Lebanon national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Cedars | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanon Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Jamal Taha | ||
| Captain | Hassan Maatouk | ||
| Most caps | Abbas Ahmed Atwi Hassan Maatouk (84) | ||
| Top scorer | Hassan Maatouk (21) | ||
| Home stadium | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 85  4 (7 February 2019)[1] | ||
| Highest | 77 (September 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 178 (April – May 2011) | ||
| Elo ranking | |||
| Current | 96 4 (3 March 2019)[2] | ||
| Highest | 46 (27 April 1940) | ||
| Lowest | 164 (28 July 2011) | ||
| First international | |||
 Mandatory Palestine 5–1 Lebanon  (Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine; 27 April 1940) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Lebanon 8–1 Pakistan  (Bangkok, Thailand; 26 May 2001) Lebanon 7–0 Laos  (Sidon, Lebanon; 12 November 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 China PR 6–0 Lebanon (Chongqing, China; 3 July 2004) Lebanon 0–6 Kuwait  (Beirut, Lebanon; 2 July 2011)  South Korea 6–0 Lebanon (Goyang, South Korea; 2 September 2011) | |||
| AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2000) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2000, 2019) | ||
Medal record
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The Lebanon national football team are a team who play association football for Lebanon. They play most of their matches at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium. The stadium is in Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon. They have never qualified for the World Cup. They have participated twice at the Asian Cup (in 2000 and 2019).
Most appearances[change | change source]
| Rank | Player | Period | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbas Ahmed Atwi | 2002–2016 | 84 | 7 |
| Hassan Maatouk | 2006–present | 21 | ||
| 3 | Youssef Mohamad | 2000–2016 | 75 | 3 |
| 4 | Roda Antar | 1998–2016 | 65 | 20 |
| Mohamad Haidar | 2011–present | 4 | ||
| Walid Ismail | 2010–2019 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Haytham Faour | 2011–2019 | 58 | 0 |
| 8 | Hassan "Moni" Chaito | 2011–present | 56 | 6 |
| 9 | Nour Mansour | 2010–present | 53 | 2 |
| 10 | Abbas Ali Atwi | 2002–2016 | 52 | 4 |
| Ali Hamam | 2009–2019 | 3 |
As of 19 November 2019[update].[3] Players with yellow backgrounds still play for the national team.
Top scorers[change | change source]
- As of 19 November 2019
| Rank | Player | Period | Goals | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hassan Maatouk | 2006–present | 21 | 84 | 0.25 |
| 2 | Roda Antar | 1998–2016 | 20 | 65 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Vartan Ghazarian | 1995–2001 | 19 | 39 | 0.49 |
| Mohammed Ghaddar | 2006–2017 | 44 | 0.43 | ||
| 5 | Haitham Zein | 1998–2004 | 16 | 33 | 0.48 |
| 6 | Mahmoud El Ali | 2007–2012 | 12 | 46 | 0.26 |
| 7 | Jamal Taha | 1993–2000 | 11 | 43 | 0.26 |
As of 19 November 2019[update].[3] Players with yellow backgrounds still play for the national team.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mamrud, Roberto. "Lebanon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
