Lebanon national futsal team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lebanon women's national futsal team.

Lebanon
Nickname(s)رجال الأرز
(The Cedars)
AssociationLebanese Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
WAFF (West Asia)
Head coachRicardo Íñíguez Calabuig
Home stadiumSadaka Stadium
FIFA codeLBN
FIFA ranking 54 (12 December 2025)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking53 (November 2024 – April 2025)
Lowest FIFA ranking54 (August 2025)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon 
(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 16–2 Yemen 
(Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon 
(Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances11 (First in 2003)
Best resultQuarter-finals (7 times)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances4 (First in 2005)
Best resultThird place (2005, 2007)

The Lebanon national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات; French: Équipe du Liban de futsal) represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions. Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).

Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Their closest attempt came in 2021, when they lost to Vietnam in the play-offs on the away goals rule.[2] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, having reached the quarter-finals on seven occasions. The team also competes in the Arab Futsal Cup and the WAFF Futsal Championship.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1989 did not enter did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004 did not qualify The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2008 The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2012 The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2016 The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2021 Play-off defeat 2 0 2 0 1 1
2024 The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total 0/10 – – – – – – – Total 2 0 2 0 1 1

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA GD Outcome Pld W D L GF GA GD
1999 did not enter did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003 Group stage 3 1 0 2 8 23 -15 qualified as invitees (No qualification)
2004 Quarter-finals 5 2 1 2 22 17 +5
2005 Round 2 (Plate) 8 6 0 2 51 25 +26
2006 Group stage 3 0 1 2 12 18 -6 qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2007 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 19 15 +4 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 23 4 +19
2008 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 13 23 -10 qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2010 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 12 16 -4 1st of 3, 1st of 4 4 3 1 0 16 8 +8
2012 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 10 11 -1 2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 5 3 0 2 15 8 +7
2014 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 14 19 -5 1st of 5 4 3 1 0 13 9 +4
2016 Group stage 3 0 2 1 7 9 -2 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 16 6 +10
2018 Quarter-finals 4 2 2 0 11 7 +4 1st of 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4
2020 cancelled 1st of 4 3 3 0 0 20 4 +16
2022 Group stage 3 0 1 2 3 17 -14 1st of 4 3 2 1 0 11 7 +4
2024 did not qualify 3rd of 4 3 1 0 2 10 12 -2
2026 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 11 -9 2nd of 4 3 1 1 1 3 6 -3
Total:13/18 Quarter-finals 52 19 9 24 184 211 -27 Total 33 23 5 7 133 66 +67

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
2005 did not enter
2007 Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 16 17
2009 did not enter
2013 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 14 11
2017 Group stage 2 0 0 2 4 10
Total 3/5 10 4 2 4 34 38

Arab Futsal Cup

Arab Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
1998 did not enter
2005 Third place 4 2 0 2 24 27
2007 Third place 5 2 0 3 24 21
2008 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 33 20
2021 did not enter
2022
2023 Quarter-finals 4 1 0 3 12 19
Total 4/7 19 8 0 11 93 87

WAFF Futsal Championship

WAFF Futsal Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
2007 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 12 9
2009 Third place 4 2 0 2 11 8
2012 did not enter
2022 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 9 11
Total 3/4 11 5 2 4 32 28

Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Mediterranean Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pld W D L GF GA
2010 Sixth place 5 2 1 2 20 13
Total 1/1 5 2 1 2 20 13

Results and fixtures

2025

21 August 2025 (2025-08-21) Friendly Bahrain  1–0  Lebanon Manama, Bahrain
20:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Bahrain Football Association Hall
23 August 2025 (2025-08-23) Friendly Bahrain  1–2  Lebanon Manama, Bahrain
20:00 UTC+3 Report
  • El Khoury
  • Rhyem
Stadium: Bahrain Football Association Hall
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) Friendly Lebanon  7–2  India Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+3
  • Abou Jaoude 5'
  • Maatouk 11', 29'
  • Koukezian 14', 27'
  • Hamouch 17'
  • Ossman 36'
 Report
  • D'Souza 31'
  • Adhikari 38'
 Stadium: Sadaka Stadium
15 September 2025 (2025-09-15) Friendly Lebanon  7–4  India Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+3
  • Rhyem 1', 23'
  • Hamouch 3'
  • Koukezian 13'
  • Hamam 28'
  • Abou Jaoude 29'
  • Kobeissi 38'
 Report Stadium: Sadaka Stadium
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 2026 Asian Cup qualification Lebanon  2–1  China Hangzhou, China
19:30 UTC+8
  • Rhyem 8'
  • Ossman 36'
 Report Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium
22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) 2026 Asian Cup qualification Hong Kong  1–1  Lebanon Hangzhou, China
15:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium
24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 2026 Asian Cup qualification Vietnam  4–0  Lebanon Hangzhou, China
15:30 UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Gymnasium

2026

15 January 2026 (2026-01-15) Friendly Armenia  8–3  Lebanon Yerevan, Armenia
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: FFA Technical Academy Center
17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) Friendly Armenia  2–0  Lebanon Yerevan, Armenia
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: FFA Technical Academy Center
27 January 2026 (2026-01-27) 2026 Asian Cup Thailand  2–0  Lebanon Jakarta, Indonesia
13:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Jakarta International Velodrome
Referee: Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)
29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) 2026 Asian Cup Lebanon  0–2  Vietnam Jakarta, Indonesia
13:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Đinh Công Viên  0'19"
  • Vũ Ngọc Ánh  3'34"
 Stadium: Jakarta International Velodrome
Referee: Helday Idang (Malaysia),
Lee Po-Fu (Chinese Taipei)
31 January 2026 (2026-01-31) 2026 Asian Cup Kuwait  7–2  Lebanon Jakarta, Indonesia
15:00 UTC+7
  • Borashed  7'53"
  • Al-Sarraj  8'57"
  • Al-Abasi  15'01", 21'18"
  • Al-Ajmi  18'08"
  • Al-Enezi  28'52"
  • Al-Fadhel  39'00"
 Report
  • Cheaito  31'50"
  • Souss  36'03"
 Stadium: Jakarta International Velodrome
Referee: Sukhrob Sattorov (Tajikistan),
Anatoliy Rubakov (Uzbekistan)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, between 27 January and 7 February 2026.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Karim Joueidi Central Jounieh
2 1GK Giorgio Makhoul Nejmeh
4 FP Mohamad Ossman Lebanese Army
4 FP Ali Al Hadi Jammoul Nejmeh
5 FP Ali Hamam Beirut Stars
6 FP Majed Hamouch Central Jounieh
7 FP Hassan Maatouk Beirut Stars
8 FP Hadi Chaeito 1875 Sportif
9 FP Mustafa Rhyem Nejmeh
10 FP Mohsen Mohsen Nejmeh
11 FP Mario Abou Jaoude NSK
12 FP Abel Al Rahman Sous Mabarra
13 FP Najib El Kallab Beirut Stars
14 FP John Jabbour Nejmeh

Previous squads

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Asian Playoff – 2nd Leg: Draw enough for Vietnam to deny Lebanon Finals ticket". Asian Football Confederation. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/DT2nqo5DXRL/
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