Lebanon national football team results (1940–89)

This is a list of the Lebanon national football team results from 1940 to 1989.

Lebanon national football team results

Lebanon's first official international game was played in 1940 against Mandatory Palestine in a 5–1 defeat; Camille Cordahi scored Lebanon's first international goal.

While Lebanon wouldn't participate in World Cup qualifiers until 1994, they participated in the 1972 and 1980 Asian Cup qualifiers, failing to qualify in both occasions. Lebanon hosted the inaugural edition of the Arab Nations Cup in 1963, finishing in third place. They would also participate in 1964 and 1966, where they finished in fourth place on both occasions, as well as in 1988. Lebanon also participated in the Pan Arab Games in 1953, 1957, which they hosted and where they finished in third place, 1961, where they finished in fourth place, and 1965. Lebanon also hosted the 1959 Mediterranean Games, where they finished in third place, and participated in the 1963 edition.

Results

1940s
27 April 1940 FriendlyMandatory Palestine 5–1 LebanonTel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
16:00 UTC+3
  • Meitner  2'
  • Schneiderovitz  11' (pen.)
  • Machlis  32'
  • Kaspi  40', 60'
 Report
Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: John Blackwell (England)

1950s
23 January 1955 FriendlyLebanon 2–3 BulgariaBeirut, Lebanon

1960s
4 September 1961 1961 Pan Arab GamesLebanon 7–1 Saudi ArabiaCasablanca, Morocco
4 April 1963 1963 Arab Nations CupLebanon 2–3 SyriaBeirut, Lebanon
5 April 1963 1963 Arab Nations CupLebanon 6–0 JordanBeirut, Lebanon
9 April 1963 1963 Arab Nations CupLebanon 4–0 KuwaitBeirut, Lebanon
13 November 1964 1964 Arab Nations CupJordan 0–0 LebanonKuwait City, Kuwait
20 March 1965 FriendlyCyprus 2–0 LebanonNicosia, Cyprus
22 August 1965 1965 Pan Arab GamesIraq 0–0 LebanonCairo, Egypt
28 August 1965 1965 Pan Arab GamesUnited Arab Republic 3–0 LebanonCairo, Egypt
1 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations CupIraq 0–0 LebanonBaghdad, Iraq
5 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations CupLebanon 2–1 JordanBaghdad, Iraq
6 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations CupLebanon 2–1 KuwaitBaghdad, Iraq
10 April 1966 1966 Arab Nations CupLibya 6–1 LebanonBaghdad, Iraq

1970s
14 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualificationKuwait 1–0 LebanonBangkok, Thailand
19 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualificationLebanon 3–2 SyriaBangkok, Thailand
22 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualificationIraq 4–1 LebanonBangkok, Thailand
24 December 1971 1972 Asian Cup qualificationLebanon 2–0 JordanBangkok, Thailand
26 September 1974 1974 Kuneitra CupAlgeria 4–1 LebanonDamascus, Syria
28 September 1974 1974 Kuneitra CupLebanon 2–1 TunisiaDamascus, Syria
30 September 1974 1974 Kuneitra CupJordan 0–0 LebanonDamascus, Syria
2 October 1974 1974 Kuneitra CupMorocco 3–0 LebanonDamascus, Syria
4 October 1974 1974 Kuneitra CupEgypt 2–0 LebanonDamascus, Syria
13 January 1979 1980 Asian Cup qualificationLebanon 2–0 BahrainAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16 January 1979 1980 Asian Cup qualificationSyria 1–0 LebanonAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

1980s
11 July 1988 1988 Arab Nations CupIraq 0–0 LebanonAmman, Jordan
15 July 1988 1988 Arab Nations CupEgypt 3–0 LebanonAmman, Jordan
17 July 1988 1988 Arab Nations CupLebanon 1–1 TunisiaAmman, Jordan
30 October 1989 FriendlyKuwait 5–0 LebanonKuwait City, Kuwait
15:30
2 November 1989 FriendlyUganda 2–0 LebanonKuwait City, Kuwait
14:30
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