Lebanon national football team records and statistics
This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Lebanon national football team. The page currently shows the records as of 15 October 2019.
Team records
Wins
A thrilling win over DPR Korea
—Fox Sports Asia subheading after the national team won 4–1 against North Korea in 2019
- Largest win
- Largest away win
- 1–5 vs Cambodia on 4 December 1998
- Largest win at the Asian Cup
- 4–1 vs North Korea on 17 January 2019
Draws
- Highest scoring draw
- 3–3 vs Syria on 17 October 1998
- Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup
- 2–2 vs Iraq on 15 October 2000
Defeats
The South Korean team thrashed Lebanon.
—Al-Ahkbar.com after Lebanon's 6–0 defeat to South Korea in 2011
- Largest defeat
- 6–0 vs China on 3 July 2004
- 6–0 vs Kuwait on 2 July 2011
- 6–0 vs South Korea on 2 September 2011
- Largest defeat at home
- 0–6 vs Kuwait on 2 July 2011
- Largest defeat at the Asian Cup
- 4–0 vs Iran on 12 October 2000
Streaks
- Unbeaten record
- 15 games, 2016–2018
World rankings
FIFA
Source: FIFA.com
Lebanon reaches highest ever position in Fifa World Ranking
—FA Lebanon heading announcing Lebanon's highest ever FIFA World Ranking in September 2018
- Highest FIFA ranking
- 77th (September 2018)
- Lowest FIFA ranking
- 178th (April – May 2011)
Below is a chart of Lebanon's FIFA ranking from 1992 to the present.
Elo
Source: Eloratings.net
- Highest Elo ranking
- 46th (April 1940)
- Lowest Elo ranking
- 164th (July 2011)
Appearances
General
- Most appearances
Rank | Player | Period | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Abbas Ahmed Atwi | 2002–2016 | 84 | 7 |
2 | Hassan Maatouk | 2006– | 82 | 21 |
3 | Youssef Mohamad | 1999–2016 | 66 | 3 |
4 | Walid Ismail | 2010–2019 | 65 | 1 |
5 | Mohamad Haidar | 2010– | 63 | 4 |
6 | Roda Antar | 1998–2016 | 59 | 20 |
7 | Haytham Faour | 2011–2019 | 58 | 0 |
8 | Hassan "Moni" Chaito | 2011– | 57 | 6 |
9 | Abbas Ali Atwi | 2002–2016 | 52 | 4 |
Ali Hamam | 2009–2019 | 3 |
As of 15 October 2019[update]. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Goals
General
- First goal
- Camille Cordahi vs Mandatory Palestine on 27 April 1940
- Most goals
- Hassan Maatouk (2006–present), 21 goals
Rank | Player | Period | Goals | Caps | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hassan Maatouk (list) | 2006– | 21 | 82 | 0.26 |
2 | Roda Antar | 1998–2016 | 20 | 59 | 0.34 |
3 | Wartan Ghazarian | 1993–2001 | 19 | 30 | 0.63 |
Mohammed Ghaddar | 2005–2017 | 42 | 0.45 | ||
5 | Haitham Zein | 1998–2004 | 15 | 32 | 0.47 |
6 | Mahmoud El Ali | 2007–2013 | 12 | 46 | 0.26 |
7 | Jamal Taha | 1993–2000 | 10 | 32 | 0.31 |
As of 15 October 2019[update]. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.
Hat-tricks
As of 24 December 2002[update]
Player | Competition | Against | Home/Away | Result | Goals | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elias Georges | 1961 Pan Arab Games | Saudi Arabia | Neutral | 7–1 | 4 | 4 September 1961 |
Mardek Chabarian | 1963 Arab Nations Cup | Kuwait | Home | 6–0 | 3 | 31 March 1963 |
Haitham Zein | 1999 Pan Arab Games | Jordan | Away | 3–1 | 3 | 23 August 1999 |
Gilberto dos Santos | Friendly | Oman | Home | 3–1 | 3 | 5 August 2000 |
Haitham Zein | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | Pakistan | Home | 6–0 | 3 | 13 May 2001 |
Roda Antar | 2002 Arab Nations Cup | Yemen | Home | 4–2 | 3 | 24 December 2002 |
On major tournaments
AFC Asian Cup
Hilal El-Helwe hammered home his second
—Goal.com on Hilal El-Helwe's brace against North Korea at the 2019 Asian Cup
- Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament
- Hilal El-Helwe (in 2019), 2 goals
- Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments
- Hilal El-Helwe (in 2019), 2 goals
- Most goals in a single Asian Cup finals match
- Hilal El-Helwe, 2 goals vs North Korea on 17 January 2019
- First goal in an Asian Cup finals match
- Abbas Chahrour, vs Iraq on 15 October 2000
Captains
Player | Year(s) | Source |
---|---|---|
Salah Falah | 1934 | |
Pierre Gemayel | 1936 | |
Youssef Yammout | 1957 | |
Levon Altonian | 1963 | |
Joseph Abou Murad | 1966 | |
Toni Jreij | 1970 | |
Souheil Rahal | 1971 | |
Edmond Assaf | 1970s | |
Abdelrahman Chbaro | 1979 | |
Hassan Abboud | 1988 | |
Ghassan Abou Diab | 1988–1993 | |
Hassan Ayoub | 1993 | |
Jamal Taha | 1995–2000 | |
Ali Fakih | 2001 | |
Moussa Hojeij | 2002 | |
Youssef Mohamad | 2003 | |
Roda Antar | 2004–2016 | |
Hassan Maatouk | 2016– |
Footnotes
- ^ The match played on 9 September 2018 against Oman, which ended in a 0–0 draw, was not considered official by FIFA.
- ^ In 1993, Issam Kobeissy acted as captain in Hassan Ayoub's absence.
- ^ In 2003, one of Faisal Antar and Abbas Ali Atwi acted as captain in Youssef Mohamad's absence.
- ^ Between 2004 and 2016, Youssef Mohamed acted as captain in Roda Antar's absence.