Nickname(s) | صبايا الأرز (The Lady Cedars) | ||
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Association | Lebanon Football Association (الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Wael Gharzeddine | ||
Captain | Nathalie Matar | ||
Most caps | Rana Al Mokdad (29) | ||
Top scorer | Lili Iskandar (12) | ||
FIFA code | LBN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 134 (16 August 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 102 (December 2013) | ||
Lowest | 145 (April – August 2021) | ||
First international | |||
Lebanon 0–12 Algeria (Alexandria, Egypt; 19 April 2006) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Lebanon 12–1 Kuwait (Amman, Jordan; 9 June 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Greece 14–0 Lebanon (Pegeia, Cyprus; 12 March 2015) | |||
Arab Women's Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2006, 2021) | ||
WAFF Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 2007) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2022) | ||
Medal record |
The Lebanon women's national football team[a] is the official women's national football team of the country of Lebanon. The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Lebanon Football Association (LFA), the governing body for football in Lebanon. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, they have finished runners-up at the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Championship, and in third place at the 2007 and 2019 editions.
Lebanon played their first match in 2006 against Algeria in a 12–0 defeat at the Arab Women's Championship. However, their first qualification campaign took place eight years later, on the occasion of the 2014 Women's Asian Cup. While Lebanon ultimately failed to qualify for the final tournament, they won 12–1 against Kuwait in 2013 in their biggest win to date.
Colloquially called "the Lady Cedars" (Arabic: صبايا الأرز), their home kit is predominately red and their away kit white, in reference to their national flag. From 2014 Lebanon's FIFA ranking has been relatively steady, with their best ranking being 102nd in December 2013 and their worst being 145th between April and August 2021.
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