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The Lebanon national futsal team (; ) represents
Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
in international
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...
competitions. Nicknamed "the Cedars", the team is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA). Lebanon has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup; their closest attempt came in
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, when they lost to
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in the
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on the
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. Lebanon are regulars at the
AFC Futsal Asian Cup The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previously the AFC Futsal Championship, is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has ...
, reaching the quarter-finals on seven occasions. The team also competes in the
WAFF Futsal Championship The WAFF Futsal Championship is a futsal competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation. Results Medal summary Participating nations ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Semi-fi ...
, where they came second in the first edition, and the Arab Futsal Championship, coming in third place twice.


Competitive record


FIFA Futsal World Cup


AMF Futsal World Cup


AFC Futsal Asian Cup


Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games


Arab Futsal Cup


WAFF Futsal Championship


Mediterranean Futsal Cup


Players


Current squad

The following players were called up for the
2022 WAFF Futsal Championship The 2022 WAFF Futsal Championship () was the fourth edition of the WAFF Futsal Championship. It was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Teams Eight teams entered the tournament. Jordan national futsal team, Jordan, Qatar national futsal team, Qatar, Syri ...
.


Previous squads

;AFC Futsal Championship * 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads


References

{{AFC futsal teams Asian national futsal teams Futsal in Lebanon
Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hardcourt, hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and Indoor soccer, indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players ...