Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team

The Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team is the junior men's national basketball team, administered by Lebanese Basketball Federation, that represents Lebanon in international under-19 and under-18 men's basketball competitions.[2]

Lebanon Lebanon
FIBA ranking39 Decrease 5 (Dec 2022)[1]
Joined FIBA1947
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationFLB
CoachCharbel El Bach
World Cup
Appearances2
Asia Championship
Appearances11
MedalsBronze Bronze: 2006

History

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World Cup Qualification

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The team has reached the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship Semi-Finals that brought the nation a ticket to its second FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup appearance.[3]

In 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Lebanon men's U19 team were able to win their last game against the host nation Hungary 73–66 to finish the competition 15th out of 16 teams.[4]

Tournament records

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World Cup

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FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup Record
YearPositionPldWL
2007[5]14th514
202315th716
Total12210

Asia Championship

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FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship Record
YearPositionPldWL
199813th734
200010th734
20029th541
20044th853
20063rd862
20088th844
20107th945
20127th945
2014did not participate
2016[6]4th853
2018[7]10th413
2022[8]4th523
Total784137

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, boys". Archived from the original on July 8, 2014.
  2. ^ "Lebanon FIBA Profile Page". FIBA. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lebanon bound for 2022 FIBA U19 World Cup". FIBA. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lebanon v Hungary game". FIBA. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "2007 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "2016 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". FIBA. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
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