The Lebanon women's national basketball team represents Lebanon in international women's basketball tournaments and is governed by the Lebanese Basketball Federation.
History 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. The team's success continued with a silver medal at the 2000 Arab Women's Basketball Championship. Building on this momentum, they achieved the championship title at the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship. The following year, they claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games. Further solidifying their regional presence, the team secured another gold medal at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.Basketball results at the Pan-Arab 2011 games official website
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. In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place. However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013. 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.
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. 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. 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. Lebanon did not advance in the Pre-Qualification after losing all three of their group phase games.
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. 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.
Tournament records FIBA World Cup FIBA Women's World CupQualificationYearPositionSquad1953 to 1998did not enterdid not enter 2002did not qualifyFIBA Women's Asia Cupserved as qualifiers 2006did not enterdid not enter 2010did not qualifyFIBA Women's Asia Cupserved as qualifiers 2014suspendedsuspended 2018did not qualifyFIBA Women's Asia Cupserved as qualifiers 2022did not qualifydid not qualify 2026did not qualify 303 2030To be determinedTo be determinedTotal0/21000303
Asia Championship FIBA Women's Asia Cup RecordsYearDivision ADivision BSquad 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 ASquad 2013 suspended suspended 2015 did not participate did not participate 2017 11th level II 3rd 6 4 2Squad 2019 did not participate did not participate 2021 9th level II 1st 4 4 0Squad 2023 7th 4 1 3 Division ASquad 2025 7th 4 1 3 Squad 2027 QualifiedSquadTotal 14 4 10 20 14 6
Squad Current roster Roster for the 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
See also Sport in Lebanon Lebanon women's national under-18 basketball team Lebanon women's national under-16 basketball team Lebanon men's national basketball team Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team Lebanon men's national under-17 basketball team
References
External links
FIBA profile