Lebanon national under-20 football team
The Lebanon national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 football team of Lebanon.
| Nickname(s) | منتخب الشباب (The Youth Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Fadi Al Omari | ||
| Captain | Philippe Ayoub | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| First international | |||
 Lebanon 0–0 India  (Tehran, Iran; 16 April 1973) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 4–1 Kyrgyzstan  (Doha, Qatar; 6 October 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Syria 6–0 Lebanon (Fujairah, UAE; 2 November 2011) | |||
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1973) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1973) | ||
While the team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, they have participated twice in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup, in 1973 and in 2008, with their best result being reaching the quarter-finals in the 1973 edition.[1][2] Notable former under-20 players include Nour Mansour, Rabih Ataya, and Mohamad Haidar,[3] who have all gone on to play for the senior side.[4]
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup 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 | |
 1977 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1979 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1981 | |||||||||||||||||
 1983 | |||||||||||||||||
 1985 | |||||||||||||||||
 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
 1989 |
Did not qualify | The 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 1991 |
The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 |
The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 1995 |
The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 1997 |
The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 1999 |
The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2001 |
The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2003 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 2005 |
Did not qualify | The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2007 |
The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2009 |
The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2011 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
 2013 |
Did not qualify | The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2015 |
The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2017 |
The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2019 |
The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
 2023 |
To be decided | The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
| AFC U-20 Asian Cup 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 | |
| 1959 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
 1961 | |||||||||||||||||
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 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
 1966 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
 1973 |
Quarter-finals | 5th of 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
| 1974 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
 1975 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | |||||||||||||||||
 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 |
Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1990 |
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| 1992 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1996 |
4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1998 |
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| 2000 |
4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2002 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 |
Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2006 |
3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2008 |
Round 1 | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad | 2nd of 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
 2010 |
Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 |
Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
 2014 |
3rd of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
 2016 |
3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2018 |
3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
 2020 |
2nd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: quarter-finals | 2/41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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 | ||||||||
 Athens 1991 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 Languedoc-Roussillon 1993 | |||||||||
 Bari 1997 | |||||||||
| Tunis 2001 | |||||||||
 Almería 2005 | |||||||||
| Pescara 2009 | |||||||||
| Mersin 2013 | |||||||||
| Tarragona 2018 | |||||||||
 Oran 2021 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jeux de la Francophonie
| Jeux de la Francophonie record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
 Casablanca 1989 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| Paris 1994 | |||||||||
 Antananarivo 1997 | |||||||||
| Ottawa 2001 | |||||||||
 Niamey 2005 | |||||||||
| Beirut 2009 |
Group stage | 9th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
| Nice 2013 |
Group stage | 14 of 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad |
 Abidjan 2017 |
Group stage | 13 of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
 Kinshasa 2021 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | Best: group stage | 3/8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | – |
Recent results and matches
2019
| 2 October 2019 2020 AFC U-19 qualification | Syria | 1–1 | Lebanon | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
| 4 October 2019 2020 AFC U-19 qualification | Lebanon | 0–1 |  Tajikistan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan) |
| 6 October 2019 2020 AFC U-19 qualification | Lebanon | 2–0 |  Maldives | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 16:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei) |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification matches against Syria, Tajikistan, and the Maldives on 2, 4, and 6 October 2019, respectively.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Tarek Najia |  Bromley | |||
| 22 | GK | Talal El Dandachli | Safa | |||
| 23 | GK | Hassan Taki | Chabab Ghazieh | |||
| 2 | DF | Ali Kanaan | Ansar | |||
| 3 | DF | Maxime Aoun | Ansar | |||
| 4 | DF | Antonios Moukari | Fajr Zgharta | |||
| 6 | DF | Adam Hijazi | Tripoli | |||
| 13 | DF | Abdul Razzak Dakramanji | Tripoli | |||
| 18 | DF | Jad Flayti | Shabab Sahel | |||
| 19 | DF | Saad Fayad | Akhaa Ahli Aley | |||
| 8 | MF | Karim Mekkaoui | Racing Beirut | |||
| 10 | MF | Jean Yemezian | Racing Beirut | |||
| 15 | MF | Mohamad Haidar | Shabab Sahel | |||
| 16 | MF | Mohamed Atwi |  Sportfreunde Siegen | |||
| 17 | MF | Hassan Srour | Ahed | |||
| 21 | MF | Mahdi Hammoud | Victoria Highlanders | |||
| 5 | FW | Eyad Hammoud | Ansar | |||
| 7 | FW | Elias Aslan |  IFK Stocksund | |||
| 9 | FW | Philippe Ayoub (Captain) | Salam Zgharta | |||
| 11 | FW | Mohammad Al Masri | Ahed | |||
| 12 | FW | Roberto Rosenberg | Racing Beirut | |||
| 14 | FW | Hassan Hawila | Tadamon Sour | |||
| 20 | FW | Ceasar Abi Shakra | Ansar | |||
See also
References
- "Asian U-19 Championship 1973". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Asian U-20 Championship 2008". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "DPR Korea v Lebanon" (PDF). The AFC. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Lebanon - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- Afiouni, Nadim (2019-10-02). "Meet our u-19s". Lebanese Football Review. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
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