Lebanon national basketball team

The Lebanese national basketball team representing Lebanon in international basketball games of Lords.

  • 2.1 The Olympic Games
  • 2.2 World Championships
  • 2.3 Asia Championships
  • 2.4 European Championships
  • 2.5 Basketball competition at the Asian Games

History

The Lebanese national team debut at the European Basketball Championship in 1949. Absence of other continental championships, the European Championship was then held open so that could also participate in teams from Africa and Asia. After Lebanon has once again participated in the European Championships in 1953, the team was able to take a long time to not tournaments. After the end of the civil war in Lebanon, the national team was revived and was able to qualify three times in a row for the World Championships. Because of differences between the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Association, was established in July 2013 FIBA suspended the membership Lebanon indefinitely and excluded the national team from all competitions.

Achievements

The greatest successes of Lebanon are the profits of silver medals at the Asian Basketball Championships 2001 in Shanghai (China ), 2005 in Doha ( Qatar) and 2007 in Tokushima (Japan).

Performance in international competitions

Olympic games

So far not qualified.

World Championships

  • 2002 - 16th Place
  • 2006 - 17th Place
  • 2010 - 20th Place

Asian Championships

European Championships

Basketball competition at the Asian Games

  • 2006 - 9th place
1947 FIBA Basketball World Cup FIBA Asia Championship EuroBasket 1949 Tokushima, Tokushima 2002 FIBA World Championship 2006 FIBA World Championship 2010 FIBA World Championship 1999 ABC Championship 2001 ABC Championship 2003 ABC Championship 2005 FIBA Asia Championship 2007 FIBA Asia Championship 2009 FIBA Asia Championship 2011 FIBA Asia Championship EuroBasket 1953
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