Football is the most popular sport in Lebanon. It was introduced to Lebanon in the early-20th century, becoming particularly popular among French soldiers in the local Christian community. The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) was formed in 1933 as one of the earliest administrative bodies for association football in the Middle East. The Lebanon national team made its unofficial debut in 1934 against Romanian club CA Timișoara (T.A.C.), while their first official FIFA game was in 1940 against Mandatory Palestine.
The Jordan national football team represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association, the governing body for football in Jordan. Jordan's home ground/stadium is the Amman International Stadium and King Abdullah II Stadium. Jordan have never qualified for the World Cup finals, but have appeared four times in the Asian Cup and reached its quarter-final stage in the 2004 and 2011 editions.
The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th edition of the West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of hosting. The competition was eventually won for the first time by Kuwait, after beating defending champions, Iran.
The Lebanon women's national football team 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 in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions of the WAFF Women's Championship.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.
The 2014 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship tournament was held from 15 to 19 April 2014 in Amman, Jordan. It was the fifth edition of the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship.
The 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification was a women's under-16 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship. Players born between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2001 were eligible to compete in the tournament.
The 2014-15 edition of the Lebanese FA Cup is the 43rd edition to be played. It is the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Lebanon.
The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship was the 40th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. It took place in Indonesia, which was appointed as the host by the AFC on 25 July 2017, between 18 October and 4 November 2018. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
The West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship, or simply WAFF Women's Championship, is an international women's association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the governing body of football in Western Asia. The championship has been held, on average, every two to three years. The current champion is Jordan, having won the 2019 edition, who are also the most successful team with four titles.
The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification was an international men's under-19 football competition to decide the participating teams for the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.
The 2019 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also called AsiaCell WAFF Championship Iraq 2019 due to sponsorship by AsiaCell, was the 9th edition of the WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was hosted in Iraq for the first time, in the cities of Karbala and Erbil.
The 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship was the 8th edition of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's under-16 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Thailand between 15 and 28 September 2019, with a total of eight teams competing.
The 2018 Lebanese Elite Cup is the 21st edition of this football tournament in Lebanon. The competition started on 28 July through to the final. This tournament includes the six best teams from the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League season.
Stars Association for Sports, or simply SAS, is a women's football club section of the similarly-named sports academy, based in Aley, Lebanon. Founded in 2014, they compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League and have won five league titles, three FA Cup titles, and one Super Cup title. SAS were also runners-up in the inaugural edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship.
The 2019–20 season was the 60th season of competitive football in Lebanon. Due to political and financial issues in the country, on 21 January 2020, the LFA decided to suspend all football leagues until further notice, and cancelled the three match days that were previously played. With the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia also stopping sporting activities globally, the season was officially cancelled on 28 May 2020.
The Lebanon women's national under-20 football team, colloquially known as "the Lady Cedars", represents Lebanon in international women's youth football. The team is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. The team also serves as the women's national under-19 and women's national under-18 football team of Lebanon.
The 2019 Lebanese Elite Cup was the 22nd edition of the Lebanese Elite Cup. The competition included the six best teams from the 2018–19 Lebanese Football League season. The first matchday was played on 20 July, one day after the start of the 2019 Lebanese Challenge Cup. Nejmeh were the defending champions, having won the 2018 final. The final was held on 25 August, with Shabab Sahel beating Ansar on penalty shoot-outs.
The 2019 Lebanese Challenge Cup was the 7th edition of the Lebanese Challenge Cup. The competition included the teams placed between 7th and 10th in the 2018–19 Lebanese Football League, and the two newly promoted teams from the 2018–19 Lebanese Second Division. The first matchday was played on 19 July, one day prior to the start of the 2019 Lebanese Elite Cup. Tadamon Sour are the defending champions, having won the 2018 final. The final was be held on 24 August, with Bourj beating Salam Zgharta 2–0 to be crowned champions.
The 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship was the 2nd edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, the international women's football youth championship of Western Asia organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). It was held in Bahrain from 29 December 2019 to 6 January 2020. Lebanon won their first title, after beating hosts Bahrain 3–0 in the final.
