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Lebanon
Nickname(s)صبايا الأرز
(The Lady Cedars)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachHagop Demirjian
CaptainNathalie Matar
Most capsSara Bakri
Taghrid Hamadeh (22)
Top scorerSara Bakri (7)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 142 1 (13 October 2022)[1]
Highest92 (December 2009)
Lowest148 (September 2018)
First international
 Lebanon 0–12 Algeria 
(Alexandria, Egypt; 19 April 2006)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 12–1 Kuwait 
(Amman, Jordan; 9 June 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 14–0 Lebanon 
(Pegeia, Cyprus; 12 March 2015)
Arab Women's Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006, 2021)
WAFF Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2007)
Best resultRunners-up (2022)
Medal record
Women's football
WAFF Women's Championship
2022 Jordan
2007 Jordan
2019 Bahrain

The Lebanon women's national football team[lower-alpha 1] is the official women's national football team of the country of Lebanon. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, they have finished runners-up at the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, and in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions.

Lebanon played their first match in 2006 against Algeria in a 12–0 defeat at the Arab Women's Championship. However, their first qualification campaign took place eight years later, on the occasion of the 2014 Women's Asian Cup. While Lebanon ultimately failed to qualify for the final tournament, they won 12–1 against Kuwait on 9 June 2013 in their biggest win to date.

Colloquially called "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز), their home kit is predominately red and their away kit white, in reference to their national flag. From 2006 Lebanon's FIFA ranking has been relatively steady, with their best ranking being 92nd in December 2009 and their worst being 148th in September 2018.


History



2005–2018: Formation and first tournaments


Known as "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز),[2][3] the Lebanon women's national team was formed in 2005 as one of the earliest women's national teams in the West Asian Football Federation.[4] Their first match was a 12–0 defeat against Algeria at the 2006 Arab Women's Championship. They finished in last place after three games without having scored a single goal.[5]

Their first WAFF Women's Championship campaign was in 2007; after two 3–0 losses, first against Jordan and then against Iran, Lebanon beat Syria 7–0 thanks to an Iman Chaito hat-trick,[6] and finished in third place in the tournament.[7] In their second WAFF Women's Championship in 2011 they were drawn with Iran, Syria and hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[8][9] After losing their first match against Iran 8–1, Lebanon won 1–0 against Syria. In their final match, against the UAE, Lebanon lost 5–0 and were knocked out of the competition.[9]

Managed by Farid Nujaim, Lebanon took part in the qualification campaign for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup. This was their first official qualification tournament, eight years from their inception.[10] They were drawn with Jordan, Uzbekistan and Kuwait in their group.[11] In their first match, they lost 5–0 against Jordan before being defeated by Uzbekistan 4–0. Already eliminated, Lebanon beat Kuwait 12–1 in a consolatory victory,[12] ending their qualifying campaign with three points.[11]

Lebanon were drawn with Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Guam and Palestine in the 2018 Asian Cup qualification, to be played in the West Bank in Palestine.[13] However, Lebanon withdrew as they refused to play on the grounds that "it legitimises Israel's occupation of the territory".[13]


2019–present: Recent history


Lebanon during the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship third-place award ceremony
Lebanon during the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship third-place award ceremony

Coached by Wael Gharzeddine, Lebanon competed in the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship in January. They began their campaign with a slim 3–2 defeat to hosts Bahrain.[14] In their second match, Lebanon's late goals in each half secured a 2–0 win over the UAE.[15] They then suffered a 3–1 defeat to Jordan,[16] before beating Palestine 3–0, finishing in third place.[2]

In the 2021 Arab Women's Cup, played in August, Lebanon were drawn with Egypt, Tunisia and Sudan.[17] Following a 0–0 to Tunisia,[18] Lebanon's first-ever draw,[19] they lost 4–0 to hosts Egypt.[20] In their final group stage game, Lebanon beat Sudan 5–1, and finished third in their group with four points.[21]

The team began the qualifiers for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup in October 2021, losing 4–0 to Myanmar;[22] a 1–0 win against the UAE,[23] and a 3–0 win against Guam were not enough to qualify them to their first-ever Asian Cup, as Lebanon finished in second place and were eliminated.[24]

Between August and September 2022, Lebanon took part in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship in Jordan under coach Hagop Demirjian.[25] After winning 3–0 against Palestine, Lebanon lost to hosts Jordan 2–1 before winning the last game against Syria 5–2. They finished runners-up in the WAFF Championship for the first time, with Lebanon's Lili Iskandar being voted best player of the tournament.[26]


Results and fixtures


Main article: Lebanon women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture


2021


18 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification Myanmar  4–0  Lebanon Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12:00 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)
21 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification Lebanon  1–0  United Arab Emirates Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
12:00 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
24 October 2021 2022 Asian Cup qualification Guam  0–3  Lebanon Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
17:00 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei)

2022


12 August 2022 Friendly Lebanon  1–1  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
16:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Aizouq 70'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
14 August 2022 Friendly Lebanon  2–1  Syria Bhamdoun, Lebanon
11:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Mohammad 48'
 Stadium: Amin AbdelNour Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
29 August 2022 2022 WAFF Championship Palestine  0–3  Lebanon Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Petra Stadium
Referee: Alesar Baddour (Syria)
1 September 2022 2022 WAFF Championship Lebanon  1–2  Jordan Amman, Jordan
21:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Al Bitar 26'
  • Al Btoush 66'
 Stadium: Petra Stadium
Attendance: 498
Referee: Muath Owfi (Palestine)
4 September 2022 2022 WAFF Championship Lebanon  5–2  Syria Amman, Jordan
17:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Gharib 73'
  • Mohammad 90+1'
 Stadium: Petra Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Esra'a Al Mbaidin (Jordan)

Players


Main article: List of Lebanon women's international footballers
See also: Category:Lebanon women's international footballers

Current squad


The following 23 players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship.[25]

Information correct as of 3 November[27]
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Racha Yaghi (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 (age 20) 13 0 Geroskipou
22 1GK Sinal Breiche (2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 19) 7 0 BFA
23 1GK Lamitta El Dib (2005-09-02) 2 September 2005 (age 17) 4 0 EFP
2 2DF Amina Karime (2005-12-20) 20 December 2005 (age 16) 3 0 BFA
3 2DF Celine Al Haddad (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 21) 11 0 SAS
4 2DF Julie Atallah (2005-07-28) 28 July 2005 (age 17) 2 0 EFP
9 2DF Rana Al Mokdad (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 23) 15 1 SAS
12 2DF Joya-Maria Azzi (2000-09-23) 23 September 2000 (age 22) 8 1 Iowa Raptors FC
13 2DF Waed Raed (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 15) 6 0 SAS
16 2DF Aya Al Jurdi (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 24) 8+ 1 SAS
6 3MF Sophie Fayad (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 17) 5 1 EFP
7 3MF Syntia Salha (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 19) 12 3 BFA
8 3MF Zahraa Assaf (2004-01-05) 5 January 2004 (age 18) 3 0 SAS
10 3MF Lili Iskandar (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 20) 11 2 Etihad
14 3MF Nathalie Matar (captain) (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 27) 16+ 0 Grand Calais Pascal
18 3MF Evelina El Haddad (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 17) 9 0 EFP
5 4FW Christy Maalouf (2005-12-20) 20 December 2005 (age 16) 11 6 EFP
11 4FW Mone Linnette Makkawi (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 30) 4 0 Super Girls
15 4FW Zahwa Arabi (2005-11-02) 2 November 2005 (age 17) 6 1 EFP
17 4FW Hiba Allouch (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 18) 5 1 SAS
19 4FW Petra Khoury (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 27) 1 0 Telge United
20 4FW Dima Al Kasti (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 20) 11 3 Al Hilal
21 4FW Pilar Khoury (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 28) 3 1 Nantes

Recent call-ups


The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past 12 months, but are not part of the current squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Amal Salha (2000-12-02) 2 December 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Safa v.  Syria, 14 August 2022
DF Raquelle Nasr (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 27) 2 0 EFP v.  Syria, 14 August 2022
MF Carla Abdel Khalek (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 21) 5 0 BFA v.  Syria, 14 August 2022
MF Maria Mansour (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 19) 2 0 EFP v.  Syria, 14 August 2022
FW Angie Saad (2000-08-11) 11 August 2000 (age 22) 2 0 Safa v.  Syria, 14 August 2022
FW Ghiya Mtairek (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 22) 3 0 Super Girls v.  Syria, 12 August 2022

Player records



Most-capped players


Lara Bahlawan is Lebanon's third most-capped player with 17+ appearances.
Lara Bahlawan is Lebanon's third most-capped player with 17+ appearances.
# Player Caps Goals Period
1 Taghrid Hamadeh 2222006–2015
Sara Bakri 2272006–2017
3 Lara Bahlawan 17+32011–2021
4 Nathalie Matar 16+02015–present
5 Sahar Dbouk 15+12007–2015
Samira Awad 1522008–present
Rana Al Mokdad 1512017–present
8 Hiba El Jaafil 14+32006–2013
Aya Jamal-Eddine 1402017–present
Yara Bou Rada 1402018–present
Hanin Tamim 1452018–present

As of 4 September 2022.[28] Highlighted names denote a player named to the national team in the past year.


Top scorers


With six goals, Christy Maalouf is Lebanon's second all-time top goalscorer.
With six goals, Christy Maalouf is Lebanon's second all-time top goalscorer.
# Player Goals Caps Average Period
1 Sara Bakri 7220.322006–2017
2 Christy Maalouf 6110.552021–present
3 Nadia Assaf 57+0.712007–2013
Hanin Tamim 5140.362018–present
5 Iman Chaito 33+12007
Dima Al Kasti 3110.272019–present
Syntia Salha 3120.252021–present
Hiba El Jaafil 314+0.212006–2013
Lara Bahlawan 317+0.182011–2021

As of 4 September 2022.[28] Highlighted names denote a player named to the national team in the past year.


Competitive record



FIFA Women's World Cup


FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1991 Did not enter Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015 Did not qualify The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2019 Withdrew Withdrew
2023 Did not qualify The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
2027 To be determined The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament
Total–0/9–––––––Total––––––

Summer Olympics


Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1996 Did not enter The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2000 The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2004 Did not enter
2008
2012
2016
2020 Did not qualify 3rd of 32002012
2024 To be decided To be decided
Total–0/7–––––––Total2002012

AFC Women's Asian Cup


AFC Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
1975 Did not enter Did not enter
1977
1980
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014 Did not qualify 3rd of 431021210
2018 Withdrew Withdrew
2022 Did not qualify 2nd of 4320144
Total–0/19–––––––Total63031614

Arab Women's Cup


Arab Women's Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2006 Group stage7th of 72002020Squad
2021 Group stage5th of 7311155Squad
TotalBest: group stage2/25113525–

WAFF Women's Championship


WAFF Women's Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2005 Did not enter
2007 Third place3rd of 4310276–
2010 Did not enter
2011 Group stage5th of 83102213–
2014 Did not enter
2019 Third place3rd of 5420286Squad
2022 Runners-up2nd of 4320194Squad
TotalBest: runners-up4/7136072629–

Other tournaments


Tournament Result
2010 Arabia Women's Cup Group stage
2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament Fourth place

Records


As of 4 September 2022, the complete official match record of the Lebanese women's national team comprises 43 matches: 14 wins, 2 draws, and 27 losses.[19] During these matches, the team scored 69 times and conceded 145 goals. Lebanon's highest winning margin is 11 goals, which has been achieved against Kuwait in 2013 (12–1).[12]


FIFA rankings


Below is a chart of Lebanon's FIFA ranking from 2006 to the present. Following a drastic increase of 52 positions (from 144th in 2007 to 92nd in 2009, their best ranking to date), the country went through a steady decline (from 92nd in 2009 to 140th in 2021, with their lowest ranking at 148th in September 2018).[29]


See also



Footnotes


  1. Arabic: المنتخب اللبناني لكرة القدم النسائي
    French: Équipe du Liban féminine de football

References


  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  2. "Perfect Jordan retain West Asian title". Asian Football Confederation. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. Saqr, Hassan (24 October 2018). صبايا الأرز تهز شباك هونغ كونغ بسداسية نظيفة [The Lady Cedars score six past the Hong Kong goal]. Football Lebanon (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  4. Wehbé, Johana (27 June 2019). "Au Liban aussi les femmes ont leur place sur un terrain de foot". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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  6. "Lebanon vs Syria". FA Lebanon. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. "4th WAFF women championship starts Monday the 3rd of October 2011". West Asian Football Federation. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. Schöggl, Hans. "West Asian Championship (Women) 2011 (United Arab Emirates)". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  10. "Lebanon's women breaking new ground". FIFA. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. "Women's Asian Cup Qualification – 2014 Vietnam". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  12. "Lebanon beats Kuwait 12–1 in women's Asia soccer qualifiers". Kuwait News Agency. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  13. Abou Diab, Rami (17 February 2017). "Lebanon withdrew from the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. "Winning starts for Jordan, Bahrain in WAFF Women's Championship". Asian Football Confederation. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  15. "Rampant Bahrain continue winning ways". Asian Football Confederation. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  16. "Jordan stay perfect, Palestine, UAE remain winless". Asian Football Confederation. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  17. Reda, Hatem; Murad, Omar (24 August 2021). منتخب مصر النسائي يهزم السودان 10 / 0 بافتتاح كأس العرب بالقاهرة [Egypt's women's team defeats Sudan 10/0 in the opening of the Arab Cup in Cairo]. youm7.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  18. كأس العرب للسيدات: تعادل لبنان وتونس سلبا [Arab Women's Cup: goalless draw between Lebanon and Tunisia]. ajwaapress.com (in Arabic). 25 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  19. "Lebanon National Team Results – Women Official (Total)". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  20. Mahmoud, Hassan (27 August 2021). كأس العرب للسيدات.. مصر تقسو على لبنان [Arab Women's Cup.. Egypt goes hard on Lebanon]. darelhilal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  21. منتخب لبنان يفوز على منتخب السودان في كأس العرب للسيدات [Lebanon national football team defeated Sudan in the Arab Women's Cup]. UAFA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  22. "Myanmar defeat Lebanon to take huge step towards India 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. "Lebanon defeat UAE to revive qualification hopes". Asian Football Confederation. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. "Lebanon finish in style". Asian Football Confederation. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا [The arrival of the Lady Cedars to Jordan to participate in the WAFF Championship]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  26. الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
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  28. "Lebanon National Team All-Time Stats Women". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  29. "Lebanon". FIFA. Retrieved 7 August 2022.


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