Lebanon national under-23 football team
| Nickname | المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanese Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Jamal Taha | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| First international | |||
| Syria 0–1 Lebanon (Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Lebanon 11–0 Afghanistan (Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Lebanon 0–5 Iraq (Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007) United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019) | |||
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2026) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2026) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2002) | ||
| Arab Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
| WAFF U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2021) | ||
| Best result | Group 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 team is composed of players under the age of 23, with the exception of the Olympic Games, where up to three overage players are permitted. Although they have never qualified for the Olympic Games, they competed in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup[1] and the 2002 Asian Games,[2] with group-stage exits in both instances. The team also compete in the Arab Games and the WAFF U-23 Championship.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Barcelona 1992 | Did not qualify | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Atlanta 1996 | Did not participate | Did not participate | |||||||||||||||
| Sydney 2000 | Did not qualify | 2nd of 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Athens 2004 | First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Beijing 2008 | 2nd of 4, 4th of 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||||
| London 2012 | Second round defeat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Rio 2016 | The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| Tokyo 2020 | The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| Paris 2024 | The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 5th of 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2026 | Group stage | 11th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | Squad | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
| Total | Group stage | 1/7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | – | Total | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 50 | |
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation, city and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
1951–1998
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See Lebanon national football team | ||||||||
| Busan 2002 | Group stage | 12th of 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | Squad |
| Doha 2006 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| Guangzhou 2010 | |||||||||
| Incheon 2014 | |||||||||
| Indonesia 2018 | |||||||||
| Hangzhou 2022 | |||||||||
| Aichi–Nagoya 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 2023 | Group stage | 8th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad |
| 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 |
| 2015 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 10th of 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | Squad |
| 2022 | Fifth place play-off | 6th of 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
| 2023 | Group stage | 7th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad |
| 2024 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 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
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See Lebanon national football team | ||||||||
| Athens 1991 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| Languedoc-Roussillon 1993 | |||||||||
| Bari 1997 | |||||||||
| Tunis 2001 | |||||||||
| Almería 2005 | |||||||||
| Pescara 2009 | See Lebanon national under-20 football team | ||||||||
| Mersin 2013 | See Lebanon national under-19 football team | ||||||||
2018–present
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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 WAFF U-23 group stage | Syria | 2–2 (4–2 p) | Lebanon | Muscat, Oman |
| 23:30 UTC+4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 19 March 2025 2025 WAFF U-23 5th–8th place | Kuwait | 1–0 | Lebanon | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:30 UTC+4 |
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Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 25 March 2025 2025 WAFF U-23 7th–8th place | Lebanon | 0–3 | United Arab Emirates | Muscat, Oman |
| --:-- UTC+4 | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| 13 August 2025 Friendly | Lebanon | 0–4 | Syria | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
| 16 August 2025 Friendly | Lebanon | 2–1 | Syria | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
| 22 August 2025 Friendly | Lebanon | 0–3 | Palestine | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
| 25 August 2025 Friendly | Lebanon | 3–0 | Palestine | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
| 3 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 qualification | Malaysia | 0–1 | Lebanon | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| 16:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
| 6 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 qualification | Lebanon | 2–2 | Thailand | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile (Qatar) |
| 9 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 qualification | Lebanon | 3–0 | Mongolia | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| 16:00 UTC+7 |
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Report | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile (Qatar) |
2026
| 7 January 2026 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage | Uzbekistan | 3–2 | Lebanon | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 226 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia) |
| 10 January 2026 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage | Lebanon | 2–4 | South Korea | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 14:30 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 588 Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| 13 January 2026 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage | Iran | 0–1 | Lebanon | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 14:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 122 Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia) |
Coaching staff
- As of 11 August 2025[3]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jamal Taha |
| Team manager | Akeel Wizani |
| Assistant coach | Wissam Khalil |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ziad Al Samad |
| Fitness coach | Mohamed Kambal |
| Physiotherapist | Abdul Rahman Aboud |
| Media officer | Ali Hammoud |
| Equipment officer | Eid Amar |
Players
The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held between 6 and 24 January 2026.[4]
Player names marked in bold have been capped at full international level.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Shareef Azaki | 13 January 2004 | Ahed | ||
| 22 | GK | Zaher Al Amin | 15 May 2003 | Riyadi Abbasiyah | ||
| 23 | GK | Anthony Maasry | 10 February 2004 | Villemomble | ||
| 2 | DF | Ali Alrida Ismail | 8 July 2003 | Nejmeh | ||
| 3 | DF | Jad Smaira | 9 November 2003 | Achyronas-Onisilos | ||
| 4 | DF | Hasan Farhat | 21 September 2004 | Jwaya | ||
| 5 | DF | Mohamad Safwan | 10 March 2003 | Nejmeh | ||
| 12 | DF | Josef El Hajj | 30 March 2005 | SV Gonsenheim | ||
| 13 | DF | Hsein Reda | 7 April 2004 | Ahed | ||
| 15 | DF | Ibrahim Chami | 12 December 2003 | Jwaya | ||
| 16 | DF | Khoder Kaddour | 6 September 2003 | South Melbourne | ||
| 6 | MF | Mohamad Ghamlouch | 19 May 2003 | Tadamon Sour | ||
| 7 | MF | Mahmoud Zbib | 29 February 2004 | Ahed | ||
| 8 | MF | Ali El Fadl | 29 March 2003 | Nejmeh | ||
| 14 | MF | Hassan Fouani | 27 December 2004 | Jwaya | ||
| 18 | MF | Daniel Istambouli | 12 August 2004 | Sacred Heart Pioneers | ||
| 21 | MF | Mohamad Bou Saleh | 19 March 2003 | Ansar | ||
| 9 | FW | Hassan Bazzi | 6 November 2004 | Jwaya | ||
| 10 | FW | Mohamad Sadek | 25 October 2003 | Nejmeh | ||
| 11 | FW | Ali Kassas | 25 May 2003 | Nejmeh | ||
| 17 | FW | Shadi Jouni | 31 January 2003 | Ahed | ||
| 19 | FW | Leonardo Shahin | 10 August 2003 | IK Oddevold | ||
| 20 | FW | Nour Aoude | 2 August 2004 | Oakland Golden Grizzlies | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rami Mjalli | 15 October 2003 | - | - | Ahed | v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025 |
| GK | Mohammad Hojeij | 16 January 2004 | - | - | Shabab Sahel | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| DF | Saad Chweiki | 23 March 2003 | - | - | Safa | v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025 |
| DF | Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi | 3 October 2003 | - | - | Ansar | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| DF | Hussein Kaawar | 24 October 2003 | - | - | Chabab Ghazieh | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| DF | Abbas Ballout | 20 April 2003 | - | - | Ansar | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| MF | Ali Alakbar Mannaa | 23 June 2003 | - | - | Safa | v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025 |
| MF | Yasser Dimachek | 26 February 2003 | - | - | Shabab Baalbek | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| MF | Ali Ezzeddine | 30 July 2004 | - | - | Tadamon Sour | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| FW | Khaled Al Hajjar | 22 September 2004 | - | - | Nejmeh | v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025 |
| FW | Omar Bahlawan | 20 December 2004 | - | - | Sagesse | v. Palestine; 25 August 2025 |
| FW | Hasan Dana | 13 March 2007 | - | - | Örebro SK | 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship |
| FW | Mohamad Dana | 14 January 2006 | - | - | Örebro SK | 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship |
See also
- Lebanon national football team
- Lebanon national under-20 football team
- Lebanon national under-17 football team
- Football in Lebanon
References
- ^ "الأولمبي اللبناني يسجل اسمه بين كبار آسيا".
- ^ "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "المنتخب الأولمبي يبدأ معسكره الداخلي في طبرجا استعدادًا لمواجهة سوريا وديًا".
- ^ طه يعلن قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي المشاركة في نهائيات كأس آسيا 2026 ويستعد للانطلاق إلى الرياض [Taha announces the squad for the Olympic team participating in the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship and prepares to depart for Riyadh] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.