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Lebanon Women's National Football Team
The Lebanon women's national football team, nicknamed "the Lady Cedrus libani, Cedars" (), represents Lebanon in international Women's association football, women's football. Established in 2005 and governed by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup but has achieved notable milestones in regional competitions. These include finishing as runners-up at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship, 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Championship and securing third-place finishes in 2007 WAFF Women's Championship, 2007 and 2019 WAFF Women's Championship, 2019. Lebanon made their international debut in 2006 Arab Women's Championship, 2006 at the Arab Women's Cup, suffering a 12–0 defeat to Algeria women's national football team, Algeria. Their first qualification campaign came in 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification, 2014 for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, AFC Women's Asian Cup, where they recorded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedrus Libani
''Cedrus libani'', commonly known as cedar of Lebanon, Lebanon cedar, or Lebanese cedar (), is a species of large evergreen conifer in the genus ''Cedrus'', which belongs to the Pinaceae, pine family and is native species, native to the mountains of the Eastern Mediterranean basin. Known for its longevity, height, and durable wood, it has held profound significance for millennia. The tree features in ancient Akkadian literature, Mesopotamian and Israelites, Israelite literature, notably in the in the Hebrew Bible, according which the tree was used in the construction of the Solomon's Temple, Jerusalem Temple by Solomon, who received the trees from Hiram I, Hiram of Tyre. Today, it is the national emblem of Lebanon and is widely used as an ornamental tree in parks and gardens. Description ''Cedrus libani'' can reach in height, with a massive monopodial columnar Trunk (botany), trunk up to in diameter.Farjon 2010, p. 258 The trunks of old, open-grown trees often Tree fork, fork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 WAFF Women's Championship
The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship was held in Amman, Jordan. It was the second West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship held. Four teams competed and Jordan, the hosts and defending champions, won the tournament. Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- References 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ... 2007–08 in Jordanian football International association football competitions hosted by Jordan WAFF Championship {{jordan-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament (Taif)
The 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament was the 2nd edition of the SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF). Taif was selected as the host city by the SAFF Women's Football Committee in September 2023. On 21 August 2023, the SAFF confirmed that the tournament would take place between 18 and 30 September 2023. The competition saw an expansion of participating teams from four in the first edition to six in this edition. Saudi Arabia were the defending champions having won last edition in Khobar, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Bhutan after extra time. Lebanon were crowned champions for the first time after defeating Bhutan 1–0, also after extra time. Participating teams The second SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament featured teams from six different nations, representing three Asian regional sub-confederations: WAFF (West Asia), SAFF (South Asia), and AFF (ASEAN). Qualified teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Since 2004, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has held Asian qualifying tournaments for the Summer Olympics women's football tournaments. The two top teams from the tournament qualify for the Olympics, excluding the berth for the hosts if the Olympic is held in an Asian country. History Women's football was introduced to Olympics in 1996, but until 2000 the participating teams were determined by the results of preceding FIFA Women's World Cup. Continental confederations, including the AFC, have held qualifying tournaments since 2004. Format Until 2024, the format differ by the tournaments (See the pages of each qualifying tournaments for details). Since 2028, the top eight finishers (i.e. all quarter-finalists) of the latest AFC Women's Asian Cup The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait Women's National Football Team
The Kuwait women's national football team represents Kuwait in international women's association football and is governed by Kuwait Football Association (KFA). History The Organizing Committee of GCC Women's Sports Committee has been organizing women's football events in Kuwait in an effort to support the women's national team. The country's kit colors are blue shirts, white shorts, and blue socks. As of 1999, the women's national team had not competed at the Women's World Cup. They had never entered the Asian Women's Championship as of 1999. As of June 2017, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA. Background and development In 2012 it was written that development of women's football in the Middle East and central Asia dated back only about ten years. The national federation became a FIFA affiliate in 1962. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend 2023 Coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, the 18th edition of the competition, was a women's association football tournament competed by national teams in Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It served as the qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. It was played from 14 to 25 May 2014 in Vietnam. Reigning world champions Japan women's national football team, Japan defeated the reigning Asian champions Australia women's national football team, Australia 1–0 in the final to secure their first continental title. Qualification The final tournament was competed by eight teams, four of which were automatically qualified though their 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup, 2010 placement, while the others were determined via a qualification tournament. North Korea women's national football team, North Korea was banned from the tournament due to the sanction on 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup#Doping cases, their doping cases in 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Hosts Vietnam had to play the qualifying ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification saw 16 nations attempt to qualify for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. The four winners from all groups joined the four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament. This tournament also served as the first stage of qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup for the Asian zone. Participants Participants from the qualification round were as follows (numbers denote the seeding order): * 1. * 2. * 3. * 4. * 5. * 6. * 7. * 8. * 9. * 10. * 11. * 11. * 11. * 11. * 11. * 11. Groups Total sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four, and each group played a single round-robin tournament. The winners of each group qualified for the final tournament. The draw was held on 19 October 2012 in Malacca, Malaysia. The first matches were played on 21 May 2013. In the round-robin tournaments, teams tied in the points were ranked by the following criteria: # Greater number of points between the teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria Women's National Football Team
The Algeria women's national football team () represents Algeria in international Women's association football, women's football. Algeria played its first match in 1998, against France women's national football team, France, and lost 14–0. The team has never qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup, World Cup. It has qualified five times for the Africa Women Cup of Nations, in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, all finishing in group stage. Algeria plays its home games at the Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers and is coached by Farid Benstiti since December 2022. They are currently ranked 84th in the world in the FIFA Women's World Rankings, FIFA women's rankings. The team's highest ranking was 64th, in June 2009. Team image Kits and crest Kit suppliers =1st Kit= =2nd Kit= Home stadium The Algeria women's national football team plays their home matches on the Stade du 5 Juillet. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
The AFC Women's Asian Cup (formerly known as the AFC Women's Championship) is a quadrennial competition in women's football for national teams which belong to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the oldest women's international football competition and premier women's football competition in the AFC region for national teams. The competition is also known as the Asian Women's Football Championship and the Asian Women's Championship. 20 tournaments have been held, with the current champions being China PR. Most competitions between 1991 and 2026 also served as the Asian qualifying tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup. History The competition was set up by the '' Asian Ladies Football Confederation'' (ALFC), a part of the AFC responsible for women's football. The first competition was held in 1975 and was held every two years after this, except for a period in the 1980s where the competition was held every three years. The ALFC was initially a separate organisation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior list of women's national association football teams, women's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's international governing body. The competition has been held every four years and one year after the men's FIFA World Cup since 1991, when the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, inaugural tournament, then called the FIFA Women's World Championship, was held in China. Under the tournament's current format, national teams vie for the remaining 31 slots in a three-year qualification phase. The host nation's team is automatically entered as the first slot. The tournament, called the ''World Cup Finals'', is contested at venues within the host nation(s) over about one month. The nine FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments have been won by five national teams. The United States women's national soccer team, United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese Football Association
The Lebanese Football Association (LFA; ; ) is the governing body of association football in Lebanon. Formed in 1933, it is a member of both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation, AFC. It is also one of the founding members of the West Asian Football Federation, WAFF, joining in its inception in 2001. History In 1931 Khalil Hilmi, a member of Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut, Riyadi Beirut, attempted to form a federation. However, the proposal failed as Al Nahda SC, Nahda opposed its formation. On 22 March 1933, representatives of thirteen football clubs gathered in the Minet El Hosn district in Beirut to form the Lebanese Football Association (LFA). Hussein Sejaan was the LFA's first president. Lebanon was one of the first nations in the Middle East to establish an administrative body for association football. The LFA joined FIFA in 1936 and the Asian Football Confederation, AFC in 1964. In 2001, the LFA joined the West Asian Football Federation, WAFF as one of its founding mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Association Football
Women's association football, more commonly known as women's football or women's soccer, is the team sport of association football played by women. It is played at the professional level in multiple countries, and about 200 national teams participate internationally. The same rules, known as the Laws of the Game, are used for both women's and men's football. After the "first golden age" of women's football occurred in the United Kingdom in the 1920s, with one match attracting over 50,000 spectators, the Football Association instituted a ban from 1921 to 1970 in England that disallowed women's football on the grounds used by its member clubs. In many other nations, female footballers faced similarly hostile treatment and bans by male-dominated organisations. In the 1970s, international women's football tournaments were extremely popular, and the oldest surviving continental championship was founded, the AFC Women's Asian Cup. However, a woman did not speak at the FIFA Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
