Lebanon national under-23 football team
Nickname(s) | المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team) | ||
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Association | Lebanon Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Milić Ćurčić | ||
Captain | Mohamad Kdouh | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | LBN | ||
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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 | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2002) |
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 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 Championship. 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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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 Championship
AFC U-23 Championship 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 | |
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 | ||||||||||
Total | – | 0/4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 39 |
WAFF U-23 Championship
WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||||
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
2015 | Withdrew | ||||||||
Total | – | 0/1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Asian Games
Asian Games record | |||||||||
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Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1998
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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 | – |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Hadi Mortada | 1 August 1999 | Tadamon Sour | ||
21 | GK | Mohamad Taha | 25 April 1998 | Safa | ||
23 | GK | Shaker Wehbi | 15 January 1997 | Akhaa Ahli | ||
2 | DF | Hekmat Zein | Shabab Sahel | |||
3 | DF | Mostapha Kassab | 30 August 1997 | Ahed | ||
4 | DF | Andrew Azzi | 10 February 1998 | Sagesse | ||
17 | DF | Marc Mhanna | Racing Beirut | |||
18 | DF | Andrew Sawaya | 30 April 2000 | Nejmeh | ||
20 | DF | Hussein Sharafeddine | 13 October 1997 | Nejmeh | ||
22 | DF | Ali Fahes | Racing Beirut | |||
6 | MF | Yehya Al Hindi | 24 September 1998 | Nejmeh | ||
7 | MF | Hussein Monzer | 20 March 1997 | Ahed | ||
8 | MF | Yousef Barakat | Salam Zgharta | |||
10 | MF | Ali Al Hajj | 2 February 2001 | Nejmeh | ||
14 | MF | Khalil Bader | 27 August 1999 | Chabab Ghazieh | ||
19 | MF | Youssef Al Hajj | 1 January 1999 | Racing Beirut | ||
5 | FW | Alex Boutros | 28 November 1997 | Salam Zgharta | ||
9 | FW | Hassan Mhanna | 29 January 1997 | Safa | ||
11 | FW | Mohamad Kdouh (captain) | 10 July 1997 | Ahed | ||
12 | FW | Kassem Al Shoum | Shabab Arabi | |||
13 | FW | Fouad Eid | Tripoli | |||
15 | FW | Karim Darwiche | 2 November 1998 | Akhaa Ahli | ||
16 | FW | Moussa Tawil | 18 February 1998 | Ansar |
Previous squads
Asian Games
Coaching staff
- As of 22 March 2019[3]
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Milić Ćurčić |
Supervisor | Miodrag Radulović |
Goalkeeper Coach | Srđan Kljajević |
Physiotherapist | Elie Matni |
Doctor | Johnny Ibrahim |
Team Manager | Fouad Bahlawan |
Equipment Officer | Ahmad Fakhreddine |
Head of Delegation | Jihad El Chohof |
See also
- Lebanon national football team
- Lebanon national under-20 football team
- Lebanon national under-17 football team
- Football in Lebanon
References
- ^ "Asian Games 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Lebanon, Football. "قائمة الأولمبي المتأخرة بغياب المحترفين". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.