The Lebanon national football team formed in 1933. Lebanon affiliated to FIFA in 1935 and joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1964. The team has performed very well at regional level but has yet to qualify for a world cup.
In the early years, the Lebanon national football team gained experience by playing in regional tournaments like the Arab Nations Cup. In the years between their formation and the end of the century, Lebanon competed in as many tournaments as possible. The team always performed well but did not win any trophies.
The 1994 world cup saw Lebanon enter qualification for the first time.