Lebanon national football team results (2010–2019)

This is a list of the Lebanon national football team results from 2010 to 2019.

Lebanon missed out the World Cups in 2010, 2014 and 2018, as well as the Asian Cups of 2011 and 2015; the team, however, managed to qualify for the 2019 Asian Cup for the first time in history (with the only other previous experience in the Asian Cup being in 2000, when Lebanon hosted the event). They managed their first ever victory in the competition on 17 January 2019, with a 4–1 win over North Korea. However, it would not be enough to qualify Lebanon to the knock-out stages of the tournament.

The national team also went through both its worst and best rankings in history: 178th, from April to May 2011, and 77th, in September 2018.

Results

Legend for encounters
R2	Second round
R3	Third round
R4	Fourth round
GS	Group stage

2010

6 January 2010 2011 Asian Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–1	Vietnam	Sidon, Lebanon
	El Ali 20'			Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium

3 March 2010 2011 Asian Cup qualification

Syria

4–0

Lebanon

Aleppo, Syria

2011

2 July 2011 Friendly

Lebanon

0–6

Kuwait

Beirut, Lebanon

9 July 2011 Friendly

Lebanon

0–1

Oman

Beirut, Lebanon

17 July 2011 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	6–2	Lebanon	Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates
			El Ali 30', 68'

23 July 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	4–0	Bangladesh	Beirut, Lebanon
	Maatouk 16' M. El Ali 27' Al Saadi 55' T. Al Ali 67'

28 July 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R2

Bangladesh

2–0

Lebanon

Dhaka, Bangladesh

17 August 2011 Friendly

Lebanon

2–3

Syria

Sidon, Lebanon

2 September 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R3

South Korea

6–0

Lebanon

Goyang, South Korea

6 September 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	3–1	United Arab Emirates	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghaddar 37' Moghrabi 55' Antar 83'

11 October 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	2–2	Kuwait	Beirut, Lebanon
	Maatouk 15', 86'

11 November 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	0–1	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
			El Ali 57'

15 November 2011 2014 World Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	2–1	South Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
	Al Saadi 4' Atwi 32'			Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

2012

29 February 2012 2014 World Cup qualification R3

United Arab Emirates

4–2

Lebanon

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

11 May 2012 Friendly

Lebanon

1–4

Egypt

Tripoli, Lebanon

18 May 2012 Friendly

Lebanon

1–2

Jordan

Sidon, Lebanon

27 May 2012 Friendly

Oman

1–1

Lebanon

Muscat, Oman

3 June 2012 2014 World Cup qualification R4

Lebanon

0–1

Qatar

Beirut, Lebanon

8 June 2012 2014 World Cup qualification R4	Lebanon	1–1	Uzbekistan	Beirut, Lebanon
	Al Saadi 36'	Report	Hasanov 12'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

12 June 2012 2014 World Cup qualification R4

South Korea

3–0

Lebanon

Goyang, South Korea

24 June 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup GS

Iraq

1–0

Lebanon

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

27 June 2012 2012 Arab Nations Cup GS

Sudan

2–0

Lebanon

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

6 September 2012 Friendly

Lebanon

0–3

Australia

Beirut, Lebanon

11 September 2012 2014 World Cup qualification R4

Lebanon

1–0

Iran

Beirut, Lebanon

16 October 2012 Friendly

Lebanon

2–1

Yemen

Sidon, Lebanon

14 November 2012 2014 World Cup qualification R4

Qatar

1–0

Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

8 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship GS

Lebanon

1–0

Oman

Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait

11 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship GS

Palestine

1–0

Lebanon

Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait

14 December 2012 2012 WAFF Championship GS

Kuwait

2–1

Lebanon

Kuwait City, Kuwait

2013

15 January 2013 Friendly

Lebanon

0–0

Gabon

Sidon, Lebanon

31 January 2013 Friendly

Qatar

1–0

Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

6 February 2013 2015 Asian Cup qualification

Iran

5–0

Lebanon

Tehran, Iran

17 March 2013 Friendly

Bahrain

0–0

Lebanon

Riffa, Bahrain

22 March 2013 2015 Asian Cup qualification

Lebanon

5–2

Thailand

Beirut, Lebanon

26 March 2013 2014 World Cup qualification R4	Uzbekistan	1–0	Lebanon	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	Djeparov 63'	Report		Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium Attendance: 31,197 Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

28 May 2013 Friendly

Lebanon

1–1

Oman

Doha, Qatar

5 June 2013 2014 World Cup qualification R4

Lebanon

1–1

South Korea

Beirut, Lebanon

11 June 2013 2014 World Cup qualification R4

Iran

4–0

Lebanon

Tehran, Iran

6 September 2013 Friendly

Lebanon

2–0

Syria

Beirut, Lebanon

9 September 2013 Friendly

Qatar

1–1

Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

8 October 2013 Friendly

Lebanon

1–1

Iraq

Beirut, Lebanon

15 October 2013 2015 Asian Cup qualification

Lebanon

1–1

Kuwait

Beirut, Lebanon

9 November 2013 Friendly

Bahrain

1–0

Lebanon

Riffa, Bahrain

15 November 2013 2015 Asian Cup qualification

Kuwait

0–0

Lebanon

Kuwait City, Kuwait

19 November 2013 2015 Asian Cup qualification

Lebanon

1–4

Iran

Beirut, Lebanon

26 November 2013 2013 WAFF Championship GS

Jordan

0–0

Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

29 November 2013 2013 WAFF Championship GS

Kuwait

2–0

Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

2014

19 February 2014 Friendly

Lebanon

3–1

Pakistan

Beirut, Lebanon

5 March 2014 2015 Asian Cup qualification

Thailand

2–5

Lebanon

Bangkok, Thailand

9 October 2014 Friendly

Qatar

5–0

Lebanon

Doha, Qatar

14 October 2014 Friendly

Saudi Arabia

1–1

Lebanon

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

6 November 2014 Friendly

United Arab Emirates

3–2

Lebanon

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2015

24 May 2015 Friendly	Lebanon	2–2	Syria	Sidon, Lebanon
	Onika 71' Ghaddar 76'		Al Hussain 6' Mardikian 60'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium

30 May 2015 Friendly	Jordan	0–0	Lebanon	Irbid, Jordan
				Stadium: Al-Hasan Stadium

11 June 2015 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	0–1	Kuwait	Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 86'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 15,215 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

16 June 2015 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Laos	0–2	Lebanon	Vientiane, Laos
19:00 UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ghaddar 5' Shamsin 75'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Yu Ming-hsun (Chinese Taipei)

26 August 2015 Friendly	Lebanon	2–3	Iraq	Sidon, Lebanon
	Chaito 47' Atwi 58' Jradi 62'		Abdul-Raheem 41' Qasim 87' Abdul-Zahra 90+5'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium

31 August 2015 Friendly	Lebanon	0–0	Palestine	Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Referee: Murad Al Zawahreh (Jordan)

8 September 2015 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	0–3	South Korea	Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jang Hyun-soo 22' (pen.) Ali Hamam 26' (o.g.) Kwon Chang-hoon 60'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Dmitriy Mashentsev (Kyrgyzstan)

8 October 2015 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Myanmar	0–2	Lebanon	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Maatouk 28' Atwi 90+3'	Stadium: Suphachalasai Stadium Attendance: 3,056 Referee: Mohd Nafeez Abdul Wahab (Malaysia)

13 October 2015 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Kuwait	0–0	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 12,150 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

12 November 2015 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	7–0	Laos	Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+2	Mohamad 27' Antar 34' Chaito 36', 90+3' Hamam 42' Maatouk 59' Oumari 90'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

17 November 2015 Friendly	Macedonia	0–1	Lebanon	Skopje, Macedonia
13:00 CET		Report	Oumari 47'	Stadium: Philip II Arena Attendance: 400 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

2016

5 February 2016 Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	Lebanon	Riffa, Bahrain
	Hashem 15' Abdulla 45'			Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

14 February 2016 Friendly	Uzbekistan	2–0	Lebanon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Shomurodov 5' Djeparov 45' (pen.)	Report

24 March 2016 2018 World Cup qualification R2	South Korea	1–0	Lebanon	Ansan, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Jeong-hyeop 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Ansan Wa Stadium Attendance: 30,205 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

29 March 2016 2018 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	1–1	Myanmar	Sidon, Lebanon
17:00 UTC+3	El-Helwe 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Aung Thu 78'	Stadium: Saida Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,470 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

31 August 2016 Friendly	Lebanon	1–1	Jordan	Beirut, Lebanon
				Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

5 September 2016 Friendly	Lebanon	2–0	Afghanistan	Beirut, Lebanon
				Stadium: Tripoli Stadium

6 October 2016 Friendly	Kyrgyzstan	0–0	Lebanon	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
				Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

11 October 2016 (2016-10-11) Friendly	Lebanon	1–1	Equatorial Guinea	Beirut, Lebanon
17:30 UTC+3	Maatouk 83'		Balboa 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) Friendly	Lebanon	1–1	Palestine	Beirut, Lebanon
13:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

15 November 2016 Friendly	Jordan	0–0	Lebanon	Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Amman International Stadium

2017

28 March 2017 2019 Asian Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	2–0	Hong Kong	Beirut, Lebanon
18:00 UTC+03:00	Ghaddar 27' Maatouk 34'	Report		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 14,672 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

13 June 2017 2019 Asian Cup qualification R3	Malaysia	1–2	Lebanon	Johor Bahru, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+08:00	Mahali 43'	Report	Rabih Ataya 79', 90+4'	Stadium: Tan Sri Dato' Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium Attendance: 6,850 Referee: Jameel Juma Abdulhusain Mohamed (Bahrain)

5 September 2017 2019 Asian Cup qualification R3	North Korea	2–2	Lebanon	Pyongyang, North Korea
20:30 UTC+08:30	Kim Yu-song 23' Yong-jik 87'	Report	Mansour 47' Maatouk 90+4'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2017 2019 Asian Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	5–0	North Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
18:00 UTC+03:00	Hilal El-Helwe 21' Hassan Maatouk 25' Samir Ayass 50' Ali Hamam 80' Rabih Ataya 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)

9 November 2017 Friendly	Singapore	0–1	Lebanon	Kallang, Singapore
19:30 UTC+08:00		Report	Ali Hamam 18'	Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Attendance: 2,000

14 November 2017 2019 Asian Cup qualification R3	Hong Kong	0–1	Lebanon	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+08:00		Report	Maatouk 43' (pen.)	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 10,109 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

2018

27 March 2018 2019 Asian Cup qualification R3	Lebanon	2–1	Malaysia	Beirut, Lebanon
18:00 UTC+03:00	Maatouk 18' (pen.) El-Helwe 90+4'	Report	Adha 58' Syafiq 72'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

6 September 2018 Friendly	Jordan	0–1	Lebanon	Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+03:00	Yaseen 58' Al-Samarneh 90+4' 90+4'	Report	El Zein 71' Bugiel 77'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

11 October 2018 Friendly	Kuwait	1–0	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+03:00	Al Enezi 45' Zayid 81'	Report	Faour 90+2'	Stadium: Kuwait Club Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi (Qatar)

15 November 2018 Friendly	Uzbekistan	0–0	Lebanon	Gold Coast, Australia
20:00 UTC+10:00	Khashimov 24' 60'	Report	A. Michel 27' Jounaidi 55'	Stadium: Robina Stadium Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

20 November 2018 Friendly	Australia	3–0	Lebanon	Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+11:00	Boyle 19', 41' Leckie 68'	Report	Jradi 70'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 33,268 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2019

9 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS	Qatar	2–0	Lebanon	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4	Al-Rawi 65' Ali 79'	Report	A. Michel 24' Maatouk 64'	Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 7,847 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

12 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS	Lebanon	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4	F. Michel Melki 70' Haidar 82' El-Helwe 89'	Report	Al-Muwallad 12' Al-Bishi 41' Al-Mogahwi 67' Al-Dawsari 90+2'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 13,792 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

17 January 2019 2019 Asian Cup GS	Lebanon	4–1	North Korea	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4	F. Michel Melki 27' A. Michel Melki 30' El-Helwe 65', 90+8' Maatouk 80' (pen.)	Report	Pak Kwang-ryong 9' An Song-il 11' Kim Chol-bom 61' Ri Hyok-chol 72' Kim Yong-il 85'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 4,332 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

30 July 2019 2019 WAFF Championship GS	Iraq	1–0	Lebanon	Karbala, Iraq
19:30 UTC+3	Ali 58'	Report		Stadium: Karbala Sports City Attendance: 25,125 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

2 August 2019 2019 WAFF Championship GS	Lebanon	2–1	Syria	Karbala, Iraq
22:30 UTC+3	Matar 81' Moni 90+1'	Report	Al Douni 48'	Stadium: Karbala Sports City Attendance: 500 Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)

5 August 2019 2019 WAFF Championship GS	Lebanon	0–0	Palestine	Karbala, Iraq
22:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Karbala Sports City Attendance: 500 Referee: Saad Khalefah (Kuwait)

8 August 2019 2019 WAFF Championship GS	Yemen	2–1	Lebanon	Karbala, Iraq
19:30 UTC+3	Mansoor 43' Al-Matari 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Kdouh 26'	Stadium: Karbala Sports City Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)

5 September 2019 2022 World Cup qualification R2	North Korea	2–0	Lebanon	Pyongyang, North Korea
17:30 UTC+9	Jong Il-gwan 7', 56' Kim Chol-bom 62' Jang Kuk-chol 71' Sim Hyon-jin 73'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haidar 42' El-Helwe 69'	Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)

10 September 2019 Friendly	Oman	1–0	Lebanon	Seeb, Oman
19:30 UTC+4	Al-Ghassani 55' Al-Rawahi 68'	Report	Ataya 80' Mansour 89'	Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

10 October 2019 2022 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	2–1	Turkmenistan	Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+3	El-Helwe 5' Aich 61' Matar 64' Haidar 67'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Annadurdyýew 62'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 7,820 Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

15 October 2019 2022 World Cup qualification R2	Sri Lanka	0–3	Lebanon	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:30 UTC+5:30	Puslas 26' Fernando 45'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Maatouk 15' (pen.) El-Helwe 38' (pen.), 81'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 1,052 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

14 November 2019 2022 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	0–0	South Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
15:00 UTC+2	Haidar 43'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Hwang Hee-chan 63'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 170^[a] Referee: Mohanad Qasim (Iraq)

19 November 2019 2022 World Cup qualification R2	Lebanon	0–0	North Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+2	A. Michel Melki 19' Jradi 90+4'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Ri Kwang-il 63' Jong Il-gwan 83'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: ^[a] Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Notes

^ ^a ^b The Lebanon v South Korea and the Lebanon v North Korea matches were played behind closed door due to security reasons regarding the Lebanese protests.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Lebanon-Korea Republic match to be played behind closed doors". AFC. 14 November 2019.
^ "Lebanon-DPR Korea match to be played behind closed doors". AFC. 19 November 2019.

External links

Lebanon results and fixtures on FA Lebanon
Lebanon results on RSSSF

[closed-3] The Lebanon v South Korea and the Lebanon v North Korea matches were played behind closed door due to security reasons regarding the Lebanese protests.^[1]^[2]

[1] "Lebanon-Korea Republic match to be played behind closed doors". AFC. 14 November 2019.

[2] "Lebanon-DPR Korea match to be played behind closed doors". AFC. 19 November 2019.

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