Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team
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| FIBA ranking | 36  3 (Dec 2024)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | FLB | ||
| Coach | Marko Filipović | ||
| U19 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 | ||
| Medals | None | ||
| U18 Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 | ||
| Medals |  Bronze: 1 (2006) | ||
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Medal record | |||
The Lebanon men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Lebanon, administered by Lebanese Basketball Federation.[2][3] It represents the country in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball competitions.
History
[edit]World Cup Qualification
[edit]The Lebanese junior basketball team secured a place in the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship after earning a third-place finish in the 2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship.[4][5] While they were unable to advance to the second round of the 2007 World Championship, having lost all three of their preliminary games,[6][7][8][9] they managed to win one classification game and ultimately finished 14th out of 16 teams.[10][11][12][13]
The team qualified for the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship Semi-Finals, securing a second appearance in the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup after more than a decade since their last appearance on the world stage.[14] In the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, Lebanon men's U19 team concluded the competition in 15th place out of 16 teams, winning their last game against the host nation, Hungary, by a score of 73–66.[15]
Tournament records
[edit]FIBA Under-19 World Cup
[edit]| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 to 2003 | Did not qualify | |||
 2007[12] |
14th | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 to 2021 | Did not qualify | |||
 2023[16] |
15th | 7 | 1 | 6 |
 2025 |
Did not qualify | |||
| 2027 to 2029 | To be determined | |||
| Total | 2/19 | 12 | 2 | 10 |
FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup
[edit]| Year | Position | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 to 1996 | Did not participate | |||
 1998[17] |
13th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 2000[18] |
10th | 7 | 3 | 4 |
 2002[19] |
9th | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 2004[20] |
4th | 8 | 5 | 3 |
 2006[21] |
3rd | 8 | 6 | 2 |
 2008[22] |
8th | 8 | 4 | 4 |
 2010[23] |
7th | 9 | 4 | 5 |
 2012[24] |
7th | 9 | 4 | 5 |
 2014 |
Did not participate | |||
| 2016[25] |
4th | 8 | 5 | 3 |
 2018[26] |
10th | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022[27] |
4th | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 2024[28] |
9th | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 12/27 | 82 | 43 | 39 |
See also
[edit]- Sport in Lebanon
- Lebanon men's national basketball team
- Lebanon men's national under-17 basketball team
- Lebanon women's national basketball team
- Lebanon women's national under-19 basketball team
- Lebanon women's national under-17 basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, boys". fiba.basketball.
- ^ Profile - Lebanon, about.fiba.basketball
- ^ Lebanon (U18/U19 Men), asia-basket.com
- ^ "China wins 19th junior men's Asia basketball championship". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "FIBA U18 Asian Championship in Iran (2006)". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Basket-ball - Championnats du monde juniors en Serbie La sélection nationale impuissante face à la France" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "FIBA U19 WC: Brazil kicks off with a convincing win over Lebanon". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "LIB/LIT - Lithuania brush aside sorry Lebanon". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "FRA/LIB - Batum, Moerman shine as French thrash Lebanon". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Basket-ball Le Liban bat le Mali aux championnats du monde juniors" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Basket-ball Le Liban termine 14e aux Mondiaux juniors" (in French). L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "2007 FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ "World Cup U19 Basketball". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon bound for 2022 FIBA U19 World Cup". FIBA. Retrieved August 24, 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon v Hungary game". FIBA. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "1998 FIBA Asian Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2000 FIBA Asian Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2002 FIBA Asian Championship for Junior Men". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2004 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2006 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2008 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2010 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2012 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2018 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship". www.fiba.basketball.
- ^ "2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup". www.fiba.basketball.
External links
[edit]- Archived records of Lebanon team participations
- Official website
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