Women's football in Lebanon
| Women's football in Lebanon | |
|---|---|
The women's national team celebrating third place at the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship | |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Governing body | Lebanon Football Association |
| National team(s) | Women's national team |
| First played | 1964 (unofficially) 2005 (officially) |
| Registered players | 650 (as of 2019) |
| Clubs | 11 (2023–24) |
National competitions | |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Women's football in Lebanon officially began in 2005, with the creation of the Lebanese Women's Football (LWF). Founded in 2008, the Lebanese Women's Football League is the national club league; Sadaka and SAS won the league a record seven times each. Internationally, Safa became the first Lebanese team to win the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship in 2022.
The senior national team, who made their debut in 2006, finished runners-up in the WAFF Women's Championship in 2022, and in third place twice in 2007 and 2019. The youth teams won the Arab U-17 Women's Cup in 2015, the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship in 2019 and 2022, and the WAFF U-17 Girls Championship in 2019, 2023, and 2025.