Lebanon national under-17 football team
| Nickname | منتخب الناشئين (The Junior Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanese Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Rami El Ladiki | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| 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-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2022, 2025) | ||
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.
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-17 Championship. Lebanon reached the final of the WAFF U-17 Championship twice: in 2022, losing 1–0 to hosts Jordan,[1] and in 2025, losing on penalties to Saudi Arabia.[2]
The team has produced several senior nationals, such as Hussein El Dor, Omar El Kurdi, Jad Noureddine and Mohamad Kdouh.[3][4]
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 | ||||||||||
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4th of 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 5th of 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | withdrew | withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 2026 | did not qualify | 3rd of 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 0/20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total | 39 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 42 | 108 | |
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 | |||||||||
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cancelled | ||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 15th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | — |
| 2026 | To be determined | ||||||||
| 2027 | |||||||||
| 2028 | |||||||||
| 2029 | |||||||||
| Total | Best: group stage | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | — |
WAFF U-17 Championship
| WAFF U-17 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 | — |
| 2023 | Group stage | 8th of 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 2024 | Group stage | 6th of 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 2nd of 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Total | Best: runners-up | 8/12 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 54 | — |
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
2025
| 17 September 2025 Friendly | Lebanon | 2–3 | Syria | Tripoli, Lebanon |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium |
| 20 September 2025 Friendly | Lebanon | 0–3 | Syria | Beirut, Lebanon |
| 14:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Champville Stadium |
| 27 October 2025 2025 WAFF U-17 Championship GS | Kuwait | 0–0 | Lebanon | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium |
| 29 October 2025 2025 WAFF U-17 Championship GS | Lebanon | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium |
| 31 October 2025 2025 WAFF U-17 Championship GS | Lebanon | 1–0 | Iraq | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 14:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium |
| 2 November 2025 2025 WAFF U-17 Championship SF | Syria | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Lebanon | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 17:00 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 4 November 2025 2025 WAFF U-17 Championship F | Lebanon | 1–1 (3–5 p) | Saudi Arabia | Aqaba, Jordan |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 22 November 2025 2026 AFC U-17 qualification | Lebanon | v | Chinese Taipei | Ahmedabad, India |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: EKA Arena |
| 24 November 2025 2026 AFC U-17 qualification | Lebanon | v | Palestine | Ahmedabad, India |
| 18:00 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: EKA Arena |
| 26 November 2025 2026 AFC U-17 qualification | Iran | v | Lebanon | Ahmedabad, India |
| 15:00 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: EKA Arena |
| 28 November 2025 2026 AFC U-17 qualification | India | v | Lebanon | Ahmedabad, India |
| 18:00 UTC+5:30 | Stadium: EKA Arena |
Players
The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification, held in Ahmedabad, India between 22 and 28 November 2025.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Jason Fenianos | 12 March 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| GK | Shadi Al Halabi | 23 September 2009 | Safa | |||
| GK | Bassel Fawaz | Shabab Sahel | ||||
| DF | Marc Abi Mansour | 3 June 2009 | Athletico | |||
| DF | William Kiami | 17 February 2009 | Athletico | |||
| DF | Zackaris Oueiss | 27 January 2009 | Athletico | |||
| DF | Hatem Safieddine | 27 March 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| DF | Amir Ezzeddine | 8 June 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| DF | Mohammad Baker Amin | 13 July 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| DF | Nader Assy | 28 April 2009 | Al Wasl | |||
| MF | Antoine Assaf | 10 March 2009 | Stade Lavallois | |||
| MF | Anthony Chahine | 17 July 2009 | Sporting | |||
| MF | Karim Jomaa | 7 May 2009 | Sporting | |||
| MF | Paul Macaron | 16 November 2009 | Sporting | |||
| MF | Issa Daher | 12 February 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| MF | Wajih Waizani | 17 September 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| FW | Rami Malaeb | 1 September 2009 | Rot-Weiss Essen | |||
| FW | Iyad Eid | 6 July 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| FW | Youssef Bedran | 17 December 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| FW | Abbas Zreik | 17 October 2009 | Nejmeh | |||
| FW | Kamal Azar | 2 January 2009 | Sporting | |||
| FW | Adnan Madi | 30 April 2009 | Tadamon Sour | |||
| FW | Abbas Akil | 21 August 2009 | Ahed | |||
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
References
- ^ الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين [Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/WAFFU17_m5F.php
- ^ "Lebanon 0–4 Islamic Republic of Iran". Asian Football Confederation. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon 1–4 Saudi Arabia". Asian Football Confederation. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/AFCU17_toIndia.php