Lebanon national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lebanon women's national under-20 football team.

Lebanon under-20
Nickname(s)منتخب الشباب (The Youth Team)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachBilal Fleifel
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Lebanon 0–0 India 
(Tehran, Iran; 16 April 1973)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 6–1 Singapore 
(Dushanbe, Tajikistan; 18 September 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Syria 6–0 Lebanon 
(Fujairah, United Arab Emirates; 2 November 2011)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1973)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1973)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances3 (first in 1985)
Best resultGroup stage (1985, 2021, 2022)
WAFF U-18 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2021)
Best resultRunners-up (2021)

The Lebanon national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 20 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-20 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 and national under-18 football teams of Lebanon.

While the team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, they have participated twice in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup, in 1973 and in 2008, with their best result being reaching the quarter-finals in the 1973 edition.[1][2] In the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, the U18 team made history by becoming the first Lebanon men's national team to reach a final, losing to hosts Iraq on penalty-shootouts.[3] They also participate in the Arab Cup U-20 and Jeux de la Francophonie, failing to go past the group stage in both competitions.

Notable former under-20 players include Nour Mansour, Rabih Ataya, and Mohamad Haidar,[4] who all went on to play for the senior side.[5]

Competitive record

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not enter Did not enter
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989 Did not qualify The 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Portugal 1991 The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Australia 1993 The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Qatar 1995 The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Malaysia 1997 The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Nigeria 1999 The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Argentina 2001 The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
United Arab Emirates 2003 Withdrew Withdrew
Netherlands 2005 Did not qualify The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Canada 2007 The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Egypt 2009 The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Colombia 2011 Withdrew Withdrew
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
New Zealand 2015 The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
South Korea 2017 The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Poland 2019 The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Argentina 2023 The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Chile 2025 The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total — 0/24 — — — — — — — Total — — — — — —

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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AFC U-20 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 1959 Did not enter Did not enter
Malaysia 1960
Thailand 1961
Thailand 1962
Malaysia 1963
South Vietnam 1964
Japan 1965
Philippines 1966
Thailand 1967
South Korea 1968
Thailand 1969
Philippines 1970
Japan 1971
Thailand 1972
Iran 1973 Quarter-finals 5th of 14 4 1 3 0 3 1 — Qualified as invitees
Thailand 1974 Did not enter Did not enter
Kuwait 1975
Thailand 1976
Iran 1977
Bangladesh 1978
Thailand 1980
Thailand 1982
United Arab Emirates 1985
Saudi Arabia 1986
Qatar 1988 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 4 3 0 1 8 4
Indonesia 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1992 Did not qualify
Indonesia 1994
South Korea 1996 4th of 4 3 0 0 3 1 7
Thailand 1998
Iran 2000 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 5 9
Qatar 2002 Withdrew Withdrew
Malaysia 2004 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 1 1 1 2
India 2006 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 1 6
Saudi Arabia 2008 Round 1 15th of 16 3 0 0 3 2 12 Squad 2nd of 6 5 4 0 1 10 4
China 2010 Withdrew Withdrew
United Arab Emirates 2012 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 4 2 0 2 3 8
Myanmar 2014 3rd of 4 3 0 1 2 2 8
Bahrain 2016 3rd of 4 3 1 1 1 4 5
Indonesia 2018 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 4
Uzbekistan 2020 2nd of 4 3 1 1 1 3 2
Uzbekistan 2023 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 7 5
Total Best: quarter-finals 2/41 7 1 3 3 5 13 — Total — — — — — —

Arab Cup U-20

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Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Morocco 1983 Did not participate
Algeria 1985 Group stage 9th of 12 2 1 0 1 1 1 —
Iraq 1989 Did not participate
Morocco 2011 Did not participate
Jordan 2012
Qatar 2014 Cancelled
Saudi Arabia 2020 Did not participate
Egypt 2021 Group stage 15th of 16 3 0 0 3 2 10 —
Saudi Arabia 2022 Group stage 14th of 18 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad
Total Best: group stage 1/5 5 0 0 5 3 14 —

WAFF U-18 Championship

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WAFF U-18 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
State of Palestine 2019 Did not participate
Iraq 2021 Runners-up 2nd of 9 4 2 2 0 3 1 —
Saudi Arabia 2024 TBD
Total Best: N/A 2/3 4 2 2 0 3 1 —

Mediterranean Games

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Mediterranean Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1951–1987
 See Lebanon national football team
Greece Athens 1991 See Lebanon national under-23 football team
France Languedoc-Roussillon 1993
Italy Bari 1997
Tunisia Tunis 2001 See Lebanon national under-21 football team
Spain Almería 2005 See Lebanon national under-23 football team
Italy Pescara 2009 Did not participate
Turkey Mersin 2013
Spain Tarragona 2018
Algeria Oran 2022
Italy Taranto 2026 To be determined
Total — 0/4 — — — — — — —

Jeux de la Francophonie

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Jeux de la Francophonie record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Morocco Casablanca 1989 Did not participate
France Paris 1994
Madagascar Antananarivo 1997
Canada Ottawa 2001
Niger Niamey 2005
Lebanon Beirut 2009 Group stage 9th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 5 Squad
France Nice 2013 Group stage 14 of 14 3 0 0 3 1 10 Squad
Ivory Coast Abidjan 2017 Group stage 13 of 16 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa 2023 Group stage 8th of 9 2 0 1 1 1 6 Squad
Total Best: group stage 4/9 10 0 2 8 5 26 —

Recent results and matches

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2023

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29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie GS Cameroon  1–1  Lebanon Kinshasa, DR Congo
18:00 UTC+1
  • Nebamkia 47'
Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël
2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie GS Lebanon  0–5  Niger Kinshasa, DR Congo
15:00 UTC+1 Stadium: Stade Tata Raphaël

2024

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2024 (2024) Friendly Lebanon  2–2  United Arab Emirates
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2024 (2024) Friendly Lebanon  0–1  United Arab Emirates
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26 June 2024 (2024-06-26) WAFF U-18 Championship Lebanon  0–2  Albania Taif
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28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) WAFF U-18 Championship Lebanon  0–2  Jordan Taif
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30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) WAFF U-18 Championship Lebanon  0–2  Iraq Taif
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Players

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The following players were called up for the WAFF U-18 Championship.[6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Joseph Bitar Lebanon Salam Zgharta
1GK Christian Awkar Lebanon Safa
1GK Bahaa El Abdallah Lebanon AC Tripoli
2DF Josef Elhajj (2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 19) Germany SGV Freiberg
2DF Rawad Al Jaitani (2005-04-02) 2 April 2005 (age 19) Lebanon Salam Zgharta
2DF Mahmoud Saif Eddin Lebanon Ansar
2DF Kassem Watfa Lebanon Tadamon Sour
2DF Ryan El Khoury Lebanon Shabab Sahel
2DF Mohammad Al Baalbaki Lebanon Safa
2DF Sajed Faraj Lebanon Bint Jbeil
3MF Hassan Jaafar Lebanon Shabab Sahel
3MF Ibrahim Mhanna Lebanon Ukhouwa Kharayeb
3MF Miguel Karam Lebanon Racing Beirut
3MF Hassan Salami Lebanon Shabab Sahel
3MF Hassan Nasser Lebanon Ansar
3MF Anis Nehme (2005-07-01) 1 July 2005 (age 19) Germany TSV Havelse
4FW Muhammad Kassas Lebanon Ukhouwa Kharayeb
4FW Ali Fakih Lebanon Shabab Sahel
4FW Karim Kassem Lebanon Tadamon Sour
4FW Karim Sleem Lebanon Ahed
4FW Mansour Al Masri Australia Australasian Soccer Academy
4FW Zein Salame Portugal Portimonense
4FW Issa Beydoun (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 19) Germany SV Waldhof Mannheim

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Morrison, Neil (18 June 2015). "Asian U-19 Championship 1973". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Zlotkowski, Andre; Di Maggio, Roberto (15 July 2011). "Asian U-20 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ Al-Hasani, Maytham (1 December 2021). بالصور.. ركلات الترجيح تحفظ لقب غرب آسيا لشباب العراق [In pictures... Penalty kicks save the West Asian title for Iraq's youth team]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "DPR Korea v Lebanon" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (2 May 2022). "Lebanon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  6. ^ 23 لاعبًا على لائحة منتخبنا الوطني للمشاركة في بطولة الديار العربية غرب آسيا للشباب 2024 في السعودية. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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