The Lebanon national beach soccer team () represents Lebanon in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the
Lebanon Football Association, the governing body for football in Lebanon.
In 2016 Lebanon achieved third place at the
5th Asian Beach Games, beating
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
9–5 at the bronze medal match. This became the first medal in an official competition in the history of the
Lebanese Football Association
The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) ( ar, الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم, Al-Ittiḥād Al-Lubnānī Likurat Al-Qadam; french: Fédération Libanaise de Football) is the governing body of association football in Lebanon. ...
for any men's national team (football, futsal and beach soccer).
They have also managed two fourth place finishes in a row at the
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
The AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup is the main championship for beach soccer in Asia, contested between the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is the sport's version of the better known AFC Asian C ...
, in
2015 and
2017
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, narrowly missing out on the
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup both times.
Competitive record
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
Asian Beach Games
WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
Players
Current squad
The following 12 players were called up for the
2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
The 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was the ninth edition of the AFC Beach Soccer Championship (second official edition), the premier beach soccer tournament contested by Asian men's national teams, organised by the Asian Football Confederation ...
.
See also
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Football in Lebanon
Football is the most popular sport in Lebanon. It was introduced to Lebanon in the late-19th century, becoming particularly popular among teachers and students Christian schools. The Lebanese Football Association (LFA) was formed in 1933 as one ...
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Lebanon national football team
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Lebanon national futsal team
References
{{AFC beach soccer teams
Asian national beach soccer teams
National sports teams of Lebanon