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Lebanon national football team

National Football Team
NameLebanon
NicknameCedars
AssociationFederation Libanaise de
Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachEmile Rustom
Top scorerHaitham Zein (64 goals)
Home stadiumCamille Chamoun Sports City Stadium
FIFA codeLIB
FIFA ranking151
Highest FIFA ranking60 (December 2004)
Lowest FIFA ranking159 (May 2009)
Elo ranking149
Highest Elo ranking70 (23 September 1963)
Lowest Elo ranking150 (3 March 2010)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalBritish Mandate for Palestine 5 � 1 Lebanon
(Palestine; April 27, 1940)
Biggest winLB Lebanon 11 � 1 Philippines
(Japan; September 28, 1967)
Biggest defeatIraq 8 � 0 Lebanon LB
(Iraq; November 25, 1959)
Qatar 8 � 0 Lebanon LB
(Qatar; March 27, 1985)
Regional cup statistics
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances1
First apps.2000
Best resultRound 1, 2000

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The Lebanon national football team is the national team of the Republic of Lebanon and is controlled by the Federation Libanaise de Football Association. It is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation. It has never qualified for the World Cup finals. The closest they have come was the qualifying for the 2006 tournament, where a win against Vietnam in their last group match would have seen them progress to the group stage ahead of the much favoured Korea Republic. Lebanon also hosted the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, but failed to get past the group stages as the team lost 4 � 0 to Iran and tied Iraq (2 � 2) and Thailand (1 � 1).

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Reasonover, former East coach, dies at 89 - Knoxville News Sentinel Tweet this news
Knoxville News Sentinel--11 in -Lebanon-, Tenn., after a brief illness. He was 89. Reasonover was an assistant and head -football- coach at East in the 1950s. Bob Polston, who served as ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:55:28 GMT+00:00
College notes - Times Herald-Record Tweet this news
Times Herald-Record--Delaware Valley High School graduate Cory Homer has been chosen as a 2011 -Lebanon- Valley College -football- captain. His responsibilities include scouting and ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:11:07 GMT+00:00
Who doesn't love a Top-10? - Hermiston Herald Tweet this news
Hermiston Herald---...- boys basketball (4-5) behind #36 and winless -Lebanon-). And another flaw, this one away from Bulldog athletics, involved the Heppner -football- team. ... - Date : Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:12:52 GMT+00:00
Week 2 high school football preview: Elizabethtown at Hershey - PennLive.com Tweet this news
PennLive.com--THE BEARS: The Lancaster--Lebanon- League reps make the short trip up Route 743 for a second road game in Mid-Penn territory. The first one � a 28-14 loss to ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:36:38 GMT+00:00
Lebanon @ Northern Lebanon - Football - PennLive.com Tweet this news
PennLive.com--THE CEDARS: For the first week, at least, -Lebanon's- Air Raid was in full effect. Alex Trautman (3) was 20-for-29 for 239 yards and two touchdowns in a 35-7 ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:29:56 GMT+00:00
Mounties, Chargers tied in SAC - Journal Review Tweet this news
Journal Review--Danville (3-0) and -Lebanon- (2-0) both are undefeated in league play. The Chargers have an opportunity to make the conference race even more interesting ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:59:32 GMT+00:00
Gettysburg wins season-opening football shootout against Lebanon Valley - Patriot-News (blog) Tweet this news
Patriot-News (blog)--Gettysburg scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and three more in the third to defeat -Lebanon- Valley College 42-28 in a non-conference -football- ... - Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:04:37 GMT+00:00
Hawks open stadium with comeback victory - Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers Tweet this news
Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers--In its final game before the league opener, Hamburg travels to Fredericksburg to play Northern -Lebanon- on Sept. 17. In its last game Northern -Lebanon- (0-2) ... - Date : Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:45:43 GMT+00:00
Former MU football player indicted on drug charges - Middletown Journal Tweet this news
Middletown Journal---LEBANON- - A former Miami University -football- player who was convicted of burglary in Butler ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:20:03 GMT+00:00
Elco's Arron Achey eager to play wherever he's needed in Big 33 Football Classic - PennLive.com Tweet this news
PennLive.com--He was also the Lancaster--Lebanon- League Section III offensive back and outstanding linebacker. He shared Section III first-team all-star quarterback honors ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:00:37 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
1996 AFC Asian Cup Hosts United Arab Emirates
2000 AFC Asian Cup Hosts
2000 AFC Asian Cup Hosts
Succeeded by
2004 AFC Asian Cup Hosts Japan

Qatar 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign :
Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against
Syria 17 2 3 12 14 32
Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 2 3
Hungary 1 0 0 1 1 4
Saudi Arabia 8 2 2 4 13 14
Jordan 22 6 10 6 24 25
Morocco 2 0 0 3 0 4
Tunisia 3 1 1 1 3 3
Kuwait 18 4 5 9 21 36
Egypt 5 0 1 4 1 14
Libya 4 2 0 2 6 9
Iraq 13 2 5 6 4 17
Cyprus 2 1 0 1 1 2
Bahrain 11 3 4 4 19 17
South Korea 5 0 1 4 1 7
United Arab Emirates 7 0 3 4 4 9
Uganda 1 0 0 1 0 2
India 5 3 2 0 11 6
Hong Kong 2 1 1 0 4 3
Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 1
Ecuador 1 1 0 0 1 0
Turkmenistan 2 2 0 0 4 1
Oman 7 2 2 3 9 8
New Zealand 1 0 1 0 1 1
Iran 7 0 1 6 1 18
Georgia %28country%29 2 2 0 0 7 4
Algeria 1 0 1 0 1 1
Estonia 1 1 0 0 2 0
Singapore 4 1 1 2 4 6
PAL 1 1 0 0 3 1
Armenia 1 0 0 1 0 1
Sudan 2 0 2 0 1 1
People%27s Republic of China 5 0 1 4 1 13
Cambodia 1 1 0 0 5 1
Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 7
Thailand 5 0 2 3 5 8
Malta 2 0 1 1 0 1
North Korea 4 3 1 0 4 1
Kyrgyzstan 2 1 1 0 3 1
Philippines 1 0 0 0 3 0
Pakistan 2 2 0 0 14 1
Sri Lanka 3 2 0 1 12 4
Yemen 1 1 0 0 4 2
Vietnam 4 1 2 1 4 4
Maldives 4 4 0 4 14 3
Mauritania 1 0 1 0 0 0
Somalia 1 1 0 0 4 0
Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 0 4
Namibia 1 0 1 0 1 1
48 Countries 201 56 56 89 244 299

Qatar 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign :
Nat. Name Arrival Exit
LB Joseph Nalbandian 1958 1969
LB Joseph Abou Murad 1971 1973
LB Adnan Meckdache 1974 1976
LB Joseph Abou Murad 1976 1978
LB Adnan Meckdache 1987 1992
LB Adnan Al-Shargi January 1993 November 1993
Wales Terry Yorath December 1995 June 1997
Germany Dietmar Werner April 1998 July 1998
Egypt Mahmoud Saad September 1998 January 2000
Croatia Josip Skoblar March 2000 October 2000
Germany Theo Bücker November 2000 2001
France Richard Tardi 2002
Syria Mohammad Qwid 2004 2005
LB Adnan Al-Shargi 2005 2005
LB Emile Rustom 2005 2006
LB Adnan Meckdache 2006 2008
LB Emile Rustom 2009 present

Qatar 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign :
World Cup Finals World Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
United States 1994 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 8 2 4 2 8 9
France 1998 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 1 1 2 4 7
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 4 1 1 26 5
Germany 2006 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 3 2 1 11 5
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 8 1 1 6 9 17
Brazil 2014 To be played   -   -   -   -   -   - -    
Total   -   -   -   -   -   - - 32 11 9 12 58 43

Qatar 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign :
Asian Cup Finals Asian Cup Qualifications
Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
HK 1956 to IR 1968 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
TH 1972 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 2 0 2 6 7
IR 1976 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
KW 1980 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 3 1 1 1 2 1
SG 1984 Withdrew   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
QA 1988 to JP 1992 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   -   - -
AE 1996 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 4 2 1 1 7 6
LB 2000 Group Stage   - 3 0 2 1 3 7   -   -   -   -   - -
CN 2004 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 6 1 1 4 2 8
IDMYTHVN 2007 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - -   -   -   -   -   - -
QA 2011 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   -   - - 8 2 1 5 8 14
Total Best: Group Stage 3 0 2 1 3 7 25 8 4 13 25 36

Qatar 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign :
Year Round W D L GS GA
Lebanon 1963 Third Place 2 0 2 9 7
Kuwait 1964 Fourth Place 5 1 0 9 2
Iraq 1966 "Fourth Place" 3 1 2 11 10
Saudi Arabia 1985 Did not qualify   -   -   -   - -
Jordan 1988 Round 1 1 2 1 2 4
Syria 1992 Quarter Finals 2 0 2 9 7
Qatar 1998 Third Place 4 0 2 9 7
Kuwait 2002 Round 1 1 2 0 5 7
Total 6/8 8 7 8 32 37

Qatar 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign :
Year Round
Kuwait 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup Group Stage


Lebanese Football Seasons

Premier League Seasons1933 - 34, 1934 - 35, 1935 - 36, 1936 - 37, 1937 - 38, 1938 - 39, 1940 - 41, 1941 - 42, 1942 - 43, 1943 - 44, 1944 - 45, 1945 - 46, 1946 - 47, 1947 - 48, 1948 - 49, 1950 - 51, 1953 - 54, 1954 - 55, 1955 - 56, 1956 - 57, 1960 - 61, 1962 - 63, 1964 - 65, 1966 - 67, 1968 - 69, 1969 - 70, 1972 - 73, 1974 - 75, 1987 - 88, 1989 - 90, 1990 - 91, 1991 - 92, 1992 - 93, 1993 - 94, 1994 - 95, 1995 - 96, 1996 - 97, 1997 - 98, 1998 - 99, 1999 - 00, 2000 - 01, 2001 - 02, 2002 - 03, 2003 - 04, 2004 - 05, 2005 - 06, 2006 - 07, 2007 - 08, 2008 - 09, 2009 - 10
recog
Second Division Seasons2005 - 06, 2006 - 07, 2007 - 08, 2008 - 09, 2009 - 10

Lebanese Premier League * 2009-10 clubs

Al-Ahli Sidon * Al-Ahed * Al-Ansar Beirut * Al Islah Bourg Shamaly * Al-Hikma * Al-Mabarrah * Shabab Al-Ghazieh * Nejmeh SC * Racing Beirut * Safa Sporting Club * Shabab Al-Sahel Beirut * Tadamon Sour

Top level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, East Timor, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine: Gaza Strip - West Bank, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Football in Lebanon

National teamsLebanon, U-23, U-20, U-17, Women's
League competitionsPremier League, Lebanese Second Division
Cup competitionsFA Cup, Super Cup, Federation Cup, Elite Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup



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