The
Lebanon national football team
The Lebanon national football team,french: Équipe du Liban de football controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), have represented Lebanon in association football since their inception in 1933. The squad is governed by the Asian ...
has represented Lebanon in international
association football since 1940. The
Lebanese Football Association (LFA) was founded in 1933 and became a member of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
) three years later.
However, the team did not play its first official international match until 27 April 1940,
suffering a
5–1 defeat to
Mandatory Palestine in a
friendly game. In 1964, Lebanon joined the
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and continues to compete as a member of the organisation.
Players
See also
*
List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
*
List of Lebanon women's international footballers
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lebanon international footballers, List of
Association football player non-biographical articles