The Lebanon national under-20 football team () is the national under-20

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and is controlled by the

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. The team also serves as the national under-19 and national under-18 football teams of Lebanon. While the team has never qualified for the

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, they have participated twice in the

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, in 1973 and in

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, with their best result being reaching the quarter-finals in the 1973 edition. In the

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, the U18 team made history by becoming the first Lebanon men's national team to reach a final, losing to hosts

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on penalty-shootouts. They also participate in the

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, failing to go past the group stage in both competitions. Notable former under-20 players include

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, and

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, who all went on to play for the senior side.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Arab Cup U-20

WAFF U-18 Championship

Mediterranean Games

Jeux de la Francophonie

Recent results and matches

2022

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification games against

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and

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, on 14, 16 and 18 September 2022, respectively.

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.

References

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