Lebanon national under-23 football team

Lebanon

Nickname(s)	The Cedars
Association	Federation Libanaise de Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia) WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Giuseppe Giannini
Home stadium	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Saida International Stadium
FIFA code	LIB
First colours Second colours
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (First in 1998)
Best result	Round 2, 1998

The Lebanese National Under 23 Football Team represents the Lebanese Republic in Olympic and Under 23 competitions. Their official nickname is The Cedars. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 except three overage players. 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).

The team has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor to the AFC U22 Asian Cup. They have only participated twice in 1998 and 2002 Asian Games where their greatese results was the second round. They claimed third places as hosts at the UAFA Pan Arab Games tournaments in 1957 and 1997 and managed fourth place at the 1965 edition.

Records

Olympics Record

Olympics Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2012	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Asian Games Record

Asian Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1998	Round 2	-	5	2	0	3	9	8
2002	Preliminary round	-	3	1	1	1	12	3
Total	0/0	-	8	3	1	4	21	11

AFC U22 Asian Cup Record

AFC U22 Asian Cup
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	DNQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule

Friendly match February 2015	Kuwait	0 - 4	Lebanon

Current Squad

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Nazih Assaad (1990-01-20) January 20, 1990 0 0 Nejmeh 1GK David Asmar (1989-09-13) September 13, 1989 0 0 Assyriska BK 1GK Mehdi Khalil (1989-05-31) May 31, 1989 0 0 Safa Beirut SC 2DF Jad El Zein (1990-02-16) February 16, 1990 2 0 Marygrove 2DF Omar Owayda (1989-03-29) March 29, 1989 6 0 Safa Beirut SC 2DF Abdallah Taleb (1990-11-26) November 26, 1990 5 0 AC Tripoli 2DF Hadi Sahramani (1989-04-21) April 21, 1989 8 0 Al Ahed 2DF Jad Noor Al Din (1989-12-27) December 27, 1989 6 0 Shahab Sahel 2DF Rani Younan (1990-01-12) January 12, 1990 0 0 Assyriska BK 2DF Sargon Simonsson (1987-06-25) June 25, 1987 6 0 Arameiska-Syrianska Botkyrka IF 2DF Serge Nahle (1989-08-13) August 13, 1989 5 0 CS Oberkorn 2DF Rami Balhawan (1991-01-10) January 10, 1991 5 0 Al Ansar 2DF Niazy Shemme (1991-03-13) March 13, 1991 7 0 Shabeb Ghazeih 3MF Rabih Ataya (1989-07-16) July 16, 1989 0 0 Al-Ansar FC 3MF Amer Mahfoud (1990-10-21) October 21, 1990 9 0 AC Tripoli 3MF Ali Faour (1991-06-13) June 13, 1991 10 0 Al Ahed 3MF Hamoudy Hamoudy (1986-05-14) May 14, 1986 0 0 Arameiska-Syrianska Botkyrka IF 3MF George Yaacoub (1991-07-16) July 16, 1991 0 0 Valsta Syrianska IK 3MF Omar Al Kurdi (1989-09-15) September 15, 1989 11 0 Safa Beirut SC 3MF Zakaria Chouman (1991-01-16) January 16, 1991 2 0 Al Ansar 3MF Alaa Termoss (1991-08-15) August 15, 1991 4 0 Shahab Gazieh 3MF Mohamad Baquir Ayoub (1991-10-02) October 2, 1991 3 0 Al Ansar 3MF Hassan Alawieh (1991-12-28) December 28, 1991 0 6 Al Ahed 3MF Hassan Fardaus (1991-09-04) September 4, 1991 0 8 Al Ansar 4FW Alaa Al Baba (1993-04-18) April 18, 1993 3 0 Safa Beirut SC 4FW Justin Moussa (1989-04-30) April 30, 1989 0 0 Racing Beirut 4FW Ghazzi Hussein (1992-07-21) July 21, 1992 3 0 Al Ahed 4FW Hussein Akil (1990-05-03) May 3, 1990 0 0 Woodlands Wellington 4FW Kasem Abu Khechfe (1992-02-20) February 20, 1992 0 0 Al-Ansar FC 4FW Mohammad Kadouh {{{age}}} 9 9 FK Sūduva Marijampolė 4FW Hussein Sherifa (1992-06-25) June 25, 1992 0 0 Al-Ansar FC 4FW Karim Abou Khecfe (1992-02-20) February 20, 1992 0 0 Al Ansar 4FW Abdel Abou Khalil (1991-06-19) June 19, 1991 0 0 FC Eintracht Bamberg 4FW Jad Nourelldinne (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 0 0 Al-Akhaa Al-Ahli Aley 4FW Issa Faour (1991-03-12) March 12, 1991 1 0 Salam Zgharta 4FW Mohammad Dakramanji (1991-06-09) June 9, 1991 4 0 Nejmeh

See also

• Football in Lebanon
• Lebanon national football team
• Lebanon national football team results
• Lebanon women's national football team
• Lebanon national under-20 football team
• Lebanon national under-17 football team
• Lebanon national futsal team

References

External links

• Lebanon at FIFA website
• Lebanon at AFC website

National sports teams of Lebanon A1 GP Basketball M W Football association (Soccer) M W M-23 M-21 & 20 M-17 Futsal Handball M Rugby league Rugby union Tennis M W Volleyball M Mediterranean Games Olympic Games Paralympic Games

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