Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team

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Lebanon
Flag of Lebanon.svg
FIBA ranking 36 Green Arrow Up Darker.svg3 (Dec 2024) [1]
Joined FIBA 1947
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation FLB
Coach Marko Filipović
U19 World Cup
Appearances2
MedalsNone
U18 Asia Cup
Appearances12
MedalsBronze medal asia.svgBronze: 1 (2006)

The Lebanon men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lebanon, administered by Lebanese Basketball Federation. [2] [3] It represents the country in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions.

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History

World Cup Qualification

The Lebanese junior basketball team secured a place in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship after earning a third-place finish in the 2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship. [4] [5] While they were unable to advance to the second round of the 2007 World Championship, having lost all three of their preliminary games, [6] [7] [8] [9] they managed to win one classification game and ultimately finished 14th out of 16 teams. [10] [11] [12] [13]

The team qualified for the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship Semi-Finals, securing a second appearance in the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup after more than a decade since their last appearance on the world stage. [14] In the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Lebanon men's U19 team concluded the competition in 15th place out of 16 teams, winning their last game against the host nation, Hungary, by a score of 73–66. [15]

Tournament records

FIBA Under-19 World Cup

YearPositionPldWL
1979 to 2003 Did not qualify
Flag of Serbia.svg 2007 [12] 14th514
2009 to 2021 Did not qualify
Flag of Hungary.svg 2023 [16] 15th716
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2025 Did not qualify
Total2/1712210

FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup

YearPositionPldWL
1970 to 1996Did not participate
Flag of India.svg 1998 [17] 13th734
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2000 [18] 10th734
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2002 [19] 9th541
Flag of India.svg 2004 [20] 4th853
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2006 [21] 3rd862
Flag of Iran.svg 2008 [22] 8th844
Flag of Yemen.svg 2010 [23] 7th945
Flag of Mongolia.svg 2012 [24] 7th945
Flag of Qatar.svg 2014 Did not participate
Flag of Iran.svg 2016 [25] 4th853
Flag of Thailand.svg 2018 [26] 10th413
Flag of Iran.svg 2022 [27] 4th523
Flag of Jordan.svg 2024 [28] 9th422
Total12/27824339

See also

References

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  2. Profile - Lebanon, about.fiba.basketball
  3. Lebanon (U18/U19 Men), asia-basket.com
  4. "China wins 19th junior men's Asia basketball championship". FIBA . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  5. "FIBA U18 Asian Championship in Iran (2006)". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  6. "Basket-ball - Championnats du monde juniors en Serbie La sélection nationale impuissante face à la France" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. "FIBA U19 WC: Brazil kicks off with a convincing win over Lebanon". FIBA . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  8. "LIB/LIT - Lithuania brush aside sorry Lebanon". FIBA . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  9. "FRA/LIB - Batum, Moerman shine as French thrash Lebanon". FIBA . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  10. "Basket-ball Le Liban bat le Mali aux championnats du monde juniors" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  11. "Basket-ball Le Liban termine 14e aux Mondiaux juniors" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  12. 1 2 "2007 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  13. "World Cup U19 Basketball". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  14. "Lebanon bound for 2022 FIBA U19 World Cup". FIBA . Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  15. "Lebanon v Hungary game". FIBA . Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  16. "2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
  17. "1998 FIBA Asian Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
  18. "2000 FIBA Asian Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
  19. "2002 FIBA Asian Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
  20. "2004 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  21. "2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  22. "2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  23. "2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  24. "2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  25. "2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  26. "2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  27. "2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
  28. "2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup". www.fiba.basketball.