Lebanese Football Association
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Short name | LFA |
Founded | March 22, 1933[1] |
Headquarters | Beirut |
FIFA affiliation | 1936 |
AFC affiliation | 1964 |
President | Hachem Haidar |
Website | www |
The Lebanese Football Association[2] (Arabic: الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم; French: Association Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of football in Lebanon.[3]
History and profile
The Association was established in 1933[4] and became a member of the FIFA in 1936.[5]
It is part of the Asian Football Confederation.[5] It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17 football team and the Lebanon national futsal team.[6]
See also
- 2013 Lebanese match fixing scandal
- Lebanese Premier League
- Lebanese Second Division
- Lebanese Third Division
- Lebanese Fourth Division
- Lebanese FA Cup
- Lebanese Elite Cup
- Lebanese Super Cup
- Lebanese Federation Cup
- Lebanon Futsal League
References
- ^ The A-Z of Asian Football 97-98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation
- ^ U-17 starlets boosting Lebanese women's game fifa.com
- ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم". lebanesefootballassociation.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
- ^ Sulayem, Mohammed Ben; O'Connor, Sean; Hassan, David (2013-04-12). Sport Management in the Middle East: A Case Study Analysis. Routledge. ISBN 9781136476464.
- ^ a b "Lebanon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
External links
- Official website
- FIFA website
- Lebanon at AFC site
Template:Lebanese Football (Soccer) Seasons