Libya national football team

The Libya national football team (Arabic: منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم‎) represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cups in history but has qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations: 1982, 2006, and 2012. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Nations Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and 2012, and third in the 1966. The team is affiliated with both FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Libya women's national football team.
Libya
Nickname(s)The Mediterranean Knights
AssociationLibyan Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationUNAF (North Africa)
Head coachZoran Filipović
CaptainMuhammad Nashnoush
Most capsAhmed Saad (108)
Top scorerAli Al-Biski (48)
Home stadiumTripoli Stadium
FIFA codeLBY
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 111 (10 December 2020)[1]
Highest36 (September 2012)
Lowest187 (July 1997)
First international
 Egypt 10–2 Libya
(Egypt; July 29, 1953)
Biggest win
 Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman
(Iraq; April 6, 1966)
Biggest defeat
 Egypt 10–2 Libya
(Egypt; July 29, 1953)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 1982)
Best resultRunners-up, 1982

Libya is typically less successful in international competition compared to other North African teams like Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia. Libya has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its participation in AFCON is sporadic, having only qualified for three AFCON editions.

Since 2010s, Libya's global ranking has improved due to the increasing number of Libyan players playing in foreign leagues. In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the team recorded their first-ever win in the tournament outside Libya. Their FIFA world ranking rose to a high of 36 in September 2012; Libya then won a gold medal in the 2014 African Nations Championship. However, the Libyan Civil War caused the stoppage of the Libyan Premier League and severely disrupted domestic affairs. Libya was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification by Rwanda and failed to qualify for the 2016 African Nations Championship as the defending champions.

History

Early history

Libya's national team was first initiated in 1918, but did not play an official international until 3 August 1953, when they defeated Palestine 5–2 in the first Pan Arab Games in 1953. The team's first manager was Masoud Zantouny, and the first foreign manager was Englishman James Bingham, who took charge of the Libyan national team for the 1961 Pan Arab Games. The first player ever to score for the Libyan national team in an official international was Mukhtar Ghonaay.

The first penalty ever scored by a member of the national team was in the 1953 Pan Arab Games group stage; in the match against Egypt, Ali Zantouny scored in the 3–2 defeat. The national team's first participation in the Arab Cup was in 1964, the second edition of the competition, held in Kuwait.

The first ever player to score for the Libyan national team in a non-official international was Mustapha Makki in a warm-up friendly played prior to the 1953 Pan Arab Games tournament, played against Palestine in Alexandria in 1952. The national team's first attempt to qualify for an Olympic football tournament was in 1967, where they played their first qualification match against Niger in an attempt to qualify for the 1968 Olympic football tournament in Mexico City.

World Cups

Libya first entered the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in 1970. Their early attempts failed, but during the 1980s the national side strengthened. The country's geopolitical position, however, affected the football team, who had to withdraw from qualifying for the 1982 and 1990 World Cups.

Libya came closest to qualifying for the World Cup in 1986. They came to within a game of reaching the finals in Mexico. After winning their match against Sudan in their first game, the Libyans beat Ghana in the next round before taking on Morocco for a place at the finals. Morocco won the first game 3–0 and went through, even though Libya won the return leg 1–0.

After not entering the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup competition, Libya came back in the qualifying competition for Korea/Japan. The Libyans advanced to the second round at the expense of Mali, who were beaten 4–3 on aggregate. In the group stage, Libya managed only two draws in eight games.

In the qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a 9–0 two-legged victory against São Tome and Principe put the Libyans through to the group stage. Libyan player Al-Saadi Gaddafi was banned from the team after failing drug test.

A difficult group followed containing Egypt, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, the eventual group winners and qualifiers for the World Cup. However, The Knights were able to secure good results against these sides, as they beat Egypt 2–1 in Tripoli, and held Cameroon and Ivory Coast to 0–0 draws, helping them to a 4th-place finish and a place at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.

During the qualifying campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Libya defeated each side in the second round during home matches (they also defeated Lesotho away). However they were defeated by Gabon in an away match, and failed to qualify to the next round on goal difference.

In the qualifying campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Libya reached the final match in the group stage without a defeat. They were defeated 1–0 by Cameroon and failed to advance to the final round.

In the qualifying campaign for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Libya defeated Rwanda 4–1 on aggregate in the second round but were eliminated after losing the first three matches in the group stages.

Libya 1982

The biggest football tournament to be held in Libya was the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Libya qualified automatically as hosts and were put in a group alongside Ghana, Cameroon and Tunisia. The opening match of the tournament saw the hosts take on Ghana in Tripoli in a 2–2 draw. A 2–0 win over Tunisia and a goalless draw against Cameroon saw Libya topping the group.

In the semi-finals, Libya came from behind to beat Zambia 2–1 and set up another match with Ghana, this time in the final on 19 March. Ghana scored first in the 35th minute, but Libya equalised in the 70th. This was followed by a tense period of extra time in which no goals were scored. In a long penalty shootout, Ghana came out triumphant 7–6.[2]

Egypt 2006

Libya's second African Cup of Nations saw a return to the higher levels of the international footballing scene at the 2006 African Cup of Nations finals in Egypt. They qualified for the competition after a goalless draw with Sudan in their ninth qualifying match.

Libya were drawn in Group A with Egypt (the hosts and eventual winners), 2006 World Cup-qualifiers Ivory Coast and Morocco. Libya lost 3–0 to Egypt in Cairo, then lost 2–1 to Ivory Coast. A goalless draw against Morocco saw Libya finish bottom of the group.

Post-Gaddafi era

Libya played its first match after the Battle of Tripoli (and thus the end of the Gaddafi era in Libya) on 3 September 2011, with a new uniform sporting the National Transitional Council flag of Libya.

The match, part of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign, resulted in a 1–0 victory over Mozambique. The historic goal was scored by Rabee'a al Laafi. Like Libya's previous home match, a 3–0 defeat of Comoros in qualifying, played in Stade 26 mars in Bamako, Mali, a relocation was necessary due to the ongoing Libyan Civil War, and so the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt became the venue. The match was played behind closed doors for security reasons.[3]

Prior to the team's final game in the qualification campaign, against Zambia, coach Marcos Paquetá claimed that the team was now "not only playing for football success but for a new government and a new country".[4] The match was played on 8 October 2011, and resulted in a 0–0 draw which was good enough for both teams to qualify. Paquetá and his team danced and celebrated afterwards.[5]

In November 2011 the team travelled to the United Arab Emirates to play a friendly match against Belarus organized by FIFA and broadcast Dubai Sports. The team members, along with the Libyan national chess team, also attended an event at the Libyan Consulate in Dubai organized to honour their contribution to their country in the field of sports.[6]

On 7 June 2013, Libya met DR Congo in its first match on home ground in two years.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Having qualified, Libya were drawn into Group A with co-hosts Equatorial Guinea, qualification rivals Zambia and pre-tournament favourites Senegal.

The Mediterranean Knights' first game, the tournament's opening match, saw them lose to an 87th-minute winner from ex-Real Madrid winger Javier Ángel Balboa. Libya went on to secure a 2–2 draw with Zambia in terrible conditions at the Estadio de Bata, before two goals from Ihaab al Bousseffi guided them to a 2–1 victory over Senegal, their first Nations Cup win in 30 years and a first on foreign soil. After four points from three games Libya was eliminated at the group stage.

2014 African Nations Championship Final

Libya played Ghana in the 2014 CHAN final. Extra time was given (two 15 minutes), however both teams failed to score. It was taken to penalty shootouts, where the Libyan team scored the first three penalties, missed two others and scored the final sixth and their Ghanaian opponents missed the first two, scored the next three then missed the final sixth penalty (resulting in 3 penalties scored). The match finished (0–0) and was won by the Mediterranean Knights by penalties (4–3).

Coaching crisis

After Javier Clemente's dismissal in 2016, Jalal Damja took over the national team. He left in 2017 after his contract expired. Omar Almaryami was later appointed as coach and led Libya to the semi-finals of the 2018 African Nations Championship. After Libya's elimination by Morocco, Adel Amrouche was appointed in May 2018. His goal was to help Libya qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He led Libya to a 0–0 draw against South Africa away from home. However, days before Libya's match against Nigeria, Amrouche suddenly left the team's camp and later resigned. During an interview with Reuters, Amrouche said that the reason for his resignation was that the Libyan Football Federation was repeatedly interfering with his work as a coach. He also cited unpaid wages as a reason for his resignation.

Omar Almaryami was again appointed as a caretaker coach of Libya. The team lost twice to Nigeria (4–0 away, 3–2 home) and Almaryami was replaced by former striker Fawzi Al-Issawi, who led Libya to an 8–1 away win over Seychelles. However, Libya later lost to South Africa 2–1, and Libya failed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It was noted during the match that al-Issawi's assistant, Abu Bakr Bani was the one who made substitutions and instructed players, leaving many to wonder who was the actual coach.

After the match against South Africa, Jalal Damja was reappointed as the head coach for temporary matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before Faouzi Benzarti was named as new coach of Libya. Under Benzarti, Libya opened their campaign with a disastrous 1–4 loss to Tunisia, the home of Benzarti, before managed to salvage an important 2–1 win over Tanzania to gain hope for qualifying to an AFCON tournament since 2012. Yet, managerial crisis once again erupted when Benzarti left the team and Libya had to appoint a local coach, Ali El Margini, in charge against Equatorial Guinea, a team that had not won a single game in the qualification. Internal instability proved to be a rupture, as Libya lost two consecutive games against the Central African opponent and fell out of top two position.

Kits

In the Gaddafi era the National team used to play its home matches wearing the green coloured kit representing the Flag of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. However, after the Libyan Civil War in 2011, Libya changed its flag to the new one which was used from 1951 to 1969 back when Libya was a Kingdom. This change resulted in changing the national team's kit in order to represent the new flag. The team played its home matches with colours: Red, Black and Green (as in the flag). Red dominates the strip and is the sole jersey colour. The away colours were white in both eras. Since 2011, the LFF emblem and the national team's badge was changed into the current design. The previous badge was two balls in front of green coloured Libya's map which is also in front of a sun.

During late 2011 and early 2012 the Libyan team wore white jerseys temporarily in their qualification games and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. However, in mid-2012 the team began to use red jerseys.

In 2014, Libya replaced the green socks worn by the players with black ones.

Adidas is the supplier of the official team strip.

Home stadium
Main article: Tripoli Stadium
Tripoli Stadium

The Tripoli Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripoli, Libya. It can hold 80,000 spectators.

It was the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games.

The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28 March Stadium in Benghazi.

The 28 March Stadium in Benghazi was also used by the national team sometimes.

FIFA lifted the ban on Libyan stadiums in 2013, during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, it was re-imposed in 2014 due to increased security concerns. As of now, the ban has not been lifted and the Libyan national team is forced to host games in neighboring countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Egypt or Tunisia (though Tunisia is the most popular choice due to its close distance to Libya).

Rivalries

Libya's only real rivalries are with its fellow North African footballing nations, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and, mainly, Tunisia. Matches between Libya and any one of these opponents are highly charged encounters. Libya defeated Egypt 2–1 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2004, the Pharaohs only managed to beat the Libyans on their own turf once. The rivalry was rekindled at the 2007 Pan Arab Games, where the teams drew 0–0; Egypt eventually claimed the gold medal on goal difference from the Libyans.

Libya also has a rivalry with Morocco. Libya's last win against Morocco was during the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, which Libya won 1–0.

Honours

Africa Cup of Nations:

Arab Cup of Nations:

African Nations Championship:

Competitive record

Palestine Cup of Nations
Main article: Palestine Cup of Nations

Recent schedule and results
Main article: Libya national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

2020
11 October Friendly Libya  1–2  Comoros Tunis, Tunisia
Stadium: Stade El Menzah
Referee: Mehrez Malki
11 November 2021 AFCONQ Libya  2–3  Equatorial Guinea Cairo, Egypt
19:00 
Report
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
15 November 2021 AFCONQ Equatorial Guinea  1–0  Libya Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
20:00 UTC+1 Salvador  27' Report Stadium: Estadio de Malabo
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

2021
17 January 2020 CHAN Libya  0–0  Niger Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
21 January 2020 CHAN Libya  1–1  DR Congo Douala, Cameroon
17:00 UTC+1 Al-Mehdi  6' Report Masasi  90+4' Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
25 January 2020 CHAN Congo  1–0  Libya Douala, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1 Ngouenimba  50' Report Stadium: Japoma Stadium
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
22 March 2021 AFCON Q Libya  v  Tunisia TBD
30 March 2021 AFCON Q Tanzania  v  Libya Tanzania

Managers
N° Name Period
1 Massoud Zantouny1953
2 Salim Faraj Balteb1957–1960
3 James Benjeham1961
4 Billy Elliott1961–1963
5 Vojin Božović1964–1965
6 George Skinner1965–1966
7 Mokhtar Arribi1966–1967
8 Keith Spurgeon1967–1968
9 Ali Zantouny1968–1969
10 Milan Selbetishi1969–1970
11 George Ainsley1970–1971
12 Nicolae Oaidă1971–1972
13 Hassan Al-Amer1972
14 Titus Ozon1972–1974
15 Mohammed El-Khamisi (1)1974–1975
16 Abed Ali Al-Aqili1975–1976
17 Mohammed El-Khamisi (2)1976–1977
18 Ali Al-Zaqori1977–1978
19 Ron Bradley1978–1980
20 Mohammed El-Khamisi (3)1980–1982
N° Name Period
21 Béla Gutal1982
22 Cicerone Manolache[7]1983–1984
23 Mohammed El-Khamisi (4)1984
24 Hashimi El-Bahlul (1)1984–1986
25 Mohammed El-Khamisi (5)1988–1989
26 Ahmed Ben Soueid1989
27 Hashimi El-Bahlul (2)1991–1997
28 Ion Moldovan1998
29 Danny McLennan1998
30 Eugenio Bersellini1998–1999
31 Carlos Bilardo1999–2000
32 Miguel Angel Lemme2000–2001
33 Francesco Scoglio2002
34 Ilija Lončarević (1)2003–2004
35 Mohammed El-Khamisi (6)2004–2005
36 Ilija Lončarević (2)2005–2006
37 Mohsen Saleh2006
38 Abou Bakr Bani2006–2007
39 Faouzi Benzarti (1)2007–2009
40 Branko Ivanković2009–2010
N° Name Period
41 Marcos Paquetá2010–2012
42 Abdul-Hafeedh Arbeesh2012–2013
43 Javier Clemente2013–2016
44 Jalal Damja2016–2017
45 Adel Amrouche2017–2018
46 Fawzi Al-Issawi2018–2019
47 Jalal Damja2019
48 Faouzi Benzarti (2)2019–2020
49 Ali El Margini2020
50 Zoran Filipovic2020–

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2020 African Nations Championship taking place in January and February 2021.[8]

Caps and goals as of 25 January 2021, after the match against Congo.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Fathi Al-Tahli (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 2 0 Al-Nasr
12 1GK Abdulhakim El-Treki (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 0 0 Al-Madina
22 1GK Ahmed Azzaqa (1988-08-09) 9 August 1988 14 0 Al-Madina
26 1GK Muad Allafi (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 0 0 Al-Ittihad
2 2DF Rabea Al Laafi (captain) (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 23 0 Al-Nasr
3 2DF Hamed El-Thalba (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 2 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
4 2DF Alaa Elqjdar (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 1 0 Abu Salem
5 2DF Salah Fakroun (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 5 0 Al-Nasr
15 2DF Abdelaziz Benali (1997-02-04) 4 February 1997 0 0 not known
16 2DF Mansour Makkari (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 3 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
19 2DF Ahmed Huwaydi (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 6 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
25 2DF Taher Ben Aamer (2000-04-16) 16 April 2000 0 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
29 2DF Abdalla Sherif (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 2 0 Al-Nasr
30 2DF Mohamed Joudur (1997-08-08) 8 August 1997 1 0 Al-Ahli Tripoli
6 3MF Mohammed Al-Tohami (1992-05-31) 31 May 1992 2 0 Al-Madina
13 3MF Mahmoud Okashah (1992-03-06) 6 March 1992 4 0 Al-Ahli Tripoli
14 3MF Shamikh Al-Obaidi (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 5 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
18 3MF Ali Mohammed (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 1 0 Al-Ittihad
20 3MF Muad Al-Amami (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 1 0 Al-Hilal
21 3MF Rabia Al-Shadi (1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 12 1 Al-Ittihad
28 3MF El-Mehdi Al-Masry (1992-06-19) 19 June 1992 18 0 Al-Ittihad
31 3MF Abdullah Belaem (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 5 0 Al-Ahli Tripoli
7 4FW Moataz Al-Mehdi (vice-captain) (1990-08-09) 9 August 1990 15 1 Al-Ahli Tripoli
10 4FW Zakaria Alharaish (1998-10-23) 23 October 1998 10 2 Al-Ahli Tripoli
11 4FW Muad Eisa (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 1 0 Al-Ittihad
17 4FW Ibrahim Bodbous (1996-08-03) 3 August 1996 5 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi
24 4FW Mohamed Makari (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 4 0 Al-Ahli Tripoli
27 4FW Anis Al-Musrati (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 2 0 Al-Hilal

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to the Libya squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Ahmed El Trbi (1992-06-06) 6 June 1992 52 0 Al-Salt v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
DF Motasem Sabbou (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 49 2 Monastir v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
DF Sanad Al Warfali (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 28 5 Raja Casablanca v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
DF Mohamed Al-Tarhuni (1991-07-10) 10 July 1991 23 1 Smouha v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
DF Ali Maatouk (1988-01-04) 4 January 1988 16 0 Al-Ahli Tripoli v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
DF Mohamed El Monir (1992-04-08) 8 April 1992 21 3 Los Angeles v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
DF Ahmed Al-Maghasi (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 22 1 Stade Tunisien v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
DF Maaz Abboud (1986-09-04) 4 September 1986 5 0 Al-Ahly Tripoli v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
DF Abdulrahim El-Treki (1990-09-17) 17 September 1990 2 0 Asswehly v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF Ali Elmusrati (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 37 2 Braga v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Hamdou Elhouni (1994-02-12) 12 February 1994 28 4 Espérance v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Muaid Ellafi (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 26 5 Wydad Casablanca v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Muftah Taktak (1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 18 0 Al-Masry v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Mohammed Soulah (1993-06-29) 29 June 1993 15 0 Sfax v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Asnosi Ammar (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 4 0 Al-Arabi v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Abdallah Dagou (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 3 0 Étoile du Sahel v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
MF Bader Hassan (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 18 0 Al-Bukayriyah v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
MF Ahmad Benali (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 11 3 Crotone v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
MF Muhanad Madyen (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 13 0 Al-Khaleej v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF Muhannad Buagelh (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 1 0 Al-Nasr v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF Yousef Mina (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 0 0 Al-Hilal v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
MF Abouqassim Rajab (1999-09-03) 3 September 1999 0 0 Al-Ahly Tripoli v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW Khaled Magdi (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 9 1 Al-Nasr v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
FW Mohamed Bettamer (1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 2 1 Aldershot Town v.  Equatorial Guinea, 15 November 2020
FW Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 4 0 New York City v.  Equatorial Guinea, 11 November 2020 PRE
FW Mohamed Anis Saltou (1992-04-01) 1 April 1992 22 5 FUS v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW Omran Salem (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 3 0 Al-Ittihad v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW Mohammed Al-Tawerghi (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 2 0 Al-Ahly Benghazi v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW Ahmed Al-Qadiri (1996-03-26) 26 March 1996 1 0 Alittihad Misurata v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020
FW Mohammed Al-Ghunaimi (1998-01-13) 13 January 1998 0 0 Al-Wahda v.  Comoros, 11 October 2020

See also

Notes

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