Lebanon under-23
Nickname(s)المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachVacant
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)
Arab Games
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage (2021, 2023)

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 under-23 association football competitions. Controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

The selection is limited to players under 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. 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
19081988 See Lebanon national team See Lebanon national team
Spain Barcelona 1992 Did not qualify 4th of 5410345
United States Atlanta 1996 Did not participate Did not participate
Australia Sydney 2000 Did not qualify 2nd of 3411245
Greece Athens 2004 First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4101451521
China Beijing 2008 2nd of 4, 4th of 4115151019
United Kingdom London 2012 Second round defeat201112
Brazil Rio 2016 The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Japan Tokyo 2020 The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
France Paris 2024 To be determined The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
United States Los Angeles 2028 The 2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total0/8 Total3187163452

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
Oman 2013 Did not qualify 5th of 651041218
Qatar 2016 4th of 5411239
China 2018 3rd of 4310234
Thailand 2020 3rd of 4310278
Uzbekistan 2022 3rd of 4310243
Qatar 2024 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2026
Total0/5 Total1851122942

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
South Korea Busan 2002 Group stage12th of 243111123Squad
Qatar Doha 2006 Did not participate
China Guangzhou 2010
South Korea Incheon 2014
Indonesia Indonesia 2018
China Hangzhou 2022 To be determined
TotalBest: group stage1/53111123

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Host nation,
city and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1953–2001
See Lebanon national football team
Algeria Algeria 2023 Group stage 8th of 8 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad
TotalBest: group stage1/1300306

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year
Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Qatar 2015 Did not participate
Saudi Arabia 2021 Group stage10th of 11301249Squad
Saudi Arabia 2022 Fifth place play-off 6th of 6 4 0 1 2 2 5Squad
Iraq 2023 Group stage 7th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 3 Squad
TotalBest: group stage3/49026717

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
Greece Athens 1991 Did not participate
France Languedoc-Roussillon 1993
Italy Bari 1997
Tunisia Tunis 2001
Spain Almería 2005
Italy Pescara 2009 See Lebanon national under-20 football team
Turkey Mersin 2013 See Lebanon national under-19 football team
2018–present
See Lebanon national under-18 football team
TotalN/A0/5000000

Recent results and matches

Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

2023

24 March 2023 (2023-03-24) Friendly Lebanon  0–1  Jordan Safwa, Lebanon
21:30 UTC+3 Report
  • Al Riyalat 32'
Stadium: Al-Safa Club Stadium
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Friendly Lebanon  0–3  Jordan Safwa, Lebanon
21:30 UTC+3 Report
  • Al Diabat 37'
  • Aburhal 45'
  • Al Haj 52'
Stadium: Al-Safa Club Stadium
14 April 2023 (2023-04-14) Friendly Indonesia  1–2  Lebanon Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7
Report
  • Sabbah 90'
  • Nasser 90+6'
Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Fariq Hitaba (Indonesia)
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) Friendly Lebanon  0–1  Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia
20:30 UTC+7 Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
3 June 2023 (2023-06-03) Friendly Lebanon  3–2  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
6 June 2023 (2023-06-06) Friendly Lebanon  1–3  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
12 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Oman  1–0  Lebanon Baghdad, Iraq
17:45 UTC+3
  • Al-Abdulsalam 42' (pen.)
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium
16 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Lebanon  1–2  Yemen Baghdad, Iraq
17:45 UTC+3
  • Al-Sharif 55'
  • Mahrous 65'
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium
2 July 2023 2023 Arab Games Lebanon  0–3  Sudan Annaba, Algeria
17:30 UTC+1
  • Noah 14', 49'
  • Ezzallah 90'
Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
5 July 2023 2023 Arab Games Oman  1–0  Lebanon Annaba, Algeria
17:30 UTC+1
  • Al Habashi 40'
Report Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium
Referee: Ammar Ashkanani (Kuwait)
8 July 2023 2023 Arab Games Algeria  2–0  Lebanon Annaba, Algeria
21:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Khaled (Bahrain)
6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 qualification Cambodia  2–2  Lebanon Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Nasser 7'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Wang Di (China)
9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 qualification Lebanon  0–3  Saudi Arabia Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Di Wang (China)
12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 qualification Lebanon  1–1  Mongolia Abha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Players

The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification games against Cambodia, Saudi Arabia, and Mongolia.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Hadi Kanj (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 Lebanon Ansar
1GK Rami Mjalli (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 Lebanon Ahed
1GK Anthony Maassry (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 France Montfermeil U19

2DF Ali Alrida Ismail (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 Lebanon Nejmeh
2DF Mohamad Baker El Housseini (2002-12-08) 8 December 2002 Lebanon Bourj
2DF Maxime Aoun (2001-03-04) 4 March 2001 Lebanon Ansar
2DF Abdul Razzak Dakramanji (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 Lebanon Tripoli
2DF Ibrahim Chami (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 Canada FC Laval
2DF Saad Chweiki (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 Lebanon Bourj
2DF Sajed Amhaz (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 Lebanon Safa
2DF Hussein Saleh (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 Lebanon Racing Beirut

3MF Ali Shaitou (2002-10-05) October 5, 2002 Lebanon Bourj
3MF Mohammad Saad (2001-07-01) 1 July 2001 Lebanon Nejmeh
3MF Ali El Fadl (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 Lebanon Shabab Sahel
3MF Omar Sabbagh (2002-10-30) 30 October 2002 United States UC San Diego Tritons
3MF Mohamad Ghamlouch (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 Lebanon Ahly Nabatieh
3MF Mohammad Al Massri (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 Lebanon Ansar
3MF Said Saad (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 Lebanon Shabab Sahel
3MF Karim Mekkaoui (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 Lebanon Racing Beirut

4FW Elario Ghassan (2001-03-30) March 30, 2001 Germany SSV Jeddeloh II
4FW Shadi Jouni (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 Lebanon Ahly Nabatieh
4FW Mohamad Haidar (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 Lebanon Shabab Sahel
4FW Mohammad Nasser (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 Lebanon Safa

See also

References

  1. "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. بعثة المنتخب الأولمبي تغادر إلى أبها غدًا [Lebanon Olympic team leaves for Abha] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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