Lebanon national under-23 football team
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The Lebanon national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان الأولمبي لكرة القدم), represents Lebanon in international under-23 association football competitions. Controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.
Nickname(s) | المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team) | ||
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Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | LBN | ||
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First international | |||
Syria 0–1 Lebanon (Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 11–0 Afghanistan (Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Lebanon 0–5 Iraq (Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007) United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019) | |||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2002) | ||
Arab Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
WAFF U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2021) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2021, 2023) |
The selection is limited to players under 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They have only participated once in the Asian Games, in 2002, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.[1]