Lebanon women's national under-17 football team

The Lebanon women's national under-17 football team (Arabic: منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم تحت 17 سنة للسيدات), colloquially known as "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز),[1][2] 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-16 and women's national under-15 football team of Lebanon.

Lebanon under-17
Nickname(s)صبايا الأرز
(The Lady Cedars)
AssociationLebanon Football Association
(الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachSahar Dbouk
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeLBN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Djibouti 2–2 Lebanon 
(Doha, Qatar; 17 February 2015)
Biggest win
 Lebanon 8–0 Bahrain 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 15 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Bangladesh 8–0 Lebanon 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 19 September 2018)
WAFF U-16 Girls Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultChampions (2019, 2023)
Arab U-17 Women's Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2015)
Medal record
Women's football
WAFF U-16 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place2019 Jordan
Gold medal – first place2023 Jordan
Silver medal – second place2018 United Arab Emirates
Arab U-17 Women's Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Qatar
Lebanon U16 at the 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship

While the team has never qualified to either the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup or the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, they have won both the Arab U-17 Women's Cup (in 2015) and the WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (in 2019 and 2023). With their 2015 Arab Cup win, they became the first Lebanese national football team (men's or women's) to win a title.[3]

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
New Zealand 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2010
Azerbaijan 2012
Costa Rica 2014
Jordan 2016
Uruguay 2018
India 2022 Did not qualify The 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Dominican Republic 2024 The 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
South Korea 2005 Did not enter Did not enter
Malaysia 2007
Thailand 2009
China 2011
China 2013
China 2015
Thailand 2017 Withdrew Withdrew
Thailand 2019 Did not qualify 3rd of 5 4 2 0 2 14 18
Indonesia 2022 To be decided To be decided
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – Total 4 2 0 2 14 18

Arab U-17 Women's Cup
Arab U-17 Women's Cup record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Qatar 2015 Champions1st of 64310112
TotalBest: champions1/14310112

WAFF U-16 Girls Championship
WAFF U-16 Girls Championship record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA
United Arab Emirates 2018 Runners-up2nd of 64211146
Jordan 2019 Champions1st of 43300130
Jordan 2023 Champions1st of 44310101
TotalBest: champions3/311821377

Other tournaments
Tournament Result
Lebanon 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship[lower-alpha 1] Fourth place

Recent results and matches

2023
4 January 2023 (2023-01-04) 2022 WAFF U-16 group stage Lebanon  2–0  Bahrain Aqaba, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3
  • Iskandar 31', 90+5'
 Report
Report (WAFF)		 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)
6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) 2022 WAFF U-16 group stage Palestine  0–5  Lebanon Aqaba, Jordan
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Report (WAFF)
  • Hamdar 19'
  • El Hage Ali 22'
  • Abou Khalil 34'
  • Iskandar 45+5'
  • Shabtini 90+4'
 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
8 January 2023 (2023-01-08) 2022 WAFF U-16 group stage Jordan  1–1  Lebanon Aqaba, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3
  • AlKhashook 67'
 Report
Report (WAFF)
  • Shabtini 26'
 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) 2022 WAFF U-16 final Lebanon  2–0  Jordan Aqaba, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3
  • Iskandar 28'
  • El Hage Ali 60'
 Stadium: Al-Aqaba Stadium
24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) 2024 AFC U-17 qualification R1 Lebanon  5–2  Guam Dededo, Guam
19:00 UTC+10
  • Iskandar 2'
  • Bitar 21'
  • Hariri 35'
  • Hamdar 56'
  • Karam 59'
 Report
  • San Nicolas 6'
  • Wusstig 52'
 Stadium: GFA National Training Center
Referee: Wang Chi-eh (Chinese Taipei)
26 April 2023 (2023-04-26) 2024 AFC U-17 qualification R1 Philippines  2–0  Lebanon Dededo, Guam
19:00 UTC+10
  • Alamo 68'
  • Mathelus 90' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: GFA National Training Center
Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)

Players

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF U-16 Girls Championship.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Marcelle Skaiki
1GK Marie-Joe Chebli
1GK Nour Hammoudi
2DF Jilnar Al Kai
2DF Cyrine Jouni
2DF Gina Sleiman
2DF Haya Najjad
2DF Sara Feghali
2DF Gianna Frangieh
2DF Nora Daoui
2DF Patricia Mezher
3MF Cecile Iskandar
3MF Nagham Abu Khalil
3MF Paula Karam
3MF Celine Bitar
3MF Nagham Mohsen
3MF Yasmine Hamdar
4FW Cyrine Termos
4FW Reem Kawtharani
4FW Serena Nehme
4FW Ayana Rezkallah
4FW Lea Al Haj Ali
4FW Yara Shabtini

See also

Notes
  1. Participated as "Lebanon (B)"

References
  1. Abou Diab, Rami (17 August 2018). "U18 Women's West Asian Football Championship". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Lebanon, Football. "صبايا الأرز تهز شباك هونغ كونغ بسداسية نظيفة". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. Abou Diab, Rami (16 December 2019). "Lebanon wins the 2019 U-15 West Asian Football Championship". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. بعثة منتخب لبنان للناشئات تغادر الى الأردن [The delegation of the Lebanon national team for young women leaves for Jordan]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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