Lebanon national futsal team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lebanon women's national futsal team.

The Lebanon national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات; French: Équipe du Liban de futsal) represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions. Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).

Lebanon

Nickname(s)	رجال الأرز (The Cedars)
Association	Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia) WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	João Almeida[1]
Captain	Hussein Hamadani
Home stadium	Sadaka Stadium
FIFA code	LBN
FIFA ranking	53 (4 April 2025)[2]
Highest FIFA ranking	53 (November 2024 – April 2025)
Lowest FIFA ranking	53 (November 2024 – April 2025)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Iran 15–2 Lebanon  (Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
Biggest win
Lebanon 16–2 Yemen  (Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008)
Biggest defeat
Iran 15–2 Lebanon  (Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (First in 2003)
Best result	Quarter-finals (7 times)
Arab Futsal Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 2005)
Best result	Third place (2005, 2007)

Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Their closest attempt came in 2021, when they lost to Vietnam in the play-offs on the away goals rule.^[3] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup. The team also competes in the WAFF Futsal Championship, and the Arab Futsal Championship.^{[citation needed]}

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record										Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	did not enter									did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004	did not qualify									The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2008										The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2012										The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2016										The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2021										Play-off defeat	2	0	2	0	1	1
2024										The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	2	0	2	0	1	1

AMF Futsal World Cup

AMF Futsal World Cup record										Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1982	did not enter									did not enter
1985
1988
1991
1994
1997
2000
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	to be determined									to be determined
Total	0/12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record									Qualification record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999	did not enter								did not enter
2000
2001
2002
2003	Group stage	3	1	0	2	8	23		Qualified as invitees
2004	Quarter-finals	5	2	1	2	22	17
2005	Round 2 (Plate)	8	6	0	2	51	25
2006	Group stage	3	0	1	2	12	18		Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2007	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	19	15		1st of 4	3	2	1	0	23	4
2008	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	13	23		Qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament
2010	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	12	16		1st of 3, 1st of 4	4	3	1	0	16	8
2012	Quarter-finals	4	2	0	2	10	11		2nd of 4, 3rd of 4	5	3	0	2	15	8
2014	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	14	19		1st of 5	4	3	1	0	13	9
2016	Group stage	3	0	2	1	7	9		1st of 4	3	3	0	0	16	6
2018	Quarter-finals	4	2	2	0	11	7		1st of 3	2	2	0	0	6	2
2020	Cancelled								1st of 4	3	3	0	0	20	4
2022	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	17		1st of 4	3	2	1	0	11	7
2024	did not qualify								3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	10	12
Total	12/16	49	19	9	21	182	200		Total	30	22	4	6	130	60

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	did not enter
2007	Quarter-finals	5	3	1	1	16	17
2009	did not enter
2013	Quarter-finals	3	1	1	1	14	11
2017	Group stage	2	0	0	2	4	10
2021	to be determined
Total	3/5	10	4	2	4	34	38

Arab Futsal Cup

Arab Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998	did not enter
2005	Third place	4	2	0	2	24	27
2007	Third place	5	2	0	3	24	21
2008	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	33	20
2021	did not enter
2022
2023	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	12	19
Total	4/7	19	8	0	11	93	87

WAFF Futsal Championship

WAFF Futsal Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2007	Runners-up	3	2	0	1	12	9
2009	Third place	4	2	0	2	11	8
2012	did not enter
2022	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	9	11
Total	3/4	11	5	2	4	32	28

Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Mediterranean Futsal Cup record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2010	Sixth place	5	2	1	2	20	13
Total	1/1	5	2	1	2	20	13

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Hussein Hamadani		Tawfeer
2	1GK	Karim Joueidi		Club Central Jounieh
3	1GK	Victor Gerges
4	FP	Mouhammad Hammoud		Tawfeer
5	FP	Issa Mehrez
6	FP	Hussein Hamieh
7	FP	Hassan Zeitoun		Tawfeer
8	FP	John Jabbour		Tawfeer
9	FP	Mustafa Rhyem		Tawfeer
10	FP	Ahmad Kheir El Dine
11	FP	Majd Hamouch		Tawfeer
12	FP	Georgio El Khoury		Tawfeer
13	FP	Hassan Alame		Tawfeer
14	FP	Ali Hachem		Club Central Jounieh

Previous squads

AFC Futsal Championship 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads