Lebanon national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Lebanon women's national under-17 football team.

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.

Lebanon under-17

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
First colours Second colours
First international
Lebanon 2–4 Qatar  (Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000)
Biggest win
Lebanon 7–2 Kyrgyzstan  (Tehran, Iran; 1 July 2000)
Biggest defeat
Lebanon 0–9 Qatar  (Qatar; 13 October 2003)  Lebanon 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)

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

2024

Lebanon  v  Jordan

2 September 2024 (2024-09-02) 2024 WAFF U-16 group stage	Lebanon	0–1	Jordan	Zarqa, Jordan
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Mahmoud 77'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

Iraq  v  Lebanon

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) 2024 WAFF U-16 group stage	Iraq	0–3 Awarded	Lebanon	Zarqa, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3	Jassim 4', 34'	Report	Sa'ad 58' Fawaz 73'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Note: Iraq forfeited the match due to fielding the ineligible player Ahmed Ali Abdullah among other penalties.[4][5]

2025

Lebanon  v  Chinese Taipei

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 2026 AFC U-17 qualification	Lebanon	v	Chinese Taipei	Ahmedabad, India
--:-- UTC+5:30				Stadium: EKA Arena

Lebanon  v  Palestine

24 November 2025 (2025-11-24) 2026 AFC U-17 qualification	Lebanon	v	Palestine	Ahmedabad, India
--:-- UTC+5:30				Stadium: EKA Arena

Iran  v  Lebanon

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) 2026 AFC U-17 qualification	Iran	v	Lebanon	Ahmedabad, India
--:-- UTC+5:30				Stadium: EKA Arena

India  v  Lebanon

28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 2026 AFC U-17 qualification	India	v	Lebanon	Ahmedabad, India
--:-- UTC+5:30				Stadium: EKA Arena

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	1GK	Jad Jawhar
21	1GK	Hassan Haidar
23	1GK	Christian Aoukar
2	2DF	Rawad Mchantaf
3	2DF	Omar Khalil
4	2DF	Chafik Yammine (captain)
5	2DF	Selim Moussallem
6	2DF	Issa Chaitou
13	2DF	Roudy Al Hajj
16	2DF	Ali Shoufi
18	2DF	Karim Chahine
8	3MF	Dany Zahreddine
10	3MF	Abdallah Dwek
12	3MF	Freddy Stephan
15	3MF	Giorgio El Chaer
20	3MF	Yehya Hamdan
22	3MF	Mohammad Atriss
7	4FW	Hussein Siblini
9	4FW	Mohamad Yassine
11	4FW	Abbas Hodroj
14	4FW	Badreddine Kawam
17	4FW	Georgio Elchammas
19	4FW	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