This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Lebanon national football team. The page shows the records as of 4 October 2026.
Team records
Wins
Largest win 11–1 vs on 6 October 1967 Largest away win 0–5 vs on 26 January 1962 Largest win at the Asian Cup 4–1 vs on 17 January 2019, 2019 Asian Cup
Draws Highest scoring draw 3–3 vs on 17 October 1998 Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup 2–2 vs on 15 October 2000
Defeats
Largest defeat 8–0 vs on 25 November 1959 8–0 vs on 27 March 1985 Largest defeat at home 0–6 vs on 2 July 2011 Largest defeat at the Asian Cup 4–0 vs on 12 October 2000, 2000 Asian Cup
Streaks
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
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 72nd (April 1940) Lowest Elo ranking 164th (July–September 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: RankPlayerCapsGoalsPeriod1Hassan Maatouk123262006–20242Mohamad Haidar11062011–20263Abbas Ahmad Atwi8982002–20164Roda Antar83201998–20165Youssef Mohamad8131999–20166Nader Matar7142012–2024Jamal Taha71121993–20008Walid Ismail6912010–20199Nour Mansour6732010–202410Vardan Ghazaryan66211995–2001 . Players in bold are still active with Lebanon.
First player to reach 100 caps Hassan Maatouk, vs on 19 November 2022 Shortest time needed to reach 100 caps Mohamad Haidar, between his debut (vs on 17 August 2011) and his 100th cap (vs on 15 December 2024) Longest Lebanese career Hassan Maatouk, between first (vs on 27 January 2006) and last cap (vs 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
First goal Camille Cordahi vs on 27 April 1940 Most goals Hassan Maatouk (2006–2024), 26 goals RankPlayerGoalsCapsAveragePeriod1Hassan Maatouk (list)261232006–20242Vardan Ghazaryan21661995–20013Roda Antar20831998–20164Mohamad Ghaddar19462006–20175Levon Altounian17181956–19676Haitham Zein16501997–20047Mahmoud El Ali12462007–2012Jamal Taha12711993–20009Joseph Abou Mrad11241953–196710Mardik Tchaparian10111956–1963 . Players in bold are still active with Lebanon.
Hat-tricks
PlayerCompetitionAgainstHome/AwayResultGoalsDateElias Georges1961 Arab GamesNeutral7–14Mardik Tchaparian1963 Arab CupHome6–03Samir Nassar1968 Olympics qualificationNeutral11–13Levon Altounian4Haitham Zein1999 Arab GamesAway3–13GilbertoFriendlyHome3–13Haitham Zein2002 World Cup qualificationHome6–03Roda Antar2002 Arab CupHome4–23Hassan Maatouk2026 World Cup qualificationHome4–03Husseyn ChakrounFriendlyNeutral6–03
In major tournaments AFC Asian Cup
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 on 17 January 2019 First goal in an Asian Cup finals match Abbas Chahrour, vs on 15 October 2000
Captains PlayerYear(s)SourceUnknown1940Labib Majdalani1942Emile Nassar1947Unknown1953–1956Youssef Yammout1957–1963Levon Altounian1963Elias Georges1965Joseph Abou Mrad1966Unknown1967Toni Jreij1970Adnan Al Sharqi1971Souheil Rahal1971Unknown1974–1975Abdelrahman Chebaro1979Ahmad Saleh1985Unknown1987Hassan Abboud1988Ghassan Abou Diab1988–1993Hassan Ayoub1993–1996Jamal Taha1995–2000Ali Fakih2001Moussa Hojeij2002Youssef Mohamad2003–2004Roda Antar2004–2016Hassan Maatouk2016–2024Mohamad Haidar2024–2026https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/arab-cup/qatar-2025/articles/arab-cup-qualification-day-two-round-upKhalil Khamis2026–present
See also Lebanon national football team results List of Lebanon national football team managers
Footnotes
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