Lebanon national futsal team
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The Lebanon national futsal team represents the Republic of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 in international futsal
Futsal
Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

 competitions. Their official nickname is The Cedars. The team is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association
Federation Libanaise de Football Association
The Lebanese Football Association is the governing body of football in Lebanon. It organizes the Lebanon national football team, the Lebanon women's national football team, the Lebanon national under-23 football team, the Lebanon national under-20 football team, the Lebanon national under-17...

 (FLFA) which is a member of the FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

, the Asian Football Confederation
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...

 (AFC) and also the West Asian Football Federation
West Asian Football Federation
The West Asian Football Federation , founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members are Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria....

 (WAFF).

Lebanon is one of the raising teams in Asia. Lebanon has never qualified for the FIFA Futsal World Cup but played in 7 / 11 times in the AFC Futsal Championship
AFC Futsal Championship
The AFC Futsal Championship is the main national futsal competition of the Asian Football Confederation nations. It was first held in 1999 and has been played annually...

s. Their best result was reaching the quarter-finals in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010. In the 2005 tournament, Lebanon was eliminated from the group stage. It was the only edition that had a "Plate Competition" for the teams that where knocked out from the group stage and a "Cup Competition" for the teams that ended up in the 1st and 2nd places of their group. Lebanon managed to win the "Plate Competition" through another group stage then a knock-out stage. Lebanon also reached the quarter-finals in the Asian Indoor Games Futsal Championship
Asian Indoor Games Futsal Championship
The Futsal at the Asian Indoor Games is a futsal competition of the Asian Indoor Games. It was first held in 2005.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-References:*, FutsalPlanet.com...

 in 2007. In the WAFF Futsal Championships, Lebanon has managed to earn the 2nd place in the 2007 tournament and 4th place in the 2009 tournament. Lebanon also earned the 3rd place in the 2005 and 2007 tournaments and 4th place in the 2008 tournament in the Arab Futsal Championship
Arab Futsal Championship
The Arab Futsal Championship is a futsal competition for Arab nations. It was first held in 1998.-Results:-Ranking:-External links:*...

s.

FIFA Futsal World Cup

  • 1989 – Did not enter
  • 1992 – Did not enter
  • 1996 – Did not enter
  • 2000 – Did not enter
  • 2004 – Did not qualify
  • 2008 – Did not qualify

AFC Futsal Championship

  • 1999 – Did not enter
  • 2000 – Did not enter
  • 2001 – Did not enter
  • 2002 – Did not enter
  • 2003 – Group Stage
  • 2004 – Quarter Finals
  • 2005 – Group Stage / Plate Competition Winner
  • 2006 – Group Stage
  • 2007 – Quarter Finals
  • 2008 – Quarter Finals
  • 2010 – Quarter Finals

Asian Indoor Games Futsal Championship

  • 2005 - Did not enter
  • 2007 – Quarter Finals
  • 2009 - Did not enter

Arab Futsal Championship

  • 1998 – Did not enter
  • 2005 – 3rd Place
  • 2007 – 3rd Place
  • 2008 – 4th Place

Players

# Position Name
1 GK Rabie El Kakhi
2 GK Sarkis Askadjian
3 FP Abbas Fadlallah
4 FP Francois Kharma
5 FP Hassan Hammoud
6 FP Hayssam Atwi
7 FP Ibrahim Hammoud
8 FP Kassem Kawsan
9 FP Khaled Takaji
10 FP Mahmoud Itani
11 FP Mohammad Iskandarani
12 FP Rabih Abou Chaaya
13 FP Serge Said

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