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) | ||
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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 | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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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
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Did not qualify | The 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
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4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
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4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
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Round 1 | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | Squad | 2nd of 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | |
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
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3rd of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
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3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
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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
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Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1987 |
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Total | – | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Jeux de la Francophonie
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Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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Group stage | 9th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Squad |
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Group stage | 14 of 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Squad |
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Group stage | 13 of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
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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 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:00 |
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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 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | ||
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1 | GK | Tarek Najia | ![]() | |||
22 | GK | Talal El Dandachli | ![]() | |||
23 | GK | Hassan Taki | ![]() | |||
2 | DF | Ali Kanaan | ![]() | |||
3 | DF | Maxime Aoun | ![]() | |||
4 | DF | Antonios Moukari | ![]() | |||
6 | DF | Adam Hijazi | ![]() | |||
13 | DF | Abdul Razzak Dakramanji | ![]() | |||
18 | DF | Jad Flayti | ![]() | |||
19 | DF | Saad Fayad | ![]() | |||
8 | MF | Karim Mekkaoui | ![]() | |||
10 | MF | Jean Yemezian | ![]() | |||
15 | MF | Mohamad Haidar | ![]() | |||
16 | MF | Mohamed Atwi | ![]() | |||
17 | MF | Hassan Srour | ![]() | |||
21 | MF | Mahdi Hammoud | ![]() | |||
5 | FW | Eyad Hammoud | ![]() | |||
7 | FW | Elias Aslan | ![]() | |||
9 | FW | Philippe Ayoub (Captain) | ![]() | |||
11 | FW | Mohammad Al Masri | ![]() | |||
12 | FW | Roberto Rosenberg | ![]() | |||
14 | FW | Hassan Hawila | ![]() | |||
20 | FW | Ceasar Abi Shakra | ![]() |
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.