Lebanon national under-17 football team

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Lebanon under-17
Nickname(s) منتخب الناشئين (The Junior Team)
Association Lebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach Daniel Giménez
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA code LBN
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First colours
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Second colours
First international
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2–4 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
(Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000)
Biggest win
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 7–2 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
(Tehran, Iran; 1 July 2000)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0–9 Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg
(Qatar; 13 October 2003)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0–9 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg
(Sig, Algeria; 27 August 2022)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances1 (first in 2022 )
Best resultGroup stage (2022)
WAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2005 )
Best resultRunners-up (2022)

The Lebanon national under-17 football team (Arabic : منتخب لبنان تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-17 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-16 and national under-15 football teams of Lebanon.

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While the team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, they participate in the Arab Cup U-17 and WAFF U-16 Championship. Lebanon reached the final of the 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship, losing 1–0 to hosts Jordan. [1] The team has produced several senior nationals, such as Hussein El Dor, Omar El Kurdi, Jad Noureddine and Mohamad Kdouh. [2] [3]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup recordQualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundPosPldWDLGFGASquadOutcomePldWDLGFGA
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1985 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1987
Flag of Scotland.svg 1989
Flag of Italy.svg 1991
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1993
Flag of Ecuador.svg 1995
Flag of Egypt.svg 1997
Flag of New Zealand.svg 1999
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2001 did not qualifyThe 2000 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of Finland.svg 2003 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Peru.svg 2005 did not qualifyThe 2004 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2007 The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of Nigeria.svg 2009 The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of Mexico.svg 2011 The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Chile.svg 2015 did not qualifyThe 2014 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of India.svg 2017 The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of Brazil.svg 2019 The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2023 The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Flag of Qatar.svg 2025 WithdrewWithdrew
Total0/20Total

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup recordQualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundPosPldWDLGFGASquadOutcomePldWDLGFGA
Flag of Qatar.svg 1985 did not enterdid not enter
Flag of Qatar.svg 1986
Flag of Thailand.svg 1988
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1990
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1992
Flag of Qatar.svg 1994
Flag of Thailand.svg 1996
Flag of Qatar.svg 1998
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2000 did not qualify4th of 54103913
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2002 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Japan.svg 2004 did not qualify3rd of 32002010
Flag of Singapore.svg 2006 3rd of 3200229
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2008 4th of 65203915
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2010 5th of 54004112
Flag of Iran.svg 2012 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Thailand.svg 2014 did not qualify3rd of 54202612
Flag of India.svg 2016 4th of 43003211
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2018 4th of 5410338
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2020 4th of 4300349
Flag of Thailand.svg 2023 5th of 5401327
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2025 WithdrewWithdrew
Total0/18Total35612838106

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17 record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundPosPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2011 did not participate
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2012
Flag of Qatar.svg 2014
Flag of Morocco.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Algeria.svg 2022 Group stage15th of 163012015
TotalBest: group stage1/43012015

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF U-16 Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundPosPldWDLGFGASquad
Flag of Iran.svg 2005 3rd–4th place round4th of 64013314
Flag of Syria.svg 2007 Group stage5th of 54013220
Flag of Jordan.svg 2009 did not participate
Flag of Palestine.svg 2013
Flag of Jordan.svg 2015
Flag of Jordan.svg 2018
Flag of Jordan.svg 2019 7th–9th place round8th of 9410334
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2021 Group stage7th of 9200215
Flag of Jordan.svg 2022 Runners-up2nd of 8530252
TotalBest: runners-up5/91942131445

Recent results and fixtures

Players

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification. [4]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Jad Jawhar
211 GK Hassan Haidar
231 GK Christian Aoukar

22 DF Rawad Mchantaf
32 DF Omar Khalil
42 DF Chafik Yammine (captain)
52 DF Selim Moussallem
62 DF Issa Chaitou
132 DF Roudy Al Hajj
162 DF Ali Shoufi
182 DF Karim Chahine

83 MF Dany Zahreddine
103 MF Abdallah Dwek
123 MF Freddy Stephan
153 MF Giorgio El Chaer
203 MF Yehya Hamdan
223 MF Mohammad Atriss

74 FW Hussein Siblini
94 FW Mohamad Yassine
114 FW Abbas Hodroj
144 FW Badreddine Kawam
174 FW Georgio Elchammas
194 FW Samir Kassas

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References

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