Lebanon Football Association

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Lebanon Football Association
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FoundedMarch 22, 1933;85 years ago (1933-03-22) [1]
FIFA affiliation1936
AFC affiliation1964
PresidentHachem Haidar
Website www.lebanesefootballassociation.com

The Lebanese Football Association [2] (Arabic : الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم‎; French : Association Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of football in Lebanon. [3]

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History and profile

The Association was established in 1933 [4] and became a member of the FIFA in 1936. [5]

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It is part of the Asian Football Confederation. [5] It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17 football team and the Lebanon national futsal team. [6]

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See also

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References

  1. ↑ The A-Z of Asian Football 97-98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation
  2. ↑ U-17 starlets boosting Lebanese women's game fifa.com
  3. ↑ "الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم". lebanesefootballassociation.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  4. ↑ Sulayem, Mohammed Ben; O'Connor, Sean; Hassan, David (2013-04-12). Sport Management in the Middle East: A Case Study Analysis. Routledge. ISBN   9781136476464.
  5. 1 2 "Lebanon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times . Retrieved 2 December 2013.


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