# Lebanon women's national basketball team

The Lebanon women's national basketball team represents Lebanon in international women's basketball tournaments and is governed by the Lebanese Basketball Federation.

## History
### Early achievements (1980s-2000s)

The Lebanon women's national basketball team emerged on the regional scene in the late 20th century. They secured two third-place finishes at the Arab Women's Basketball Championship in 1983 and 1997. The team's success continued with a silver medal at the 2000 Arab Women's Basketball Championship. Building on this momentum, they achieved the championship title at the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship. The following year, they claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games. Further solidifying their regional presence, the team secured another gold medal at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.

### 2009–2014: Promotion to division A of FIBA Asia and the FIBA ban

On the global stage, their achievements included a promotion to Division A of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup after finishing as runners-up in Division B at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women. In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place. However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013. This suspension prevented their participation in the Division A of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, resulting in their return to Division B after the ban was lifted in 2014.

### 2020–present: Promotion back to division A of FIBA Asia

After a prolonged period, the team regained their place in Division A by winning the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B. Carrying the momentum forward, they secured their Division A status in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup by defeating Chinese Taipei with a final score of 75–73, ensuring their participation in the top tier for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup. Their 7th place finish in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup secured Lebanon's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament. Lebanon did not advance in the Pre-Qualification after losing all three of their group phase games.

## Tournament records
### FIBA World Cup

| FIBA Women's World Cup | FIBA Women's World Cup | FIBA Women's World Cup | FIBA Women's World Cup | FIBA Women's World Cup | FIBA Women's World Cup | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification |
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Squad | Pld | W | L |
| 1953 to 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers |
| 2006 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers |
| 2014 | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2026 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Asia Championship

FIBA Women's Asia Cup Records :
| Year | Division A | Division A | Division A | Division A | Division B | Division B | Division B | Division B |
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Position | Pld | W | L |
| 2001 | 13th | level II | level II | level II | 8th | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2005 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2007 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2009 | 8th | level II | level II | level II | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | Division A | Division A | Division A | Division A |
| 2013 | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended | suspended |
| 2015 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2017 | 11th | level II | level II | level II | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 2019 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2021 | 9th | level II | level II | level II | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | Division A | Division A | Division A | Division A |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | | | | Division A | Division A | Division A | Division A |
| Total | | 10 | 3 | 7 | | 20 | 14 | 6 |

## Squad
### Current roster

Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.

### Past rosters

2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup :
| Name | Role |
| Meghry Toros | SG |
| Chirine El Charif | C |
| Narine Gyokchian | C |
| Daniella Fayad | PF |
| Layla Fares | SF |
| Rebecca Akl (Capt) | PG |
| Miramar Mokdad | PG |
| Brittany Janelle Denson | C |
| Yasha Zeinoun | SG |
| Lama Moukaddem | SG |
| Amar Mansour | PG |
| Aida Bakhos | PF |
| Georges Geagea | Head Coach |
| Ziad Al Natour | Assistant Coach |
2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup :
| Name | Role |
| Farah El Harake | PG |
| Lama Moukaddem | G |
| Chirine El Charif | PF |
| Narine Gyokchian | PF |
| Layla Fares | G |
| Rebecca Akl | G |
| Karen Chammas | G |
| Miramar Mokdad | G |
| Nancy Maalouf | PF |
| Nour Schoucair | G |
| Aida Bakhos | G |
| Tigran Gyokchyan | Head Coach |
| Marwan Diab | Assistant Coach |
| Nelly Nassar | Assistant Coach |