Lebanon have participated three times at the AFC Asian Cup. Their first participation came in 2000, when they hosted the tournament after healing from the Lebanese Civil War. The 2019 edition was Lebanon's first participation via qualification. Lebanon have never qualified past the group stage in the Asian Cup, with them narrowly missing out on the knock-out stage in 2019 due to the fair play rule; both eliminations involved teams from Southeast Asia (Thailand in 2000 and Vietnam in 2019).