Lebanon national football team results (1990–1999)

This is a list of the Lebanon national football team results from 1990 to 1999.

Following the Lebanese Civil War, Lebanon's first qualifying tournament was the 1994 World Cup qualification, where they failed to qualify finishing third in their group. They also failed to qualify to the 1996 Asian Cup and the 1998 World Cup. Lebanon participated in the 1997 Pan Arab Games, where they finished third, the 1998 Arab Cup, the 1998 Asian Games and the 1999 Pan Arab Games.

Results

Legend for encounters
PR	Preliminary round
R2	Second round
GS	Group stage
SF	Semi-final

1993

20 January 1993 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	al-Briki 79' Jedid 88'			Attendance: 7,000

26 March 1993 Friendly	Lebanon	1–0	Jordan	Beirut, Lebanon
	Nazha 25'			Attendance: 15,000

7 May 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	2–2	India	Beirut, Lebanon
	Malikian 37' Taha 53'		Kumar 65' Vatta Barambath 83'	Attendance: 17,000

9 May 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	2–2	Hong Kong	Beirut, Lebanon
	Joulfagi 44' Alloush 79' (p)		Tam Siu Wai 13' Chong Kam Wa 19'	Attendance: 18,500

11 May 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	0–1	South Korea	Beirut, Lebanon
			Ha Seok-Ju 18'	Attendance: 20,000

13 May 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	0–0	Bahrain	Beirut, Lebanon
				Attendance: 17,000

5 June 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	0–0	Lebanon	Seoul, South Korea
				Attendance: 15,000

7 June 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	South Korea	2–0	Lebanon	Seoul, South Korea
	Ha Seok-Ju 32' Hwang Bo-Kwan 56'			Attendance: 70,000

9 June 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	Hong Kong	1–2	Lebanon	Seoul, South Korea
	Lee Kin-Wo 15'		Farhat 38' Nazha 76'	Attendance: 20,000

11 June 1993 1994 World Cup qualification	India	1–2	Lebanon	Seoul, South Korea
	Takur 44'		Ayyoub 41' (p) Joulfagi 79'	Attendance: 8,000

1995

6 December 1995 Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Slovakia	Beirut, Lebanon
	Taha 50' Ayyoub 85' (p)		Semenik 36'	Attendance: 11,000

1996

3 January 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Kazakhstan	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ayyoub 31' (p) Alloush 32'		Imanqulov 8'	Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 14,000

16 January 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	1–0	Cyprus	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 90'			Attendance: 15,000

11 February 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	1–0	Ecuador	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 14'			Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium Attendance: 17,000

12 May 1996 1996 Asian Cup qualification	Lebanon	3–1	Turkmenistan	Beirut, Lebanon
	Nazha 28' Taha 68' Karnib 90'		Bondoev 20'	Attendance: 20,000

26 May 1996 1996 Asian Cup qualification	Turkmenistan	0–1	Lebanon	Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan
			Ghazarian 33'	Attendance: 10,000

9 June 1996 1996 Asian Cup qualification	Lebanon	3–5	Kuwait	Beirut, Lebanon
	Nazha 6' Ghazarian 10', 46'		Al-Otaybi 16' Al-Shlimi 27' Al-Hindi 30' Haji 66' Wabran 84'	Attendance: 22,000

20 June 1996 1996 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–0	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
				Attendance: 25,000

5 September 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	1–2	Oman	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 44'		Sha'aban 55' Mubarak 90'	Attendance: 7,000

8 September 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	2–1	Oman	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 71', 83'		Salem 42'	Attendance: 10,000

3 October 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	2–3	Bahrain	Tripoli, Lebanon
	Guarbetian 27' Hamzé 90'		Jassem 69' Eissa 73' Juma'a 86'	Attendance: 12,000

9 October 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	1–1	New Zealand	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 25'		McClenan 78'	Attendance: 10,000

13 November 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	0–0	Iran	Beirut, Lebanon
				Attendance: 20,000

5 December 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	4–2	Georgia	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 70' Aslanadze 74' (og) Taha 78' Hamadé 89'		Kashvili 58' Kinkladze 65'	Attendance: 10,000

8 December 1996 Friendly	Lebanon	3–2	Georgia	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ayyoub 14' (p) Taha 21' Ghazarian 65'		Gakhokidze 13' Tskitishvili 23'	Attendance: 12,000

1997

12 January 1997 Friendly	Lebanon	2–2	Algeria	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ghazarian 72' Nazha 81'		Lounici 75' (p) Tasfaout 88'	Attendance: 15,000

26 January 1997 Friendly	Lebanon	2–0	Estonia	Beirut, Lebanon
	Malikian 75' Wael Nazha 82'			Attendance: 10,000

2 February 1997 Friendly	Lebanon	1–0	Jordan	Beirut, Lebanon
	Taha 11'			Attendance: 7,000

7 February 1997 Friendly	Jordan	0–0	Lebanon	Amman, Jordan
				Attendance: 8,000

19 March 1997 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	2–1	Lebanon	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Saad 39' Omar 56'		Ghazarian 59'	Attendance: 10,000

13 April 1997 1998 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–1	Singapore	Beirut, Lebanon
	Nazha 48' (p)	Report	Zainal 88'	Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Zaid (Saudi Arabia)

27 April 1997 Friendly	Lebanon	2–0	Libya	Beirut, Lebanon
	Ayyoub 7' (p) Ghazarian 63'			Attendance: 5,000

8 May 1997 1998 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–0	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
	Al Huwaidi 38' Al Ahmad 79'	Report		Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

24 May 1997 1998 World Cup qualification	Singapore	1–2	Lebanon	Kallang, Singapore
	Chuan Tan Teng 58' (p)	Report	Shehab 35' Melikian 80'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 14,455 Referee: Pirom Un-Prasert (Thailand)

22 June 1997 1998 World Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–3	Kuwait	Beirut, Lebanon
	Shehab 29'	Report	Otaibi 7' Al Saleh 32', 74'	Stadium: Bourj Hammoud Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)

13 July 1997 1997 Pan Arab Games GS	Lebanon	1–1	Jordan	Beirut, Lebanon
	Shéhab 38' (p)		Abou Hantash 48'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 67,000

16 July 1997 1997 Pan Arab Games GS	Lebanon	1–1	Oman	Beirut, Lebanon
	Shéhab 26'		al-Zabet 21'	Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 25,000

19 July 1997 1997 Pan Arab Games GS	Lebanon	2–1	Libya	Beirut, Lebanon
	Shéhab 81' (p) Guarbetian 88'		Muftah 34'	Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 25,000

24 July 1997 1997 Pan Arab Games SF	Lebanon	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Syria	Beirut, Lebanon
	Shéhab 22' (p), 79' (p)		Bayazid 16' Guarbetian 84' (og) Jabban 100'	Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium Attendance: 65,000

21 August 1997 Friendly	Lebanon	0–2	Iraq	Beirut, Lebanon
			Hussein 44', 69'	Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 7,000

1998

20 July 1998 1998 Arab Nations Cup qualification

Lebanon

3–1

Palestine

Beirut, Lebanon

23 July 1998 1998 Arab Nations Cup qualification

Lebanon

0–2

Jordan

Beirut, Lebanon

26 July 1998 1998 Arab Nations Cup qualification

Lebanon

0–1

Syria

Beirut, Lebanon

18 August 1998 Friendly	Armenia	1–0	Lebanon	Yerevan, Armenia
	Anamian 75'			Stadium: Hrazdan Stadium Attendance: 2,000

9 September 1998 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	Lebanon	Kuwait City, Kuwait
				Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Abdullatif Al-Dawas (Kuwait)

27 September 1998 1998 Arab Nations Cup GS	Lebanon	1–4	Saudi Arabia	Doha, Qatar
	al-Indari 88'		al-Dossari 28', 38', 77' al-Temiat 88'	Attendance: 13,000

17 October 1998 1998 Friendship Tournament

Lebanon

3–3

Syria

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

19 October 1998 1998 Friendship Tournament	Lebanon	1–1	Sudan	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	Taha 57'		Abdullah 84'	Attendance: 7,000

21 October 1998 1998 Friendship Tournament	United Arab Emirates	1–0	Lebanon	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
	al-Noways 56'			Attendance: 5,000

18 November 1998 Friendly	Lebanon	0–2	Iraq	Beirut, Lebanon
			Farhan 54' Ja'afar 67'	Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,000

30 November 1998 1998 Asian Games PR	China	4–1	Lebanon	Surat Thani, Thailand
	Zhiyi 21' Mingyu 45' Peng 79' Jinyu 85'		Taha 61'	Attendance: 8,000

4 December 1998 1998 Asian Games PR	Cambodia	1–5	Lebanon	Surat Thani, Thailand
	Hok 70'		Taha 34', 80' Shahrour 36' al-Indari 45' Hojeij 85'	Attendance: 2,000

8 December 1998 1998 Asian Games 2R	Qatar	1–0	Lebanon	Bangkok, Thailand
	Hassan 56'			Attendance: 7,000

10 December 1998 1998 Asian Games 2R	Thailand	1–0	Lebanon	Bangkok, Thailand
	Worrawoot 37'			Attendance: 50,000

12 December 1998 1998 Asian Games 2R	Kazakhstan	0–3	Lebanon	Bangkok, Thailand
			al-Indari 13', 50' al-Jurdi 77'	Attendance: 7,000

1999

10 February 1999 Friendly	Lebanon	0–3	Czech Republic U21	Beirut, Lebanon
11:00

20 August 1999 1999 Pan Arab Games GS1	Lebanon	0–2	United Arab Emirates	Amman, Jordan
			Omar 63' Sa'ad 75'	Referee: Abdul-Wahid Khamees (Yemen)

23 August 1999 1999 Pan Arab Games GS2	Jordan	1–3	Lebanon	Amman, Jordan
	Al-Shagran 90'		Zein 42' 61' 88'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

25 August 1999 1999 Pan Arab Games GS2	Lebanon	1–1	Oman	Irbid, Jordan
	Zein 21'		Sha'baan 50'	Stadium: Al Hassan Stadium Attendance: 7,000

27 August 1999 1999 Pan Arab Games GS2	Iraq	4–0	Lebanon	Irbid, Jordan
	Mohammed 7' 54' Raheem 59' Al-Heil 88'			Stadium: Al Hassan Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Jamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)

24 November 1999 Friendly	Lebanon	0–0	Malta	Beirut, Lebanon
		Report		Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Taleb Ramadan (Lebanon)

15 December 1999 Friendly	Malta	1–0^[a]	Lebanon	Ta' Qali, Malta
	Carabott 78' (p)	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 443 Referee: Marco Tura (San Marino)

Notes

^ The match was abandoned at the 83rd minute following fighting between players.

External links

Lebanon results and fixtures on FA Lebanon
Lebanon results on RSSSF
Lebanon 1993–1999 match details on RSSSF

[1] The match was abandoned at the 83rd minute following fighting between players.

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