Lebanon Football Association

Lebanon Football Association
AFC

Founded	March 22, 1933 (1933-03-22)^[1]
FIFA affiliation	1936
AFC affiliation	1964
President	Hachem Haidar
Website	www.lebanesefootballassociation.com

The Lebanese Football Association^[2] (Arabic: الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم‎; French: Association Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of football in Lebanon.^[3]

History and profile

The Association was established in 1933^[4] and became a member of the FIFA in 1936.^[5]

It is part of the Asian Football Confederation.^[5] It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17 football team and the Lebanon national futsal team.^[6]

References

↑ The A-Z of Asian Football 97-98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation
↑ U-17 starlets boosting Lebanese women's game fifa.com
↑ "الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم". lebanesefootballassociation.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2017-04-24.
↑ Sulayem, Mohammed Ben; O'Connor, Sean; Hassan, David (2013-04-12). Sport Management in the Middle East: A Case Study Analysis. Routledge. ISBN 9781136476464.
1 2 "Lebanon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
↑ "National Team Helps Bring Lebanon Together". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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Sports governing bodies in Lebanon (LIB)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Lebanese Olympic Committee

Football in Lebanon
Lebanon Football Association
National teams	Lebanon (Women's) U-23 U-20 (Women's U-20) U-17 (Women's U-17) U-14 (Women's U-14) Futsal (Women's Futsal) Beach soccer
League competitions	Premier League Second Division Third Division Fourth Division
Cup competitions	FA Cup Super Cup Elite Cup Challenge Cup Federation Cup (defunct)
List of clubs List of venues

Lebanese Premier League seasons
Premier League Seasons	1933–34 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 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Second Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Third Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Fourth Division Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Lower Divisions	Lebanese Governorates Division

Lebanese Second Division · Clubs in the 2018–19 season
Al-Ahli Nabatieh Al-Ahli SC Al-Bourj FC Al Egtmaaey Tripoli Al Islah Al-Mabarrah Al Shabab Al Arabi Hekmeh FC Homenetmen Beirut Nahda Barelias Nasser Bar Elias Shabab El Bourj

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline of association football Comparison of association football and futsal
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, CAFA, WAFF) Intercontinental (UAFA)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League Regional (CFU, UNCAF)
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA – ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IIGA – Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

National football associations of Asia (AFC)

Italics denote provisional Associate Member Association - Not a member of FIFA

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Lebanon Football Association

History and profile

See also

References

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