Lebanon national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Cedars of Lebanon | ||
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Association | الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم Lebanon Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Moussa Hojeij | ||
Home stadium | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium and Saida International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | LIB | ||
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First international | |||
Lebanon 2–4 Qatar (Tehran, Iran; June 25, 2000) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 7–2 Kyrgyzstan (Tehran, Iran; July 1, 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Lebanon 0–9 Qatar (Qatar; October 13, 2003) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The Lebanon national U-17 football team (Arabic: لبنان الوطني لكرة القدم – French: Équipe du Liban de football) represents the Lebanese Republic in international U-17 association football competitions.[1] Their official nickname is the "Cedars of Lebanon". The team is controlled by Lebanon Football Association (LFA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and also the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF). Lebanon's home stadiums are the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut and the Saida International Stadium in Sidon. Lebanon has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the AFC U-16 Championship. However, they are regular participants at their sub-confederation WAFF Championship. Lebanon also participates in the UAFA Arab Nations Cup. The Lebanese U-17 national football team has recently been able to produce star players including former Bundesliga players Roda Antar and Youssef Mohamad as well as Saudi Professional League players Mohamad Haidar and Mohammed Ghaddar.
History
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Competition History
Performance at the AFC U-16 Championship
- 1985 : DNE
- 1986 : DNE
- 1988 : DNE
- 1990 : DNE
- 1992 : DNE
- 1994 : DNE
- 1996 : DNE
- 1998 : DNE
- 2000 : DNQ
- 2002 : Withdrew
- 2004 : DNQ
- 2006 : DNQ
- 2008 : DNQ
- 2010 : DNQ
- 2012 : Withdrew
- 2014 : DNQ
- 2016 : DNQ
- 2018 : DNQ
Performance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup
- 1985 : DNE
- 1987 : DNE
- 1989 : DNE
- 1991 : DNE
- 1993 : DNE
- 1995 : DNE
- 1997 : DNE
- 1999 : DNE
- 2001 : DNQ
- 2003 : Withdrew
- 2005 : DNQ
- 2007 : DNQ
- 2009 : DNQ
- 2011 : DNQ
- 2013 : Withdrew
- 2015 : DNQ
- 2017 : DNQ
- 2019 : DNQ
Players U17 2017/18
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | Karim Salameh | Jul 10, 2002 (16) | 2 | 0 | Hoops |
GK | Hassan Abdallah | Feb 2, 2002 (16) | 0 | 0 | Hoops |
GK | Rami Mjalli | Oct 15, 2003 (15) | 2 | 0 | Athletico Leb |
DF | Mohammad Zgheib | Jun 18, 2002 (16) | 4 | 1 | Nejmeh SC |
DF | Issa Atris | Jan 9, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Ahed SC |
DF | Hossam Neameh | Jan 2, 2002 (16) | 0 | 0 | -- |
DF | Ahmad Al Harakeh | Jan 7, 2002 (16) | 1 | 0 | Hoops |
DF | Peter Al Asseily | May 6, 2002 (16) | 1 | 0 | Athletico Leb |
DF | Abdel Rahman Chamsin | Jun 7, 2002 (16) | 1 | 0 | Hoops |
DF | Youssef Finianos | Mar 12, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Salam Zgharta |
DF | Sajed Amhaz | Feb 19, 2002 (16) | 3 | 0 | Ahed SC |
MD | Wassim Ayach | Jul, 8, 2002 (16) | 4 | 1 | Nejmeh SC |
MD | Mahdi Alawie | Oct 2, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Nejmeh SC |
MD | Mohamad Baker El Housseini | Dec 18, 2002 (16) | 0 | 0 | Ahed SC |
MD | Ralph Nader Hadchity | Jan 14, 2002 (16) | 4 | 1 | BFA |
MD | Hussein Bdeir | May 24, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Ahed SC |
FW | Youssef Issa | Feb 24, 2002 (16) | 1 | 0 | Ansar SC |
FW | Sami El Said | Mar 12, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Tripoli SC |
FW | Said Saad | May 21, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Ahed SC |
FW | Mohammad Khalife | Aug 24, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Hoops |
FW | Hadi Hassoun | May 28, 2002 (16) | 1 | 0 | Hoops |
FW | Farid Kassatly | Jan 10, 2002 (16) | 4 | 0 | Nejmeh SC |
FW | Elio Samaha | Dec 12, 2002 (16) | 0 | 0 | Athletico Leb |
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club GK Levon Kinoyan May 6, 1995 (age 19) 0 0 Lebanon, Al Ansar GK Nazih Assaad January 5, 1995 (age 18) 0 Lebanon, Nejmeh GK George el amil October 22,2002 (age 15) 0 FC Beirut GK Salim Abdelhade September 23, 1995 (age 19) 1 Lebanon, Al Ahli Saida DF Khaled Al Jasem February 27, 1994 (age 20) 2 Lebanon, Al Ahed DF Shadi Skaf March 29, 1996 (age 18) 6 0 Lebanon, Nejmeh DF Mohamad Daher May 4, 1994 (age 20) 5 0 Lebanon, Homenmen Beirut DF Khaled Ali June 15, 1995 (age 19) 2 0 Lebanon, Tadamon Sour DF Khalil Khamis April 22, 1994 (age 20) 3 0 Lebanon, Al-Safa FC DF Mahmoud Najdi January 1, 1989 (age 25) 0 Germany, TV Jahn Hiesfeld DF Charbel El-Kefraoui July 8, 1994 (age 21) 3 0 Montreal FC MF Hassan Kourani March 27, 1996 (age 18) 0 0 Lebanon, Al Ahed MF Sam Awad July 16, 1996 (age 18) 0 0 Australia, Rockdale City Suns FC MF Ghazi Honeini September 3, 1996 (age 18) 0 Lebanon, Racing Beirut FW Ali Mezher August 14, 1997 (age 17) 3 Italy, Juventus FC MF Charbel Tannoury December 14, 1999 (age 18) 10 14 New York City F.C. MF karim Hatoum, dec31-1993 Lebanon MF Hussen Fakha June 10, 1996 (age 18) 3 0 Lebanon, Tadamon Sour MF Alberto Brahimcha February 13, 1995 (age 19) 1 France, Paris Saint-Germain MF Sami Haddad February 25, 2000 (age 15) 4 0 Colorado, Rapids FW Zakeriya Elrich May 4, 1996 (age 18) 9 9 Australia, Sydney Olympic FC FW Philippe Paoli April 1, 1996 (age 18) 3 1 Germany, FC Koln FW Tony Hamod February 11, 1995 (age 19) 3 Lebanon, Hekmeh FC FW Kassem Hayek November 19, 1997 (age 16) 0 France, Olympique Lyonnais FW Elias Doummit August 10, 1997 (age 17) 1 Spain, Villarreal CF FW Elie Boustany Bouza March 17, 1996 (age 18) 4 Lebanon, Hekmeh FC FW AbdelGhany Ramadan July 14, 1996 (age 18) 0 England, Manchester City
Results and fixtures
24 September 2017 2018 U-16 Championship | Lebanon | 1–4 | Afghanistan | Karaj, Iran |
14:00 | Ayach 68' (pen.) | Report | Samandari 46' Rashidi 53', 82' Walizada 87' |
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 475 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
20 September 2017 2018 U-16 Championship | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | Lebanon | Karaj, Iran |
14:00 | Shipovskii 16' | Report | Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 67 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India) |
18 September 2017 2018 U-16 Championship | Lebanon | 0–3 | Iran | Karaj, Iran |
17:00 | Report | Shaverdi 23' Azizi 24' Seyedi 81' |
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
16 September 2017 2018 U-16 Championship | Bhutan | 0–2 | Lebanon | Karaj, Iran |
17:00 | Report | Zgheib 55' Hadchity 60' (pen.) |
Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan) |
Win Draw Loss