The Lebanon national beach soccer team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم الشاطئية) represents Lebanon in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association, the governing body for football in Lebanon.
| Nickname(s) | رجال الأرز (The Cedars) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanese Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Khaled Berjaui | ||
| Captain | Mohamad Merhi | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
| BSWW ranking | 49  4 (6 May 2026)[1] | ||
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| AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2015, 2017) | ||
Medal record | |||
In 2016 Lebanon achieved third place at the 5th Asian Beach Games, beating Afghanistan 9–5 at the bronze medal match.[2] This became the first medal in an official competition in the history of the Lebanese Football Association for any men's national team (football, futsal and beach soccer).[3] They have also managed two fourth place finishes in a row at the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, in 2015 and 2017, narrowly missing out on the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup both times.[4]
Competitive record
editFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
edit| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2006 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||
 2011 | |||||||||
 2013 |
Group stage | 8th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
| 2015 |
Fourth place | 4th of 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
 2017 |
Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 |
 2019 |
Quarter-finals | 5th of 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 |
Group stage | 9th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 |
Quarter-finals | 6th of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 18 |
| Total | Best: fourth place | 6/11 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 104 | 89 |
Asian Beach Games
edit| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bali 2008 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| Muscat 2010 |
Group stage | 10th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
 Haiyang 2012 |
Fourth place | 4th of 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 24 |
| Phuket 2014 |
did not enter | ||||||||
 Da Nang 2016 |
Third place | 3rd of 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 17 |
| Sanya 2026 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| Total | Best: third place | 3/6 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 67 | 57 |
WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
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Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 12 players were called up for the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "A Bronze Medal for the Lebanese National Beach Soccer Team in the Asian Games". Sports 961. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200924023312/https://lebanonfg.com/single/2002
- ↑ "AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2017, Lebanon Fall Short Of WC Qualification". Sports 961. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ↑ https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/AFC_Beach_Soccer25_toPataya.php