The Lebanon national under-20 football team () is the national under-20 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-19 and national under-18 football teams of Lebanon.
While the team has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, they have participated twice in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup, in 1973 and in 2008, with their best result being reaching the quarter-finals in the 1973 edition. In the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship, the U18 team made history by becoming the first Lebanon men's national team to reach a final, losing to hosts Iraq on penalty-shootouts. They also participate in the Arab Cup U-20 and Jeux de la Francophonie, failing to go past the group stage in both competitions.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup FIFA U-20 World Cup recordQualification recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquadOutcome 1977Did not enterDid not enter 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989Did not qualifyThe 1988 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 1991The 1990 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 1993The 1992 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 1995The 1994 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 1997The 1996 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 1999The 1998 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2001The 2000 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2003WithdrewWithdrew 2005Did not qualifyThe 2004 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2007The 2006 AFC Youth Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2009The 2008 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2011WithdrewWithdrew 2013Did not qualifyThe 2012 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2015The 2014 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2017The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2019The 2018 AFC U-19 Championship served as the qualifying tournament 2023The 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2025The 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament 2027To be determinedThe 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournamentTotal—0/25———————Total——————
AFC U-20 Asian Cup AFC U-20 Asian Cup recordQualification recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquadOutcome 1959Did not enterDid not enter 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973Quarter-finals5th of 14413031SquadQualified as invitees 1974Did not enterDid not enter 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988Did not qualify3rd of 3430184 1990Did not enterDid not enter 1992Did not qualify 1994 19964th of 4300317 1998 20004th of 5410359 2002WithdrewWithdrew 2004Did not qualify3rd of 3201112 20063rd of 3200216 2008Group stage15th of 163003212Squad2nd of 65401104 2010WithdrewWithdrew 2012Did not qualify3rd of 5420238 20143rd of 4301228 20163rd of 4311145 20183rd of 3200204 20202nd of 4311132 20232nd of 4320175 20254th of 54103118 2027Qualified2nd of 3210155TotalBest: quarter-finals3/437133513—Total44164246177
Arab Cup U-20 + Arab Cup U-20 recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 1983Did not participate 1985Group stage9th of 12210111— 1989Did not participate 2011Did not participate 2012 2014Cancelled 2020Did not participate 2021Group stage15th of 163003210— 2022Group stage14th of 18200214Squad 2026To be determined 2028TotalBest: group stage1/55005314—
WAFF U-20 Championship + WAFF U-20 Championship recordHost nation(s)and yearRoundSquad 2019Did not participate 2021Runners-up2nd of 9422031— 2024Group stage12th of 12300306— 2026To be determinedTotalBest: runners-up2/3722337—
Mediterranean Games + Mediterranean Games recordHost nation,city and yearRoundSquadSee Lebanon national football team Athens 1991See Lebanon national under-23 football team Languedoc-Roussillon 1993 Bari 1997 Tunis 2001See Lebanon national under-21 football team Almería 2005See Lebanon national under-23 football team Pescara 2009Did not participate Mersin 2013 Tarragona 2018 Oran 2022 Taranto 2026 Pristina 2030To be determinedTotal—0/4———————
Jeux de la Francophonie + Jeux de la Francophonie recordHost nation,city and yearRoundSquad Casablanca 1989Did not participate Paris 1994 Antananarivo 1997 Ottawa 2001 Niamey 2005 Beirut 2009Group stage9th of 9200215Squad Nice 2013Group stage14 of 143003110Squad Abidjan 2017Group stage13 of 16301225Squad Kinshasa 2023Group stage8th of 9201116SquadTotalBest: group stage4/910028526—
Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2026
Players The following 23 players were called up for the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification matches against South Korea and Kyrgyzstan on 31 August and 3 September 2026, respectively.
See also Lebanon national football team Lebanon national under-23 football team Lebanon national under-17 football team Lebanon women's national under-20 football team Football in Lebanon
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