Lebanon national under-23 football team

Lebanon under-23
Nickname(s)المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachJamal Taha
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Syria 0–1 Lebanon 
(Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 11–0 Afghanistan 
(Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
 Lebanon 0–5 Iraq 
(Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007)
 United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019)
Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002)

The Lebanon national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان الأولمبي لكرة القدم), represents Lebanon in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournament. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They have only participated once in the Asian Games, in 2002, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.[1]

Competitive record

Summer Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games record Qualification record
Host nation,
city and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1988 See Lebanon national team See Lebanon national team
Barcelona 1992 Did not qualify 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 4 5
Atlanta 1996 Did not participate Did not participate
Sydney 2000 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 4 1 1 2 4 5
Athens 2004 First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4 10 1 4 5 15 21
Beijing 2008 2nd of 4, 4th of 4 11 5 1 5 10 19
London 2012 Second round defeat 2 0 1 1 1 2
Rio 2016 The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Tokyo 2020 The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Paris 2024 To be determined The 2024 AFC U-23 Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Los Angeles 2028 The 2028 AFC U-23 Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – Total 31 8 7 16 34 52

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
2013 Did not qualify 5th of 6 5 1 0 4 12 18
2016 4th of 5 4 1 1 2 3 9
2018 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 3 4
2020 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 7 8
2022 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/4 – – – – – – – Total 15 4 1 10 25 39

WAFF U-23 Championship
WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2015 Did not participate
2021 Group stage 10th of 11 3 0 1 2 4 9 Squad
Total Best: group stage 1/2 3 0 1 2 4 9 –

Asian Games
Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1951–1998
 See Lebanon national football team
Busan 2002 Group stage 12th of 24 3 1 1 1 12 3 Squad
Doha 2006 Withdrew
Guangzhou 2010
Incheon 2014
Indonesia 2018
Hangzhou 2022 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 1/5 3 1 1 1 12 3 –

Recent results and matches

2021
6 January 2021 (2021-01-06) Friendly Iraq  Cancelled  Lebanon Iraq
Report
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Friendly Iraq  Cancelled  Lebanon Iraq
Report
24 March 2021 (2021-03-24) Friendly Bahrain  2–1  Lebanon Manama, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3 Report
  • Nasser 84'
 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Attendance: 0
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) Friendly Bahrain  4–2  Lebanon Manama, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3 Report
  • Bader 13'
  • Farran 83'
 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Attendance: 0
10 June 2021 (2021-06-10) Friendly United Arab Emirates  1–1  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4
  • 78'
 Report
  • Mekkaoui 67'
 Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Salem Juma Alblooshi (United Arab Emirates)
14 June 2021 (2021-06-14) Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–4  Lebanon Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Report
  • Mekkaoui 4'
  • A. Al Haj 15' (pen.)
  • El Hayek 40'
  • Haidar 82'
 Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0
18 June 2021 (2021-06-18) Friendly Lebanon  Cancelled  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2 Report
21 June 2021 (2021-06-21) Friendly Lebanon  Cancelled  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2 Report
24 June 2021 (2021-06-24) Friendly Lebanon  Cancelled  Kuwait Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2 Report
3 July 2021 (2021-07-03) Friendly Lebanon  2–2  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+2
  • Al Haj 54' (pen.)
  • Mekkaoui 82'
 Report
  • Al Hallak
  • Al Dali 40'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
6 July 2021 (2021-07-06) Friendly Lebanon  1–3  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+2
  • Al Haj 87'
 Report
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
4 October 2021 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship GS United Arab Emirates  3–0  Lebanon Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:30 UTC+3
  • Obaid 32'
  • Abdulrahman 34'
  • Abdulla 78'
 Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi (Saudi Arabia)
6 October 2021 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship GS Lebanon  2–4  Palestine Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3
  • Nasser 28'
  • Bader 62'
 Report
  • Direya 6', 12', 71'
  • Al-Nabrisi 47'
 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Deham (Bahrain)
8 October 2021 2021 WAFF U-23 Championship GS Lebanon  2–2  Iraq Dammam, Saudi Arabia
21:30 UTC+3
  • Nasser 33', 45'
 Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)
25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Tajikistan  1–0  Lebanon Dushanbe, Tajikistan
19:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Lebanon  0–2  Iran Dushanbe, Tajikistan
16:00 UTC+5
  • Limouchi 5'
  • Kor 90+5'
 Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)
31 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Q Lebanon  4–0    Nepal Dushanbe, Tajikistan
--:-- UTC+5
  • Farran 26', 47'
  • Nasser 74'
  • Haidar 82'
 Report Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives)

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification games against Tajikistan, Iran and Nepal, on 25, 28 and 31 October 2021, respectively.[2]

Information correct as of 19 October 2021
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Hadi Mortada (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 Ansar
21 1GK Antoine Al Douaihy (1999-03-18) 18 March 1999 Salam Zgharta
23 1GK Mohammad Zahr (2000-02-26) 26 February 2000 AC Sporting
2 2DF Tony Mikhael (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 Valour FC
3 2DF Hussein Fahes (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 Sagesse
4 2DF Mohammad El Hayek (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 Ahed
5 2DF Houssein Mortada (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 Ahed
15 2DF Hassan Kraytem (2000-02-19) 19 February 2000 Safa
16 2DF Andrew Sawaya (2000-04-30) 30 April 2000 Nejmeh
22 2DF Taha El Hussein (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 Salam Zgharta
6 3MF Mahdi Tlays (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 Shabab Bourj
7 3MF Mahmoud Kaawar (2000-03-25) 25 March 2000 Nejmeh
8 3MF Hussein Awada (2000-01-01) 1 January 2000 Shabab Bourj
10 3MF Mahdi Zein (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 Nejmeh
11 3MF Youssef Al Haj (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999 Ansar
13 3MF Mohamed Shour (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 Safa
18 3MF Hasan Srour (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 Ahed
19 3MF Mohamad Haidar (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 Shabab Sahel
9 4FW Mohammad Nasser (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 Ahed
12 4FW Rabah Mazbouh (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 Tadamon Sour
14 4FW Hassan Kaafarani (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 Ansar
17 4FW Zein Farran (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 Ahed
20 4FW Khalil Bader (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 Nejmeh

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Tarek Najia (2001-06-23) 23 June 2001 - - Farnborough v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
GK Mohamad Bechara (1999-05-14) 14 May 1999 - - Nejmeh v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
DF Abdul Razzak Dakramanji (2001-02-22) 22 February 2001 - - Tripoli v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
DF Mohamad El Housseini (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 - - Shabab Bourj v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
DF Abbas Sherkawi (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 - - Tadamon Sour v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 June 2021
DF Jamil Ibrahim (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 - - Akhaa Ahli Aley v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
DF Ali Kharoubi (1999-02-12) 12 February 1999 - - Bourj v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
DF Hadi Madi (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 - - Akhaa Ahli Aley v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
MF Kassem Hayek (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 - - Safa v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
MF Hassan Kanaan (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 - - Unattached v.  Bahrain, 27 March 2021
MF Hassan Cherkawi (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 - - Tadamon Sour v.  Iraq, 6 January 2021
FW Jihad Eid (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 - - Tripoli v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
FW Karim Mekkaoui (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 - - Othellos Athienou v.  Iraq, 8 October 2021
FW Alaa Ezzo (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 - - Tripoli v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
FW Ali Al Haj (2001-02-02) 2 February 2001 - - Ahed v.  Syria, 6 July 2021
FW Ali Nasser - - Purdue Fort Wayne v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 June 2021
FW Ali Merkabaoui (2000-12-09) 9 December 2000 - - Bourj v.  United Arab Emirates, 14 June 2021
FW Daniel Abou Fakher (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 - - Sagesse v.  Iraq, 6 January 2021

See also

References
  1. "Asian Games 2002". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. حيدر: يزور تمرين الأولمبي ويحثّهم على بذل الأفضل [Haidar: He visits the Olympic training and urges them to do their best]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
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