| 8 | FP | John Jabbour | ||
| 9 | FP | Mustafa Rhyem | ||
| 10 | FP | Ahmad Kheir El Dine | ||
| 11 | FP | Majd Hamouch | ||
| 12 | FP | Georgio El Khoury | ||
| 13 | FP | Hassan Alame | ||
| 14 | FP | Ali Hachem |
Previous squads
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References
- ↑ "ar:تعيين ربيع أبو شعيا مدرّباً لمنتخب الصالات". Calcio a 5 Anteprima (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ Rankings change compared to the previous year's December ranking. "Futsal World Ranking" Archived 20 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Asian Playoff – 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket". Asian Football Confederation. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (7 June 2022). "تشكيلة منتخبا لبنان و الإمارات" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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