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Libya
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)فرسان المتوسط (Fursan al-Mutawasit) (The Mediterranean Knights)
AssociationLibyan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachCorentin Martins
CaptainAli Salama
Most capsMuhammad Nashnoush
Ahmed Saad (72)
Top scorerAli Al-Biski (35)
Home stadiumTripoli Stadium
FIFA codeLBY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 122 Decrease 1 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest36 (September 2012)
Lowest187 (July 1997)
First international
 Libya 5–2 Palestine 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 3 August 1953)
Biggest win
 Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman
(Baghdad, Iraq; 6 April 1966)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 10–2 Libya 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 6 August 1953)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunner-up (1982)
Medal record
Men's Football
Africa Cup of Nations
Silver medal – second place 1982 Libya
African Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 South Africa


Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Almería
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara

The Libya national football team (Arabic: منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم) represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cups in history but has qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations: 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Due to political circumstances, Libya has typically been less successful in international competition compared to other North African teams like Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. Libya has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its participation in AFCON is sporadic, having only qualified for three AFCON editions.

Since 2010s, Libya's global ranking has improved due to the increasing number of Libyan players playing in foreign leagues. In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the team recorded their first-ever win in the tournament outside Libya. Their FIFA world ranking rose to a high of 36 in September 2012; Libya then won a gold medal in the 2014 African Nations Championship. However, the Libyan Civil War caused the stoppage of the Libyan Premier League and severely disrupted domestic affairs. Libya was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification by Rwanda and failed to qualify for the 2016 African Nations Championship as the defending champions.

History

Early history

Libya's national team was first initiated in 1918, but did not play an official international until 3 August 1953, when they defeated Palestine 5–2 in the first Pan Arab Games in 1953. The team's first manager was Masoud Zantouny, and the first foreign manager was Englishman James Bingham, who took charge of the Libyan national team for the 1961 Pan Arab Games. The first player ever to score for the Libyan national team in an official international was Mukhtar Ghonaay.

The first penalty ever scored by a member of the national team was in the 1953 Pan Arab Games group stage; in the match against Egypt, Ali Zantouny scored in the 3–2 defeat. The national team's first participation in the Arab Cup was in 1964, the second edition of the competition, held in Kuwait.

The first ever player to score for the Libyan national team in a non-official international was Mustapha Makki in a warm-up friendly played prior to the 1953 Pan Arab Games tournament, played against Palestine in Alexandria in 1952. The national team's first attempt to qualify for an Olympic football tournament was in 1967, where they played their first qualification match against Niger in an attempt to qualify for the 1968 Olympic football tournament in Mexico City.

World Cups

Libya first entered the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1970. Their early attempts failed, but during the 1980s the national side strengthened. The country's geopolitical position, however, affected the football team, who had to withdraw from qualifying for the 1982 and 1990 World Cups.

Libya came closest to qualifying for the World Cup in 1986. They came to within a game of reaching the finals in Mexico. After winning their match against Sudan in their first game, the Libyans beat Ghana in the next round before taking on Morocco for a place at the finals. Morocco won the first game 3–0 and went through, even though Libya won the return leg 1–0.

After not entering the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup competition, Libya came back in the qualifying competition for Korea/Japan. The Libyans advanced to the second round at the expense of Mali, who were beaten 4–3 on aggregate. In the group stage, Libya managed only two draws in eight games.

In the qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a 9–0 two-legged victory against São Tome and Principe put the Libyans through to the group stage. Libyan player Al-Saadi Gaddafi was banned from the team after failing drug test.

A difficult group followed containing Egypt, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, the eventual group winners and qualifiers for the World Cup. However, The Knights were able to secure good results against these sides, as they beat Egypt 2–1 in Tripoli, and held Cameroon and Ivory Coast to 0–0 draws, helping them to a 4th-place finish and a place at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.

During the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Libya defeated each side in the second round during home matches (they also defeated Lesotho away). However they were defeated by Gabon in an away match, and failed to qualify to the next round on goal difference.

In the qualifying campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Libya reached the final match in the group stage without a defeat. They were defeated 1–0 by Cameroon and failed to advance to the final round.

In the qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Libya defeated Rwanda 4–1 on aggregate in the second round but were eliminated after losing the first three matches in the group stages.

African Cup Of Nations

Libya 1982

The biggest football tournament to be held in Libya was the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Libya qualified automatically as hosts and were put in a group alongside Ghana, Cameroon and Tunisia. The opening match of the tournament saw the hosts take on Ghana in Tripoli in a 2–2 draw. A 2–0 win over Tunisia and a goalless draw against Cameroon saw Libya topping the group.

In the semi-finals, Libya came from behind to beat Zambia 2–1 and set up another match with Ghana, this time in the final on 19 March. Ghana scored first in the 35th minute, but Libya equalised in the 70th. This was followed by a tense period of extra time in which no goals were scored. In a long penalty shootout, Ghana came out triumphant 7–6.[3]

Egypt 2006

Libya's second African Cup of Nations saw a return to the higher levels of the international footballing scene at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt. They qualified for the competition after a goalless draw with Sudan in their ninth qualifying match.

Libya were drawn in Group A with Egypt (the hosts and eventual winners), 2006 World Cup-qualifiers Ivory Coast and Morocco. Libya lost 3–0 to Egypt in Cairo, then lost 2–1 to Ivory Coast. A goalless draw against Morocco saw Libya finish bottom of the group.

Post-Gaddafi era

Libya played its first match after the Battle of Tripoli (and thus the end of the Gaddafi era in Libya) on 3 September 2011, with a new uniform sporting the National Transitional Council flag of Libya.

The match, part of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign, resulted in a 1–0 victory over Mozambique. The historic goal was scored by Rabee'a al Laafi. Like Libya's previous home match, a 3–0 defeat of Comoros in qualifying, played in Stade 26 mars in Bamako, Mali, a relocation was necessary due to the ongoing Libyan Civil War, and so the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt became the venue. The match was played behind closed doors for security reasons.[4]

Prior to the team's final game in the qualification campaign, against Zambia, coach Marcos Paquetá claimed that the team was now "not only playing for football success but for a new government and a new country".[5] The match was played on 8 October 2011, and resulted in a 0–0 draw which was good enough for both teams to qualify. Paquetá and his team danced and celebrated afterwards.[6]

In November 2011 the team travelled to the United Arab Emirates to play a friendly match against Belarus organized by FIFA and broadcast Dubai Sports. The team members, along with the Libyan national chess team, also attended an event at the Libyan Consulate in Dubai organized to honour their contribution to their country in the field of sports.[7]

On 7 June 2013, Libya met DR Congo in its first match on home ground in two years.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Having qualified, Libya were drawn into Group A with co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, qualification rivals Zambia and pre-tournament favourites Senegal.

The Mediterranean Knights' first game, the tournament's opening match, saw them lose to an 87th-minute winner from ex-Real Madrid winger Javier Ángel Balboa. Libya went on to secure a 2–2 draw with Zambia in terrible conditions at the Estadio de Bata, before two goals from Ihaab al Bousseffi guided them to a 2–1 victory over Senegal, their first Nations Cup win in 30 years and a first on foreign soil. After four points from three games Libya was eliminated at the group stage.

2014 African Nations Championship Final

Libya played Ghana in the 2014 CHAN final. Extra time was given (two 15 minutes), however both teams failed to score. It was taken to penalty shootouts, where the Libyan team scored the first three penalties, missed two others and scored the final sixth and their Ghanaian opponents missed the first two, scored the next three then missed the final sixth penalty (resulting in 3 penalties scored). The match finished (0–0) and was won by the Mediterranean Knights by penalties (4–3).

Coaching crisis

After Javier Clemente's dismissal in 2016, Jalal Damja took over the national team. He left in 2017 after his contract expired. Omar Almaryami was later appointed as coach and led Libya to the semi-finals of the 2018 African Nations Championship. After Libya's elimination by Morocco, Adel Amrouche was appointed in May 2018. His goal was to help Libya qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He led Libya to a 0–0 draw against South Africa away from home. However, days before Libya's match against Nigeria, Amrouche suddenly left the team's camp and later resigned. During an interview with Reuters, Amrouche said that the reason for his resignation was that the Libyan Football Federation was repeatedly interfering with his work as a coach. He also cited unpaid wages as a reason for his resignation.

Omar Almaryami was again appointed as a caretaker coach of Libya. The team lost twice to Nigeria (4–0 away, 3–2 home) and Almaryami was replaced by former striker Fawzi Al-Issawi, who led Libya to an 8–1 away win over Seychelles. However, Libya later lost to South Africa 2–1, and Libya failed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It was noted during the match that al-Issawi's assistant, Abu Bakr Bani was the one who made substitutions and instructed players, leaving many to wonder who was the actual coach.[citation needed]

After the match against South Africa, Jalal Damja was reappointed as the head coach for temporary matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before Faouzi Benzarti was named as new coach of Libya. Under Benzarti, Libya opened their campaign with a disastrous 1–4 loss to Tunisia, the home of Benzarti, before managed to salvage an important 2–1 win over Tanzania to gain hope for qualifying to an AFCON tournament since 2012. Yet, managerial crisis once again erupted when Benzarti left the team and Libya had to appoint a local coach, Ali El Margini, in charge against Equatorial Guinea, a team that had not won a single game in the qualification. Internal instability proved to be a rupture, as Libya lost two consecutive games against the Central African opponent and fell out of top two position. El Margini left after losing all three of his games in charge. He was replaced by Zoran Filipović, who led a team of domestic players into the 2020 African Nations Championship. Libya were eliminated in the group stage after two draws and a loss in three games. Defeats in their final two AFCON qualifiers saw Filipovic sacked in May 2021.[8] Javier Clemente was reappointed as head coach shortly afterwards.[9][10]

Kits

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In the Gaddafi era the National team used to play its home matches wearing the green coloured kit representing the Flag of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. However, after the Libyan Civil War in 2011, Libya changed its flag to the new one which was used from 1951 to 1969 back when Libya was a Kingdom. This change resulted in changing the national team's kit in order to represent the new flag. The team played its home matches with colours: Red, Black and Green (as in the flag). Red dominates the strip and is the sole jersey colour. The away colours were white in both eras. Since 2011, the LFF emblem and the national team's badge was changed into the current design. The previous badge was two balls in front of green coloured Libya's map which is also in front of a sun.

During late 2011 and early 2012 the Libyan team wore white jerseys temporarily in their qualification games and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. However, in mid-2012 the team began to use red jerseys. In 2014, Libya replaced the green socks worn by the players with black ones.

Adidas is the supplier of the official team strip.

Home stadium

Main article: Tripoli Stadium
Tripoli Stadium

The Tripoli Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 80,000 spectators.

It was the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games.

The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi.

The 28 March Stadium in Benghazi was also used by the national team sometimes.

FIFA lifted the ban on Libyan stadiums in 2013, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, it was re-imposed in 2014 due to increased security concerns. The Libyan national team was forced to host games in neighboring countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Egypt or Tunisia (Tunisia the most popular choice due to its close distance to Libya).

Libya played their first home game since 2013 at the Martyrs of February Stadium in Benghazi against Tunisia on 25 March 2021.

Rivalries

Libya's only real rivalries are with its fellow North African footballing nations, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and, mainly, Tunisia. Matches between Libya and any one of these opponents are highly charged encounters. Libya defeated Egypt 2–1 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2004, the Pharaohs only managed to beat the Libyans on their own turf once. The rivalry was rekindled at the 2007 Pan Arab Games, where the teams drew 0–0; Egypt eventually claimed the gold medal on goal difference from the Libyans.

Libya also has a rivalry with Morocco. Libya's last win against Morocco was during the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, which Libya won 1–0. A friendly was played between both countries on the 11th of October 2019 in which they tied. Matches between Libya and Tunisia are also very tense, the last time they played was a 5-2 win from the latter in the African Cup of Nations qualification group stage round.

Recent schedule and results

Main article: Libya national football team results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2021

12 November 2022 WCQ 2R Gabon  1–0  Libya Franceville, Gabon
 Report Stadium: Stade de Franceville
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
16 November 2022 WCQ 2R Libya  1–1  Angola Benghazi, Libya
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

2022

29 January Friendly Kuwait  2–0  Libya Kuwait City, Kuwait
Al-Faneeni 8'
Al-Khaldi 48'		 Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
1 February Friendly Kuwait  0–2  Libya Kuwait City, Kuwait
 Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
26 March Friendly Libya  2–1  Niger Nouakchott, Mauritania
 Report
Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
29 March Friendly Mauritania  2–0  Libya Nouakchott, Mauritania
21:00
Report Stadium: Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
1 June 2023 AFCON qualification Libya  1–0  Botswana Benina, Libya
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)
6 June 2023 AFCON qualification Equatorial Guinea  2–0  Libya Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
20:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
21 September Friendly Libya  0–0  Uganda Benghazi, Libya
17:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
27 September Friendly Libya  v  Tanzania Benghazi, Libya
Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium

2023

March 2023 AFCON qualification Tunisia  v  Libya Tunisia
--:-- UTC+1 Report
March 2023 AFCON qualification Libya  v  Tunisia Libya
--:-- UTC+2 Report
September 2023 AFCON qualification Botswana  v  Libya
September 2023 AFCON qualification Libya  v  Equatorial Guinea

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for two friendly matches against Niger on 26 March .[12]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Haroun Al Beri (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Libya Al Akhdar SC
1GK Murad Al-Wuheeshi (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
1GK Abdujwad Rizq (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
2DF Mustafa Hamza (1994-08-20) 20 August 1994 (age 30) 60 2 Libya Al Akhdar SC
2DF Fadel Salama (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22) 56 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
2DF Ali Yousef (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32) 35 6 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
2DF Ahmed Fakroun (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31) 24 1 Libya Alittihad Misurata
2DF Naji Dura (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36) 9 0 Libya Al-Ittihad
2DF Salah Fakroun (2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) 6 0 Libya Al-Nasr
2DF Hamed Al Thelba (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
2DF Sanad Benali (2001-09-07) 7 September 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Libya Al-Ittihad
3MF Anas Al Shibli (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 (age 30) 36 4 Tunisia Sfaxien
3MF Muaid Ellafi (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 28) 33 7 Morocco Wydad Casablanca
3MF Mohammed Soulah (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 (age 31) 21 0 Kuwait Al-Arabi
3MF Jumaa Abu Raqiqah (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
3MF Shamikh Faraj (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30) 10 0 Libya Al Akhdar SC
3MF Mohammed Al-Tohami (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 (age 32) 9 0 Libya Al-Nasr
3MF Tariq Bishara 1 0 Libya Olympic Azzaweya
4FW Salem Elmslaty (1991-10-31) 31 October 1991 (age 33) 14 1 Libya Al Akhdar SC
4FW Akram Zuway (1991-12-24) 24 December 1991 (age 32) 11 1 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi
4FW Ibrahim Bodbous (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Algeria ES Sétif
4FW Moatassem Iskander (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Tunisia AS Rejiche
4FW Muad Eisa (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Libya Al-Ittihad
4FW El Mahdi El Kout (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999 (age 25) 2 0 Libya Al Akhdar SC

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the Libya squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ayman Al Tihar (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli v.  Angola, 16 November 2021
GK Muhammad Nashnoush (1988-06-14) 14 June 1988 (age 36) 72 0 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
DF Mohamed El Monir (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 (age 32) 27 3 Libya Al-Ahli v.  Angola, 16 November 2021
DF Abdalla Sherif (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28) 8 0 Libya Al-Nasr v.  Angola, 16 November 2021
DF Mansour Makkari (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32) 5 0 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli v.  Angola, 16 November 2021
DF Ali Salama (1987-09-18) 18 September 1987 (age 37) 55 2 Libya Al-Nasr v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
DF Mohamed Al-Tarhuni (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 (age 33) 26 1 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
DF Taher Ben Aamer (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Libya Al-Ahly Benghazi v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
MF Muhanad Madyen (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30) 15 0 Iraq Naft Al-Basra v.  Angola, 16 November 2021
MF Yousef Karah (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Libya Al-Ittihad v.  Angola, 16 November 2021
MF Faisal Al Badri (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) 59 10 Libya Al-Hilal v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
MF Al-Musrati (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28) 40 2 Portugal Braga v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
MF Mohamed Al Tubal (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 31) 27 0 Algeria JS Kabylie v.  Egypt, 11 October 2021
MF Mohamed El Journi (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli v.  Egypt, 8 October 2021
FW Mohamed Zubya (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 35) 25 6 Libya Al-Ittihad v.  Angola, 16 November 2021

Records

As of 12 October 2021
Players in bold are still active with Libya.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  Italy Part of  Italy
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Declined participation
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 5
West Germany 1974 Did not enter Declined participation
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1
Spain 1982 Withdrew 2 1 1 0 2 1
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 7 3
Italy 1990 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 1994 Disqualified from qualification due to UN sanctions Disqualified from qualification due to UN sanctions
France 1998 Did not enter Declined participation
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 10 1 2 7 11 22
Germany 2006 12 5 3 4 17 10
South Africa 2010 6 4 0 2 7 4
Brazil 2014 6 2 3 1 5 3
Russia 2018 8 3 1 4 8 11
Qatar 2022 6 2 1 3 4 7
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/22 60 21 15 24 64 69

Olympic Games record

Olympic Games record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1896 – 1948 Did not exist
Finland 1952 Did not enter
Australia 1956
Italy 1960
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968 Did not qualify
West Germany 1972 Did not enter
Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Withdrew in qualification
United States 1984 Did not qualify
South Korea 1988 Did not enter
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 Did not enter
Japan 2020 Did not qualify
Total 0/25
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations record

Main article: Libya at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 Not affiliated to CAF Not affiliated to CAF
Egypt 1959
Ethiopia 1962
Ghana 1963
Tunisia 1965
Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 4 5
Sudan 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
Cameroon 1972 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 3
Egypt 1974 Withdrew Withdrew
Ethiopia 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Ghana 1978
Nigeria 1980
Libya 1982 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 3 0 7 4 Qualified as hosts
Ivory Coast 1984 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2
Egypt 1986 4 2 0 2 5 4
Morocco 1988 Withdrew Withdrew
Algeria 1990
Senegal 1992 Did not enter Did not enter
Tunisia 1994
South Africa 1996
Burkina Faso 1998
GhanaNigeria 2000 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 6
Mali 2002 8 3 0 5 8 14
Tunisia 2004 6 3 1 2 12 8
Egypt 2006 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 1 5 12 5 3 4 17 10
Ghana 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
Angola 2010
GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4 6 3 3 0 6 1
South Africa 2013 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 3
Equatorial Guinea 2015 2 0 1 1 0 3
Gabon 2017 6 2 1 3 8 6
Egypt 2019 6 2 1 3 16 11
Cameroon 2021 6 1 0 5 7 15
Ivory Coast 2023 To be determined To be determined
Guinea 2025
Total Runners-up 3/33 11 3 5 3 12 13 66 22 11 33 87 91

All-Africa Games record

All-Africa Games record
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Republic of the Congo 1965 Did not enter
Nigeria 1973
Algeria 1978 Group stage 1 8th 3 1 0 2 3 4
Kenya 1987 Did not enter
Egypt 1991
Zimbabwe 1995
South Africa 1999
Nigeria 2003 Did not qualify
Algeria 2007
Mozambique 2011 Did not enter
Republic of the Congo 2015
Morocco 2019 To be determined
Ghana 2023
All Total Group stage 1/11 3 1 0 2 3 4
  • Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams.
  • ^1 Libya was disqualified from the tournament due to violence with the Egyptian team during the match in the group stage.

African Nations Championship record

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 1 3
Sudan 2011 Did not qualify
South Africa 2014 Champions 1st 6 1 5 0 6 4
Rwanda 2016 Did not qualify
Morocco 2018 Fourth place 4th 6 2 2 2 7 6
Cameroon 2020 Group stage 13th 3 0 2 1 1 2
Algeria 2022 Qualified
Total 1 title 4/6 18 3 11 4 15 15

Mediterranean Games record

Mediterranean Games record
Appearances: 9
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1951 Part of  Italy
Spain 1955 Did not enter
Lebanon 1959
Italy 1963
Tunisia 1967 Group stage 8th 3 0 1 2 1 5
Turkey 1971 Did not enter
Algeria 1975 Group stage 7th 4 1 0 3 4 8
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1979 Did not enter
Morocco 1983 Group stage 9th 2 0 0 2 2 5
Syria 1987 Did not enter
Greece 1991
France 1993
Italy 1997 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 3 4
Tunisia 2001 7th 2 0 1 1 1 2
Spain 2005 Bronze medal 3rd 5 1 2 2 3 10
Italy 2009 4 0 3 1 0 1
Turkey 2013 Fourth place 4th 5 1 1 3 6 12
Spain 2018 Group stage 9th 2 0 0 2 1 8
Algeria 2021 To be determined
Total Bronze medal 9/18 30 3 10 17 21 55

FIFA Arab Cup record

FIFA Arab Cup record
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Lebanon 1963 Did not enter
Kuwait 1964 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 0 9 5
Iraq 1966 Third place 3rd 5 2 2 1 20 4
Saudi Arabia 1985 Did not enter
Jordan 1988
Syria 1992
Qatar 1998 Group stage 11th 4 0 0 2 2 4
Kuwait 2002 Withdrew
Saudi Arabia 2012 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 2 0 11 8
Qatar 2021 Did not qualify
Total Runners-up 4/9 18 7 6 3 42 21

Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games record
Appearances: 9
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Egypt 1953 Bronze medal 3rd 3 2 0 1 10 14
Lebanon 1957 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 5 12
Morocco 1961 Bronze medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 13 13
United Arab Republic 1965 6 4 0 2 44 18
Syria 1976 Did not enter
Morocco 1985 Group stage 5th 2 1 0 1 2 2
Syria 1992 Did not enter
Lebanon 1997 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 4 5
Jordan 1999 Bronze medal 3rd 6 3 2 1 11 6
Algeria 2004 No tournament
Egypt 2007 Silver medal 2nd 4 3 1 0 7 1
Qatar 2011 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 1 2
Total Silver medal 9/11 35 15 8 12 97 73

Palestine Cup of Nations record

Main article: Palestine Cup of Nations

Honours

See also

Notes

References

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  9. ^ Javier Clemente vuelve: "Necesito entrenar, es como un doping para mi"
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  11. ^ Ca selecţioner al Libiei, Cicerone Manolache avea un salariu de 2.000 $, dar statul român oprea 1.700 $, www.libertatea.ro, 29 mars 2011.
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