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Lebanon women's national football team

December 31, 2022

The Lebanon women's national football team[a] is the official women's national football team of the country of Lebanon. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, they have finished runners-up at the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, and in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions.

Lebanon
Nickname(s)صبايا الأرز
(The Lady Cedars)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachHagop Demirjian
CaptainNathalie Matar
Most capsSara Bakri
Taghrid Hamadeh (22)
Top scorerSara Bakri (7)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 142 (9 December 2022)[1]
Highest92 (December 2009)
Lowest148 (September 2018)
First international
 Lebanon 0–12 Algeria 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 19 April 2006)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 12–1 Kuwait 
(Amman, Jordan; 9 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 14–0 Lebanon 
(Pegeia, Cyprus; 12 March 2015)
Arab Women's Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006, 2021)
WAFF Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultRunners-up (2022)
Medal record

Lebanon played their first match in 2006 against Algeria in a 12–0 defeat at the Arab Women's Championship. However, their first qualification campaign took place eight years later, on the occasion of the 2014 Women's Asian Cup. While Lebanon ultimately failed to qualify for the final tournament, they won 12–1 against Kuwait on 9 June 2013 in their biggest win to date.

Colloquially called "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز), their home kit is predominately red and their away kit white, in reference to their national flag. From 2006 Lebanon's FIFA ranking has been relatively steady, with their best ranking being 92nd in December 2009 and their worst being 148th in September 2018.

History

2005–2018: Formation and first tournaments

Known as "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز),[2][3] the Lebanon women's national team was formed in 2005 as one of the earliest women's national teams in the West Asian Football Federation.[4] Their first match was a 12–0 defeat against Algeria at the 2006 Arab Women's Championship. They finished in last place after three games without having scored a single goal.[5]

Their first WAFF Women's Championship campaign was in 2007; after two 3–0 losses, first against Jordan and then against Iran, Lebanon beat Syria 7–0 thanks to an Iman Chaito hat-trick,[6] and finished in third place in the tournament.[7] In their second WAFF Women's Championship in 2011 they were drawn with Iran, Syria and hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[8][9] After losing their first match against Iran 8–1, Lebanon won 1–0 against Syria. In their final match, against the UAE, Lebanon lost 5–0 and were knocked out of the competition.[9]

Managed by Farid Nujaim, Lebanon took part in the qualification campaign for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. This was their first official qualification tournament, eight years from their inception.[10] They were drawn with Jordan, Uzbekistan and Kuwait in their group.[11] In their first match, they lost 5–0 against Jordan before being defeated by Uzbekistan 4–0. Already eliminated, Lebanon beat Kuwait 12–1 in a consolatory victory,[12] ending their qualifying campaign with three points.[11]

Lebanon were drawn with Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Guam and Palestine in the 2018 Asian Cup qualification, to be played in the West Bank in Palestine.[13] However, Lebanon withdrew as they refused to play on the grounds that "it legitimises Israel's occupation of the territory".[13]

2019–present: Recent history

 
Lebanon during the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship third-place award ceremony

Coached by Wael Gharzeddine, Lebanon competed in the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship in January. They began their campaign with a slim 3–2 defeat to hosts Bahrain.[14] In their second match, Lebanon's late goals in each half secured a 2–0 win over the UAE.[15] They then suffered a 3–1 defeat to Jordan,[16] before beating Palestine 3–0, finishing in third place.[2]

In the 2021 Arab Women's Cup, played in August, Lebanon were drawn with Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan.[17] Following a 0–0 to Tunisia,[18] Lebanon's first-ever draw,[19] they lost 4–0 to hosts Egypt.[20] In their final group stage game, Lebanon beat Sudan 5–1, and finished third in their group with four points.[21]

The team began the qualifiers for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in October 2021, losing 4–0 to Myanmar;[22] a 1–0 win against the UAE,[23] and a 3–0 win against Guam were not enough to qualify them to their first-ever Asian Cup, as Lebanon finished in second place and were eliminated.[24]

Between August and September 2022, Lebanon took part in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship in Jordan under coach Hagop Demirjian.[25] After winning 3–0 against Palestine, Lebanon lost to hosts Jordan 2–1 before winning the last game against Syria 5–2. They finished runners-up in the WAFF Championship for the first time, with Lebanon's Lili Iskandar being voted best player of the tournament.[26]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Lebanon women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

12 August 2022 Friendly Lebanon   1–1   Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
16:00 UTC+3
  • Maalouf   15'
 Report
  • Aizouq   70'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
14 August 2022 Friendly Lebanon   2–1   Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
11:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Mohammad   48'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
29 August 2022 2022 WAFF Championship Palestine   0–3   Lebanon Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Petra Stadium
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
1 September 2022 2022 WAFF Championship Lebanon   1–2   Jordan Amman, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Al Bitar   26'
  • Al Btoush   66'
 Stadium: Petra Stadium
Attendance: 498
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
4 September 2022 2022 WAFF Championship Lebanon   5–2   Syria Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Gharib   73'
  • Mohammad   90+1'
 Stadium: Petra Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Esra'a Al Mbaidin (Jordan)

Players

Main article: List of Lebanon women's international footballers
See also: Category:Lebanon women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship.[25]

Information correct as of 3 November[27]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Racha Yaghi (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 20) 13 0   Geroskipou
22 1GK Sinal Breiche (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 19) 7 0   BFA
23 1GK Lamitta El Dib (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 17) 4 0   EFP
2 2DF Amina Karime (2005-12-20) 20 December 2005 (age 17) 3 0   BFA
3 2DF Celine Al Haddad (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 21) 11 0   SAS
4 2DF Julie Atallah (2005-07-28) 28 July 2005 (age 17) 2 0   EFP
9 2DF Rana Al Mokdad (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 24) 15 1   SAS
12 2DF Joya-Maria Azzi (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 22) 8 1   Iowa Raptors FC
13 2DF Waed Raed (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 16) 6 0   SAS
16 2DF Aya Al Jurdi (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 24) 8+ 1   SAS
6 3MF Sophie Fayad (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 18) 5 1   EFP
7 3MF Syntia Salha (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 19) 12 3   BFA
8 3MF Zahraa Assaf (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 18) 3 0   SAS
10 3MF Lili Iskandar (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 20) 11 2   Etihad
14 3MF Nathalie Matar (captain) (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 27) 16+ 0   Grand Calais Pascal
18 3MF Evelina El Haddad (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 17) 9 0   EFP
5 4FW Christy Maalouf (2005-12-20) 20 December 2005 (age 17) 11 6   EFP
11 4FW Mone Linnette Makkawi (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 30) 4 0   Super Girls
15 4FW Zahwa Arabi (2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 17) 6 1   EFP
17 4FW Hiba Allouch (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 18) 5 1   SAS
19 4FW Petra Khoury (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 27) 1 0   Telge United
20 4FW Dima Al Kasti (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 21) 11 3   Al Hilal
21 4FW Pilar Khoury (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 28) 3 1   Nantes

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Amal Salha (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 22) 4 0   Safa v.   Syria, 14 August 2022
DF Raquelle Nasr (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 27) 2 0   EFP v.   Syria, 14 August 2022
MF Carla Abdel Khalek (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 21) 5 0   BFA v.   Syria, 14 August 2022
MF Maria Mansour (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 19) 2 0   EFP v.   Syria, 14 August 2022
FW Angie Saad (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 22) 2 0   Safa v.   Syria, 14 August 2022
FW Ghiya Mtairek (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 22) 3 0   Super Girls v.   Syria, 12 August 2022

Player records

Most-capped players

 
Lara Bahlawan is Lebanon's third most-capped player with 17+ appearances.
# Player Caps Goals Period
1 Taghrid Hamadeh 22 2 2006–2015
Sara Bakri 22 7 2006–2017
3 Lara Bahlawan 17+ 3 2011–2021
4 Nathalie Matar 16+ 0 2015–present
5 Sahar Dbouk 15+ 1 2007–2015
Samira Awad 15 2 2008–present
Rana Al Mokdad 15 1 2017–present
8 Hiba El Jaafil 14+ 3 2006–2013
Aya Jamal-Eddine 14 0 2017–present
Yara Bou Rada 14 0 2018–present
Hanin Tamim 14 5 2018–present

As of 4 September 2022.[28] Highlighted names denote a player named to the national team in the past year.

Top scorers

 
With six goals, Christy Maalouf is Lebanon's second all-time top goalscorer.
# Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Sara Bakri 7 22 0.32 2006–2017
2 Christy Maalouf 6 11 0.55 2021–present
3 Nadia Assaf 5 7+ 0.71 2007–2013
Hanin Tamim 5 14 0.36 2018–present
5 Iman Chaito 3 3+ 1 2007
Dima Al Kasti 3 11 0.27 2019–present
Syntia Salha 3 12 0.25 2021–present
Hiba El Jaafil 3 14+ 0.21 2006–2013
Lara Bahlawan 3 17+ 0.18 2011–2021

As of 4 September 2022.[28] Highlighted names denote a player named to the national team in the past year.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's 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
  1991 Did not enter Did not enter
  1995
  1999
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015 Did not qualify The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2019 Withdrew Withdrew
   2023 Did not qualify The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
2027 To be determined The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/9 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not enter The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2000 The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2004 Did not enter
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 12
  2024 To be decided To be decided
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – – Total 2 0 0 2 0 12

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's 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
  1975 Did not enter Did not enter
  1977
  1980
  1981
  1983
  1986
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2006
  2008
  2010
  2014 Did not qualify 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 12 10
  2018 Withdrew Withdrew
  2022 Did not qualify 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 4 4
Total – 0/19 – – – – – – – Total 6 3 0 3 16 14

Arab Women's Cup

Arab Women's Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  2006 Group stage 7th of 7 2 0 0 2 0 20 Squad
  2021 Group stage 5th of 7 3 1 1 1 5 5 Squad
Total Best: group stage 2/2 5 1 1 3 5 25 –

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  2005 Did not enter
  2007 Third place 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 7 6 –
  2010 Did not enter
  2011 Group stage 5th of 8 3 1 0 2 2 13 –
  2014 Did not enter
  2019 Third place 3rd of 5 4 2 0 2 8 6 Squad
  2022 Runners-up 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 9 4 Squad
Total Best: runners-up 4/7 13 6 0 7 26 29 –

Other tournaments

Tournament Result
  2010 Arabia Women's Cup Group stage
  2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament Fourth place

Records

As of 4 September 2022, the complete official match record of the Lebanese women's national team comprises 43 matches: 14 wins, 2 draws, and 27 losses.[19] During these matches, the team scored 69 times and conceded 145 goals. Lebanon's highest winning margin is 11 goals, which has been achieved against Kuwait in 2013 (12–1).[12]

FIFA rankings

Below is a chart of Lebanon's FIFA ranking from 2006 to the present. Following a drastic increase of 52 positions (from 144th in 2007 to 92nd in 2009, their best ranking to date), the country went through a steady decline (from 92nd in 2009 to 140th in 2021, with their lowest ranking at 148th in September 2018).[29]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Arabic: المنتخب اللبناني لكرة القدم النسائي
    French: Équipe du Liban féminine de football

References

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  2. ^ a b "Perfect Jordan retain West Asian title". Asian Football Confederation. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. ^ Saqr, Hassan (24 October 2018). [The Lady Cedars score six past the Hong Kong goal]. Football Lebanon (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. ^ Wehbé, Johana (27 June 2019). "Au Liban aussi les femmes ont leur place sur un terrain de foot". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  6. ^ "Lebanon vs Syria". FA Lebanon. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. ^ . West Asian Football Federation. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans. "West Asian Championship (Women) 2011 (United Arab Emirates)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. ^ . FIFA. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Women's Asian Cup Qualification – 2014 Vietnam". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Lebanon beats Kuwait 12–1 in women's Asia soccer qualifiers". Kuwait News Agency. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. ^ a b Abou Diab, Rami (17 February 2017). "Lebanon withdrew from the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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  15. ^ "Rampant Bahrain continue winning ways". Asian Football Confederation. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Jordan stay perfect, Palestine, UAE remain winless". Asian Football Confederation. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  17. ^ Reda, Hatem; Murad, Omar (24 August 2021). منتخب مصر النسائي يهزم السودان 10 / 0 بافتتاح كأس العرب بالقاهرة [Egypt's women's team defeats Sudan 10/0 in the opening of the Arab Cup in Cairo]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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  19. ^ a b "Lebanon National Team Results – Women Official (Total)". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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  21. ^ منتخب لبنان يفوز على منتخب السودان في كأس العرب للسيدات [Lebanon national football team defeated Sudan in the Arab Women's Cup]. UAFA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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  24. ^ "Lebanon finish in style". Asian Football Confederation. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  26. ^ الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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  28. ^ a b "Lebanon National Team All-Time Stats Women". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  29. ^ "Lebanon". FIFA. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

External links

 
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The Lebanon women s national football team a is the official women s national football team of the country of Lebanon The team was established in 2005 and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association LFA the governing body for football in Lebanon Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women s World Cup or the AFC Women s Asian Cup they have finished runners up at the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women s Championship and in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions LebanonNickname s صبايا الأرز The Lady Cedars AssociationLebanon Football Association الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم ConfederationAFC Asia Sub confederationWAFF West Asia Head coachHagop DemirjianCaptainNathalie MatarMost capsSara BakriTaghrid Hamadeh 22 Top scorerSara Bakri 7 Home stadiumVariousFIFA codeLBNFirst coloursSecond coloursFIFA rankingCurrent142 9 December 2022 1 Highest92 December 2009 Lowest148 September 2018 First international Lebanon 0 12 Algeria Alexandria Egypt 19 April 2006 Biggest win Lebanon 12 1 Kuwait Amman Jordan 9 June 2013 Biggest defeat Greece 14 0 Lebanon Pegeia Cyprus 12 March 2015 Arab Women s CupAppearances2 first in 2006 Best resultGroup stage 2006 2021 WAFF Women s ChampionshipAppearances4 first in 2007 Best resultRunners up 2022 Medal record Women s footballWAFF Women s Championship2022 Jordan2007 Jordan2019 BahrainLebanon played their first match in 2006 against Algeria in a 12 0 defeat at the Arab Women s Championship However their first qualification campaign took place eight years later on the occasion of the 2014 Women s Asian Cup While Lebanon ultimately failed to qualify for the final tournament they won 12 1 against Kuwait on 9 June 2013 in their biggest win to date Colloquially called the Lady Cedars Arabic صبايا الأرز their home kit is predominately red and their away kit white in reference to their national flag From 2006 Lebanon s FIFA ranking has been relatively steady with their best ranking being 92nd in December 2009 and their worst being 148th in September 2018 Contents 1 History 1 1 2005 2018 Formation and first tournaments 1 2 2019 present Recent history 2 Results and fixtures 2 1 2022 3 Players 3 1 Current squad 3 2 Recent call ups 4 Player records 4 1 Most capped players 4 2 Top scorers 5 Competitive record 5 1 FIFA Women s World Cup 5 2 Summer Olympics 5 3 AFC Women s Asian Cup 5 4 Arab Women s Cup 5 5 WAFF Women s Championship 5 6 Other tournaments 6 Records 6 1 FIFA rankings 7 See also 8 Footnotes 9 References 10 External linksHistory Edit2005 2018 Formation and first tournaments Edit Known as the Lady Cedars Arabic صبايا الأرز 2 3 the Lebanon women s national team was formed in 2005 as one of the earliest women s national teams in the West Asian Football Federation 4 Their first match was a 12 0 defeat against Algeria at the 2006 Arab Women s Championship They finished in last place after three games without having scored a single goal 5 Their first WAFF Women s Championship campaign was in 2007 after two 3 0 losses first against Jordan and then against Iran Lebanon beat Syria 7 0 thanks to an Iman Chaito hat trick 6 and finished in third place in the tournament 7 In their second WAFF Women s Championship in 2011 they were drawn with Iran Syria and hosts the United Arab Emirates UAE 8 9 After losing their first match against Iran 8 1 Lebanon won 1 0 against Syria In their final match against the UAE Lebanon lost 5 0 and were knocked out of the competition 9 Managed by Farid Nujaim Lebanon took part in the qualification campaign for the 2014 AFC Women s Asian Cup This was their first official qualification tournament eight years from their inception 10 They were drawn with Jordan Uzbekistan and Kuwait in their group 11 In their first match they lost 5 0 against Jordan before being defeated by Uzbekistan 4 0 Already eliminated Lebanon beat Kuwait 12 1 in a consolatory victory 12 ending their qualifying campaign with three points 11 Lebanon were drawn with Thailand Chinese Taipei Guam and Palestine in the 2018 Asian Cup qualification to be played in the West Bank in Palestine 13 However Lebanon withdrew as they refused to play on the grounds that it legitimises Israel s occupation of the territory 13 2019 present Recent history Edit Lebanon during the 2019 WAFF Women s Championship third place award ceremony Coached by Wael Gharzeddine Lebanon competed in the 2019 WAFF Women s Championship in January They began their campaign with a slim 3 2 defeat to hosts Bahrain 14 In their second match Lebanon s late goals in each half secured a 2 0 win over the UAE 15 They then suffered a 3 1 defeat to Jordan 16 before beating Palestine 3 0 finishing in third place 2 In the 2021 Arab Women s Cup played in August Lebanon were drawn with Egypt Tunisia and Sudan 17 Following a 0 0 to Tunisia 18 Lebanon s first ever draw 19 they lost 4 0 to hosts Egypt 20 In their final group stage game Lebanon beat Sudan 5 1 and finished third in their group with four points 21 The team began the qualifiers for the 2022 AFC Women s Asian Cup in October 2021 losing 4 0 to Myanmar 22 a 1 0 win against the UAE 23 and a 3 0 win against Guam were not enough to qualify them to their first ever Asian Cup as Lebanon finished in second place and were eliminated 24 Between August and September 2022 Lebanon took part in the 2022 WAFF Women s Championship in Jordan under coach Hagop Demirjian 25 After winning 3 0 against Palestine Lebanon lost to hosts Jordan 2 1 before winning the last game against Syria 5 2 They finished runners up in the WAFF Championship for the first time with Lebanon s Lili Iskandar being voted best player of the tournament 26 Results and fixtures EditMain article Lebanon women s national football team results The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Legend Win Draw Loss Fixture 2022 Edit Lebanon v Syria 12 August 2022 FriendlyLebanon 1 1 SyriaBhamdoun Lebanon16 00 UTC 3 Maalouf 15 Report Aizouq 70 Stadium Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee Doumouh Al Bakkar Lebanon Lebanon v Syria 14 August 2022 FriendlyLebanon 2 1 SyriaBhamdoun Lebanon11 00 UTC 3 Maalouf 20 55 Report Mohammad 48 Stadium Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee Doumouh Al Bakkar Lebanon Palestine v Lebanon 29 August 2022 2022 WAFF ChampionshipPalestine 0 3 LebanonAmman Jordan17 00 UTC 3 Report Fayad 10 Maalouf 74 Iskandar 90 2 Stadium Petra Stadium Referee Alesar Baddour Syria Lebanon v Jordan 1 September 2022 2022 WAFF ChampionshipLebanon 1 2 JordanAmman Jordan21 00 UTC 3 Arabi 51 Report Al Bitar 26 Al Btoush 66 Stadium Petra Stadium Attendance 498Referee Muath Owfi Palestine Lebanon v Syria 4 September 2022 2022 WAFF ChampionshipLebanon 5 2 SyriaAmman Jordan17 00 UTC 3 Oghlan 9 o g Azzi 42 Maalouf 51 Allouch 62 Khoury 68 Report Gharib 73 Mohammad 90 1 Stadium Petra Stadium Attendance 100Referee Esra a Al Mbaidin Jordan Players EditMain article List of Lebanon women s international footballers See also Category Lebanon women s international footballers Current squad Edit The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Women s Championship 25 Information correct as of 3 November 27 No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club1 1 GK Racha Yaghi 2002 06 10 10 June 2002 age 20 13 0 Geroskipou22 1 GK Sinal Breiche 2003 03 03 3 March 2003 age 19 7 0 BFA23 1 GK Lamitta El Dib 2005 09 02 2 September 2005 age 17 4 0 EFP2 2 DF Amina Karime 2005 12 20 20 December 2005 age 17 3 0 BFA3 2 DF Celine Al Haddad 2001 03 12 12 March 2001 age 21 11 0 SAS4 2 DF Julie Atallah 2005 07 28 28 July 2005 age 17 2 0 EFP9 2 DF Rana Al Mokdad 1998 11 18 18 November 1998 age 24 15 1 SAS12 2 DF Joya Maria Azzi 2000 09 23 23 September 2000 age 22 8 1 Iowa Raptors FC13 2 DF Waed Raed 2006 11 09 9 November 2006 age 16 6 0 SAS16 2 DF Aya Al Jurdi 1998 04 08 8 April 1998 age 24 8 1 SAS6 3 MF Sophie Fayad 2004 12 08 8 December 2004 age 18 5 1 EFP7 3 MF Syntia Salha 2003 01 12 12 January 2003 age 19 12 3 BFA8 3 MF Zahraa Assaf 2004 01 05 5 January 2004 age 18 3 0 SAS10 3 MF Lili Iskandar 2002 05 16 16 May 2002 age 20 11 2 Etihad14 3 MF Nathalie Matar captain 1995 09 20 20 September 1995 age 27 16 0 Grand Calais Pascal18 3 MF Evelina El Haddad 2005 04 30 30 April 2005 age 17 9 0 EFP5 4 FW Christy Maalouf 2005 12 20 20 December 2005 age 17 11 6 EFP11 4 FW Mone Linnette Makkawi 1992 10 30 30 October 1992 age 30 4 0 Super Girls15 4 FW Zahwa Arabi 2005 11 02 2 November 2005 age 17 6 1 EFP17 4 FW Hiba Allouch 2004 06 28 28 June 2004 age 18 5 1 SAS19 4 FW Petra Khoury 1995 07 13 13 July 1995 age 27 1 0 Telge United20 4 FW Dima Al Kasti 2001 12 13 13 December 2001 age 21 11 3 Al Hilal21 4 FW Pilar Khoury 1994 08 25 25 August 1994 age 28 3 1 NantesRecent call ups Edit The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months but are not part of the current squad Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call upDF Amal Salha 2000 12 02 2 December 2000 age 22 4 0 Safa v Syria 14 August 2022DF Raquelle Nasr 1995 10 01 1 October 1995 age 27 2 0 EFP v Syria 14 August 2022MF Carla Abdel Khalek 2001 05 14 14 May 2001 age 21 5 0 BFA v Syria 14 August 2022MF Maria Mansour 2003 06 23 23 June 2003 age 19 2 0 EFP v Syria 14 August 2022FW Angie Saad 2000 08 11 11 August 2000 age 22 2 0 Safa v Syria 14 August 2022FW Ghiya Mtairek 2000 01 09 9 January 2000 age 22 3 0 Super Girls v Syria 12 August 2022Player records EditMost capped players Edit Lara Bahlawan is Lebanon s third most capped player with 17 appearances Player Caps Goals Period1 Taghrid Hamadeh 22 2 2006 2015Sara Bakri 22 7 2006 20173 Lara Bahlawan 17 3 2011 20214 Nathalie Matar 16 0 2015 present5 Sahar Dbouk 15 1 2007 2015Samira Awad 15 2 2008 presentRana Al Mokdad 15 1 2017 present8 Hiba El Jaafil 14 3 2006 2013Aya Jamal Eddine 14 0 2017 presentYara Bou Rada 14 0 2018 presentHanin Tamim 14 5 2018 presentAs of 4 September 2022 update 28 Highlighted names denote a player named to the national team in the past year Top scorers Edit With six goals Christy Maalouf is Lebanon s second all time top goalscorer Player Goals Caps Average Period1 Sara Bakri 7 22 0 32 2006 20172 Christy Maalouf 6 11 0 55 2021 present3 Nadia Assaf 5 7 0 71 2007 2013Hanin Tamim 5 14 0 36 2018 present5 Iman Chaito 3 3 1 2007Dima Al Kasti 3 11 0 27 2019 presentSyntia Salha 3 12 0 25 2021 presentHiba El Jaafil 3 14 0 21 2006 2013Lara Bahlawan 3 17 0 18 2011 2021As of 4 September 2022 update 28 Highlighted names denote a player named to the national team in the past year Competitive record EditFIFA Women s World Cup Edit FIFA Women s World Cup record Qualification recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1991 Did not enter Did not enter 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Did not qualify The 2014 AFC Women s Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2019 Withdrew Withdrew 2023 Did not qualify The 2022 AFC Women s Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament2027 To be determined The 2026 AFC Women s Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournamentTotal 0 9 Total Summer Olympics Edit Summer Olympics record Qualification recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1996 Did not enter The 1995 FIFA Women s World Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2000 The 1999 FIFA Women s World Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2004 Did not enter 2008 2012 2016 2020 Did not qualify 3rd of 3 2 0 0 2 0 12 2024 To be decided To be decidedTotal 0 7 Total 2 0 0 2 0 12AFC Women s Asian Cup Edit AFC Women s Asian Cup record Qualification recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA 1975 Did not enter Did not enter 1977 1980 1981 1983 1986 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2014 Did not qualify 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 12 10 2018 Withdrew Withdrew 2022 Did not qualify 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 4 4Total 0 19 Total 6 3 0 3 16 14Arab Women s Cup Edit Arab Women s Cup recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2006 Group stage 7th of 7 2 0 0 2 0 20 Squad 2021 Group stage 5th of 7 3 1 1 1 5 5 SquadTotal Best group stage 2 2 5 1 1 3 5 25 WAFF Women s Championship Edit WAFF Women s Championship recordHost nation s and year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad 2005 Did not enter 2007 Third place 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 7 6 2010 Did not enter 2011 Group stage 5th of 8 3 1 0 2 2 13 2014 Did not enter 2019 Third place 3rd of 5 4 2 0 2 8 6 Squad 2022 Runners up 2nd of 4 3 2 0 1 9 4 SquadTotal Best runners up 4 7 13 6 0 7 26 29 Other tournaments Edit Tournament Result 2010 Arabia Women s Cup Group stage 2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament Fourth placeRecords EditAs of 4 September 2022 the complete official match record of the Lebanese women s national team comprises 43 matches 14 wins 2 draws and 27 losses 19 During these matches the team scored 69 times and conceded 145 goals Lebanon s highest winning margin is 11 goals which has been achieved against Kuwait in 2013 12 1 12 FIFA rankings Edit Below is a chart of Lebanon s FIFA ranking from 2006 to the present Following a drastic increase of 52 positions from 144th in 2007 to 92nd in 2009 their best ranking to date the country went through a steady decline from 92nd in 2009 to 140th in 2021 with their lowest ranking at 148th in September 2018 29 See also Edit Lebanon portal Sports portal Games portal Association football portal Women s association football portalList of women s national association football teams Lebanese Women s Football League Lebanese football league system Women s football in Lebanon Football in Lebanon Sport in LebanonFootnotes Edit Arabic المنتخب اللبناني لكرة القدم النسائي French Equipe du Liban feminine de footballReferences Edit The FIFA Coca Cola Women s World Ranking FIFA 9 December 2022 Retrieved 9 December 2022 a b Perfect Jordan retain West Asian title Asian Football Confederation 16 January 2019 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Saqr Hassan 24 October 2018 صبايا الأرز تهز شباك هونغ كونغ بسداسية نظيفة The Lady Cedars score six past the Hong Kong goal Football Lebanon in Arabic Archived from the original on 12 January 2019 Retrieved 1 July 2019 Wehbe Johana 27 June 2019 Au Liban aussi les femmes ont leur place sur un terrain de foot L Orient Le Jour in French Retrieved 3 July 2019 Arab Women s Football Cup Egypt 2006 goalzz com Retrieved 7 August 2022 Lebanon vs Syria FA Lebanon 7 September 2007 Retrieved 24 October 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link West Asia Womens Championship 2007 goalzz com Retrieved 1 July 2019 4th WAFF women championship starts Monday the 3rd of October 2011 West Asian Football Federation 6 May 2012 Archived from the original on 6 May 2012 Retrieved 1 July 2019 a b Schoggl Hans West Asian Championship Women 2011 United Arab Emirates RSSSF Retrieved 1 July 2019 Lebanon s women breaking new ground FIFA 2 June 2013 Archived from the original on 30 December 2021 Retrieved 7 August 2022 a b Women s Asian Cup Qualification 2014 Vietnam Soccerway Retrieved 1 July 2019 a b Lebanon beats Kuwait 12 1 in women s Asia soccer qualifiers Kuwait News Agency 9 June 2013 Retrieved 1 July 2019 a b Abou Diab Rami 17 February 2017 Lebanon withdrew from the 2018 AFC Women s Asian Cup qualification FA Lebanon Retrieved 30 September 2021 Winning starts for Jordan Bahrain in WAFF Women s Championship Asian Football Confederation 8 January 2019 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Rampant Bahrain continue winning ways Asian Football Confederation 10 January 2019 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Jordan stay perfect Palestine UAE remain winless Asian Football Confederation 12 January 2019 Retrieved 7 August 2022 Reda Hatem Murad Omar 24 August 2021 منتخب مصر النسائي يهزم السودان 10 0 بافتتاح كأس العرب بالقاهرة Egypt s women s team defeats Sudan 10 0 in the opening of the Arab Cup in Cairo youm7 com in Arabic Retrieved 31 August 2021 كأس العرب للسيدات تعادل لبنان وتونس سلبا Arab Women s Cup goalless draw between Lebanon and Tunisia ajwaapress com in Arabic 25 August 2021 Retrieved 31 August 2021 a b Lebanon National Team Results Women Official Total FA Lebanon Retrieved 4 April 2021 Mahmoud Hassan 27 August 2021 كأس العرب للسيدات مصر تقسو على لبنان Arab Women s Cup Egypt goes hard on Lebanon darelhilal com Retrieved 31 August 2021 منتخب لبنان يفوز على منتخب السودان في كأس العرب للسيدات Lebanon national football team defeated Sudan in the Arab Women s Cup UAFA 31 August 2021 Retrieved 31 August 2021 Myanmar defeat Lebanon to take huge step towards India 2022 Asian Football Confederation 18 October 2021 Retrieved 24 October 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Lebanon defeat UAE to revive qualification hopes Asian Football Confederation 21 October 2021 Retrieved 24 October 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Lebanon finish in style Asian Football Confederation 24 October 2021 Retrieved 24 October 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا The arrival of the Lady Cedars to Jordan to participate in the WAFF Championship Lebanese Football Association in Arabic 27 August 2022 Retrieved 27 August 2022 الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله Jordan win the seventh women s championship and add a fifth title to their record West Asian Football Federation in Arabic 5 September 2022 Retrieved 5 September 2022 Lebanon Women s Current Squad FA Lebanon Retrieved 4 September 2022 a b Lebanon National Team All Time Stats Women FA Lebanon Retrieved 15 April 2021 Lebanon FIFA Retrieved 7 August 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lebanon women s national association football team LFA official website in Arabic FIFA team profile AFC team profile WAFF team profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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