Lebanon national under-23 football team

Lebanon under-23
Nickname	المنتخب الاولمبي (The Olympic Team)
Association	Lebanese Football Association; (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Jamal Taha
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LBN
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Syria 0–1 Lebanon ; (Hyderabad, India; 5 August 1991)
Biggest win
	Lebanon 11–0 Afghanistan ; (Ulsan, South Korea; 5 October 2002)
Biggest defeat
	Lebanon 0–5 Iraq ; (Beirut, Lebanon; 8 September 2007); United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon ; (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 March 2019)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2026)
Best result	Group stage (2026)
Asian Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2002)
Best result	Group stage (2002)
Arab Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2021)
Best result	Group stage (2021, 2023)

The Lebanon national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان الأولمبي لكرة القدم), represents Lebanon in international under-23 association football competitions. Controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) continentally, and FIFA worldwide. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon.

The team is composed of players under the age of 23, with the exception of the Olympic Games, where up to three overage players are permitted. Although they have never qualified for the Olympic Games, they competed in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup^[1] and the 2002 Asian Games,^[2] with group-stage exits in both instances. The team also compete in the Arab Games and the WAFF U-23 Championship.

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record										Qualification record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Outcome	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908–1988	See Lebanon national team									See Lebanon national team
Barcelona 1992	Did not qualify									4th of 5	4	1	0	3	4	5
Atlanta 1996	Did not participate									Did not participate
Sydney 2000	Did not qualify									2nd of 3	4	1	1	2	4	5
Athens 2004										First round win, Second round win, 4th of 4	10	1	4	5	15	21
Beijing 2008										2nd of 4, 4th of 4	11	5	1	5	10	19
London 2012										Second round defeat	2	0	1	1	1	2
Rio 2016										The 2016 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Tokyo 2020										The 2020 AFC U-23 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
Paris 2024										The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Los Angeles 2028	To be determined									The 2028 AFC U-23 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total	–	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Total	31	8	7	16	34	52

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 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
2013	Did not qualify									5th of 6	5	1	0	4	12	18
2016										4th of 5	4	1	1	2	3	9
2018										3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	3	4
2020										3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	7	8
2022										3rd of 4	3	1	0	2	4	3
2024										3rd of 4	3	0	1	2	3	6
2026	Group stage	11th of 16	3	1	0	2	5	7	Squad	2nd of 4	3	2	1	0	6	2
Total	Group stage	1/7	3	1	0	2	5	7	–	Total	24	7	3	14	38	50

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951–1998	See Lebanon national football team
Busan 2002	Group stage	12th of 24	3	1	1	1	12	3	Squad
Doha 2006	Did not participate
Guangzhou 2010
Incheon 2014
Indonesia 2018
Hangzhou 2022
Aichi–Nagoya 2026	To be determined
Total	Best: group stage	1/6	3	1	1	1	12	3	–

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1953–2001	See Lebanon national football team
Algeria 2023	Group stage	8th of 8	3	0	0	3	0	6	Squad
Saudi Arabia 2027	To be determined
Total	Best: group stage	1/1	3	0	0	3	0	6	–

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2015	Did not participate
2021	Group stage	10th of 11	3	0	1	2	4	9	Squad
2022	Fifth place play-off	6th of 6	4	0	1	2	2	5	Squad
2023	Group stage	7th of 9	2	0	0	2	1	3	Squad
2024	Did not participate
2025	Seventh place play-off	8th of 8	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad
Total	Best: group stage	4/6	12	0	3	8	9	23	–

Mediterranean Games

Mediterranean Games record
Host nation, city and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951–1987	See Lebanon national football team
Athens 1991	Did not participate
Languedoc-Roussillon 1993
Bari 1997
Tunis 2001
Almería 2005
Pescara 2009	See Lebanon national under-20 football team
Mersin 2013	See Lebanon national under-19 football team
2018–present	See Lebanon national under-18 football team
Total	N/A	0/5	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Lebanon national under-23 football team all−time international record against opposing nations.

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

As of 27 April 2026 after match against Iran

Lebanon national under-23 football team head-to-head records
Team	Confederation	First	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Afghanistan	AFC	2002	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11
Australia	AFC	2026	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1
China	AFC	2026	1	0	1	0	0	1	−1
Iran	AFC	2026	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Iraq	AFC	2007	4	0	2	2	4	8	−4
Jordan	AFC	1995	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2
Kuwait	AFC	2025	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Malaysia	AFC	2025	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Mongolia	AFC	2023	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Palestine	AFC	2023	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Qatar	AFC	1995	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
South Korea	AFC	2024	1	0	0	1	2	4	−2
Syria	AFC	1991	5	1	1	3	5	11	−6
Thailand	AFC	2026	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
United Arab Emirates	AFC	2019	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8
Uzbekistan	AFC	2023	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1
Total			26	10	5	11	45	49	−4

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

19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) 2025 WAFF U-23 group stage	Syria	2–2 (4–2 p)	Lebanon	Muscat, Oman
23:30 UTC+4	Dahan 51', 54' (pen.)	Report	Zbib 7' El Fadl 9'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
	Penalties
	Dahan Rahal Al-Hejjeh Al-Arjeh		Zbib Mannaa Bahlawan Kaawar

19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) 2025 WAFF U-23 5th–8th place	Kuwait	1–0	Lebanon	Muscat, Oman
20:30 UTC+4	Al-Rashidi 54' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

25 March 2025 (2025-03-25) 2025 WAFF U-23 7th–8th place	Lebanon	0–3	United Arab Emirates	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

13 August 2025 (2025-08-13) Friendly	Lebanon	0–4	Syria	Tripoli, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

16 August 2025 (2025-08-16) Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Syria	Tripoli, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3	Aoude 59' Bazzi 82'	Report		Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) Friendly	Lebanon	0–3	Palestine	Tripoli, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

25 August 2025 (2025-08-25) Friendly	Lebanon	3–0	Palestine	Tripoli, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3	Kassas 26' El Fadl 59', 75'	Report		Stadium: Tripoli Municipal Stadium

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) 2026 AFC U-23 qualification	Malaysia	0–1	Lebanon	Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7		Report	El Fadl 84'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2026 AFC U-23 qualification	Lebanon	2–2	Thailand	Pathum Thani, Thailand
19:30 UTC+7	Farhat 47', 85'	Report	Seksan 72' Chanapach 88'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 1,366 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile (Qatar)

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2026 AFC U-23 qualification	Lebanon	3–0	Mongolia	Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Istambouli 8', 45+1' El Fadl 10'	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Abdulhadi Al-Ruaile (Qatar)

2026

7 January 2026 (2026-01-07) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage	Uzbekistan	3–2	Lebanon	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3	Saidov 24' Khayrullaev 50' Bakhromov 57'	Report	Shahin 65', 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 226 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

10 January 2026 (2026-01-10) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage	Lebanon	2–4	South Korea	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3	Shahin 13' El Fadl 48'	Report	Lee Hyun-yong 20' Jeong Jae-sang 56' Kang Seong-jin 71' Kim Tae-won 76'	Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 588 Referee: Abdulla Al-Marri (Qatar)

13 January 2026 (2026-01-13) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup group stage	Iran	0–1	Lebanon	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
14:30 UTC+3		Report	Shahin 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 122 Referee: Faisal Al-Balawi (Saudi Arabia)

Coaching staff

As of 11 August 2025^[3]

Position	Name
Head coach	Jamal Taha
Team manager	Akeel Wizani
Assistant coach	Wissam Khalil
Goalkeeper coach	Ziad Al Samad
Fitness coach	Mohamed Kambal
Physiotherapist	Abdul Rahman Aboud
Media officer	Ali Hammoud
Equipment officer	Eid Amar

Players

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held between 6 and 24 January 2026.^[4]

Player names marked in bold have been capped at full international level.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Shareef Azaki	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 22)	Ahed
22	1GK	Zaher Al Amin	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 23)	Riyadi Abbasiyah
23	1GK	Anthony Maasry	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 22)	Villemomble

2	2DF	Ali Alrida Ismail	(2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 22)	Nejmeh
3	2DF	Jad Smaira	(2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 22)	Achyronas-Onisilos
4	2DF	Hasan Farhat	(2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 21)	Jwaya
5	2DF	Mohamad Safwan	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 23)	Nejmeh
12	2DF	Josef El Hajj	(2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 21)	SV Gonsenheim
13	2DF	Hsein Reda	(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 22)	Ahed
15	2DF	Ibrahim Chami	(2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 22)	Jwaya
16	2DF	Khoder Kaddour	(2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 22)	South Melbourne

6	3MF	Mohamad Ghamlouch	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 23)	Tadamon Sour
7	3MF	Mahmoud Zbib	(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 22)	Ahed
8	3MF	Ali El Fadl	(2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 23)	Nejmeh
14	3MF	Hassan Fouani	(2004-12-27) 27 December 2004 (age 21)	Jwaya
18	3MF	Daniel Istambouli	(2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 21)	Sacred Heart Pioneers
21	3MF	Mohamad Bou Saleh	(2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 23)	Ansar

9	4FW	Hassan Bazzi	(2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 21)	Jwaya
10	4FW	Mohamad Sadek	(2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 22)	Nejmeh
11	4FW	Ali Kassas	(2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 23)	Nejmeh
17	4FW	Shadi Jouni	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 23)	Ahed
19	4FW	Leonardo Shahin	(2003-08-10) 10 August 2003 (age 22)	IK Oddevold
20	4FW	Nour Aoude	(2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 (age 21)	Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Rami Mjalli	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Ahed	v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025
GK	Mohammad Hojeij	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 22)	-	-	Shabab Sahel	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025

DF	Saad Chweiki	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 23)	-	-	Safa	v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025
DF	Mohamad Al Mahdi Al Moussawi	(2003-10-03) 3 October 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Ansar	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025
DF	Hussein Kaawar	(2003-10-24) 24 October 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Chabab Ghazieh	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025
DF	Abbas Ballout	(2003-04-20) 20 April 2003 (age 23)	-	-	Ansar	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025

MF	Ali Alakbar Mannaa	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 22)	-	-	Safa	v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025
MF	Yasser Dimachek	(2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 23)	-	-	Shabab Baalbek	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025
MF	Ali Ezzeddine	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Tadamon Sour	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025

FW	Khaled Al Hajjar	(2004-09-22) 22 September 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Nejmeh	v. Mongolia; 9 September 2025
FW	Omar Bahlawan	(2004-12-20) 20 December 2004 (age 21)	-	-	Sagesse	v. Palestine; 25 August 2025
FW	Hasan Dana	(2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 19)	-	-	Örebro SK	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship
FW	Mohamad Dana	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 20)	-	-	Örebro SK	2025 WAFF U-23 Championship

References

↑ "الأولمبي اللبناني يسجل اسمه بين كبار آسيا".
↑ "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
↑ "المنتخب الأولمبي يبدأ معسكره الداخلي في طبرجا استعدادًا لمواجهة سوريا وديًا".
↑ طه يعلن قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي المشاركة في نهائيات كأس آسيا 2026 ويستعد للانطلاق إلى الرياض [Taha announces the squad for the Olympic team participating in the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship and prepares to depart for Riyadh] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.

[1] "الأولمبي اللبناني يسجل اسمه بين كبار آسيا".

[2] "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[3] "المنتخب الأولمبي يبدأ معسكره الداخلي في طبرجا استعدادًا لمواجهة سوريا وديًا".

[4] طه يعلن قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي المشاركة في نهائيات كأس آسيا 2026 ويستعد للانطلاق إلى الرياض [Taha announces the squad for the Olympic team participating in the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship and prepares to depart for Riyadh] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.

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