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.

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.

Lebanon under-20

Nickname(s)	منتخب الشباب (The Youth Team)
Association	Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Bilal Fleifel
Captain	Mohammad Omar Sadek
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LBN
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
Appearances	2 (first in 1973)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1973)
Arab Cup U-20
Appearances	3 (first in 1985)
Best result	Group stage (1985, 2021, 2022)
WAFF U-18 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2021)
Best result	Runners-up (2021)

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

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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
1977	did not enter										did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989	did not qualify										The 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
1991											The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
1993											The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
1995											The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
1997											The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
1999											The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2001											The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2003	Withdrew										Withdrew
2005	did not qualify										The 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007											The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009											The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2011	Withdrew										Withdrew
2013	did not qualify										The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2015											The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017											The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019											The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023	To be decided										The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total	—	0/23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Total	—	—	—	—	—	—

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

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
1959	did not enter										did not enter
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973	Quarter-finals	5th of 14	4	1	3	0	3	1	—		Qualified as invitees
1974	did not enter										did not enter
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988	did not qualify										3rd of 3	4	3	0	1	8	4
1990	did not enter										did not enter
1992	did not qualify
1994
1996											4th of 4	3	0	0	3	1	7
1998
2000											4th of 5	4	1	0	3	5	9
2002	Withdrew										Withdrew
2004	did not qualify										3rd of 3	2	0	1	1	1	2
2006											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	1	6
2008	Round 1	15th of 16	3	0	0	3	2	12	Squad		2nd of 6	5	4	0	1	10	4
2010	Withdrew										Withdrew
2012	did not qualify										3rd of 5	4	2	0	2	3	8
2014											3rd of 4	3	0	1	2	2	8
2016											3rd of 4	3	1	1	1	4	5
2018											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	4
2020											2nd of 4	3	1	1	1	3	2
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

Arab Cup U-20 record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1983	did not participate
1985	Group stage	9th of 12	2	1	0	1	1	1	—
1989	did not participate
2011	did not participate
2012
2014	Cancelled
2020	did not participate
2021	Group stage	15th of 16	3	0	0	3	2	10	—
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

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

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951–1987	See Lebanon national football team
Athens 1991	did not participate
Languedoc-Roussillon 1993
Bari 1997
Tunis 2001
Almería 2005
Pescara 2009
Mersin 2013
Tarragona 2018
Oran 2022
Total	—	0/9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Jeux de la Francophonie

Jeux de la Francophonie record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
Casablanca 1989	did not participate
Paris 1994
Antananarivo 1997
Ottawa 2001
Niamey 2005
Beirut 2009	Group stage	9th of 9	2	0	0	2	1	5	Squad
Nice 2013	Group stage	14 of 14	3	0	0	3	1	10	Squad
Abidjan 2017	Group stage	13 of 16	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
Kinshasa 2023	to be determined
Total	Best: group stage	3/8	8	0	1	7	4	20	—

Recent results and matches

2022

Iraq   v   Lebanon

2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) Friendly	Iraq	3–0	Lebanon	Baghdad, Iraq
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Iraq   v   Lebanon

5 July 2022 (2022-07-05) Friendly	Iraq	1–1	Lebanon	Baghdad, Iraq
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium

Algeria   v   Lebanon

21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS	Algeria	2–1	Lebanon	Abha, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3	Adjaoudi   23' Ben Hamed   39'	Report	Bahlawan   83'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

Lebanon   v   Libya

24 July 2022 (2022-07-24) 2022 Arab Cup U-20 GS	Lebanon	0–2	Libya	Abha, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Adil   70' Bouchiba   84'	Stadium: Damac Stadium Referee: Mohammad Khaled (Bahrain)

Lebanon   v   Sudan

27 July 2022 (2022-07-27) Friendly	Lebanon	1–3	Sudan	Abha, Saudi Arabia
		Report		Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium

Cambodia   v   Lebanon

14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS	Cambodia	0–1	Lebanon	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5		Report	Sadek   9'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sinan Hussain (Maldives)

Lebanon   v   Tajikistan

16 September 2022 (2022-09-16) 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS	Lebanon	0–4	Tajikistan	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:00 UTC+5		Report	Karimov   14' Olimzoda   44' Khudoidodzoda   85', 90+1'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 4,300 Referee: Choi Hyun-jae (South Korea)

Lebanon   v   Singapore

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 2023 AFC U-20 Q GS	Lebanon	6–1	Singapore	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
17:00 UTC+5	Safwan   12', 22' Kassas   30' (pen.), 59', 61' Sadek   90+1'	Report	Syafiz   40'	Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification games against Cambodia, Tajikistan and Singapore, on 14, 16 and 18 September 2022, respectively.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Rami Mjalli	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 19)
21	1GK	Anthony Maassry	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 19)	Sochaux 2
23	1GK	Shareef Azaki	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 19)	Ahed
2	2DF	Ali Alrida Ismail	(2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 19)	Nejmeh
3	2DF	Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 19)	Akhaa Ahli Aley
4	2DF	Saad Chweiki	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 19)	Bourj
5	2DF	Houssein Rida	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 19)	Safa
13	2DF	Shadi Alhaj Mohammad	(2003-08-09) 9 August 2003 (age 19)	Riyadi Abbasiyah
14	2DF	Mohamad Safwan	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 19)	Bourj
16	2DF	Hsein Reda	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 18)	Ahed
18	2DF	Ziad Jamaleddine	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 19)	Ansar
6	3MF	Mahmoud Zbib	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 19)	Ahed
8	3MF	Ali El Fadl	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 19)	Shabab Sahel
12	3MF	Michel Feghaly	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 19)	Sagesse
17	3MF	Ali Alakbar Mannaa	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 19)	Akhaa Ahli Aley
19	3MF	Hussein Bajouk	(2003-06-01) 1 June 2003 (age 19)	Mabarra
7	4FW	Shadi Jouni	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 20)	Ahed
9	4FW	Dani Al Jurdi	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003 (age 19)	Sagesse
10	4FW	Mohammad Omar Sadek (captain)	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 19)	Bourj
11	4FW	Ali Kassas	(2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 19)	Nejmeh
15	4FW	Mohamad Jaafar	(2003-10-17) 17 October 2003 (age 19)
20	4FW	Omar Bahlawan	(2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 18)	Ansar
22	4FW	Mohammad Serdah	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 19)	Chabab Ghazieh

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	Ibrahim Chami	(2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 19)	-	-	FC Laval	v.   Sudan, 27 July 2022
MF	Oscar Ghantous	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 19)	-	-	Ciudad de Murcia	v.   Sudan, 27 July 2022
MF	Abbas Karnib	(2003-11-16) 16 November 2003 (age 19)	-	-	Northbridge Bulls	v.   Sudan, 27 July 2022
MF	Mohamad Safwan	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 19)	-	-	Bourj	v.   Sudan, 27 July 2022

See also

• Lebanon national football team
• Lebanon national under-23 football team
• Lebanon national under-17 football team
• Lebanon women's national under-20 football team
• Football in Lebanon

References

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. (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. لبنان يستهل مشواره في تصفيات كأس آسيا للشباب بالفوز على كمبوديا [Lebanon kicks off its AFC Youth Cup qualifiers with a win over Cambodia]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.