Lebanon national futsal team
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Nickname(s)رجال الأرز
(The Cedars)
(The Cedars)
AssociationLebanese Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
Head coachRicardo Íñíguez Calabuig
| Nickname(s) | رجال الأرز (The Cedars) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanese Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Ricardo Íñíguez Calabuig | ||
| Home stadium | Sadaka Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
| FIFA ranking | 54  (12 December 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 53 (November 2024 – April 2025) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 54 (August 2025) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iran 15–2 Lebanon  (Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 16–2 Yemen  (Port Said, Egypt, 24 December 2008) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Iran 15–2 Lebanon (Tehran, Iran, 27 July 2003) | |||
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2003) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (7 times) | ||
| Arab Futsal Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2005, 2007) | ||
The Lebanon national futsal team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات; French: Équipe du Liban de futsal) represents Lebanon in international futsal competitions. Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).
Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Their closest attempt came in 2021, when they lost to Vietnam in the play-offs on the away goals rule.[2] Lebanon are regulars at the AFC Futsal Asian Cup, having reached the quarter-finals on seven occasions. The team also competes in the Arab Futsal Cup and the WAFF Futsal Championship.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1989 |
did not enter | did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
 2004 |
did not qualify | The 2004 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | ||||||||||||||
 2008 |
The 2008 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2012 |
The 2012 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2016 |
The 2016 AFC Futsal Championship served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
 2021 |
Play-off defeat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
 2024 |
The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Outcome | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1999 |
did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | -15 | qualified as invitees (No qualification) | ||||||||
 2004 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 17 | +5 | |||||||||
 2005 |
Round 2 (Plate) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25 | +26 | |||||||||
| 2006 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | -6 | qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament | ||||||||
 2007 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | |
| 2008 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | -10 | qualified as top 11 team at the previous tournament | ||||||||
| 2010 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 1st of 3, 1st of 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
 2012 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 2nd of 4, 3rd of 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | |
| 2014 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 1st of 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
| 2016 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 1st of 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | |
| 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 1st of 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
 |
cancelled | 1st of 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | +16 | ||||||||
 2022 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | -14 | 1st of 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |
| 2024 |
did not qualify | 3rd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | ||||||||
| 2026 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 2nd of 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | |
| Total:13/18 | Quarter-finals | 52 | 19 | 9 | 24 | 184 | 211 | -27 | Total | 33 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 133 | 66 | +67 | |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2005 |
did not enter | ||||||
| 2007 |
Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 |
| 2009 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2013 |
Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
| 2017 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Total | 3/5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 38 |
Arab Futsal Cup
| Arab Futsal Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1998 |
did not enter | ||||||
| 2005 |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 27 |
 2007 |
Third place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 21 |
| 2008 |
Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 20 |
| 2021 |
did not enter | ||||||
 2022 | |||||||
| 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| Total | 4/7 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 93 | 87 |
WAFF Futsal Championship
| WAFF Futsal Championship record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2007 |
Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
 2009 |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| 2012 |
did not enter | ||||||
| 2022 |
Semi-finals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 |
| Total | 3/4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 28 |
Mediterranean Futsal Cup
| Mediterranean Futsal Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation(s) and year |
Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 |
Sixth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 |
