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.[2] 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)
Association	Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم‎)
Confederation	AFC (Asia) WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Francisco Araujo
Captain	Kassem Kawsan
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LBN
FIFA ranking	40 1 (12 May 2020)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Lebanon 0–10 Cyprus  (Nicosia, Cyprus, 28 July 2008)
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 Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 2003)
Best result	Quarterfinals (7 times)
2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2008)
Best result	Runners-up (2012)

While Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup, they are regulars at the AFC Futsal Championship, 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 in 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
2020	To be determined									The 2020 AFC Futsal Championship will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

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
Total	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC Futsal Championship

AFC Futsal Championship 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	Quarterfinals	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	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	19	15		1st of 4	3	2	1	0	23	4
2008	Quarterfinals	4	1	1	2	13	23		Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2010	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	12	16		1st of 3, 1st of 4	4	3	1	0	16	8
2012	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	10	11		2nd of 4, 3rd of 4	5	3	0	2	15	8
2014	Quarterfinals	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	Quarterfinals	4	2	2	0	11	7		1st of 3	2	2	0	0	6	2
2020	Qualified								1st of 4	3	3	0	0	20	4
Total	12/16	46	19	8	19	179	183		Total	24	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-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	4/5	10	4	2	4	34	38

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
Total	2/3	7	4	0	3	23	17

Arab Futsal Championship

Arab Futsal Championship 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
Total	3/4	15	7	0	8	81	68

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
Total	1/1	5	2	1	2	20	13

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.[3]

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

AFC Futsal Championship 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads

References

1. Rankings change compared to the previous year's December ranking. "Futsal World Ranking"
2. Montague, James (28 February 2012). "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times.
3. FaLebanon (27 January 2018). "Lebanese Futsal National Team Roster for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship". FaLebanon. Retrieved 18 October 2019.