Lebanon national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | منتخب الناشئين (The Junior Team) | ||
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Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Daniel Giménez | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | LBN | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000) | |||
Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Qatar; 13 October 2003) ![]() ![]() (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
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Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | The 2000 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | The 2004 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
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The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||||
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To be determined | The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Did not qualify | 4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
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3rd of 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
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4th of 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||
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5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
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Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
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Did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||
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4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||
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4th of 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
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4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
2023 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | – | 0/18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 31 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 99 |
Arab Cup U-17
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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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
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Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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3rd–4th place round | 4th of 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — |
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Group stage | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | — |
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7th–9th place round | 8th of 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
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Group stage | 7th of 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — |
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Runners-up | 2nd of 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — |
Total | Best: runners-up | 5/9 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 45 | – |
Recent results and fixtures
2021
15 November 2021 Friendly | Lebanon U16 ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
18 November 2021 Friendly | Lebanon U16 ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Bhamdoun, Lebanon |
Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium |
5 December 2021 2021 WAFF U-15 GS | Saudi Arabia U15 ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
7 December 2021 2021 WAFF U-15 GS | Lebanon U15 ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Dammam, Saudi Arabia |
Report | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
2022
22 June 2022 2022 WAFF U-16 GS | Lebanon U16 ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Aqaba, Jordan |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Ahmed Kadhem (Iraq) |
24 June 2022 2022 WAFF U-16 GS | Syria U16 ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Aqaba, Jordan |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium |
26 June 2022 2022 WAFF U-16 GS | Lebanon U16 ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Aqaba, Jordan |
21:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Ahmed Kadhem (Iraq) |
28 June 2022 2022 WAFF U-16 SF | Iraq U16 ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Aqaba, Jordan |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Haitham Al-Walidi (Yemen) |
30 June 2022 2022 WAFF U-16 F | Lebanon U16 ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Aqaba, Jordan |
18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Aqaba Stadium Referee: Mohammad Bonfour (Bahrain) |
24 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-17 GS | Syria U17 ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Mostaganem, Algeria |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium |
27 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-17 GS | Lebanon U17 ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() | Sig, Algeria |
17:00 | Report | Stadium: Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium |
30 August 2022 2022 Arab Cup U-17 GS | Lebanon U17 ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Mostaganem, Algeria |
20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Mohamed Bensaïd Stadium |
1 October 2022 2023 AFC U-17 Q | Bahrain U17 ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Muscat, Oman |
20:45 | Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
3 October 2022 2023 AFC U-17 Q | Lebanon U17 ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Muscat, Oman |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Alex King (Australia) |
5 October 2022 2023 AFC U-17 Q | Iraq U17 ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Muscat, Oman |
20:45 | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
9 October 2022 2023 AFC U-17 Q | Lebanon U17 ![]() | v | ![]() | Muscat, Oman |
17:00 | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[4]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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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 |
Recent call-ups
The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Hussein Kdouh | - | - | 2022 Arab Cup U-17 | ||
DF | Ali Ayyach | - | - | 2022 Arab Cup U-17 | ||
DF | Hamza Ayoub | - | - | 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship | ||
DF | Andrew Francis | - | - | 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship | ||
MF | Ryan Chaaya | - | - | 2022 Arab Cup U-17 | ||
MF | Mohammad Al Dor | - | - | 2022 Arab Cup U-17 | ||
FW | Sebastian Al Khoury | - | - | 2022 Arab Cup U-17 | ||
FW | Jad Ajami | - | - | 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship | ||
FW | Hussein El Khansa | - | - | 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship |
See also
- Lebanon national football team
- Lebanon national under-23 football team
- Lebanon national under-20 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.
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