Lebanon national football team records and statistics

This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Lebanon national football team. The page shows the records as of 15 December 2024.

Team records

Wins

A thrilling win over DPR Korea

—Fox Sports Asia subheading after the national team won 4–1 against North Korea in 2019^[1]

Largest win: 11–1 vs Philippines on 6 October 1967
Largest away win: 0–5 vs Kuwait on 26 January 1962
Largest win at the Asian Cup: 4–1 vs North Korea on 17 January 2019, 2019 Asian Cup

Draws

Highest scoring draw: 3–3 vs Syria on 17 October 1998
Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup: 2–2 vs Iraq on 15 October 2000

Defeats

The Lebanese army intervened to break up a quarrel between the Kuwait and Lebanon national team players.

—Al-Watan newspaper comment after Lebanon's 6–0 home defeat to Kuwait in 2011^[2]

Largest defeat: 8–0 vs Iraq on 25 November 1959; 8–0 vs Qatar on 27 March 1985
Largest defeat at home: 0–6 vs Kuwait on 2 July 2011
Largest defeat at the Asian Cup: 4–0 vs Iran on 12 October 2000, 2000 Asian Cup

Streaks

Lebanon went 16 games unbeaten before losing in Kuwait last month. During that run, they conceded just eight goals.

—Fox Sports Australia on Lebanon's 16-game unbeaten streak between 2016 and 2018^[3]

Longest unbeaten run: 16 games, from 2016 to 2018^[4]
Longest run without victory: 14, from 1979 to 1988
Most consecutive wins: 8, from 1993 to 1996
Most consecutive draws: 5, from 2000 to 2001
Most consecutive losses: 7, from 2008 to 2009
Most consecutive games with at least one goal scored: 9, from 1993 to 1996, and in 2001
Most consecutive games without a goal scored: 7, from 1979 to 1987, and from 2018 to 2019
Most consecutive games without a goal conceded: 4, in 2015
Most consecutive games with at least one goal conceded: 14, from 1953 to 1961

World rankings

FIFA

Source: FIFA.com^[5]

Lebanon reaches highest ever position in FIFA World Ranking

—FA Lebanon heading announcing Lebanon's highest ever FIFA World Ranking in September 2018^[6]

Highest FIFA ranking: 77th (September 2018)
Lowest FIFA ranking: 178th (April – May 2011)

Below is a chart of Lebanon's FIFA ranking from 1992 to the present.

Elo

Source: Eloratings.net^[7]

Highest Elo ranking: 46th (April 1940)
Lowest Elo ranking: 164th (July 2011)

Appearances

General

Most appearances: Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 123 caps

The following are the top ten most capped players; players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone:

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Period
1	Hassan Maatouk	123	26	2006–2024
2	Mohamad Haidar	100	5	2011–present
3	Abbas Ahmad Atwi	88	8	2002–2016
4	Roda Antar	83	20	1998–2016
5	Youssef Mohamad	81	3	1999–2016
6	Nader Matar	71	4	2012–present
6	Jamal Taha	71	12	1993–2000
8	Walid Ismail	69	1	2010–2019
9	Nour Mansour	67	3	2010–present
10	Vardan Ghazaryan	66	21	1995–2001

As of 15 December 2024^[update].^[8] Players in bold are still active with Lebanon.

First player to reach a century of caps: Hassan Maatouk, vs Kuwait on 19 November 2022^[9]
Shortest time needed to reach a century of caps: Mohamad Haidar, 13 years, 3 months and 28 days between his debut (vs Syria on 17 August 2011) and his 100th cap (vs Kuwait on 15 December 2024)
Longest Lebanese career: Hassan Maatouk, 18 years, 4 months and 16 days between first (vs Saudi Arabia on 27 January 2006) and last cap (vs Bangladesh on 11 June 2024)
Most consecutive calendar years of appearances: Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 19 years
Appearances in three separate decades: Roda Antar; 18 in the 1990s, 38 in the 2000s, and 26 in the 2010s; Youssef Mohamad; 7 in the 1990s, 41 in the 2000s, and 33 in the 2010s; Hassan Maatouk; 17 in the 2000s, 72 in the 2010s, and 34 in 2020s

Goals

General

Lebanon scored their lone goal in the 7th minute. Kamil [sic] netting on a smart pass from Yaroudi [sic].

—The Palestine Post newspaper comment on Lebanon's first-ever international goal against Mandatory Palestine in 1940.^[10]

First goal: Camille Cordahi vs Mandatory Palestine on 27 April 1940
Most goals: Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 26 goals

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Average	Period
1	Hassan Maatouk (list)	26	123	0.21	2006–2024
2	Vardan Ghazaryan	21	66	0.32	1995–2001
3	Roda Antar	20	83	0.24	1998–2016
4	Mohamad Ghaddar	19	46	0.41	2006–2017
5	Levon Altounian	18	18	1	1956–1967
6	Haitham Zein	17	50	0.34	1997–2004
7	Mahmoud El Ali	12	46	0.26	2007–2012
7	Jamal Taha	12	71	0.17	1993–2000
9	Mardik Tchaparian	10	10	1	1956–1963
9	Joseph Abou Mrad	10	21	0.48	1953–1967

As of 15 December 2024^[update].^[11] Players in bold are still active with Lebanon.

Hat-tricks

As of 11 June 2024^[update]^[12]

Player	Competition	Against	Home/Away	Result	Goals	Date
Elias Georges	1961 Arab Games	Saudi Arabia	Neutral	7–1	4	4 September 1961
Mardik Tchaparian^[13]	1963 Arab Cup	Kuwait	Home	6–0	3	31 March 1963
Haitham Zein	1999 Arab Games	Jordan	Away	3–1	3	23 August 1999
Gilberto	Friendly	Oman	Home	3–1	3	5 August 2000
Haitham Zein	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	Pakistan	Home	6–0	3	13 May 2001
Roda Antar	2002 Arab Cup	Yemen	Home	4–2	3	24 December 2002
Hassan Maatouk	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bangladesh	Home	4–0	3	11 June 2024

On major tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

Hilal El-Helwe hammered home his second.

—Goal.com on Hilal El-Helwe's brace against North Korea at the 2019 Asian Cup^[14]

Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament: Hilal El-Helwe (in 2019), 2 goals
Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments: Hilal El-Helwe (in 2019), 2 goals
Most goals in a single Asian Cup finals match: Hilal El-Helwe, 2 goals vs North Korea on 17 January 2019
First goal in an Asian Cup finals match: Abbas Chahrour, vs Iraq on 15 October 2000

Captains

Player	Year(s)	Source
Unknown	1940
Labib Majdalani	1942
Emile Nassar	1947
Unknown	1953–1956
Youssef Yammout	1957–1963	^[15]
Levon Altonian	1963	^[16]
Elias Georges	1965
Joseph Abou Murad	1966	^[17]
Unknown	1967
Toni Jreij	1970	^[18]
Adnan Mekdache	1971
Souheil Rahal	1971	^[19]
Unknown	1974–1975
Abdelrahman Chebaro	1979	^[20]
Ahmad Saleh	1985
Unknown	1987
Hassan Abboud	1988	^[21]
Ghassan Abou Diab	1988–1993	^[22]
Hassan Ayoub^[a]	1993–1996	^[21]
Jamal Taha	1995–2000	^[23]
Ali Fakih	2001	^[21]
Moussa Hojeij	2002	^[24]
Youssef Mohamad^[b]	2003–2004	^[21]^[25]
Roda Antar^[c]	2004–2016	^[26]
Hassan Maatouk	2016–2024	^[27]
Mohamad Haidar	2024–present

Footnotes

^ In 1993, Issam Kobeissy acted as captain in Hassan Ayoub's absence.
^ In 2003, one of Faisal Antar and Abbas Ali Atwi acted as captain in Youssef Mohamad's absence.
^ Between 2004 and 2016, Youssef Mohamed acted as captain in Roda Antar's absence.

References

^ "AFC Asian Cup 2019: Lebanon fall one goal short of Round of 16 as Vietnam progress". FOX Sports Asia. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ الجيش يتدخل لفض مشاجرة بين لاعبي الأزرق ولبنان [The army intervenes to break up a quarrel between the Kuwait and Lebanon players]. Al-Watan. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ "Simon Hill's Lebanon scouting report ahead of Socceroos friendly". Fox Sports. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
^ Morrison, Neil. "Lebanon's series of 16 matches unbeaten". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.
^ "Lebanon reaches highest ever position in Fifa World Ranking". FA Lebanon. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Lebanon". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ "Lebanon Most-Capped Players". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ لبنان خسر وديًّا امام الكويت، ومعتوق خاض مباراته رقم 100 مع المنتخب [Lebanon lost a friendly against Kuwait, and Maatouk played his 100th match with the national team]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^ "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
^ "Lebanon Top Scorers". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ "Lebanon national football team statistics and records: hat tricks". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
^ "Arab Cup 1963 Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
^ "Lebanon v North Korea Match Report, 1/17/19, AFC Asian Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ "Youssef Yammout". Double Kick (5 ed.). August 1997. p. 48.
^ "Arab Cup 1963 Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ "joseph abou mrad". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
^ "toni jreij". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ ذيول انسحاب فريق لبنان امام الكويت في كأس اسيا [Withdrawal of the Lebanon team in front of Kuwait in the Asian Cup]. Al-Hayat. 18 December 1971.
^ لقطات مم مباراة لبنان والامارات [Pictures from the match between Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates]. Al Anwar. 25 November 1979. p. 14.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "كابتن منتخب لبنان". forum.kooora.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "إعتزال أبو دياب". نداء الوطن. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ السعودية تتخطى لبنان وسوريا تخسر في كأس العرب (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
^ "Lebanon's Yussef Mohammed jumps above Jordan's Mahmud Shelbayeh as..." Getty Images. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
^ "Lebanese legend Roda Antar announces international football retirement | FOOTBALL CHANNEL ASIA". 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[23] In 1993, Issam Kobeissy acted as captain in Hassan Ayoub's absence.

[26] In 2003, one of Faisal Antar and Abbas Ali Atwi acted as captain in Youssef Mohamad's absence.

[28] Between 2004 and 2016, Youssef Mohamed acted as captain in Roda Antar's absence.

[1] "AFC Asian Cup 2019: Lebanon fall one goal short of Round of 16 as Vietnam progress". FOX Sports Asia. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[2] الجيش يتدخل لفض مشاجرة بين لاعبي الأزرق ولبنان [The army intervenes to break up a quarrel between the Kuwait and Lebanon players]. Al-Watan. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[3] "Simon Hill's Lebanon scouting report ahead of Socceroos friendly". Fox Sports. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2023.

[4] Morrison, Neil. "Lebanon's series of 16 matches unbeaten". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[FIFArank-5] "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011.

[6] "Lebanon reaches highest ever position in Fifa World Ranking". FA Lebanon. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[7] "World Football Elo Ratings: Lebanon". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[8] "Lebanon Most-Capped Players". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[9] لبنان خسر وديًّا امام الكويت، ومعتوق خاض مباراته رقم 100 مع المنتخب [Lebanon lost a friendly against Kuwait, and Maatouk played his 100th match with the national team]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

[10] "Lebanon outclassed by Palestine selected". The Palestine Post. 30 April 1940. Retrieved 25 March 2020.

[11] "Lebanon Top Scorers". FA Lebanon. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[12] "Lebanon national football team statistics and records: hat tricks". 11v11.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.

[13] "Arab Cup 1963 Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 December 2018.

[14] "Lebanon v North Korea Match Report, 1/17/19, AFC Asian Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

[15] "Youssef Yammout". Double Kick (5 ed.). August 1997. p. 48.

[16] "Arab Cup 1963 Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[17] "joseph abou mrad". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.

[18] "toni jreij". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[19] ذيول انسحاب فريق لبنان امام الكويت في كأس اسيا [Withdrawal of the Lebanon team in front of Kuwait in the Asian Cup]. Al-Hayat. 18 December 1971.

[20] لقطات مم مباراة لبنان والامارات [Pictures from the match between Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates]. Al Anwar. 25 November 1979. p. 14.

[:3-21] "كابتن منتخب لبنان". forum.kooora.com. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[22] "إعتزال أبو دياب". نداء الوطن. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[24] "JAMAL TAHA". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[25] السعودية تتخطى لبنان وسوريا تخسر في كأس العرب (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 November 2018.

[27] "Lebanon's Yussef Mohammed jumps above Jordan's Mahmud Shelbayeh as..." Getty Images. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

[29] "Lebanese legend Roda Antar announces international football retirement | FOOTBALL CHANNEL ASIA". 13 August 2017. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[:14-30] "'Focus on the future' Maatouk tells team". Arab News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

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Lebanon national football team records and statistics

Team records

Wins

Draws

Defeats

Streaks

World rankings

FIFA

Elo

Appearances

General

Goals

General

Hat-tricks

On major tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

Captains

Footnotes

References

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