Lebanon national under-20 football team

Lebanon Lebanon
Nickname(s) الأرز
Les Cèdres
(The Cedars)
Association الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم
Lebanon Football Association
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Samer Saad
Captain AbdelGhany Ramadan
Home stadium Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
Saida International Stadium
FIFA code LIB
First colours
Second colours
AFC U19 Asian Cup
Appearances 1
Best result Group Stage, 2008

The Lebanese National Under 20 Football Team represents the Lebanese Republic in Under 20 competitions. Their official nickname is The Cedars. The team is controlled by Federation Libanaise de Football Association (LFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF).

In 2014 Lebanon could have the best generation with players like Abdelghany Ramadan joining the team. And others

The team has never qualified for the FIFA U20 World Cup. They have only participated once in 2008 at the AFC U19 Asian Cup where they finished in last place of their respective group.

The U20 team has produced notable players such as Roda Antar and Youssef Mohamad.

Current Squad

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
GK Levon Kinoyan May 6, 1995 0 0 Lebanon Al Ansar
GK Nazih Assaad May 13, 1995 0 0 Lebanon Nejmeh
GK Salim Abdelhade September 23, 1995 1 0 Lebanon Al Ahli Saida
DF Khaled Al Jasem February 27, 1994 2 0 Lebanon Al Ahed
DF Shadi Skaf March 29, 1996 6 0 Lebanon Nejmeh
DF Mohamad Daher May 4, 1994 5 0 Lebanon Homenmen Beirut
DF Khaled Ali June 15, 1995 2 0 Lebanon Tadamon Sour
DF Khalil Khamis April 22, 1994 3 0 Lebanon Al-Safa FC
DF Mahmoud Najdi January 1, 1989 0 0 Germany TV Jahn Hiesfeld
MF Hassan Kourani March 27, 1996 0 0 Lebanon Al Ahed
MF Sam Awad July 16, 1996 0 0 Australia Rockdale City Suns FC
MF Ghazi Honeini September 3, 1996 0 0 Lebanon Racing Beirut
FW Ali Mezher August 14, 1997 3 2 Italy Juventus FC
MF Dikrak Diradjian August 17, 1996 1 1 Lebanon Homenmen Beirut
MF Hussen Fakha June 10, 1996 3 0 Lebanon Tadamon Sour
MF Alberto Brahimcha February 13, 1995 1 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
FW Zakeriya Elrich May 4, 1996 9 9 Australia Sydney Olympic FC
FW Philippe Paoli April 1, 1996 3 1 Germany FC Koln
FW Tony Hamod February 11, 1995 3 6 Lebanon Hekmeh FC
FW Kassem Hayek November 19, 1997 0 0 France Olympique Lyonnais
FW Elias Doummit August 10, 1997 1 0 Spain Villarreal CF
FW Elie Boustany Bouza March 17, 1996 4 3 Lebanon Hekmeh FC
FW AbdelGhany Ramadan July 14, 1996 0 0 England Manchester City

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