Lebanon national under-17 football team

Lebanon under-17

Nickname(s)	منتخب الأشبال (The Cubs Team)
Association	Lebanon Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Saad Eddine Balhawan
Captain	Ralph Nader Hadchity
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LIB
First colours Second colours
First international
Lebanon 2–4 Qatar  (Tehran, Iran; June 25, 2000)
Biggest win
Lebanon 7–2 Kyrgyzstan  (Tehran, Iran; July 1, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Lebanon 0–9 Qatar  (Qatar; October 13, 2003)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	0

Lebanon national under-17 football team (also known as Lebanon Under-17 or Lebanon U-17) represents Lebanon in international football competitions in the AFC U-16 Championship and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, as well as in any other under-17 international football tournament. It is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association.

History

Lebanon has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the AFC U-16 Championship.

The Lebanese U-17 national football team has been able to produce Lebanese senior nationals, such as former Bundesliga players Roda Antar and Youssef Mohamad as well as former Saudi Professional League players Mohamad Haidar and Mohammed Ghaddar.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/17	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship record									Qualifications
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA		PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	0	3	9	13
2002	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	0	0	2	0	10
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	0	0	2	2	9
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		5	2	0	3	9	15
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	0	0	4	1	12
2012	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	0	3	6	16
2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	0	0	3	2	11
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	0	3	3	8
Total	0/18	-	-	-	-	-	-		28	5	0	23	32	94

Results and fixtures

2017

Lebanon  v  Afghanistan

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 2018 U-16 Championship	Lebanon	1–4	Afghanistan	Karaj, Iran
14:00	Ayach  68' (pen.)	Report	Samandari  46' Rashidi  53', 82' Walizada  87'	Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 475 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Kyrgyzstan  v  Lebanon

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 2018 U-16 Championship	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	Lebanon	Karaj, Iran
14:00	Shipovskii  16'	Report		Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 67 Referee: C. R. Srikrishna (India)

Lebanon  v  Iran

18 September 2017 (2017-09-18) 2018 U-16 Championship	Lebanon	0–3	Iran	Karaj, Iran
17:00		Report	Shaverdi  23' Azizi  24' Seyedi  81'	Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

Bhutan  v  Lebanon

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 2018 U-16 Championship	Bhutan	0–2	Lebanon	Karaj, Iran
17:00		Report	Zgheib  55' Hadchity  60' (pen.)	Stadium: Enghelab Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

Team

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification.^[1]

Number	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Karim Salame	(2002-06-10) 10 June 2002	Hoops
22	1GK	Rami Mjalli	(2003-10-15) 15 October 2003	Athletico SC
23	1GK	Hassan Abdallah	(2002-02-02) 2 February 2002	Hoops
2	2DF	Ahmad Al Harakeh	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002	Hoops
3	2DF	Issa Atriss	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002	Al Ahed
4	2DF	Hossam Neameh	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002
6	2DF	Abdel Rahman Chamsin	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002	Hoops
8	2DF	Sajed Amhaz	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002	Al Ahed
12	2DF	Mohamad Zgheib	(2002-06-18) 18 June 2002	Nejmeh
17	2DF	Youssef Finianos	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002	Salam Zgharta
19	2DF	Peter Al Asseily	(2002-05-06) 6 May 2002	Athletico SC
10	3MF	Mahdi Alawie	(2002-10-02) 2 October 2002	FC Roskilde
14	3MF	Ralph Nader Hadchity(captain)	(2002-01-14) 14 January 2002	BFA
16	3MF	Mohamad Baker El Housseini	(2002-12-18) 18 December 2002	Al Ahed
20	3MF	Wassim Ayach	(2002-07-08) 8 July 2002	Nejmeh
21	3MF	Hussein Bdeir	(2002-05-24) 24 May 2002	Al Ahed
5	4FW	Elio Samaha	(2002-12-12) 12 December 2002	Athletico SC
7	4FW	Farid Kassatly	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002	Nejmeh
9	4FW	Sami El Said	(2002-03-12) 12 March 2002	Tripoli
11	4FW	Mohammad Khalife	(2002-08-24) 24 August 2002	Hoops
13	4FW	Hadi Hassoun	(2002-05-28) 28 May 2002	Hoops
15	4FW	Said Saad	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002	Al Ahed
18	4FW	Youssef Issa	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002	Al Ansar

See also

• Lebanon national football team
• Lebanon national under-23 football team
• Lebanon national under-20 football team
• Football in Lebanon

References

External links

• Lebanon U16 at World Football