Lebanon women's national basketball team
| FIBA ranking | 49  2 (26 August 2024)[1] | ||
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| Joined FIBA | 1947 | ||
| FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
| National federation | FLB | ||
| Coach | Georges Geagea | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Cedars | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 | ||
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The Lebanon women's national basketball team represents Lebanon in international women's basketball tournaments and is governed by the Lebanese Basketball Federation.[2]
History
[edit]Early achievements (1980s-2000s)
[edit]The Lebanon women's national basketball team emerged on the regional scene in the late 20th century. They secured two third-place finishes at the Arab Women's Basketball Championship in 1983 and 1997.[3] The team's success continued with a silver medal at the 2000 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.[3] Building on this momentum, they achieved the championship title at the 2003 Arab Women's Basketball Championship.[3] The following year, they claimed the gold medal at the 2004 Pan Arab Games.[4] Further solidifying their regional presence, the team secured another gold medal at the 2011 Pan-Arab Games.[5][6]
2009–2014: Promotion to division A of FIBA Asia and the FIBA ban
[edit]On the global stage, their achievements included a promotion to Division A of the FIBA Women's Asia Cup after finishing as runners-up in Division B at the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Women.[7] In the Division A of the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, they displayed strong performance, finishing in 5th place.[8] However, internal disputes within the national federation led to a four-year FIBA suspension in 2013.[9] This suspension prevented their participation in the Division A of the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Women, resulting in their return to Division B after the ban was lifted in 2014.[10]
2020–present: Promotion back to division A of FIBA Asia
[edit]After a prolonged period, the team regained their place in Division A by winning the 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Division B.[11][12] Carrying the momentum forward, they secured their Division A status in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup by defeating Chinese Taipei with a final score of 75–73, ensuring their participation in the top tier for the upcoming 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.[13] Their 7th place finish in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup secured Lebanon's participation in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament.[14] Lebanon did not advance in the Pre-Qualification after losing all three of their group phase games.[15]
Tournament records
[edit]FIBA World Cup
[edit]| FIBA Women's World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Squad | Pld | W | L | |
| 1953 to 1998 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
 2002 |
did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | |||||||
 2006 |
did not enter | did not enter | |||||||
 2010 |
did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | |||||||
 2014 |
suspended | suspended | |||||||
 2018 |
did not qualify | FIBA Women's Asia Cup served as qualifiers | |||||||
 2022 |
did not qualify | did not qualify | |||||||
 2026
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to be determined | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Asia Championship
[edit]| FIBA Women's Asia Cup Records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Division A | Division B | ||||||
| Position | Pld | W | L | Position | Pld | W | L | |
 2001 |
13th | level II | 8th | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||
 2004 |
did not participate | did not participate | ||||||
| 2005
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 2007
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 2009 |
8th | level II | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2011 |
5th | 6 | 2 | 4 | Division A | |||
| 2013 |
suspended | suspended | ||||||
| 2015 |
did not participate | did not participate | ||||||
| 2017 |
11th | level II | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019 |
did not participate | did not participate | ||||||
 2021 |
9th | level II | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 |
7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | Division A | |||
| 2025 |
Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 6 | ||
Squad
[edit]Current roster
[edit]Roster for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.
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Past rosters
[edit]| 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup[17] | |
|---|---|
| Name | Role |
| Meghry Toros | SG |
| Chirine El Charif | C |
| Narine Gyokchian | C |
| Daniella Fayad | PF |
| Layla Fares | SF |
| Rebecca Akl (Capt) | PG |
| Miramar Mokdad | PG |
| Brittany Janelle Denson | C |
| Yasha Zeinoun | SG |
| Lama Moukaddem | SG |
| Amar Mansour | PG |
| Aida Bakhos | PF |
| Georges Geagea | Head Coach |
| Ziad Al Natour | Assistant Coach |
| 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup[18] | |
|---|---|
| Name | Role |
| Farah El Harake | PG |
| Lama Moukaddem | G |
| Chirine El Charif | PF |
| Narine Gyokchian | PF |
| Layla Fares | G |
| Rebecca Akl | G |
| Karen Chammas | G |
| Miramar Mokdad | G |
| Nancy Maalouf | PF |
| Nour Schoucair | G |
| Aida Bakhos | G |
| Tigran Gyokchyan | Head Coach |
| Marwan Diab | Assistant Coach |
| Nelly Nassar | Assistant Coach |
See also
[edit]- Sport in Lebanon
- Lebanon women's national under-19 basketball team
- Lebanon women's national under-17 basketball team
- Lebanon men's national basketball team
- Lebanon men's national under-19 basketball team
- Lebanon men's national under-17 basketball team
References
[edit]- ^ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon FIBA Profile Page". FIBA. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Record of the Arab championships for women's teams". www.arab.basketball. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Jeux Panarabes Le Liban récolte sa première médaille d'or". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Basketball results at the Pan-Arab 2011 games official website Archived 2012-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "L'équipe féminine libanaise de basket-ball couronnée à Doha". L'Orient-Le Jour. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "2009 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Standing". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "2011 FIBA Women's Asia Cup". Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "FIBA suspends Lebanon 4 years for political bickering". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "FIBA reinstates Lebanon membership". www.espn.com. 8 May 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Top 10 moments from 2021 in Asia from wonder women to return of frantic fans". FIBA. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon celebrate promotion to Division A after spoiling the home party in Amman". FIBA. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Semi-Finals set and Olympic Qualifying Tournaments teams confirmed; Chinese Taipei drop to Division B". FIBA. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Hosts announced for inaugural FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon Stats, Games, Results, Rosters, Photos, Videos - FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament". FIBA. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Team Roster: Lebanon" (PDF). fiba.basketball. 26 June 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ 2021 Lebanon women's team roster
- ^ 2017 Lebanon women's team roster
