Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 39  5 (Dec 2022)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | FLB | ||
| Coach | Marko Filipovic | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Asia Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 | ||
| Medals |  Bronze: 2006 | ||
| | |||
Medal record | |||
The Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team is the junior men's national basketball team, administered by Lebanese Basketball Federation, that represents Lebanon in international under-19 and under-18 men's basketball competitions.[2]
History
[edit]World Cup Qualification
[edit]The Lebanese junior basketball team secured a place in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship after earning a third-place finish in the 2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.[3][4] While they were unable to advance to the second round of the 2007 World Championship, having lost all three of their preliminary games,[5][6][7][8] they managed to win one classification game and ultimately finished 14th out of 16 teams.[9][10][11][12]
The team qualified for the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship Semi-Finals, securing a second appearance in the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup after more than a decade since their last appearance on the world stage.[13] In the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Lebanon men's U19 team concluded the competition in 15th place out of 16 teams, winning their last game against the host nation, Hungary, by a score of 73–66.[14]
Tournament records
[edit]World Cup
[edit]| FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
 2007[11] | 14th | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 2023[15] | 15th | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 10 | |||||
Asia Championship
[edit]| FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship Record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |||||
 1998 | 13th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
 2000 | 10th | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||
 2002 | 9th | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2004 | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
 2006 | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||
 2008 | 8th | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||||
 2010 | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||
 2012 | 7th | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||
 2014 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 2016[16] | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | |||||
 2018[17] | 10th | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 2022[18] | 4th | 5 | 2 | 3 | |||||
 2024[19] | 9th | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 43 | 39 | ||||||
See also
[edit]- Sport in Lebanon
- Lebanon men's national basketball team
- Lebanon men's national under-17 basketball team
- Lebanon women's national basketball team
- Lebanon women's national under-19 basketball team
- Lebanon women's national under-17 basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, boys". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014.
- ^ "Lebanon FIBA Profile Page". FIBA. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "China wins 19th junior men's Asia basketball championship". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "FIBA U18 Asian Championship in Iran (2006)". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Basket-ball - Championnats du monde juniors en Serbie La sélection nationale impuissante face à la France" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "FIBA U19 WC: Brazil kicks off with a convincing win over Lebanon". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "LIB/LIT - Lithuania brush aside sorry Lebanon". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "FRA/LIB - Batum, Moerman shine as French thrash Lebanon". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Basket-ball Le Liban bat le Mali aux championnats du monde juniors" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Basket-ball Le Liban termine 14e aux Mondiaux juniors" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "2007 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "World Cup U19 Basketball". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon bound for 2022 FIBA U19 World Cup". FIBA. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon v Hungary game". FIBA. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". FIBA. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "2016 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.