Lebanon national under-23 football team

Lebanon under-23
Nickname(s)المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachJamal Taha
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Syria 0–1  
(Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991)
Biggest win
  11–0 Afghanistan 
(Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
  0–5 Iraq 
(Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007)
 United Arab Emirates 6–1  
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019)
Asian Games
Appearances1 (first in 2002)
Best resultGroup stage (2002)
Arab Games
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage (2021, 2023)

The Lebanon national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان الأولمبي لكرة القدم), represents Lebanon in international under-23 association football competitions. Controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

The selection is limited to players under 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They have only participated once in the Asian Games, in 2002, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.[1]

Competitive record

Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games record Qualification record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1908–1988 See Lebanon national team See Lebanon national team
Spain Barcelona 1992 Did not qualify 4th of 5 4 1 0 3 4 5
United States Atlanta 1996 Did not participate Did not participate
Australia Sydney 2000 Did not qualify 2nd of 3 4 1 1 2 4 5
Greece Athens 2004 First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4 10 1 4 5 15 21
China Beijing 2008 2nd of 4, 4th of 4 11 5 1 5 10 19
United Kingdom London 2012 Second round defeat 2 0 1 1 1 2
Brazil Rio 2016 The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Japan Tokyo 2020 The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
France Paris 2024 The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
United States Los Angeles 2028 To be determined The 2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – Total 31 8 7 16 34 52

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 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
Oman 2013 Did not qualify 5th of 6 5 1 0 4 12 18
Qatar 2016 4th of 5 4 1 1 2 3 9
China 2018 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 3 4
Thailand 2020 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 7 8
Uzbekistan 2022 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 4 3
Qatar 2024 3rd of 4 3 0 1 2 3 6
Saudi Arabia 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/6 – – – – – – – Total 21 5 2 14 32 48

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1951–1998
 See Lebanon national football team
South Korea Busan 2002 Group stage 12th of 24 3 1 1 1 12 3 Squad
Qatar Doha 2006 Did not participate
China Guangzhou 2010
South Korea Incheon 2014
Indonesia Indonesia 2018
China Hangzhou 2022
Japan Japan 2026 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 1/6 3 1 1 1 12 3 –

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Host nation,
city and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
1953–2001
 See Lebanon national football team
Algeria Algeria 2023 Group stage 8th of 8 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined
Total Best: group stage 1/1 3 0 0 3 0 6 –

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Qatar 2015 Did not participate
Saudi Arabia 2021 Group stage 10th of 11 3 0 1 2 4 9 Squad
Saudi Arabia 2022 Fifth place play-off 6th of 6 4 0 1 2 2 5 Squad
Iraq 2023 Group stage 7th of 9 2 0 0 2 1 3 Squad
Saudi Arabia 2024 Did not participate
Oman 2025 Seventh place play-off 8th of 8 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad
Total Best: group stage 4/6 12 0 3 8 9 23 –

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
Greece Athens 1991 Did not participate
France Languedoc-Roussillon 1993
Italy Bari 1997
Tunisia Tunis 2001
Spain Almería 2005
Italy Pescara 2009 See Lebanon national under-20 football team
Turkey Mersin 2013 See Lebanon national under-19 football team
2018–present
 See Lebanon national under-18 football team
Total N/A 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 –

Results and fixtures

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) 2025 WAFF U-23 group stage Syria  2–2
(4–2 p)		   Muscat, Oman
23:30 UTC+4
  • Dahan 51', 54' (pen.)
 Report
  • Zbib 7'
  • El Fadl 9'
 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Penalties
  • Dahan soccer ball with check mark
  • Rahal soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Hejjeh soccer ball with check mark
  • Al-Arjeh soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark Zbib
  • soccer ball with red X Mannaa
  • soccer ball with check mark Bahlawan
  • soccer ball with red X Kaawar
19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) 2025 WAFF U-23 5th–8th place Kuwait  1–0   Muscat, Oman
20:30 UTC+4
  • Al-Rashidi 54' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) 2025 WAFF U-23 7th–8th place   0–3  United Arab Emirates Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
13 August 2025 (2025-08-13) Friendly   0–4  Syria Tripoli, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium
16 August 2025 (2025-08-16) Friendly   v  Syria Tripoli, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium
19 August 2025 (2025-08-19) Friendly   v  Palestine Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3
25 August 2025 (2025-08-25) Friendly   v  Palestine Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3
3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) 2026 AFC U-23 qualification Malaysia  v   Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Stadium: True BG Stadium
6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2026 AFC U-23 qualification   v  Thailand Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7 Stadium: True BG Stadium
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2026 AFC U-23 qualification   v  Mongolia Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Stadium: True BG Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 11 August 2025[2]
Position Name
Head coach Lebanon Jamal Taha
Team manager Lebanon Akeel Wizani
Assistant coach Lebanon Wissam Khalil
Goalkeeper coach Lebanon Ziad Al Samad
Fitness coach Egypt Mohamed Kambal
Physiotherapist Lebanon Abdul Rahman Aboud
Media officer Lebanon Ali Hammoud
Equipment officer Lebanon Eid Amar

Players

The following players were called up for the friendly games against Syria, on 13 and 16 August 2025.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Shareef Azaki (2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 Lebanon Mabarra
1GK Rami Mjalli (2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 Free agent
1GK Zaher El Amin (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 Lebanon Tadamon Sour
1GK Mohammad Hojeij (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 Lebanon Shabab Sahel
2DF Ali Alrida Ismail (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 Lebanon Nejmeh
2DF Hsein Reda (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 Lebanon Ahed
2DF Hasan Farhat (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 Lebanon Ahed
2DF Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi (2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 Lebanon Ansar
2DF Saad Chweiki (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 Lebanon Safa
2DF Ibrahim Chami (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 Lebanon Jwaya
2DF Hussein Kaawar (2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 Lebanon Chabab Ghazieh
2DF Abbas Ballout (2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 Lebanon Ansar
3MF Hassan Fouani (2004-12-27) 27 December 2004 Lebanon Jwaya
3MF Yasser Dimachek (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 Lebanon Shabab Baalbek
3MF Ali Alakbar Mannaa (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 Lebanon Safa
3MF Mohamad Ghamlouch (2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 Lebanon Racing Beirut
3MF Ali El Fadl (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 Lebanon Nejmeh
3MF Mohamad Bou Saleh (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 Lebanon Ansar
3MF Mahmoud Zbib (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 Lebanon Ahed
3MF Ali Ezzeddine (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 Lebanon Tadamon Sour
4FW Omar Bahlawan (2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 Lebanon Sagesse
4FW Khaled Al Hajjar (2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 Lebanon Nejmeh
4FW Shadi Jouni (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 Lebanon Ahed
4FW Mohamad Omar Sadek (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 Lebanon Nejmeh
4FW Nour Aoude (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 United States Oakland Golden Grizzlies
4FW Hassan Bazzi (2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 Lebanon Tadamon Sour
4FW Ali Kassas (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 Lebanon Nejmeh

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
FW Hasan Dana (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 - - Sweden Örebro SK 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW Mohamad Dana (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 - - Sweden Örebro SK 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/olympic.nt.php
  3. ^ https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/olympic.nt.php
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