Lebanon national futsal team

Lebanon
Nickname(s)	رجال الأرز; (The Cedars)
Association	Lebanon Football Association; (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia); WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	João Almeida
Captain	Hussein Hamadani
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LBN
FIFA ranking	53 (6 May 2024)
Highest FIFA ranking	53 (6 May 2024)
Lowest FIFA ranking	53 (6 May 2024)
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
Appearances	11 (First in 2003)
Best result	Quarter-finals (7 times)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 2005)
Best result	Third place (2005, 2007)

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

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.^[3] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. The team also competes in the WAFF Futsal Championship, and the Arab Futsal Championship.^{[citation needed]}

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
2024									The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Total	2	0	2	0	1	1

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
2023	to be determined								to be determined
Total	0/12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	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 stage	3	1	0	2	8	23	Qualified as invitees
2004	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	22	17
2005	Round 2 (Plate)	8	6	0	2	51	25
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	12	18	Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2007	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	19	15	1st of 4	3	2	1	0	23	4
2008	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	13	23	Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2010	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	12	16	1st of 3, 1st of 4	4	3	1	0	16	8
2012	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	10	11	2nd of 4, 3rd of 4	5	3	0	2	15	8
2014	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	14	19	1st of 5	4	3	1	0	13	9
2016	Group stage	3	0	2	1	7	9	1st of 4	3	3	0	0	16	6
2018	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	11	7	1st of 3	2	2	0	0	6	2
~~2020~~	Cancelled							1st of 4	3	3	0	0	20	4
2022	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	17	1st of 4	3	2	1	0	11	7
2024	did not qualify							3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	10	12
Total	12/16	49	19	9	21	182	200	Total	30	22	4	6	130	60

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-finals	5	3	1	1	16	17
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
Total	3/5	10	4	2	4	34	38

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 place	4	2	0	2	24	27
2007	Third place	5	2	0	3	24	21
2008	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	33	20
2021	did not enter
2022	did not enter
2023	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	12	19
Total	4/7	19	8	0	11	93	87

WAFF Futsal Championship

WAFF Futsal Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	12	9
2009	Third place	4	2	0	2	11	8
2012	did not enter
2022	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	9	11
Total	3/4	11	5	2	4	32	28

Mediterranean Futsal Cup

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player
1	1GK	Hussein Hamadani
2	1GK	Karim Joueidi
3	1GK	Victor Gerges
4	FP	Mouhammad Hammoud
5	FP	Issa Mehrez
6	FP	Hussein Hamieh
7	FP	Hassan Zeitoun
8	FP	John Jabbour
9	FP	Mustafa Rhyem
10	FP	Ahmad Kheir El Dine
11	FP	Majd Hamouch
12	FP	Georgio El Khoury
13	FP	Hassan Alame
14	FP	Ali Hachem

Previous squads

AFC Futsal Championship

2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

References

^ "ar:تعيين ربيع أبو شعيا مدرّباً لمنتخب الصالات". Calcio a 5 Anteprima (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
^ "Asian Playoff – 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket". Asian Football Confederation. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (7 June 2022). "تشكيلة منتخبا لبنان و الإمارات" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] "ar:تعيين ربيع أبو شعيا مدرّباً لمنتخب الصالات". Calcio a 5 Anteprima (in Italian). 4 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[2] FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking

[3] "Asian Playoff – 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket". Asian Football Confederation. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[4] West Asian Football Federation [@waffootball] (7 June 2022). "تشكيلة منتخبا لبنان و الإمارات" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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