Libya national futsal team

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Libya
Nickname(s)Mediterranean Knights
فرسان المتوسط
Association Libyan Football Federation
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Flag of Spain.svg Ricardo Iñiguez
Captain Mohammed Al-Sharif
Home stadium Suliman Ad-Dharrath Arena
FIFA code LBY
FIFA ranking 46 Steady2.svg (4 April 2025) [1]
Highest FIFA ranking14 (March 2009)
Lowest FIFA ranking71 (February 2004)
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Home colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9–2 Libya  Flag of Libya.svg
(Roma, Italy; 19 July 1974)
Biggest win
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 20–3 Syria  Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg
(Benghazi, Libya; 29 August 2008)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0–13 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg
(Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand; 4 November 2012)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances3 (First in 2008 )
Best resultFirst round (2008, 2012, 2024)
African Futsal Championship
Appearances5 (First in 2000 )
Best resultGold medal africa.svgChampions (2008)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2009 )
Best result Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place (2009)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances1 (First in 2010 )
Best result10th place (2010)

The Libya national futsal team represents Libya in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. As of April 2016, Libya is ranked 31st in the Futsal World Rankings.

Contents

Awards

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Netherlands 1989 Did not enter------
Hong Kong 1992 Did not enter------
Spain 1996 Did not enter------
Guatemala 2000 Did not qualify------
TPE 2004 Did not enter------
Brazil 2008 Round 14013714
Thailand 2012 Round 13003322
Colombia 2016 Did not qualify------
Lithuania 2021 Did not qualify------
Uzbekistan 2024 Group stage3102413
Total3/10101181449

Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

African Championship Record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Egypt 1996 Did not enter------
Egypt 2000 Third Place31111519
2004 Did not enter------
Libya 2008 Champions6600278
Burkina Faso 2011 Cancelled------
South Africa 2016 Round 1311165
Morocco 2020 Fourth place5203711
Morocco 2024 Third Place52121821
Total5/82212377364

Futsal Confederations Cup

YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Libya 2009 Third place42021111
Brazil 2013 Did not enter------
Kuwait 2014 Did not enter------
Total1/342021111

Mediterranean Futsal Cup

YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Libya 2010 Second Place65013213
Total1/165013213

Arab Futsal Championship

Arab Championship Record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Egypt 1998 Third Place53023023
Egypt 2005 Fourth Place52032728
Libya 2007 Champions5410178
Egypt 2008 Champions66004311
Total4/421151511770

North African Futsal tournament

North African Futsal Cup Record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Libya 2005 Champions44002413
Tunisia 2009 Champions3300203
Libya 2010 Champions4400346
Total3/31111007822

Friendly tournaments

Futsal Mundialito

Grand Prix de Futsal

Sultat Shaab Cup

  • 2009 – Gold medal icon.svg Champion
  • 2010 – Gold medal icon.svg Champion

Other tournaments

Current team

Recent matches

Here are the upcoming and the last 5 matches. For the complete list click on the above link

DateOppositionResultScore (HT Score)Competition
3 November 2010Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco W7–4 (3–2) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
5 November 2010Flag of Greece.svg  Greece W3–1 (3–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
7 November 2010Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon W3–2 (2–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
8 November 2010Flag of France.svg  France W2–1 (0–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup
10 November 2010Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia D0–2 (p) 1-1 (0–1) 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup

See also

References

  1. "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 Futsal World Ranking Web Site