Libya national futsal team

Libya
Nickname(s) Mediterranean Knights
فرسان المتوسط
Association Libyan Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Spain Pablo Prieto Perille
Captain Mohammed Al-Sharif
Home stadium African Union
FIFA code LBY
FIFA ranking 32 (13 July 2016) [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 0–13 Brazil 
(Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; November 04, 2012)
World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 2008)
Best result First round, (2008, 2012)
African Futsal Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 2000)
Best result Champions, (2008)
Confederations Cup
Appearances 1 (First in 2009)
Best result Third place, (2009)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances 1 (First in 2010)
Best result 10th place, (2010)

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 April 2016, Libya is ranked 31st in the Futsal World Rankings.

Awards

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Netherlands 1989Did not enter------
Hong Kong 1992Did not enter------
Spain 1996Did not enter------
Guatemala 2000Did not qualify------
TPE 2004Did not enter------
Brazil 2008Round 14013714
Thailand 2012Round 13003322
Colombia 2016Did not qualify------
Total2/870161036

Futsal Confederations Cup

Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2009Third place42021111
Brazil 2013Did not enter------
Kuwait 2014Did not enter------
Total1/342021111

Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2010Second Place65013213
Total1/165013213

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

African Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Egypt 1996Did not enter------
Egypt 2000Third Place31111519
2004Did not enter------
Libya 2008Champions6600278
Burkina Faso 2011Cancelled------
South Africa 2016Round 1311165
Total3/5128224832

Arab Futsal Championship

Arab Championship Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Egypt 1998Third Place53023023
Egypt 2005Fourth Place52032728
Libya 2007Champions5410178
Egypt 2008Champions66004311
Total4/421151511770

North African Futsal Tournament

North African Futsal Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Libya 2005Champions44002413
Tunisia 2009Champions3300203
Libya 2010Champions4400346
Total3/31111007822

Friendly tournaments

Futsal Mundialito

Grand Prix de Futsal

Sultat Shaab Cup

Other tournaments

Current team

As of the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup

Coach : Spain Pablo Prieto Perille

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Yousef Bensaed (1983-10-31)31 October 1983 (aged 29) Libya Adhahra
2 2DF Ahmed Faraj (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 24) Libya Al Amen
3 4FW Bader Hasan (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 25) Libya Al Jazera Sabha
4 2DF Mohamed Rageb (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 25) Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli
5 4FW Abdusalam Sherad (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 21) Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli
6 4FW Rabie Abdel (1985-06-19)19 June 1985 (aged 27) No club affiliation
7 4FW Reda Fathe (1986-01-20)20 January 1986 (aged 26) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
8 3MF Husam Al Wahishi (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 26) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
9 4FW Ahmed Fathe (1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 24) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
10 2DF Mohamed Rahoma (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 (aged 28) No club affiliation
11 3MF Younis Shames (1991-06-11)11 June 1991 (aged 21) Libya Al Tersana
12 1GK Ramzi Al Sharif (1988-11-28)28 November 1988 (aged 23) Libya Al Ahli Benghazi
13 4FW Salem Aghila (1989-12-24)24 December 1989 (aged 22) Libya Al Khutut
14 1GK Husam Altumi (1990-12-28)28 December 1990 (aged 21) Libya Adhahra

Recent 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 FranceW 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

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