Lebanon national futsal team

The Lebanon national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات; French: Équipe du Liban de futsal) represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions.[3] Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lebanon women's national futsal team.

Lebanon
Nickname(s)رجال الأرز
(The Cedars)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)
Head coachRamiro López Díaz[1]
CaptainKassem Kawsan
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
FIFA ranking40 1 (12 May 2020)[2]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon 
(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 16–2 Yemen 
(Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon 
(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances11 (First in 2003)
Best resultQuarterfinals (7 times)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2007)
Best resultRunners-up (2007)

Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup; their closest attempt came in 2021, when they lost to Vietnam in the play-offs on the away goals rule.[4] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, reaching the quarter-finals on seven occasions. The team also competes in the WAFF Futsal Championship, where they came second in the first edition, and the Arab Futsal Championship, coming in third place twice.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1989 Did not enter Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004 Did not qualify The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2008 The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2012 The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2016 The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2021 Play-off defeat 2 0 2 0 1 1
Total0/9–––––––Total202011

AMF Futsal World Cup
AMF Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1982 Did not enter Did not enter
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total0/9–––––––Total––––––

AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1999 Did not enter Did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003 Group stage3102823 Qualified as invitees
2004 Quarterfinals52122217
2005 Round 2 (Plate)86025125
2006 Group stage30121218 Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2007 Quarterfinals42021915 1st of 43 2 1 0 234
2008 Quarterfinals41121323 Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2010 Quarterfinals42021216 1st of 3, 1st of 443 1 0 16 8
2012 Quarterfinals42021011 2nd of 4, 3rd of 453 0 2 15 8
2014 Quarterfinals41121419 1st of 54 31 0 13 9
2016 Group stage302179 1st of 43 3 0 0 16 6
2018 Quarterfinals4220117 1st of 32 20 0 6 2
2020 Cancelled 1st of 43 3 0 0 20 4
2022 To be determined Ongoing
Total12/164619819179183Total24 19 3 2 109 41

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pld W D L GF GA
2005 Did not enter
2007 Quarter-finals53111617
2009 Did not enter
2013 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 14 11
2017 Group stage 2 0 0 2 4 10
2021 To be determined
Total4/5104243438

WAFF Futsal Championship
WAFF Futsal Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pld W D L GF GA
2007 Runners-up3201129
2009 Third Place4202118
2012 Did not enter
Total2/374032317

Arab Futsal Cup
Arab Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pld W D L GF GA
1998 Did not enter
2005 Third Place42022427
2007 Third Place52032421
2008 Fourth Place63033320
2021 To be determined
Total3/4157088168

Mediterranean Futsal Cup
Mediterranean Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pld W D L GF GA
2010 6th place 5 2 1 2 20 13
Total1/152122013

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Hussein Hamadani (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 Bank of Beirut
2 1GK Ghadi Abi Akl (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 Shabab Al Ashrafieh
13 1GK Karim Joueidi Shabab Al Ashrafieh
3 FP Mohammad Abou Zeid Lebanese Army
4 FP Mustafa Rhyem (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 Shabab Al Ashrafieh
5 FP Ahmad Kheir El-Dine (1995-07-07) 7 July 1995 Bank of Beirut
6 FP Ali El-Homsi (1985-10-20) 20 October 1985 Bank of Beirut
7 FP Hassan Zeitoun (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988 Al Fayhaa Tripoli
8 FP Kassem Koussan (1985-10-01) 1 October 1985 Al Fayhaa Tripoli
9 FP Mouhammad Hammoud (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 Bank of Beirut
10 FP Ali Tneich (1992-07-16) 16 July 1992 Bank of Beirut
11 FP Mohamad Kobeissy (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 Lebanese Army
12 FP Karim Abou Zeid (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 Bank of Beirut
14 FP Moustafa Serhan (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 Bank of Beirut

Previous squads

References
  1. Mahfoud, Maroun (28 April 2021). "New coach for the futsal national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. Rankings change compared to the previous year's December ranking. "Futsal World Ranking"
  3. Montague, James (28 February 2012). "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times.
  4. "Asian Playoff - 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket | Football | News |". the-AFC. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. FaLebanon (27 January 2018). "Lebanese Futsal National Team Roster for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship". FaLebanon. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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