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Lebanon under-17

Nickname(s)	منتخب الناشئين (The Junior Team)
Association	Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Daniel Giménez
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	LBN
First colours Second colours
First international
Lebanon 2–4 Qatar  (Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000)
Biggest win
Lebanon 7–2 Kyrgyzstan  (Tehran, Iran; 1 July 2000)
Biggest defeat
Lebanon 0–9 Qatar  (Qatar; 13 October 2003)  Lebanon 0–9 Egypt  (Sig, Algeria; 27 August 2022)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Group stage (2022)
WAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2005)
Best result	Runners-up (2022)

The Lebanon national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-17 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-16 and national under-15 football teams of Lebanon.

While the team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, they participate in the Arab Cup U-17 and WAFF U-16 Championship. Lebanon reached the final of the 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship, losing 1–0 to hosts Jordan. The team has produced several senior nationals, such as Hussein El Dor, Omar El Kurdi, Jad Noureddine and Mohamad Kdouh.

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World 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
1985	did not enter										did not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	did not qualify										The 2000 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2003	Withdrew										Withdrew
2005	did not qualify										The 2004 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2007											The 2006 AFC U-17 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2009											The 2008 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2011											The 2010 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2013	Withdrew										Withdrew
2015	did not qualify										The 2014 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2017											The 2016 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2019											The 2018 AFC U-16 Championship served as the qualifying tournament
2023											The 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2025	Withdrew										Withdrew
Total	–	0/20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 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
1985	did not enter										did not enter
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000	did not qualify										4th of 5	4	1	0	3	9	13
2002	Withdrew										Withdrew
2004	did not qualify										3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	0	10
2006											3rd of 3	2	0	0	2	2	9
2008											4th of 6	5	2	0	3	9	15
2010											5th of 5	4	0	0	4	1	12
2012	Withdrew										Withdrew
2014	did not qualify										3rd of 5	4	2	0	2	6	12
2016											4th of 4	3	0	0	3	2	11
2018											4th of 5	4	1	0	3	3	8
2020											4th of 4	3	0	0	3	4	9
2023											5th of 5	4	0	1	3	2	7
2025	Withdrew										Withdrew
Total	–	0/18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Total	35	6	1	28	38	106

Arab Cup U-17

Arab Cup U-17 record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2011	did not participate
2012
2014
2021	Cancelled
2022	Group stage	15th of 16	3	0	1	2	0	15	—
Total	Best: group stage	1/4	3	0	1	2	0	15	–

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF U-16 Championship record
Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2005	3rd–4th place round	4th of 6	4	0	1	3	3	14	—
2007	Group stage	5th of 5	4	0	1	3	2	20	—
2009	did not participate
2013
2015
2018
2019	7th–9th place round	8th of 9	4	1	0	3	3	4	—
2021	Group stage	7th of 9	2	0	0	2	1	5	—
2022	Runners-up	2nd of 8	5	3	0	2	5	2	—
Total	Best: runners-up	5/9	19	4	2	13	14	45	–

Recent results and fixtures

Players

The following 23 players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.

See also

• Lebanon men's national football team
• Lebanon men's national under-23 football team
• Lebanon men's national under-20 football team
• Lebanon women's national football team
• Lebanon women's national under-20 football team
• Lebanon women's national under-17 football team
• Football in Lebanon

References

1. الأردن يظفر بلقب غرب آسيا للناشئين [Jordan wins the WAFF U-16 Championship]. Kooora (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
2. "Lebanon 0–4 Islamic Republic of Iran". Asian Football Confederation. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
3. "Lebanon 1–4 Saudi Arabia". Asian Football Confederation. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
4. وفد منتخب الناشئين غادر الى مسقط للمشاركة في تصفيات كأس آسيا تحت 17 عاماً [The delegation of the junior national team left for Muscat to participate in the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualifiers]. Lebanese Football Federation (in Arabic). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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