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Lebanon (2026)

Lubnān | Liban

Matches: 3; 3 with a result
Won · drawn · lost: 1-0-2; 1 W · 0 D · 2 L
Goals: 7; 5 against
Goal difference: +2

General Information

Fédération Libanaise de Football-Association

Founded: 1933
FIFA entry: 1936
Average height in 2026: 1.81 m
Average age in 2026: 25.5 years
Confederation: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Continent: Asia
Infos provided by: The-Sports.org

Coaches in 2026

Madjid Bougherra(Coach)

Date of birth: 7 October 1982
Place of birth: Dijon, France
Height: 1.89 m
Matches: 3 (1 official · 2 friendlies)

Photo: Kindly provided by Jorge Mendoza

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Players of Lebanon in 2026

31 players

Name	Born	Position	Club	M	S	G
				FIFA
Goalkeepers1
Mostafa Matar	10 September 1995	Goalkeeper	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	3	0	0
Defenders12
Khalil Khamis	12 January 1995	Centre Back	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	3	0	0
Mohammad Al-Hayek	19 February 2000	Left Back	Newroz Sulimaniya	2	0	0
João Gabriel	6 April 2007	Centre Back	Como 1907	2	0	0
Bader Kawam	2 April 2006	Right Back	Jwayya SC	2	0	0
Walid Shour	10 June 1996	Centre Back	Jwayya SC	1	2	0
Hasan Farhat	21 September 2004	Centre Back	Jwayya SC	1	0	0
Nassar Nassar	1 January 1992	Right Back	Al-Ansar Beirut	1	0	0
Pedro Budib	7 April 2004	Centre Back	Pachuca CF	0	2	1
Ali Al-Rida Ismail	8 July 2003	Right Back	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	0	2	0
Hassan Kaafarani	17 December 2001	Left Back	Jwayya SC	0	2	0
Jad Smaira	9 November 2003	Centre Back	Karmiotissa Pano Polemidion	0	1	0
Hussein Zein	27 January 1995	Right Back	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	0	1	0
Midfielders8
Ahmad Kheir El Dine	7 July 1995	Centre Midfielder	Al-Ansar Beirut	2	0	0
Ali El-Fadl	29 March 2003	Attacking Midfielder	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	1	1	0
Wehbi Fawaz	1 July 2006	Attacking Midfielder	Jwayya SC	1	1	0
Hasan Srour	18 December 2001	Defensive Midfielder	Jwayya SC	1	1	0
Mahmoud Zbib	29 February 2004	Centre Midfielder	Al-Ahed Beirut	1	1	0
Jihad Ayoub	30 March 1995	Defensive Midfielder	Jwayya SC	1	0	0
Gabriel Bitar	23 August 1998	Attacking Midfielder	Inter Toronto	1	0	0
Mohamed Haidar	8 November 1989	Attacking Midfielder	Al-Ahed Beirut	1	0	0
Forwards10
Leonardo Farah Shahin	10 August 2003	Centre Forward	IK Oddevold	3	0	0
Husseyn Chakroun	10 November 2004	Left Winger	Hannover 96	2	0	3
Samy Merheg	6 December 2006	Centre Forward	FC Alverca	2	0	0
Jimmy Kazan	26 March 2007	Right Winger	EN Paralimniou	1	2	0
Karim Darwiche	2 November 1998	Centre Forward	Duhok FC	1	0	0
Ali Kassas	25 May 2003	Right Winger	Al-Nejmeh Beirut	0	2	2
Khalil Bader	27 July 1999	Left Winger	Al-Ansar Beirut	0	2	0
Ralph Khoury	9 May 2007	Centre Forward	Atlético Ottawa	0	2	0
Austin Ayoubi	27 July 2001	Left Winger	Adelaide United	0	1	0
Omar Bugiel	3 January 1994	Centre Forward	Suzhou Dongwu	0	1	0

M = matches from the start, S = as a substitute, G = goals; non-FIFA: matches in which this team or the opponent was not a FIFA member.

Matches of Lebanon in 2026

3 matches

4 Oct 2026Friendly · Stadion Spartak im. Dolena OmurzakovaAvs.KyrgyzstanMatch report: Kyrgyzstan vs. Lebanon 3–1Defeat
1 Oct 2026Friendly · Stadion Spartak im. Dolena OmurzakovaAvs.MaldivesMatch report: Maldives vs. Lebanon 0–6Win
4 Jun 2026Asian Cup 2027 · Group B · Grand Hamad StadiumHvs.YemenMatch report: Lebanon vs. Yemen 0–2Defeat

Match Progress for Lebanon

1 W · 0 D · 2 L

One dot per match with a result, on the date it was played; planned or cancelled matches are left out.

Favorite Opponents of Lebanon

69 countries

Opponent	M	W	D	L	G
Jordan	30	6	14	10	20
Kuwait	30	6	10	14	27
Syria	21	4	3	14	23
Iraq	20	1	7	12	9
Bahrain	16	2	6	8	18
Qatar	15	1	1	13	4
Oman	14	3	5	6	12
United Arab Emirates	14	1	3	10	14
South Korea	14	1	3	10	5
Iran	12	1	1	10	3
Saudi Arabia	10	1	3	6	7
North Korea	9	5	3	1	15
India	9	4	3	2	12
Thailand	9	2	3	4	16
Palestine	8	1	6	1	4
Maldives	6	6	0	0	21
China	6	0	2	4	1
Uzbekistan	6	0	2	4	1
Sri Lanka	5	4	0	1	18
Bangladesh	5	3	1	1	11
Yemen	5	2	1	2	7
Singapore	5	2	1	2	5
Sudan	5	1	2	2	3
Hong Kong	4	3	1	0	7
Turkmenistan	4	3	0	1	8
Libya	4	2	0	2	6
Kyrgyzstan	4	1	2	1	4
Vietnam	4	1	2	1	4
Egypt	4	0	1	3	2
Australia	4	0	0	4	0
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	17
Bhutan	3	3	0	0	10
Myanmar	3	2	1	0	6
Malaysia	3	2	0	1	4
Laos	2	2	0	0	9
Brunei	2	2	0	0	8
Georgia	2	2	0	0	7
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5
Saudi Arabia (Olympic)	2	2	0	0	3
Tajikistan	2	1	0	1	2
Algeria	2	0	1	1	2
Malta	2	0	1	1	0
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	5
Somalia	1	1	0	0	4
East Timor	1	1	0	0	4
Philippines	1	1	0	0	3
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	3
Kuwait (B)	1	1	0	0	3
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	2
Estonia	1	1	0	0	2
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2
Cyprus	1	1	0	0	1
Djibouti	1	1	0	0	1
Ecuador	1	1	0	0	1
North Macedonia	1	1	0	0	1
Equatorial Guinea	1	0	1	0	1
Namibia	1	0	1	0	1
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	1
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	1
Egypt (Olympic)	1	0	1	0	1
Gabon	1	0	1	0	0
Indonesia	1	0	1	0	0
Mongolia	1	0	1	0	0
San Marino	1	0	1	0	0
Mauritania	1	0	1	0	0
Algeria (Olympic)	1	0	1	0	0
Montenegro	1	0	0	1	2
Armenia	1	0	0	1	0
Uganda	1	0	0	1	0
Total	357	101	100	156	399

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All matches of the team (any status); a penalty shoot-out decides won or lost, goals are without shoot-out kicks. M links to the head-to-head record.

All Time World Cup Stats for Lebanon

Games Total: 84
Goals: 108
Goals Against: 135
Games W/D/L: 24/22/38
Avg. Goals / Match: 1.29
Avg. Goals Against / Match: 1.61

Top Players

Most Goals Scored: 12; Roda Antar
Most Matches: 40; Hassan Maatouk
Most Yellow Cards: 7; Mohamed Haidar
Most Red Cards: 1; Joan Oumari

Final tournaments and qualifiers; goals include penalty shoot-out kicks.

All-time top 50 of Lebanon

Matches

Scope

#	Name	Position	Years	M	11	S	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow cards	Red cards
1	Maatouk, Hassan	Left Winger	2006–2024	115	103	12	25	7	6	0	0
2	Haidar, Mohamed	Attacking Midfielder	2011–2026	100	69	31	5	10	20	1	0
3	Atwi, Abbas Ahmed	Attacking Midfielder	2002–2016	82	68	14	8	1	4	0	0
4	Mohamad, Youssef	Centre Back	1999–2016	75	74	1	3	0	7	0	0
5	Matar, Nader	Attacking Midfielder	2012–2024	68	49	19	4	3	4	0	0
6	Antar, Roda	Centre Midfielder	1998–2016	65	59	6	20	1	11	1	0
7	Mansour, Nour	Centre Back	2010–2024	64	56	8	2	0	9	1	2
8	Ismail, Walid	Left Back	2010–2019	62	59	3	1	0	10	3	0
9	Chaito, Hassan 'Moni'	Attacking Midfielder	2011–2021	57	26	31	6	2	3	0	0
10	Faour, Haytham	Defensive Midfielder	2011–2019	55	49	6	0	0	7	0	0
11	Khalil, Mehdi	Goalkeeper	2013–2024	53	53	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Hamam, Ali	Right Back	2009–2019	51	50	1	3	0	3	0	0
13	El-Helwe, Hilal	Right Winger	2015–2024	50	31	19	9	0	7	0	0
14	Ataya, Rabih	Right Winger	2012–2024	50	23	27	5	3	4	0	1
15	Atwi, Abbas Ali	Centre Forward	2002–2016	50	29	21	4	0	3	1	0
16	El-Zein, Kassem	Centre Back	2014–2025	47	42	5	1	1	8	1	1
17	Najjarin, Bilal	Centre Back	2004–2015	47	47	0	0	1	3	0	0
18	Jounaidi, Mootaz	Centre Back	2008–2019	46	35	11	0	0	6	0	0
19	Al-Saadi, Ali	Centre Back	2006–2013	45	36	9	6	0	2	0	0
20	Taha, Jamal	Midfielder	1993–2000	44	44	0	11	0	5	0	0
21	Ghaddar, Mohamad	Centre Forward	2006–2017	43	30	13	18	5	2	0	0
22	Ghazarian, Vartan	Striker	1995–2001	42	36	6	20	0	2	0	1
23	El-Ali, Mahmoud	Centre Forward	2007–2012	42	36	6	12	2	2	0	0
24	Zein, Hussein	Right Back	2016–2026	42	34	8	0	2	11	0	0
25	Antar, Faisal	Defensive Midfielder	1998–2007	39	38	1	5	0	5	0	0
26	Al-Samad, Ziad	Goalkeeper	2002–2012	39	38	1	0	0	4	0	0
27	Shour, Walid	Centre Back	2021–2026	37	27	10	1	0	5	0	0
28	Matar, Mostafa	Goalkeeper	2018–2026	37	36	1	0	0	3	0	0
29	Saad, Soony	Left Winger	2013–2024	36	31	5	7	1	0	0	0
30	Zein, Haitham	Centre Forward	1997–2004	35	21	14	16	0	0	0	0
31	Haidar, Adnan	Centre Midfielder	2012–2019	35	26	9	1	0	5	0	0
32	Tahan, Mohamed Zein	Left Back	2013–2022	35	24	11	1	1	2	0	0
33	Mehanna, Lary	Goalkeeper	2006–2014	35	32	3	0	0	1	0	0
34	Oumari, Joan	Centre Back	2013–2022	34	33	1	4	0	5	0	1
35	Shamas, Mohamed	Centre Midfielder	2009–2013	33	19	14	0	0	2	0	0
36	Darwiche, Karim	Centre Forward	2020–2026	32	19	13	3	3	8	0	0
37	Naamani, Ahmed	Centre Back	1997–2006	32	25	7	0	0	1	0	1
38	Al-Jamal, Nasrat	Attacking Midfielder	1999–2009	31	8	23	3	0	0	0	0
39	Yenkibarian, Korken	Midfielder	1995–2001	31	29	2	1	0	1	0	0
40	Michel Melki, Felix	Centre Back	2018–2024	31	25	6	1	0	6	0	0
41	Dayoub, Ramez	Right Back	2006–2012	31	31	0	0	0	3	0	0
42	Hamiyeh, Khaled	Left Back	2003–2009	30	23	7	2	0	3	0	0
43	Hojeij, Moussa	Attacking Midfielder	1996–2002	28	25	3	6	0	4	0	1
44	Khan, Amer	Defensive Midfielder	2007–2013	28	13	15	0	0	5	0	0
45	Kdouh, Mohamad Jalal	Right Winger	2019–2023	27	19	8	6	0	2	0	0
46	Moghrabi, Akram	Left Winger	2007–2012	27	13	14	3	2	3	0	1
47	Korhani, Mohamed	Left Back	2007–2015	26	26	0	2	1	4	0	1
48	Tneich, Alee	Centre Midfielder	2022–2025	26	21	5	1	0	7	0	0
49	Nassar, Nassar	Right Back	2016–2026	26	20	6	0	1	1	0	0
50	Michel Melki, Alexander	Centre Back	2018–2024	26	25	1	0	0	4	0	0

M = matches from the start (11) and as a substitute (S), as on the player pages.
Only FIFA matches count.
Assists are only known where the assisting player was recorded.

Top 4 duos of Lebanon

#	Assist	Goal	Years	Goals	%
1	Darwiche, Karim	Maatouk, Hassan	2023–2024	3	12
2	Maatouk, Hassan	Al-Saadi, Ali	2011–2012	2	33
3	Haidar, Mohamed	El-Helwe, Hilal	2019–2021	2	22
4	Fawaz, Wehbi	Kassas, Ali	2026	2	100

Assister → scorer pairs with at least two goals in the team's FIFA matches. The assisting player is only known for 68 of 277 goals.