Lebanon national football team results (1940–1989)
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This is a list of the Lebanon national football team results from 1940 to 1989.
Lebanon played its first official FIFA match in 1940, losing 5–1 to Mandatory Palestine. Lebanon hosted the 1957 Arab Games, finishing third. They participated in the 1963 and 1966 Arab Cups, achieving third and fourth places, respectively. Joining the AFC in 1964, Lebanon debuted in Asian Cup qualifiers in 1971 but were eliminated. Despite the civil war, they competed in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and the 1988 Arab Cup, with limited success.