Libya national futsal team

Libya
Nickname(s) Mediterranean Knights
فرسان المتوسط
Association Libyan Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Pablo Prieto Perille
Asst coach Abdel Baset Mohamed Annas
Captain Mohammed Al-Sharif
Home stadium African Union
FIFA code LBY
FIFA ranking 24[1]
Highest FIFA ranking 14 (March 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking 71 (February 2004)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Italy 9–2 Libya 
(Roma, Italy; July 19, 1974)
Biggest win
 Libya 20–3 Syria 
(Benghazi, Libya; August 29, 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Libya 1–9 Egypt 
(Cairo, Egypt; April 18, 2000)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2008)
Best result First round, (2008)
African Futsal Championship
Appearances 2 (First in 2000)
Best result Champions, (2008)

The Libya national futsal team represents Libya in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Africa, As of December 2010, Libya is ranked 19 in the Futsal World Ranking.

Contents

Awards

Tournament records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
1989 Did not enter - - - - - -
1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
2000 Did not qualify - - - - - -
2004 Did not enter - - - - - -
2008 Round 1 4 0 1 3 7 14
Total 1/6 4 0 1 3 7 14

Al-Fateh Confederations Cup

Main article: Al-Fateh Confederations Futsal Cup
Al-Fateh Confederations Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
2009 Third place 4 2 0 2 11 11
Total 1/1 4 2 0 2 11 11

Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Main article: Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Mediterranean Futsal Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
2010 Second Place 6 5 0 1 32 13
Total 1/1 6 5 0 1 32 13

African championship

Main article: African Futsal Championship
African Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
1996 Did not enter - - - - - -
2000 Third Place 3 1 1 1 15 19
2004 Did not enter - - - - - -
2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 27 8
2010 Qualified - - - - - -
2012 Qualified - - - - - -
Total 2/4 9 7 1 1 42 27

Arab championship

Main article: Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
1998 Third Place 5 3 0 2 30 23
2005 Fourth Place 5 2 0 3 27 28
2007 Champions 5 4 1 0 17 8
2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 43 11
Total 4/4 21 15 1 5 117 70

North African Futsal Cup

Main article: North African Futsal Cup
North African Futsal record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
2005 Champions 4 4 0 0 24 13
2009 Champions 3 3 0 0 20 3
2010 Champions 4 4 0 0 34 6
Total 3/3 11 11 0 0 78 22

Friendly tournaments

Futsal Mundialito

Main article: Futsal Mundialito

Grand Prix de Futsal

Main article: Grand Prix de Futsal

Sultat Shaab Cup

Main article: Sultat Shaab Cup

Other tournaments

Current team

as of 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Coach : Pablo Prieto Perille

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Club
1 GK Fatah Masoud September 24, 1989 no club affiliation
3 Bader Hasan Basher no club affiliation
4 Sami Abdussalam August 11, 1989 no club affiliation
5 Fathi Al-Khoga May 8, 1984 no club affiliation
6 Rabie El-Hoti June 19, 1985 no club affiliation
7 Hamdi Eishwain January 17, 1984 no club affiliation
9 Mohammed Shahout May 2, 1982 no club affiliation
10 DF Mohammed Rahoma May 5, 1984 no club affiliation
12 GK Mohammed Al-Sharif March 15, 1985 no club affiliation
14 Mohamed Suleiman September 27, 1988 no club affiliation
15 Abdelhalim Asgaier no club affiliation
16 Aimen Asami no club affiliation

Recent matches

Main article: List of Libya national futsal team matches

Here are the upcoming and the last 5 matches. For the complete list click on the above link

Date Opposition Result Score (HT Score) Competition
November 3, 2010  Morocco W 7–4 (3–2) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 5, 2010  Greece W 3–1 (3–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 7, 2010  Lebanon W 3–2 (2–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 8, 2010  France W 2–1 (0–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
November 10, 2010  Croatia D 0–2 (p) 1-1 (0–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ a b Futsal World Ranking Web Site
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