Lebanon national futsal team

Infobox National futsal team
Name = Lebanon
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FIFA Trigramme = LIB
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Association = Federation Libanaise de
Football Association
Confederation = AFC (Asia)
Coach = Flagicon|Lebanon Dory Zakhour
Captain = Rabih Abu Chaaya
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| First game = Flagicon|Cyprus Cyprus 10 – 0 Lebanon Flagicon|Lebanon (Nicosia, Cyprus; 10 April 2003)
Largest loss = Flagicon|Iran Iran 15 – 2 Lebanon flagicon|Lebanon (Tehran, Iran; 27 July 2003)
Largest win = Flagicon|Lebanon Lebanon 14 – 1 Maldives Flagicon|Maldives (Taipei, Taiwan; 3 March 2007)
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Regional name = AFC Futsal Championship
Regional cup apps = 6
Regional cup first = 2003
Regional cup best = Quarter Finals, 2004, 2007, 2008

The Lebanon national futsal team represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association. It is one of the raising teams in Asia. As of December 2007, Lebanon is ranked 34 in the [http://www.futsalworldranking.be/ Futsal World Ranking] , the sixth highest ranking Asian team in the latest World Rankings.

Lebanon has played in six AFC Futsal Championships. Its best result was reaching the quarter finals in 2004 and 2007 in Japan. Lebanon has also played twice at the Arab Futsal Championship, in 2005 they finished third while in 2006 they won the second place. In 2005 they didn't qualify for the knock-out stages, however the following plate chamoionship, Lebanon beat Iraq in the final to claim the plate championship.

Lebanon also reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Asian Indoor Games in Macau.

Tournament records

FIFA Futsal World Cup

* 1989 - "Did not enter"
* 1992 - "Did not enter"
* 1996 - "Did not enter"
* 2000 - "Did not enter"
* 2004 - "Did not qualify"
* 2008 - "Did not qualify"

AFC Futsal Championship

* 1999 - "Did not enter"
* 2000 - "Did not enter"
* 2001 - "Did not enter"
* 2002 - "Did not enter"
* 2003 - Group stage
* 2004 - Quarter Finals
* 2005 - Group Stage (Plate Champions)
* 2006 - Group Stage
* 2007 - Quarter Finals
* 2008 - Quarter Finals

Asian Indoor Games Futsal Championship

* 2007 - Quarter Finals

=WAFF Futsal Championship record=

* 2007 - Runner-ups

Arab Futsal Championship record

* 2005 - Third place
* 2006 - Runner-ups

Current Squad

[http://www.futsalplanet.com/news/news-01.asp?id=8958 Correct as of 9/5/08]

References