Lebanon national under-17 football team
The Lebanon national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم) is the national under-17 football team of Lebanon and is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The team also serves as the national under-16 and national under-15 football teams of Lebanon.
| Nickname(s) | منتخب الناشئين (The Junior Team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Giménez | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | LBN | ||
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| First international | |||
| Lebanon 2–4 Qatar (Tehran, Iran; 25 June 2000) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Lebanon 7–2 Kyrgyzstan (Tehran, Iran; 1 July 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Lebanon 0–9 Qatar (Qatar; 13 October 2003) Lebanon 0–9 Egypt (Sig, Algeria; 27 August 2022) | |||
| Arab Cup U-17 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2022) | ||
| WAFF U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2005) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2022) | ||
While the team is yet to qualify for both the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the AFC U-17 Asian Cup, they participate in the Arab Cup U-17 and WAFF U-16 Championship. Lebanon reached the final of the 2022 WAFF U-16 Championship, losing 1–0 to hosts Jordan. The team has produced several senior nationals, such as Hussein El Dor, Omar El Kurdi, Jad Noureddine and Mohamad Kdouh.
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