Lebanon national under-17 football team
| 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 | Francois Dahdah | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| First international | |||
| 2–4 Qatar (Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 7–2 Kyrgyzstan (Tehran, Iran; 1 July 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| 0–9 Qatar (Qatar; 13 October 2003) 0–9 Egypt (Sig, Algeria; 27 August 2022) | |||
| Arab Cup U-17 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2022) | ||
| WAFF U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Runners-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.
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 record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1985 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | did not qualify | The 2000 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | did not qualify | The 2004 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | did not qualify | The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
| AFC U-17 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1985 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | did not qualify | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2002 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | 4th of 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| Total | – | 0/18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 35 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 106 | |
Arab Cup U-17
| Arab Cup U-17 record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2011 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled | ||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | — |
| Total | Best: group stage | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | – |
WAFF U-16 Championship
| WAFF U-16 Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 2005 | 3rd–4th place round | 4th of 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — |
| 2007 | Group stage | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | — |
| 2009 | did not participate | ||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 7th–9th place round | 8th of 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2021 | Group stage | 7th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd of 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
| Total | Best: runners-up | 5/9 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 45 | – |
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
| 9 May 2024 2024 UEFA U-14 Development Tournament | Armenia | 0–1 | Lebanon | Yerevan, Armenia |
| --:-- | Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium |
| 11 May 2024 2024 UEFA U-14 Development Tournament | Lebanon | 0–5 | Uzbekistan | Yerevan, Armenia |
| --:-- | Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium |
| 13 May 2024 2024 UEFA U-14 Development Tournament | Lebanon | 3–3 (4–3 p) | Latvia | Yerevan, Armenia |
| --:-- | Stadium: Yerevan Football Academy Stadium |
| 2 June 2024 Friendly | Lebanon | 1–1 | Syria | Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
| --:-- | Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee: Ali Al Achkar (Lebanon) |
| 4 June 2024 Friendly | Lebanon | 2–1 | Syria | Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
| --:-- | Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium Referee: Doumouh Bakkar (Lebanon) |
| 2 September 2024 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship | Lebanon | 0–1 | Jordan | Zarqa, Jordan |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium |
| 4 September 2024 2024 WAFF U-16 Championship | Iraq | 0–3 Awarded | Lebanon | Zarqa, Jordan |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium |
| Note: Iraq forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Ahmed Ali Abdullah among other penalties.[4][5] | ||||
Players
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Jad Jawhar | ||||
| 21 | GK | Hassan Haidar | ||||
| 23 | GK | Christian Aoukar | ||||
| 2 | DF | Rawad Mchantaf | ||||
| 3 | DF | Omar Khalil | ||||
| 4 | DF | Chafik Yammine (captain) | ||||
| 5 | DF | Selim Moussallem | ||||
| 6 | DF | Issa Chaitou | ||||
| 13 | DF | Roudy Al Hajj | ||||
| 16 | DF | Ali Shoufi | ||||
| 18 | DF | Karim Chahine | ||||
| 8 | MF | Dany Zahreddine | ||||
| 10 | MF | Abdallah Dwek | ||||
| 12 | MF | Freddy Stephan | ||||
| 15 | MF | Giorgio El Chaer | ||||
| 20 | MF | Yehya Hamdan | ||||
| 22 | MF | Mohammad Atriss | ||||
| 7 | FW | Hussein Siblini | ||||
| 9 | FW | Mohamad Yassine | ||||
| 11 | FW | Abbas Hodroj | ||||
| 14 | FW | Badreddine Kawam | ||||
| 17 | FW | Georgio Elchammas | ||||
| 19 | FW | Samir Kassas | ||||
See also
- Lebanon national football team
- Lebanon national under-23 football team
- Lebanon national under-20 football team
- Lebanon women's national under-17 football team
- Football in Lebanon
References
- ^ الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين [Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon 0–4 Islamic Republic of Iran". Asian Football Confederation. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon 1–4 Saudi Arabia". Asian Football Confederation. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "اعتبار العراق والبحرين خاسرين أمام لبنان وفلسطين". كووورة. 7 September 2024.
- ^ "منتخب العراق للناشئين يواجه عقوبات صارمة من اتحاد غرب آسيا | إرم نيوز". eremnews.com.
- ^ وفد منتخب الناشئين غادر الى مسقط للمشاركة في تصفيات كأس آسيا تحت 17 عاماً [The delegation of the junior national team left for Muscat to participate in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers]. Lebanese Football Federation (in Arabic). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.