The Libya national football team () represents

Libya Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...

in men's international

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and is controlled by the

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. The team has never qualified for

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but has qualified for editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1982, 2006, and

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. In 1982, the team was both the host and runner-up. In the Arab Cup, Libya finished second in 1964 and

, and third in

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. The team is affiliated with both

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and

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(CAF). Due to political circumstances, Libya has typically been less successful in international competition compared to other North African teams like

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and

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. Libya has never qualified for the

and its participation in AFCON is sporadic, having only qualified for three AFCON editions. In the 2010s, Libya's global ranking improved due to the increasing number of Libyan players playing in foreign leagues. At the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the team recorded their first-ever win in the tournament outside Libya. Their FIFA world ranking rose to a high of 36 in September 2012; Libya then won a gold medal in the 2014 African Nations Championship. However, the Libyan Civil War caused the stoppage of the Libyan Premier League and severely disrupted domestic affairs. Libya was eliminated in the first round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification by

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and failed to qualify for the 2016 African Nations Championship as the defending champions.

History

Early history

Libya's national team was first initiated in 1918, but did not play an official international until 3 August 1953, when they defeated

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5–2 in the first Arab Games in 1953. The team's first manager was Masoud Zantouny, and the first foreign manager was Englishman James Bingham, who took charge of the Libyan national team for the 1961 Arab Games. The first player ever to score for the Libyan national team in an official international was Mukhtar Ghonaay. The first penalty ever scored by a member of the national team was in the 1953 Arab Games group stage; in the match against Egypt, Ali Zantouny scored in the 3–2 defeat. The national team's first participation in the Arab Cup was in 1964, the second edition of the competition, held in

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. The first ever player to score for the Libyan national team in a non-official international was Mustapha Makki in a warm-up friendly played prior to the 1953 Arab Games tournament, played against Palestine in Alexandria in 1952. The national team's first attempt to qualify for an Olympic football tournament was in 1967, where they played their first qualification match against

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in an attempt to qualify for the 1968 Olympic football tournament in Mexico City.

World Cups

Libya first entered the

qualifiers in 1970. Their early attempts failed, but during the 1980s the national side strengthened. The country's geopolitical position, however, affected the football team, who had to withdraw from qualifying for the 1982 and 1990 World Cups. Libya came closest to qualifying for the World Cup in 1986. They came to within a game of reaching the finals in Mexico. After winning their match against

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in their first game, the Libyans beat

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in the next round before taking on

for a place at the finals. Morocco won the first game 3–0 and went through, even though Libya won the return leg 1–0. After not entering the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup competition, Libya came back in the qualifying competition for Korea/Japan. The Libyans advanced to the second round at the expense of

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, who were beaten 4–3 on aggregate. In the group stage, Libya managed only two draws in eight games. In the qualifying for the

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, a 9–0 two-legged victory against São Tome and Principe put the Libyans through to the group stage. Libyan player Al-Saadi Gaddafi was banned from the team after failing drug test. A difficult group followed containing

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and

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, the eventual group winners and qualifiers for the World Cup. However, The Knights were able to secure good results against these sides, as they beat

2–1 in Tripoli, and held

and

to 0–0 draws, helping them to a 4th-place finish and a place at the

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finals in

. During the qualifying campaign for the

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, Libya defeated each side in the second round during home matches (they also defeated

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away). However they were defeated by Gabon in an away match, and failed to qualify to the next round on goal difference. In the qualifying campaign for the

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, Libya reached the final match in the group stage without a defeat. They were defeated 1–0 by Cameroon and failed to advance to the final round. In the qualifying campaign for the

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, Libya defeated

4–1 on aggregate in the second round but were eliminated after losing the first three matches in the group stages.

African Cup Of Nations

Libya 1982

The biggest football tournament to be held in Libya was the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Libya qualified automatically as hosts and were put in a group alongside Ghana, Cameroon and

. The opening match of the tournament saw the hosts take on

in Tripoli in a 2–2 draw. A 2–0 win over Tunisia and a goalless draw against Cameroon saw Libya topping the group. In the semi-finals, Libya came from behind to beat

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2–1 and set up another match with Ghana, this time in the final on 19 March. Ghana scored first in the 35th minute, but Libya equalised in the 70th. This was followed by a tense period of

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in which no goals were scored. In a long

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, Ghana came out triumphant 7–6.

Egypt 2006

Libya's second African Cup of Nations saw a return to the higher levels of the international footballing scene at the

finals in

. They qualified for the competition after a goalless draw with

in their ninth qualifying match. Libya were drawn in Group A with

(the hosts and eventual winners), 2006 World Cup-qualifiers

and

. Libya lost 3–0 to Egypt in Cairo, then lost 2–1 to Ivory Coast. A goalless draw against

saw Libya finish bottom of the group.

Post-Gaddafi era

Libya played its first match after the Battle of Tripoli (and thus the end of the Gaddafi era in Libya) on 3 September 2011, with a new uniform sporting the

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flag of Libya. The match, part of the

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campaign, resulted in a 1–0 victory over

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. The historic goal was scored by Rabee'a al Laafi. Like Libya's previous home match, a 3–0 defeat of

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in qualifying, played in Stade 26 mars in Bamako, Mali, a relocation was necessary due to the ongoing Libyan Civil War, and so the Petro Sport Stadium in Cairo, Egypt became the venue. The match was played behind closed doors for security reasons. Prior to the team's final game in the qualification campaign, against

, coach Marcos Paquetá claimed that the team was now "not only playing for football success but for a new government and a new country". The match was played on 8 October 2011, and resulted in a 0–0 draw which was good enough for both teams to qualify. Paquetá and his team danced and celebrated afterwards. In November 2011 the team travelled to the

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to play a friendly match against Belarus organized by

and broadcast Dubai Sports. The team members, along with the Libyan national chess team, also attended an event at the Libyan Consulate in Dubai organized to honour their contribution to their country in the field of sports. On 7 June 2013, Libya met DR Congo in its first match on home ground in two years.

2012 Africa Cup of Nations

Having qualified, Libya were drawn into

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with co-hosts

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, qualification rivals

and pre-tournament favourites

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. The Mediterranean Knights' first game, the tournament's opening match, saw them lose to an 87th-minute winner from ex-

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winger Javier Ángel Balboa. Libya went on to secure a 2–2 draw with Zambia in terrible conditions at the Estadio de Bata, before two goals from Ihaab al Bousseffi guided them to a 2–1 victory over Senegal, their first Nations Cup win in 30 years and a first on foreign soil. After four points from three games Libya was eliminated at the group stage.

2014 African Nations Championship Final

Libya played Ghana in the 2014 CHAN final. Extra time was given (two 15 minutes), however both teams failed to score. It was taken to penalty shootouts, where the Libyan team scored the first three penalties, missed two others and scored the final sixth and their Ghanaian opponents missed the first two, scored the next three then missed the final sixth penalty (resulting in 3 penalties scored). The match finished (0–0) and was won by the Mediterranean Knights by penalties (4–3).

Coaching crisis

After

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's dismissal in 2016, Jalal Damja took over the national team. He left in 2017 after his contract expired. Omar Almaryami was later appointed as coach and led Libya to the semi-finals of the

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. After Libya's elimination by

, Adel Amrouche was appointed in May 2018. His goal was to help Libya qualify for the

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. He led Libya to a 0–0 draw against

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away from home. However, days before Libya's match against

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, Amrouche suddenly left the team's camp and later resigned. During an interview with

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, Amrouche said that the reason for his resignation was that the

was repeatedly interfering with his work as a coach. He also cited unpaid wages as a reason for his resignation. Omar Almaryami was again appointed as a caretaker coach of Libya. The team lost twice to Nigeria (4–0 away, 3–2 home) and Almaryami was replaced by former striker Fawzi Al-Issawi, who led Libya to an 8–1 away win over

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. However, Libya later lost to South Africa 2–1, and Libya failed to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. It was noted during the match that al-Issawi's assistant, Abu Bakr Bani was the one who made substitutions and instructed players, leaving many to wonder who was the actual coach. After the match against South Africa, Jalal Damja was reappointed as the head coach for temporary matches in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification before Faouzi Benzarti was named as new coach of Libya. Under Benzarti, Libya opened their campaign with a disastrous 1–4 loss to

, the home of Benzarti, before managed to salvage an important 2–1 win over

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to gain hope for qualifying to an AFCON tournament since 2012. Yet, managerial crisis once again erupted when Benzarti left the team and Libya had to appoint a local coach, Ali El Margini, in charge against

, a team that had not won a single game in the qualification. Internal instability proved to be a rupture, as Libya lost two consecutive games against the Central African opponent and fell out of top two position. El Margini left after losing all three of his games in charge. He was replaced by

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, who led a team of domestic players into the 2020 African Nations Championship. Libya were eliminated in the group stage after two draws and a loss in three games. Defeats in their final two AFCON qualifiers saw Filipovic sacked in May 2021.

was reappointed as head coach shortly afterwards.

Kits

In the Gaddafi era the National team used to play its home matches wearing the green coloured kit representing the Flag of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. However, after the Libyan Civil War in 2011, Libya changed its flag to the new one which was used from 1951 to 1969 back when Libya was a Kingdom. This change resulted in changing the national team's kit in order to represent the new flag. The team played its home matches with colours: Red, Black and Green (as in the flag). Red dominates the strip and is the sole jersey colour. The

away colours Away colours or road colours (also commonly known as away kits in British English, or away uniforms or road uniforms in American English) are a choice of coloured clothing used in team sports. They are required to be worn by one team during a ...

were white in both eras. Since 2011, the LFF emblem and the national team's badge was changed into the current design. The previous badge was two balls in front of green coloured Libya's map which is also in front of a sun. During late 2011 and early 2012 the Libyan team wore white jerseys temporarily in their qualification games and 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. However, in mid-2012 the team began to use red jerseys. In 2014, Libya replaced the green socks worn by the players with black ones.

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is the supplier of the official team strip.

Home stadium

The Tripoli Stadium is a

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in Tripoli,

. It can hold 80,000 spectators. It was the main venue used by the Libyan national football team in its FIFA World Cup and African Nations Cup qualifying matches as well as friendlies and other international games. The stadium hosted many games of the 1982 African Cup of Nations held in Libya along with the 28 March Stadium in

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. The 28 March Stadium in Benghazi was also used by the national team sometimes. FIFA lifted the ban on Libyan stadiums in 2013, during the

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. However, it was re-imposed in 2014 due to increased security concerns. The Libyan national team was forced to host games in neighboring countries such as

(Tunisia the most popular choice due to its close distance to Libya). Libya played their first home game since 2013 at the Martyrs of February Stadium in

against

on 25 March 2021, where they lost 2–5.

Rivalries

Libya's only real rivalries are with its fellow North African footballing nations,

and, mainly,

. Matches between Libya and any one of these opponents are highly charged encounters. Libya defeated Egypt 2–1 in a World Cup qualifier on 8 October 2004, the Pharaohs only managed to beat the Libyans on their own turf twice. The rivalry was rekindled at the 2007 Arab Games, where the teams drew 0–0; Egypt eventually claimed the gold medal on goal difference from the Libyans. Libya also has a rivalry with

. Libya's last win against Morocco was during the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, which Libya won 1–0. A friendly was played between both countries on the 11th of October 2019 in which they tied. Matches between Libya and

are also very tense, the last time they played was a 5–2 win from the latter in the African Cup of Nations qualification group stage round.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2024

2025

Coaching history

* Massoud Zantouny (1953) * Salim Faraj Balteb (1957–1960) * James Benjeham (1961) * Billy Elliott (1961–1963) * Vojin Božović (1964–1965) * George Skinner (1965–1966) * Mokhtar Arribi (1966–1967) * Keith Spurgeon (1967–1968) * Ali Zantouny (1968–1969) * Milan Selbetishi (1969–1970) * George Ainsley (1970–1971) * Nicolae Oaidă (1971–1972) * Hassan Al-Amer (1972) * Titus Ozon (1972–1974) * Mohammed El-Khamisi (1974–1975) * Abed Ali Al-Aqili (1975–1976) * Mohammed El-Khamisi (1976–1977) * Ali Al-Zaqori (1977–1978) * Ron Bradley (1978–1980) * Mohammed El-Khamisi (1980–1982) * Béla Gutal (1982) * Cicerone Manolache (1983–1984) * Mohammed El-Khamisi (1984) * Hashimi El-Bahlul (1984–1986) * Mohammed El-Khamisi (1988–1989) * Ahmed Ben Soueid (1989) * Hashimi El-Bahlul (1991–1997) * Ion Moldovan (1998) * Danny McLennan (1998) * Eugenio Bersellini (1998–1999) * Carlos Bilardo (1999–2000) * Miguel Angel Lemme (2000–2001) * Francesco Scoglio (2002) *

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(2003–2004) * Mohammed El-Khamisi (2004–2005) *

(2005–2006) * Mohsen Saleh (2006) * Abou Bakr Bani (2006–2007) * Faouzi Benzarti (2007–2009) * Branko Smiljanić (2009–2010) * Marcos Paquetá (2010–2012) * Abdul-Hafeedh Arbeesh (2012–2013) *

(2013–2016) * Jalal Damja (2016–2017) * Adel Amrouche (2017–2018) * Fawzi Al-Issawi (2018–2019) * Jalal Damja (2019) * Faouzi Benzarti (2019–2020) * Ali El Margini (2020) *

(2020–2021) *

(2021–2022) * Ramon Catala (2022) * Corentin Martins (2022–2023) *

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(2023) * Salim Al-Jalali (interim, 2023) * Milutin Sredojević (2023–2024) * Nasser Al-Hadrininew (interim, 2024–2025) * Aliou Cissé (2025–)

Players

Current squad

The following 28 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group D matches against and on 20 and 25 March 2025. ''Caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2025, after the match against ''.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the Libya squad in the last 12 months. ^WD ;Notes *^INJ Withdrew due to injury *^PRE Preliminary squad / standby *^WD Withdrew due to non-injury issue

Records

:''Players in bold are still active with Libya.''

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Africa Cup of Nations

Olympic Games

*Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

All-Africa Games

* Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams. * Libya was disqualified from the tournament due to violence with the Egyptian team during the match in the group stage.

African Nations Championship

Mediterranean Games

*Prior to the Athens 1991 campaign, the

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was open to full senior national teams.

FIFA Arab Cup

Arab Games

Palestine Cup of Nations

Honours

Continental

* Africa Cup of Nations ** Runners-up (1): 1982 * African Nations Championship ** Champions (1):

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Regional

* Arab Cup ** Runners-up (2): 1964,

** Third place (1):

Friendly

* LG Cup ** Champions (1): 2004

Summary

Notes

References

External links

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