Lebanon national under-23 football team

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 team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

Lebanon under-23

Nickname(s)	المنتخب الاولمبي‎ (The Olympic Team)
Association	Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم‎)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Jamal Al Haj
Captain	Mohamad Kdouh
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LBN
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
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group stage (2002)

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 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
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 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
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
2022	To be determined										To be determined
Total	–	0/4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	15	4	1	10	25	39

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2015	Withdrew
Total	–	0/1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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
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	–

Recent results and matches

2021

6 January 2021 Friendly	Iraq	Cancelled	Lebanon	Iraq
		Report

9 January 2021 Friendly	Iraq	Cancelled	Lebanon	Iraq
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the friendly games against Iraq, on 6 and 9 January 2021.[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	GK	Hadi Mortada	1 August 1999	Tadamon Sour
	GK	Mohammad Zahr	26 February 2000	AC Sporting
	GK	Mohamad Bechara	14 May 1999	Nejmeh
	DF	Hussein Fahes	5 October 1999	Nabi Chit
	DF	Mohammad El Hayek	19 February 2000	Ahed
	DF	Tony Mikhael	1 March 2000	Carleton Ravens
	DF	Andrew Sawaya	30 April 2000	Nejmeh
	MF	Ali Al Haj	2 February 2001	Ahed
	MF	Youssef Al Haj	1 January 1999	Safa
	MF	Hassan Cherkawi	19 December 2000	Tadamon Sour
	MF	Mohamad Chour		Safa
	MF	Kassem Hayek	10 January 2000	Safa
	MF	Mohamad El Housseini	18 December 2002	Ahed
	MF	Hassan Kanaan	10 July 1999	Unattached
	MF	Ali Kharoubi	12 February 1999	Akhaa Ahli Aley
	MF	Hassan Kraytem	19 February 2000	Tripoli
	MF	Karim Mekkaoui	19 April 2001	Racing Beirut
	MF	Mahdi Tlays		Shabab Bourj
	MF	Mahdi Zein	23 May 2000	Nejmeh
	FW	Daniel Abou Fakher	21 April 2000	Akhaa Ahli Aley
	FW	Hussein Awada	1 January 2000	Shabab Bourj
	FW	Khalil Bader	27 July 1999	Nejmeh
	FW	Zein Farran	21 July 1999	Bourj
	FW	Hadi Madi		Chabab Ghazieh
	FW	Mohamad Nasser	16 October 2001	Bourj

Previous squads

Asian Games

• Asian Games 2002 squad

See also

• Lebanon national football team
• Lebanon national under-20 football team
• Lebanon national under-17 football team
• Football in Lebanon

References

1. "Asian Games 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
2. Abou Diab, Rami (28 December 2020). "The U-22 national team squad announced". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 December 2020.