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Syria
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Red Eagles ; Qasioun Eagles
Association	Syrian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Marwan Khoury
Captain	Maher Al Sayed
Home stadium	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
FIFA code	SYR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	147 15
Highest	78 (August 1993)
Lowest	147 (August 2012)
First international
	Turkey 7-0 Syria ; (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Biggest win
	Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman ; (Egypt; Unknown date 1965)
Biggest defeat
	Greece 8–0 Syria ; (Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949) ; Egypt 8–0 Syria ; (Alexandria, Egypt; October 12, 1951)
Asian Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1980)
Best result	Round 1; 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011

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The Syria national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السوري لكرة القدم) represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals.

History

Syria participated in the 1950 and 1958 World Cup qualifiers,one of the first teams in the region to do so. Between 1958 and 1961, the team combined with Egypt to form the United Arab Republic national football team, although the team's records are attributed only to Egypt by FIFA. In the 1966 World Cup qualifiers they were one of two teams from the Asian zone (the other being Israel) to be allocated to the European qualifying zone and were originally placed with Spain and the Republic of Ireland. However, they joined the Asian and African boycott of the 1966 qualifiers, due to the decision of FIFA to allocate just one place between Asia and Africa.

Syria's best showing was in the 1986 qualifiers when they reached the final qualifying round only to lose to Iraq.

Syria have competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011, but on each occasion were eliminated before reaching the quarterfinals. They have been disqualified from the 2014 World Cup due to the use of an ineligible player.^[1]

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1938	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982 to 2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	disqualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

AFC Asian Cup Record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956 to 1968	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Round 1	4	2	1	1	3	2
1984	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	5
1988	Round 1	4	2	0	2	2	5
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	6
2000 to 2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	5
Total	0 Titles	18	7	2	9	15	23

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Asian Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1980
	Round 1	Syria 0 – 0 Iran	Draw
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 0 Bangladesh	Win
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 2 North Korea	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 0 China	Win
1984
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 1 Qatar	Draw
	Round 1	Syria 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 0 South Korea	Win
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 3 Kuwait	Loss
1988
	Round 1	Syria 0 – 2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 0 – 3 China	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 0 Kuwait	Win
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 0 Bahrain	Win
1996
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 2 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 0 – 3 China	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 2 – 1 Uzbekistan	Win
2011
	Round 1	Syria 2 – 1 Saudi Arabia	Win
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 2 Japan	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 1 – 2 Jordan	Loss

WAFF Championship Record

WAFF Championship Record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2000	Second Place	5	2	1	2	5	2
2002	Fourth Place	4	1	1	2	5	6
2004	Second Place	4	1	1	2	6	13
2007	Semi-Finals	3	2	0	1	2	3
2008	Semi-Finals	3	1	1	1	2	3
2010	Group Stage	2	0	1	1	2	3
Total	0 Titles	21	7	5	9	22	30

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Schedule and recent results

For a detailed list of 2011 schedule fixtures and results refer to Syria national football team results 2011

Win Draw Loss

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition	Scorers
29 June 2011	Iraq	W	2–1	Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, Iraq	International Friendly	15' Abdelrazaq Al Hussain, 75' Nadim Sabagh
5 July 2011	Jordan	W	3–1	Istanbul, Turkey	International Friendly	Feras Esmaeel, Abdelrazaq Al Hussain, (pen.) Maher Al Sayed
15 July 2011	Oman	D	1–1	Seeb Stadium, Masqat, Oman	International Friendly	84' Feras Esmaeel
23 July 2011	Tajikistan	L	0-3 AWD (2–1)	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	FIFA World Cup qualification 2014	45+1' George Mourad, 77' Raja Rafe
28 July 2011	Tajikistan	L	0-3 AWD (4–0)	Metallurg Stadium, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan	FIFA World Cup qualification 2014	6', 35' Raja Rafe, 53' Nadim Sabagh, '86 Farrukh Choriev (o.g.)
10 August 2011	Kazakhstan	D	1–1	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	International Friendly	63' Nadim Sabagh
17 August 2011	Lebanon	W	3–2	Saida International Stadium, Saïda, Lebanon	International Friendly	23' Burhan Sahyouni, 79' Maher Al Sayed, 83' Nadim Sabagh
22 August 2011	India	L	1–2	Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	2012 Nehru Cup	89' Al Shbli
24 August 2011	Cameroon			Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	2012 Nehru Cup
27 August 2011	Maldives			Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	2012 Nehru Cup
30 August 2011	Nepal			Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	2012 Nehru Cup

* Syria score always listed first

Current Squad

Squad selected for the 2012 Nehru Cup 22 August- 2 September.

Caps and goals as of 14 August 2012.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Mosab Balhous	(1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40)	75	0	Al-Wahda
1GK	Taha Mosa	(1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 37)	0	0	Al-Jaish
1GK	Mahmoud Al Youssef	(1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Hutteen

2DF	Bakri Tarab	(1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 39)	33	0	unattached
2DF	Ahmad Al Salih	(1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 35)	3	0	Al-Jaish
2DF	Hamzeh Al Aitoni	(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 38)	10	0	unattached
2DF	Jehad Al Baour	(1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 37)	2	0	Al-Jaish
2DF	Mohamad Zbida	(1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34)	3	0	Al-Jaish
2DF	Hamoud Al Hamoud	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)	0	0	Al-Shorta
2DF	Khaled Al Brijawi	(1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Al-Majd
2DF	Yasser Shoshara	(1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Al-Wahda

3MF	Alaa Al Shbli	(1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 35)	4	0	Al-Karamah
3MF	Zaher Midani	(1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 (age 35)	3	0	Al-Shorta
3MF	Oday Jafal	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 36)	4	1	Al-Shorta
3MF	Abd Al Kader Mjarmesh	(1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 36)	0	0	unattached
3MF	Zakaria Al Omari	(1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 33)	0	0	Al-Ittihad
3MF	Ali Ghalioum	(1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37)	0	0	Al-Shorta
3MF	Mohamad Afa Al Rifai	(1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Al-Jaish

4FW	Mardik Mardikian	(1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Al-Riffa
4FW	Hani Al Taiar	(1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 36)	3	0	Al-Karamah

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Syria squad within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.


Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Khaled Haj Othman	(1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 37)	3	0	Al-Ittihad	v. Training camp, July 2012
DF	Hamdi Al Masri	(1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 41)	6	0	Al-Shorta	v. Training camp, August 2012
DF	Mohamad Daas	(1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Al-Shorta	v. Training camp, July 2012
DF	Abd Al-Nasser Hasan	(1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 33)	3	0	Al-Shorta	v. Training camp, July 2012
DF	Ahmad Kalasi	(1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 (age 34)	1	0	Al-Ittihad	v. Training camp, July 2012


MF	Wael Al Rifai	(1990-11-25) 25 November 1990 (age 33)	0	0	Al-Baqa'a SC	v. Training camp, July 2012
MF	Thaer Kroma	(1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Al-Shorta	v. Training camp, July 2012
MF	Solaiman Solaiman	(1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Al-Futowa	v. Training camp, July 2012
MF	Mohamad Al Hasan	(1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 36)	0	0	Bangkok United	v. Training camp, July 2012
MF	Radwan Kalaji	(1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Al-Ittihad	v. Training camp, July 2012
MF	Taha Dyab	(1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 35)	2	1	Al-Shorta	v. Training camp, July 2012
MF	Qusay Habib	(1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37)	7	0	Al-Shorta	v. Training camp, July 2012

FW	Raja Rafe	(1983-05-01) 1 May 1983 (age 41)	59	30	Zakho FC	v. Training camp, July 2012

Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Honours
Albert József	1956 – 1959
Vadas Miklós	1960 – 1965
Cornel Drăgușin	1965 – 1966
Moussa Shammas	1980
Avedis Kavlakian	1983 – 1985
Valery Yaremchenko	1985 – 1987
Anatoliy Azarenkov	1987 – 1989
Anatoliy Azarenkov	1992
Virgil Dridea	1992 – 1993
Yuri Kurnenin	1996
Mircea Rădulescu	1997 – 1998
Moussa Shammas	Mar 1999 – Sept 1999
Dragoslav Popović	Sept 1999 - Feb 2000
Dragoslav Sridović	Mar 2000 - Apr 2000
Bozidar Vukotić	Mar 2001 - Oct 2001
Nizar Mahrous	Oct 2011 – Dec 2011
Jalal Talebi	Nov 2001 - Sept 2002
Janusz Wójcik	Mar 2003 - Aug 2003
Bozidar Vukotić	Sep 2003 - Nov 2003
Ahmed Rifaat	Dec 2003 – Nov 2004
Miloslav Radenović	2005 – Aug 2006
Fajr Ibrahim	Aug 5, 2006 – Apr 2008	24	13	5	6	Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2007
Mohammed Kwid	May 10, 2008 – Aug 20, 2008	8	4	0	4
Fajr Ibrahim	Nov 13, 2008 – Sep 13, 2010	28	13	9	6	Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2009
Ayman Hakeem (caretaker)	Sep 14, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010	5	2	1	2
Ratomir Dujković	Oct 28, 2010 – Dec 8, 2010	1	1	0	0
Valeriu Tiţa	Dec 21, 2010 – Feb 9, 2011	6	1	0	5
Claude Le Roy	Apr 16, 2011 – May 4, 2011	0	0	0	0
Nizar Mahrous	May 22, 2011 – August 18, 2011	7	5	2	0
Marwan Khoury	July 7, 2012 –	0	0	0	0

References

^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1495459/index.html

External links

[1] ttp://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1495459/index.html

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Former clubs	Afrin Al-Herafyeen Al-Horgelah Al-Jazeera Al-Jihad Al-Majd Al-Muhafaza Al-Nawair Al-Shorta Al-Shouleh Al-Yaqdhah Al-Yarmouk Baniyas Refinery Barada Mayadin Omayya Qardaha Shorta Aleppo
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Statistics and awards	Top scorers

v t e National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	Malaya Manchukuo North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA