The Lebanon national under-23 football team (), also known as the Lebanon Olympic football team (), represents Lebanon in international

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competitions in the Olympic Games, the

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, and the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23

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tournament. The team also serves as the national under-22 football team of Lebanon. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except for the Olympics which allows the men's team up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the

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. The side has never qualified for the Olympic Games nor the AFC U-23 Asian Cup. They have only participated once in the

, in

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, in which they were eliminated in the group stage.

Competitive record

Summer Olympic Games

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

WAFF U-23 Championship

Asian Games

Recent results and matches

2022

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the

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. :''Information correct as of 31 October 2022''

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

{{AFC under-23 teams U23 Asian national under-23 association football teams Youth football in Lebanon