Lebanon women's national basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 44  3 (18 March 2026)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | FLB | ||
| Coach | Paul Coughter | ||
| Nickname | The Cedars | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 | ||
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The Lebanon women's national basketball team represents Lebanon in international women's basketball tournaments and is governed by the Lebanese Basketball Federation.[2]
Early achievements (1980s-2000s)
The Lebanon women's national basketball team emerged on the regional scene in the late 20th century. They secured two third-place finishes at the Arab Women's Basketball Championship in 1983 and 1997.[3] The team's success continued with a silver medal at the 2000 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.[3] Building on this momentum, they achieved the championship title at the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.[3] The following year, they claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games.[4] Further solidifying their regional presence, the team secured another gold medal at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.[5][6]
2009–2014: Promotion to division A of FIBA Asia and the FIBA ban
On the global stage, their achievements included a promotion to Division A of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup after finishing as runners-up in Division B at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women.[7] In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place.[8] However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013.[9] This suspension prevented their participation in the Division A of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, resulting in their return to Division B after the ban was lifted in 2014.[10]
2020–present: Promotion back to division A of FIBA Asia
After a prolonged period, the team regained their place in Division A by winning the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.[11][12] Carrying the momentum forward, they secured their Division A status in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup by defeating Chinese Taipei with a final score of 75–73, ensuring their participation in the top tier for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[13] Their 7th place finish in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup secured Lebanon's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament.[14] Lebanon did not advance in the Pre-Qualification after losing all three of their group phase games.[15]
The team's final opportunity for qualification came at the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup, which served as the primary qualifier for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, awarding a direct berth to its champion and spots in the World Cup Qualifying Tournaments to the teams finishing in second to sixth place.[16] However, while Lebanon's 7th-place finish ended their campaign for the 2026 World Cup, it ensured they would remain in Division A for the 2027 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[17]
Tournament records
FIBA World Cup
| FIBA Women's World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||
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| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Squad | Pld | W | L | |
| 1953 to 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
 2002 | did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | |||||||
 2006 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
 2010 | did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | |||||||
 2014 | suspended | suspended | |||||||
 2018 | did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | |||||||
 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | |||||||
 2026 |
did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
 2030 |
To be determined | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Asia Championship
| FIBA Women's Asia Cup Records | |||||||||
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| Year | Division A | Division B | Squad | ||||||
| Pos | Pld | W | L | Pos | Pld | W | L | ||
 2001 | 13th | level II | 8th | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 2004 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||
| 2005 | |||||||||
 2007 | |||||||||
 2009 | 8th | level II | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | Division A | Squad | |||
| 2013 | suspended | suspended | |||||||
| 2015 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||
| 2017 | 11th | level II | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | Squad | ||
| 2019 | did not participate | did not participate | |||||||
 2021 | 9th | level II | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | Squad | ||
| 2023 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | Division A | Squad | |||
| 2025 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | Squad | ||||
 2027 | Qualified | Squad | |||||||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 6 | |||
Squad
Current roster
Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[18]
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