# 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 shows the records as of 15December 2024.

## Team records
### Wins

   A thrilling win over DPR Korea

#### Largest win

    11–1 vs Philippines on 6 October 1967

#### Largest away win

    0–5 vs Kuwait on 26 January 1962

#### Largest win at the Asian Cup

    4–1 vs North Korea on 17 January 2019, 2019 Asian Cup

### 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 Lebanese army intervened to break up a quarrel between the Kuwait and Lebanon national team players.

#### Largest defeat

    8–0 vs Iraq on 25 November 1959
    8–0 vs Qatar on 27 March 1985

#### 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, 2000 Asian Cup

### Streaks

   Lebanon went 16 games unbeaten before losing in Kuwait last month. During that run, they conceded just eight goals.

#### Longest unbeaten run

    16 games, from 2016 to 2018

#### Longest run without victory

    14, from 1979 to 1988

#### Most consecutive wins

    8, from 1993 to 1996

#### Most consecutive draws

    5, from 2000 to 2001

#### Most consecutive losses

    7, from 2008 to 2009

#### Most consecutive games with at least one goal scored

    9, from 1993 to 1996, and in 2001

#### Most consecutive games without a goal scored

    7, from 1979 to 1987, and from 2018 to 2019

#### Most consecutive games without a goal conceded

    4, in 2015

#### Most consecutive games with at least one goal conceded

    14, from 1953 to 1961

### World rankings
#### FIFA

Source: FIFA.com
   Lebanon reaches highest ever position in FIFA World Ranking

##### 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

    Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 123 caps
The following are the top ten most capped players; players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone:
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Period |
| 1 | Hassan Maatouk | 123 | 26 | 2006–2024 |
| 2 | Mohamad Haidar | 100 | 5 | 2011–present |
| 3 | Abbas Ahmad Atwi | 88 | 8 | 2002–2016 |
| 4 | Roda Antar | 83 | 20 | 1998–2016 |
| 5 | Youssef Mohamad | 81 | 3 | 1999–2016 |
| 6 | Nader Matar | 71 | 4 | 2012–present |
| 6 | Jamal Taha | 71 | 12 | 1993–2000 |
| 8 | Walid Ismail | 69 | 1 | 2010–2019 |
| 9 | Nour Mansour | 67 | 3 | 2010–present |
| 10 | Vardan Ghazaryan | 66 | 21 | 1995–2001 |
As of 15 December 2024. Players in bold are still active with Lebanon.

#### First player to reach a century of caps

    Hassan Maatouk, vs Kuwait on 19 November 2022

#### Shortest time needed to reach a century of caps

    Mohamad Haidar, 13 years, 3 months and 28 days between his debut (vs Syria on 17 August 2011) and his 100th cap (vs Kuwait on 15 December 2024)

#### Longest Lebanese career

    Hassan Maatouk, 18 years, 4 months and 16 days between first (vs Saudi Arabia on 27 January 2006) and last cap (vs Bangladesh on 11 June 2024)

#### Most consecutive calendar years of appearances

    Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 19 years

#### Appearances in three separate decades

    Roda Antar; 18 in the 1990s, 38 in the 2000s, and 26 in the 2010s
    Youssef Mohamad; 7 in the 1990s, 41 in the 2000s, and 33 in the 2010s
    Hassan Maatouk; 17 in the 2000s, 72 in the 2010s, and 34 in 2020s

## Goals
### General

   Lebanon scored their lone goal in the 7th minute. Kamil [sic] netting on a smart pass from Yaroudi [sic].

#### First goal

    Camille Cordahi vs Mandatory Palestine on 27 April 1940

#### Most goals

    Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 26 goals
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Average | Period |
| 1 | Hassan Maatouk (list) | 26 | 123 | 0.21 | 2006–2024 |
| 2 | Vardan Ghazaryan | 21 | 66 | 0.32 | 1995–2001 |
| 3 | Roda Antar | 20 | 83 | 0.24 | 1998–2016 |
| 4 | Mohamad Ghaddar | 19 | 46 | 0.41 | 2006–2017 |
| 5 | Levon Altounian | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1956–1967 |
| 6 | Haitham Zein | 17 | 50 | 0.34 | 1997–2004 |
| 7 | Mahmoud El Ali | 12 | 46 | 0.26 | 2007–2012 |
| 7 | Jamal Taha | 12 | 71 | 0.17 | 1993–2000 |
| 9 | Mardik Tchaparian | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1956–1963 |
| 9 | Joseph Abou Mrad | 10 | 21 | 0.48 | 1953–1967 |
As of 15 December 2024. Players in bold are still active with Lebanon.

### Hat-tricks

As of 11 June 2024
| Player | Competition | Against | Home/Away | Result | Goals | Date |
| Elias Georges | 1961 Arab Games | Saudi Arabia | Neutral | 7–1 | 4 | 4 September 1961 |
| Mardik Tchaparian | 1963 Arab Cup | Kuwait | Home | 6–0 | 3 | 31 March 1963 |
| Haitham Zein | 1999 Arab Games | Jordan | Away | 3–1 | 3 | 23 August 1999 |
| Gilberto | 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 Cup | Yemen | Home | 4–2 | 3 | 24 December 2002 |
| Hassan Maatouk | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Bangladesh | Home | 4–0 | 3 | 11 June 2024 |

### On major tournaments
#### AFC Asian Cup

   Hilal El-Helwe hammered home his second.

##### 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) |
| Unknown | 1940 |
| Labib Majdalani | 1942 |
| Emile Nassar | 1947 |
| Unknown | 1953–1956 |
| Youssef Yammout | 1957–1963 |
| Levon Altonian | 1963 |
| Elias Georges | 1965 |
| Joseph Abou Murad | 1966 |
| Unknown | 1967 |
| Toni Jreij | 1970 |
| Adnan Mekdache | 1971 |
| Souheil Rahal | 1971 |
| Unknown | 1974–1975 |
| Abdelrahman Chebaro | 1979 |
| Ahmad Saleh | 1985 |
| Unknown | 1987 |
| Hassan Abboud | 1988 |
| Ghassan Abou Diab | 1988–1993 |
| Hassan Ayoub | 1993–1996 |
| Jamal Taha | 1995–2000 |
| Ali Fakih | 2001 |
| Moussa Hojeij | 2002 |
| Youssef Mohamad | 2003–2004 |
| Roda Antar | 2004–2016 |
| Hassan Maatouk | 2016–2024 |
| Mohamad Haidar | 2024–present |

## Footnotes

* ↑ 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.