Lebanon national under-17 football team explained

Lebanon under-17
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Fifa Trigramme:LBN
Nickname:Arabic: منتخب الناشئين (The Junior Team)
Association:Lebanon Football Association
(Arabic: الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Coach:Daniel Giménez
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Sub-Confederation:WAFF (West Asia)
Home Stadium:Various
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First Game: 2–4
(Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000)
Largest Win: 7–2
(Tehran, Iran; 1 July 2000)
Largest Loss: 0–9
(Qatar; 13 October 2003)
0–9
(Sig, Algeria; 27 August 2022)
Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-16 Championship
3Rdregional Name:Arab Cup U-17
3Rdregional Cup Apps:1
3Rdregional Cup First:2022
3Rdregional Cup Best:Group stage (2022)
4Thregional Name:WAFF U-16 Championship
4Thregional Cup Apps:5
4Thregional Cup First:2005
4Thregional Cup Best:Runners-up (2022)

The Lebanon national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-16 and national under-15 football teams of Lebanon.

While the team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, they participate in the Arab Cup U-17 and WAFF U-16 Championship. Lebanon reached the final of the 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship, losing 1–0 to hosts Jordan.[1] The team has produced several senior nationals, such as Hussein El Dor, Omar El Kurdi, Jad Noureddine and Mohamad Kdouh.[2] [3]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup recordQualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquadOutcome
1985did not enterdid not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001did not qualifyThe 2000 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2003WithdrewWithdrew
2005did not qualifyThe 2004 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2011The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2013WithdrewWithdrew
2015did not qualifyThe 2014 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2025to be determinedThe 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total0/20Total

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup recordQualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquadOutcome
1985did not enterdid not enter
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000did not qualify4th of 54103913
2002WithdrewWithdrew
2004did not qualify3rd of 32002010
20063rd of 3200229
20084th of 65203915
20105th of 54004112
2012WithdrewWithdrew
2014did not qualify3rd of 54202612
20164th of 43003211
20184th of 5410338
20204th of 4300349
20235th of 5401327
Total0/18Total35612838106

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17 record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquad
2011did not participate
2012
2014
2021Cancelled
2022Group stage15th of 163012015
TotalBest: group stage1/43012015

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF U-16 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquad
20053rd–4th place round4th of 64013314
2007Group stage5th of 54013220
2009did not participate
2013
2015
2018
20197th–9th place round8th of 9410334
2021Group stage7th of 9200215
2022Runners-up2nd of 8530252
TotalBest: runners-up5/91942131445

Players

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 30 June 2022 . ar:الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين . Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship . 30 June 2022 . Kooora . ar.
  2. Web site: 11 October 2009 . Lebanon 0–4 Islamic Republic of Iran . 23 June 2022 . Asian Football Confederation.
  3. Web site: 30 October 2007 . Lebanon 1–4 Saudi Arabia . 30 June 2022 . Asian Football Confederation.
  4. Web site: 29 September 2022 . ar:وفد منتخب الناشئين غادر الى مسقط للمشاركة في تصفيات كأس آسيا تحت 17 عاماً . The delegation of the junior national team left for Muscat to participate in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers . 1 October 2022 . . ar.