Lebanon women's national under-20 football team

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| Name = Lebanon under-20

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| FIFA Trigramme = LBN

| Nickname = {{lang|ar|صبايا الأرز}}
(The Lady Cedars)

| Association = Lebanon Football Association
({{lang|ar|الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم}})

| Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia)

| Confederation = AFC (Asia)

| Coach = Francois Dahdah

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| Home Stadium = Various

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(Amman, Jordan; 5 November 2014)

| Largest win = {{fbwu|20|HKG}} 0–6 {{fbwu-rt|20|LBN}}
(Jounieh, Lebanon; 24 October 2018)

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(Hanoi, Vietnam; 26 April 2019)

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| Regional name = WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

| Regional cup apps = 4

| Regional cup first = 2018

| Regional cup best = Champions (2019, 2022)

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The Lebanon women's national under-20 football team ({{langx|ar|منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة للسيدات}}), colloquially known as "the Lady Cedars" ({{langx|ar|صبايا الأرز|links=no}}),{{Cite web|url=https://www.falebanon.com/u18-womens-west-asian-football-championship/|title=U18 Women's West Asian Football Championship|last=Abou Diab|first=Rami|date=17 August 2018|website=FA Lebanon|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=8 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708040857/https://www.falebanon.com/u18-womens-west-asian-football-championship/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Saqr |first=Hassan |date=24 October 2018 |script-title=ar:صبايا الأرز تهز شباك هونغ كونغ بسداسية نظيفة |trans-title=The Lady Cedars score six past the Hong Kong goal |url=http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=5884 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112095045/http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=5884 |archive-date=12 January 2019 |access-date=1 July 2019 |website=Football Lebanon |language=ar}} represents Lebanon in international women's youth football. The team is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. The team also serves as the women's national under-19 and women's national under-18 football team of Lebanon.

While the team has never participated in either the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup or the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, they have won two WAFF U-18 Girls Championship titles, in 2019 and 2022, and were runners-up in 2018 and 2024.

History

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= Early history (2014–2019) =

The national team played their first competitive matches at the qualifiers for the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship in November 2014.{{Cite web |last=Di Maggio |first=Roberto |date=28 August 2018 |title=Asian Women U-19 Championship 2015 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-wom-u19-2015.html |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103210745/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-wom-u19-2015.html |url-status=live }} Drawn with Jordan, Uzbekistan and India, Lebanon lost all three games,{{Cite web |last=Qteishat |first=Yahya |date=5 November 2014 |title= |script-title=ar:منتخب الشابات يفوزعلى نظيره اللبناني بثلاثية ويتصدر |trans-title=The women's youth national team beat its Lebanese counterpart 3–0 |url=https://alghad.com/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A/ |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=alghad.com |language=ar |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103210741/https://alghad.com/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%86%D8%B8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=7 November 2014 |title= |script-title=ar:بالصور : منتخب الشابات يفوز على الهند في التصفيات الاسيوية |trans-title=In pictures: Women's national football team beat India in Asian qualifiers |url=https://www.almadenahnews.com/article/331709-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9 |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=almadenahnews.com |language=ar |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103210747/https://www.almadenahnews.com/article/331709-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9 |url-status=live }} finishing last in their qualifying group. Following funding and initiatives by the Lebanese Football Association towards women's football,{{Cite web |last=Wehbé |first=Johana |date=27 June 2019 |title=Au Liban aussi les femmes ont leur place sur un terrain de foot |trans-title=In Lebanon too, women have their place on a football field |url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1176505/au-liban-aussi-les-femmes-ont-leur-place-sur-un-terrain-de-foot.html |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=L'Orient-Le Jour |language=fr |archive-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905153256/https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1176505/au-liban-aussi-les-femmes-ont-leur-place-sur-un-terrain-de-foot.html |url-status=live }} and more specifically youth women's football, the women's national youth teams started to see success, especially in Western Asia.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2020 |title=New horizons for women's football in Lebanon |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/new-horizons-for-women-s-football-in-lebanon |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=FIFA |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045949/https://www.fifa.com/news/new-horizons-for-women-s-football-in-lebanon |url-status=live }} As of 2020, there were separate club leagues for the U15s, U17s, U19s and seniors.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=4 March 2020 |title=Women's National Team head coach Wael Gharzeddine: the best is yet to come |url=https://www.falebanon.com/17751/ |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=FA Lebanon |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104101355/https://www.falebanon.com/17751/ |url-status=live }}

In 2018 Lebanon hosted the inaugural WAFF U-18 Women's Championship between August and September, in preparation for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification the following October. After defeating Palestine 3–0 in the opening game, Lebanon lost 2–1 to Jordan in the effective final of the WAFF Championship and finished runners-up.{{Cite web |date=2 September 2018 |title=Jordan take West Asian crown on road to qualifiers |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/news/jordan_take_west_asian_crown_on_road_to_qualifiers.html |access-date=6 January 2020 |website=Asian Football Confederation |archive-date=20 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220140350/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/news/jordan_take_west_asian_crown_on_road_to_qualifiers.html |url-status=live }} In October 2018, Lebanon hosted their group in the first round of Asian qualifiers, in which they were drawn with Australia, Mongolia and Hong Kong; despite losing 2–0 to Australia, Lebanon won against the other two teams (thanks to four goals by Yara Bou Rada against Hong Kong and three goals by Samira Awad) and qualified to the second round.{{Cite tweet|number=1056567181440413696|user=falebanon|title=HISTORIC WIN!! LEBANON qualify for the round 2 of the AFC U-19 Women's Championship Qualifiers.|author=FA Lebanon|date=28 October 2018|access-date=3 November 2022}}{{Cite web |title=AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2019 {{!}} Qualifiers Round 1 |url=https://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/234 |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=Asian Football Confederation |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104025315/https://stats.the-afc.com/tournaments/234 |url-status=live }} They were the only Arab country to do so.

During this period, most of the U19s players were also called up to the senior team. In January 2019, 17 of the 23 players called up to the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship in Bahrain came from the U19 team, bringing the average age of the squad to 18.9 years. Lebanon eventually finished third. The players returned in April 2019 to compete in the second round of Asian U-19 qualifiers. Needing a second-place finish in their group of four teams to reach the final tournament, Lebanon finished last after losing against South Korea, Vietnam and Iran.{{Cite web |last=Iranidoost |first=Kamal |date=30 April 2019 |title=Iran thrashes Lebanon at AFC U19 Women's C'ships |url=https://en.mehrnews.com/news/144715/Iran-thrashes-Lebanon-at-AFC-U19-Women-s-C-ships |access-date=3 November 2022 |website=Mehr News Agency |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103210746/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/144715/Iran-thrashes-Lebanon-at-AFC-U19-Women-s-C-ships |url-status=live }}

= West Asian success (2019–present) =

The team's first success came in 2019, in the second edition of the WAFF U-18 Championship in Bahrain. After winning all three games in the group stage, Lebanon advanced the semi-finals, where they defeated Palestine 4–2 to reach the final against hosts Bahrain. Lebanon won 3–0 and were crowned champions for the first time.{{Cite web |date=6 January 2020 |title=Lebanon Crowned the WAFF U18 Girls Title |url=http://www.the-waff.com/eng/post.php?id=1233 |access-date=13 January 2020 |website=West Asian Football Federation |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711022738/http://www.the-waff.com/eng/post.php?id=1233 |url-status=live }} Three years later, in 2022, Lebanon won their second-consecutive WAFF Championship title on home soil after beating Syria 5–1 in the final.{{cite web |date=25 October 2022 |title= |script-title=ar:المنتخب اللبناني يتوّج بلقب بطولة الشابات الثالثة |trans-title=The Lebanon national team is crowned with the title of the third Girls Championship |url=http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1923#.Y1f17UizRqI |access-date=25 October 2022 |website=West Asian Football Federation |language=ar |archive-date=25 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025145447/http://www.the-waff.com/post.php?id=1923#.Y1f17UizRqI |url-status=dead }}

In March 2023, Lebanon took part in the first round of 2024 Asian Cup qualification,{{Cite web |last=Keuchkerian |first=Karine |date=4 November 2022 |title=Lebanon Is Set To Participate In The AFC Women's Asian Cup For U17 & U20 |url=https://www.the961.com/lebanon-to-participate-in-the-afc-womens-asian-cup/ |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=The961 |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005335/https://www.the961.com/lebanon-to-participate-in-the-afc-womens-asian-cup/ |url-status=live }} which had been rebranded as an under-20 competition.{{cite web |date=27 September 2019 |title=AFC Women's Football Committee approves AFC Women's Club Championship |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-women-s-football-committee-approves-afc-women-s-club-championship |publisher=AFC |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508183325/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/afc-women-s-football-committee-approves-afc-women-s-club-championship |url-status=live }} After defeating Bhutan (6–2) and Mongolia (7–0), Lebanon drew their decisive game against Jordan (0–0) and progressed to the second round for the second consecutive year.{{Cite tweet|number=1634990297892413443|user=afcasiancup|title=A goalless draw is enough to send Lebanon through to the #U20WAC Qualifiers Round 2 as Group D leaders!|author=Asian Football Confederation|date=12 March 2023|access-date=8 June 2023}}{{Cite web |title=AFC Womens U20 Asian Cup {{!}} Qualifiers Round 1 |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/fixtures__standings.html |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=Asian Football Confederation |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603133146/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/fixtures__standings.html |url-status=live }} Less than three months later, in June, Lebanon were drawn with Australia, Vietnam and Iran.{{Cite web |last= |date=1 June 2023 |title=Iran, Lebanon land in Vietnam for U20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/football/iran-lebanon-land-in-vietnam-for-u20-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers-4612701.html |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=VnExpress International |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609005335/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/football/iran-lebanon-land-in-vietnam-for-u20-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers-4612701.html |url-status=live }} Similarly to 2019, Lebanon lost all three matches and finished last in their group.{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Qualifiers Group A: Australia beat Vietnam to finish top |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/news/qualifiers_group_a_australia_beat_vietnam_to_finish_top__1.html |access-date=8 June 2023 |website=Asian Football Confederation |language= |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608012248/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_womens_asian_cup/news/qualifiers_group_a_australia_beat_vietnam_to_finish_top__1.html |url-status=live }}

In November 2024, Lebanon participated in the fourth edition of the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship; the tournament was played in a single round-robin format, with defending champions Lebanon finishing second in a group with Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |date=6 December 2024 |title= |script-title=ar:منتخب شابات الأردن بطلا لغرب آسيا |trans-title=Jordan women's youth team wins the West Asia Championship |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1373135 |access-date=25 February 2025 |website=Kooora |language=ar}}

Recent results and fixtures

=2024=

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[https://the-waff.com/archives/11694 Report (WAFF)]

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|note = The West Asian Football Federation received a letter from the Syrian Football Association prior to their match against Saudi Arabia on 6 December 2024, apologizing for their withdrawal from the championship due to prevailing circumstances related to the ongoing Syrian opposition offensives. Consequently, Syria's previous matches were voided.{{Cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1372989&o=n1054821|title=إلغاء لقاء سوريا والسعودية في غرب آسيا للشابات|language=ar|date=6 December 2024|website=kooora.com|access-date=6 December 2024}}

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=2025=

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Players

=Current squad=

The following players were called up for the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup, held in Turkey between 31 March and 9 April 2025.{{Cite web |date=29 March 2025 |script-title=ar:بعثة منتخب لبنان للشابات تغادر إلى تركيا |trans-title=The Lebanese women's youth team departs for Türkiye |url=https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/UEFA_U18Girls_toIstanbul.php |access-date=29 March 2025 |publisher=Lebanese Football Association |language=ar}}

{{nat fs g start no caps}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=1 |pos=GK|name=Marcelle Skaiki|sortname=Skaiki, Marcelle|age={{birth date and age|2007|02|01|df=y}}|club=No Limits|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=23|pos=GK|name=Nour Hammoudy|sortname=Hammoudy, Nour|age={{birth date and age|2007|03|08|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=2 |pos=DF|name=Haya Najjad|sortname=Najjad, Haya|age={{birth date and age|2008|01|06|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=3 |pos=DF|name=Ayana Rezkallah|sortname=Rezkallah, Ayana|age={{birth date and age|2008|04|21|df=y}}|club=EFP|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=8 |pos=DF|name=Paula Karam|sortname=Karam, Paula|age={{birth date and age|2007|09|20|df=y}}|club=Jounieh|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=DF|name=Chloe Maalouf|sortname=Maalouf, Chloe|age={{birth date and age|2008|08|28|df=y}}|club=Jounieh|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=DF|name=Sarah Fakih|sortname=Fakih, Sarah|age={{birth date and age|2008|03|22|df=y}}|club=Southern Stars|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=6 |pos=MF|name=Shereen Karnib|sortname=Moutran, Lynn|age={{birth date and age|2008|08|25|df=y}}|club=Western Sydney Wanderers|clubnat=AUS}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=MF|name=Cecile Iskandar|sortname=Iskandar, Cecile|age={{birth date and age|2007|03|12|df=y}}|club=EFP|clubnat=LBN|other=captain}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=MF|name=Celine Bitar|sortname=Bitar, Celine|age={{birth date and age|2007|07|17|df=y}}|club=Salam Zgharta|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=MF|name=Tatianna Kanaan|sortname=Kanaan, Tatianna|age={{birth date and age|2007|02|09|df=y}}|club=Salam Zgharta|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=MF|name=Elissa Hariri|sortname=Hariri, Elissa|age={{birth date and age|2007|04|08|df=y}}|club=Sydney Olympic|clubnat=AUS}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=7 |pos=FW|name=Lea El Hajj Ali|sortname=Hajj Ali, Lea|age={{birth date and age|2008|06|04|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=9 |pos=FW|name=Mariam Hamaoui|sortname=Hamaoui, Mariam|age={{birth date and age|2007|03|13|df=y}}|club=FC Viktoria|clubnat=CAN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=FW|name=Caren Serhal|sortname=Serhal, Caren|age={{birth date and age|2008|01|01|df=y}}|club=No Limits|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=14|pos=FW|name=Lynn Moutran|sortname=Moutran, Lynn|age={{birth date and age|2008|08|25|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=FW|name=Remi Melli|sortname=Melli, Remi|age={{birth date and age|2008|07|04|df=y}}|club=Jabal Hasbaya|clubnat=LBN}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=FW|name=Maryam Lazkani|sortname=Lazkani, Maryam|age={{birth date and age|2007|07|03|df=y}}|club=Santa Clara Sporting|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=FW|name=Luna Khazem|sortname=Khazem, Luna|age={{birth date and age|2007|11|01|df=y}}|club=Cypress Chargers|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=FW|name=Sherin Hasno|sortname=Hasno, Sherin|age={{birth date and age|2007|03|25|df=y}}|club=HB Køge|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat fs end}}

=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.

{{nat fs r start}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Marie-Joe Chebli|sortname=Chebli, Marie-Joe|age={{birth date and age|2009|02|14|df=y}}|club=EFP|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Ghenwa Karam|sortname=Karam, Ghenwa|age={{birth date and age|2010|12|04|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-11-24|Training camp; November 2024}}}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Asiyah Zreika|sortname=Zreika, Asiyah|age={{birth date and age|2006|04|07|df=y}}|club=EFP|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Joya Bou Assaf|sortname=Bou Assaf, Joya|age={{birth date and age|2009|10|15|df=y}}|club=Jounieh|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Waed Raed|sortname=Raed, Waed|age={{birth date and age|2006|11|09|df=y}}|club=ÓBerytus|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Anna Ousyran|sortname=Ousyran, Anna|age={{birth date and age|2006|11|11|df=y}}|club=FC Beirut|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-11-24|Training camp; November 2024}}}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Lama Abdine|sortname=Abdine, Lama|age={{birth date and age|2006|09|09|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Rama Moghrabi|sortname=Moghrabi, Rama|age={{birth date and age|2010|10|20|df=y}}|club=Salam Zgharta|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Yara El Gitani|sortname=Gitani, Yara|age={{birth date and age|2010|09|24|df=y}}|club=ÓBerytus|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Noura Dawy|sortname=Dawy, Noura|age={{birth date and age|2008|11|08|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-11-24|Training camp; November 2024}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Calina Osman|sortname=Osman, Calina|age={{birth date and age|2009|05|25|df=y}}|club=BFA|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-11-24|Training camp; November 2024}}}}

{{nat fs break}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Angelina Saade|sortname=Saade, Angelina|age={{birth date and age|2006|06|23|df=y}}|club=Trinity Valley Cardinals|clubnat=USA|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Yasmine Hamdar|sortname=Hamdar, Yasmine|age={{birth date and age|2007|07|24|df=y}}|club=ÓBerytus|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-12-06|2024 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Sara Issa|sortname=Issa, Sara|age={{birth date and age|2009|02|18|df=y}}|club=Jounieh|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-11-24|Training camp; November 2024}}}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Razan Timani|sortname=Timani, Razan|age={{birth date and age|2006|10|14|df=y}}|club=Akhaa Ahli Aley|clubnat=LBN|latest={{sort|2024-11-24|Training camp; November 2024}}}}

{{nat fs end}}

Competitive record

=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
colspan=10|FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record{{Cite web |last1=Di Maggio |first1=Roberto |last2=Schaal |first2=Markus |date=1 March 2023 |title=Women U-19/U-20 World Cup |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wc-wom-u19.html |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604013343/https://rsssf.org/tablesw/wc-wom-u19.html |url-status=live }} Source note: To view Lebanon's tournament-specific details in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, click on the specific year under "Palmares", then "Asia" or "AFC" under "Overview qualifying tournaments".

! rowspan="16" style="width:1%;background:white" |

! colspan=7|Qualification record

scope="col"|Host nation(s)
and year

! scope="col"|Round

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

! scope="col"|Squad

! scope="col"|Outcome

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

scope="row" |{{flagicon|CAN}} 2002

| colspan="9" rowspan="7" |Did not enter

| colspan="7" rowspan="7" |Did not enter

scope="row" |{{flagicon|THA}} 2004
scope="row" |{{flagicon|RUS}} 2006
scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHI}} 2008
scope="row" |{{flagicon|GER}} 2010
scope="row" |{{flagicon|JPN}} 2012
scope="row" |{{flagicon|CAN}} 2014
scope="row" |{{flagicon|PNG}} 2016

| colspan="9" |Did not qualify

| colspan="7" |The 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament

scope="row" |{{flagicon|FRA}} 2018

| colspan="9" |Did not enter

| colspan="7" |Did not enter

scope="row" |{{flagicon|CRI}} 2022

| colspan="9" rowspan="2" |Did not qualify

| colspan="7" |The 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship served as the qualifying tournament

scope="row" |{{flagicon|COL}} 2024

| colspan="7" |The 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament

scope="row" |{{flagicon|POL}} 2026

| colspan="9" |To be determined

| colspan="7" |The 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup will serve as the qualifying tournament

Total0/12

!Total

=AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
colspan=10|AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record{{Cite web |last=Di Maggio |first=Roberto |date=1 March 2023 |title=Asian Women U-19/U-20 Championship |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-wom-u19.html |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=RSSSF |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028215345/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-wom-u19.html |url-status=live }} Source note: To view Lebanon's tournament-specific details in the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, click on the specific year under "Palmares".

! rowspan="15" style="width:1%;background:white" |

! colspan=7|Qualification record

scope="col"|Host nation(s)
and year

! scope="col"|Round

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

! scope="col"|Squad

! scope="col"|Outcome

! scope="col"|{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! scope="col"|{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

scope="row" |{{flagicon|IND}} 2002

| colspan="9" rowspan="7" |Did not enter

| colspan="7" rowspan="7" |Did not enter

scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2004
scope="row" |{{flagicon|MYS}} 2006
scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2007
scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2009
scope="row" |{{flagicon|VIE}} 2011
scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2013
scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2015

| colspan="9" |Did not qualify

|4th of 4||3||0||0||3||1||13

scope="row" |{{flagicon|CHN}} 2017

| colspan="9" |Did not enter

| colspan="7" |Did not enter

scope="row" |{{flagicon|THA}} 2019

| colspan="9" rowspan="2" |Did not qualify

|2nd of 5, 4th of 4||6||2||0||4||12||20

{{flagicon|UZB}} 2024

|1st of 4, 4th of 4||6||2||1||3||14||12

scope="row" |{{flagicon|THA}} 2026

| colspan="9" |To be determined

| colspan="7" |Ongoing

Total0/11Total1541102745

= WAFF U-18 Girls Championship =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"

! colspan="9" |WAFF U-20 Girls Championship record

scope="col" |Host nation(s)

and year

! scope="col" |Round

! scope="col" |{{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! scope="col" |{{abbr|Pld|Games played}}

! scope="col" |{{abbr|W|Won}}

! scope="col" |{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

! scope="col" |{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! scope="col" |{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! scope="col" |{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

bgcolor="silver"

! style="border: 3px solid red" scope="row"|{{flagicon|LBN}} 2018{{Cite web |title=WAFF U-18 Women Championship 2018 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=16284 |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=Goalzz.com |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028215346/https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=16284 |url-status=live }}

|Runners-up

2nd of 3210142
bgcolor="gold"

! scope="row" |{{flagicon|BHR}} 2019{{Cite web |title=WAFF U-18 Women Championship 2020 |url=https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=18291 |access-date=28 October 2023 |website=Goalzz.com |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028215345/https://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=18291 |url-status=live }}

|Champions

1st of 75500173
bgcolor="gold"

! style="border: 3px solid red" scope="row"|{{flagicon|LBN}} 2022

|Champions

1st of 74400132
bgcolor="silver"

! scope="row" |{{flagicon|JOR}} 2024

|Runners-up

2nd of 4312062
scope="row" |{{flagicon|JOR}} 2025

| colspan="8" |Did not participate

TotalBest: champions4/5141121409

See also

References

{{Reflist}}