| Type: | Women |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Color1: | DC143C |
| Color2: | FFF8DC |
| Coach: | Georges Geagea |
| Nickname: | The Cedars |
| Joined Fiba: | 1947 |
| Fiba Zone: | FIBA Asia |
| National Fed: | FLB |
| Zone Championship: | Asia Cup |
| Zone Appearances: | 6 |
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The Lebanon women's national basketball team represents Lebanon in international women's basketball tournaments and is governed by the Lebanese Basketball Federation.[1]
The Lebanon women's national basketball team emerged on the regional scene in the late 20th century. They secured two third-place finishes at the Arab Women's Basketball Championship in 1983 and 1997.[2] The team's success continued with a silver medal at the 2000 Arab Women's Basketball Championship. Building on this momentum, they achieved the championship title at the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship. The following year, they claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games.[3] Further solidifying their regional presence, the team secured another gold medal at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.[4] [5]
On the global stage, their achievements included a promotion to Division A of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup after finishing as runners-up in Division B at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women.[6] In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place.[7] However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013.[8] This suspension prevented their participation in the Division A of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, resulting in their return to Division B after the ban was lifted in 2014.[9]
After a prolonged period, the team regained their place in Division A by winning the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.[10] [11] Carrying the momentum forward, they secured their Division A status in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup by defeating Chinese Taipei with a final score of 75–73, ensuring their participation in the top tier for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[12]
| FIBA Women's Asia Cup Records | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Division A | Division B | |||||||||||||
| width=2% | Position | width=1% | Pld | width=1% | W | width=1% | L | width=2% | Position | width=1% | Pld | width=1% | W | width=1% | L |
| 13th | level II | 8th | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| did not participate | did not participate | ||||||||||||||
 2005 | |||||||||||||||
 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| 8th | level II | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | Division A | |||||||||||
| suspended | suspended | ||||||||||||||
| did not participate | did not participate | ||||||||||||||
| 11th | level II | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| did not participate | did not participate | ||||||||||||||
 2021 | 9th | level II | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
 2023 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | Division A | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||
Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
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| 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup[14] | |||
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