[8] The match against TAC, scheduled to be played on 18 February, was cancelled due to financial disagreements between the LFA and the AUB, who organised the encounter.

[12] The team also played unofficial games against top-level European clubs such as Dynamo Moscow, Leipzig, and Spartak Trnava in 1957.

[20] From 19 to 27 October 1957 Lebanon hosted the second edition of the Arab Games, and were drawn with Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Jordan in the group stages.

[21] After two 1–1 draws against Saudi Arabia and Syria, Lebanon defeated Jordan 6–3 thanks to two braces by Joseph Abou Mrad and Mardik Tchaparian, and one goal each by Robert Chehade and Levon Altounian; this placed them first in their group.

[26] Lebanon had also played at the 1964 Tripoli Fair Tournament; in a group with Libya, Sudan, Morocco, and Malta, they finished in first place with seven points.

[28] Despite the country's civil war, Lebanon appeared in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers held in Abu Dhabi; with one win, one draw, and one defeat, the team came third in their group and were eliminated.

[31] In 1993, Lebanon competed in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, their first qualification campaign after the civil war, with Adnan Al Sharqi as their coach.

[34] Under Terry Yorath, the team's first foreign manager since the war, Lebanon began their first post-war campaign to qualify for the 1996 Asian Cup.

[35] Yorath helped Lebanon gain 10 places in the FIFA World Ranking thanks to a 3–3 draw against the Czech Republic and a 1–0 win against Jordan, both friendlies played in February 1997.

[39] Under Croatian coach Josip Skoblar,[40] Lebanon, captained by Jamal Taha,[41] drew into Group A with Iran, Iraq, and Thailand.

[43] Lebanon played their first Asian Cup game against Iran on 12 October 2000 at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium with 52,418 spectators.

[42] Managed by Theo Bücker, Lebanon drew with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand in the first round of the 2002 World Cup qualifications.

[48] Before the match away to North Korea, the Lebanese team were reportedly ill-treated; hotel conditions were poor, and their training field contained goats and sheep.

[71] Bad fan behaviour (mainly fireworks-related) was again a problem against Kuwait, forcing referee Masaaki Toma to stop the game several times.

[74] On 15 November, Lebanon hosted South Korea at Beirut's Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium before over 40,000 spectators.

[75] Ali Al Saadi gave Lebanon the lead after four minutes, however South Korea tied the score with a penalty kick.

[80] Lebanon's 1–0 defeat to Qatar was part of the scandal, with defender Dayoub purposely passing the ball to the Qatari striker, who netted the only goal of the game.

[85] During Giannini's first game, on match day three, Mohammad Ghaddar scored the equaliser against Kuwait in Beirut to earn a point for Lebanon.

[91] Miodrag Radulović was appointed the team's new coach in 2015,[92] and led Lebanon in the 2018 World Cup qualifications, played between June 2015 and March 2016.

[97] Hassan Maatouk (who succeeded Roda Antar as captain in 2016)[98] was key to Lebanon's success, scoring five goals in six games.

[114] Lebanon played five matches (two wins, two draws, and one defeat) between September and November 2019,[115] before the remaining games were postponed on 9 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia.

[118] North Korea withdrew from the World Cup qualifiers in May 2021, and their previous results were voided; this highly benefited Lebanon, as they had only gained one point in two games against them.

[120] Lebanon played in Group A of the final round of qualification under coach Ivan Hašek between September 2021 and March 2022, and were drawn with Iran, South Korea, the UAE, Iraq and Syria.

Lebanon's Bassel Jradi gave them the lead early in the second half; however, Kassem El Zein's red card reduced them to 10 men in the 52nd minute.

[152] Its inaugural game was in 1957, when the national team played Energia Flacara Ploiesti and won 1–0 thanks to a Joseph Abou Mrad goal.

[125] Hassan Maatouk, representing Lebanon, starred in the first season alongside Thiago Silva (Brazil), Luka Modrić (Croatia), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon), Andre Blake (Jamaica) and Brian Kaltak (Vanuatu).

Although the Lebanese Football Association was formed in 1933,[4][5] Lebanon's first qualification campaign for the FIFA World Cup took place in the 1986 edition.

[64] The team beat South Korea in a historic 2–1 win at home, coming second in their group and qualifying to the fourth (and final) round for the first time.

[97] In the finals, Lebanon lost the first group stage match 2–0 to eventual champions Qatar,[109] before losing once again by the same score to Saudi Arabia.

[203] Lebanon also finished in third place at the 2009 King's Cup in Thailand; after losing to the hosts in the semi-finals, they won against North Korea in the third-place match.