Syria national football team

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Syria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Qasioun Eagles
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون)
(French: Les aigles du Qasioun)
AssociationFédération Arabe Syrienne de Football
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachMuhannad Al Fakeer
CaptainMosab Balhous
Home stadiumAbbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
FIFA codeSYR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current151 Increase 1 (23 October 2014)
Highest78 (August 1993)
Lowest152 (September 2014)
First international
 Turkey 7–0 Syria  Syria
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Biggest win
 Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman
(Cairo, Egypt; Unknown date August 1965)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 8–0 Syria  SYR
(Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949)
 Egypt 8–0 Syria  SYR
(Alexandria, Egypt; October 12, 1951)
Asian Cup
Appearances5 (first in 1980)
Best resultRound 1; 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011

The Syria national football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا 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]

In December 2012, Syria beat Iraq in the final of West Asia cup to collect its first major trophy.

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Italy 1934 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
France 1938 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Brazil 1950 Withdrew 1 0 0 1 0 7
Switzerland 1954 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
Sweden 1958 Did Not Qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Chile 1962 Withdrew – – – – – –
England 1966 Withdrew – – – – – –
Mexico 1970 Did Not Enter – – – – – –
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify 6 3 1 2 6 6
Argentina 1978 Withdrew 4 1 0 3 2 6
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify 4 0 0 4 2 7
Mexico 1986 Did Not Qualify 8 4 3 1 8 4
Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify 4 2 1 1 7 5
United States 1994 Did Not Qualify 6 3 3 0 14 4
France 1998 Did Not Qualify 5 2 1 2 27 5
South Korea Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify 6 4 1 1 40 6
Germany 2006 Did Not Qualify 6 2 2 2 7 7
South Africa 2010 Did Not Qualify 10 6 2 2 23 10
Brazil 2014 Disqualified 2 0 0 2 0 6
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022 To Be Determined
Total - 0/20 - - - - - - 64 27 15 22 137 75
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Asian Cup Record

WAFF Championship Record

2012 WAFF Championship Final starting lineup on 20 December 2012, in Kuwait City (Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium).
WAFF Championship Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Jordan 2000 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 5 2
Syria 2002 Fourth Place 4 1 1 2 5 6
Iran 2004 Runners-up 4 1 1 2 6 13
Jordan 2007 Semi-Finals 3 2 0 1 2 3
Iran 2008 Semi-Finals 3 1 1 1 2 3
Jordan 2010 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
Kuwait2012 Champions 4 2 2 0 5 3
Qatar2014 Withdrew - - - - - -
Bahrain2016 TBD - - - - - -
Total 1 Title 25 9 7 9 27 33
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Lebanon 1963 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 9 4
Kuwait 1964 Did not enter - - - - - -
Iraq 1966 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 9 4
Saudi Arabia 1985 Did not enter - - - - - -
Jordan 1988 Runners-up 6 2 2 2 5 5
Syria 1992 Fourth Place 4 0 3 1 2 3
Qatar1998 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 1 6
Kuwait2002 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 8 6
Saudi Arabia2012 Did not enter - - - - - -
Total 0 Title 25 10 6 9 34 28
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
Egypt 1953 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 3 5
Lebanon 1957 Champions 5 2 2 1 12 6
Morocco 1961 Did not enter - - - - - -
Egypt 1965 Group Stage 4 2 0 2 20 8
Syria 1976 Third Place 6 3 1 2 6 4
Morocco 1985 Group Stage 2 0 0 2 0 4
Syria1992 Fourth Place 4 0 3 1 2 3
Lebanon 1997 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 9 5
Jordan 1999 Group Stage 4 0 4 0 5 5
Egypt 2007 Did not enter - - - - - -
Qatar 2011 Withdrew - - - - - -
Morocco 2015 TBD - - - - - -
Total 1 Title 33 12 11 10 57 40
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Honours

Winners (1): 2012
Runners-up (2): 2000, 2004
Fourth place (1): 2002
Semi-finals (2): 2007, 2008
Runners-up (3): 1963, 1966, 1988
Fourth place (3): 1992
Winners (1): 1957
Runners-up (2): 1953, 1997
Third place (1): 1976
Fourth place (1): 1992

Schedule and recent results

See also: Syria national football team results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition Scorers
6 February 2013  Oman L 0–1 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
26 March 2013  Iraq L 1–2 Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq International Friendly 81' Khribin
15 August 2013  Jordan D 1–1 Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 49' Sahyouni
6 September 2013  Lebanon L 0–2 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon International Friendly
15 October 2013  Singapore L 1–2 Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 89' Rafe
11 November 2013  Iraq L 1–2 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan International Friendly 18' Khribin
15 November 2013  Singapore W 4–0 Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 10' Malki, 83' Al Douni, 86' Jafal, 90+1' Al Agha
19 November 2013  Oman L 0–1 Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Tehran, Iran 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 March 2014  Jordan L 1–2 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification 80' Khribin
12 November 2014  Malaysia Kuala Lampur, Malaysia International Friendly
15 November 2014  Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia International Friendly

* Syria score always listed first

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Group A

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  Jordan Oman Singapore Syria
Jordan  — 0–0 4–0 1-0
Oman  0-0 — 3-1 1–0
Singapore  1-3 0–2 — 2–1
Syria  1–1 0–1 4–0 —

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Oman 1–0 Syria
Al-Muqbali 39' Report
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Syria 1–1 Jordan
Sahyouni 49' Report Al-Laham 57'
Attendance: 200
Singapore 2–1 Syria
Amri 62'
Quak 82'		 Report Rafe 89'
Attendance: 3,012
Syria 4–0 Singapore
Malki 10'
Al Douni 83'
Jafal 86'
Al Agha 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 50
Referee: Minoru Tōjō (Japan)
Syria 0–1 Oman
Report Al-Farsi 90+1'
Attendance: 200
Jordan 2–1 Syria
Bawab 24', 61' Report Khribin 80'
Attendance: 3,745

Players

Current squad

Squad selected for the match against Jordan, 5 March 2014.
Caps and goals as of 5 March 2014.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mosab Balhous (Captain) (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 40) 95 0 Oman Dhofar
22 1GK Tarek Kharboutli (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 37) 0 0 Syria Al-Shorta
23 1GK Taha Mosa (1987-05-24) 24 May 1987 (age 36) 2 0 Syria Al-Wahda
2 2DF Ahmad Al Salih (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 33) 17 1 Kuwait Al-Arabi
3 2DF Moayad Ajan (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) 11 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4 2DF Hamdi Al Masri (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 41) 19 0 Iraq Al-Shorta (Baghdad)
5 2DF Abd Al Naser Hasan (1990-10-28) 28 October 1990 (age 33) 11 0 Iraq Dohuk
12 2DF Izzeddin Al Awad (1991-10-11) 11 October 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Syria Al-Jaish
13 2DF Amro Jenyat (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Oman Al-Shabab
14 2DF Hussein Jwayed (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 10 0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
15 2DF Omar Al Midani (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Iraq Al-Mina'a
6 3MF Burhan Sahyouni (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38) 24 2 Iraq Erbil
8 3MF Osama Omari (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Syria Al-Wahda
10 3MF Mahmoud Al Mawas (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 15 0 Kuwait Al-Arabi
16 3MF Zaher Midani (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 37) 18 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
21 3MF Hamid Mido (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 10 0 Iraq Al-Mina'a
9 4FW Ahmad Al Douni (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35) 14 7 Iraq Dohuk
11 4FW Nasouh Nakdali (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Oman Al-Khabourah
17 4FW Omar Khribin (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30) 14 3 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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 Ibrahim Alma (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) 2 0 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
GK Mahmoud Al Youssef (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Oman Sohar v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
DF Ali Diab (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982 (age 41) 96 3 Syria Al-Wahda v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
DF Nadim Sabagh (1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 38) 20 5 Iraq Erbil v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
DF Alaa Al Shbli (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) 9 3 Iraq Zakho v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
MF Oday Jafal (1990-05-27) 27 May 1990 (age 33) 20 4 Iraq Naft Al-Wasat v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
MF Qusay Habib (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37) 15 0 Iraq Baghdad v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
MF Louay Chanko (1979-11-29) 29 November 1979 (age 44) 7 0 Sweden Syrianska v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
MF Yasser Shoshara (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 36) 6 0 Syria Al-Wahda v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
FW Abdul Fattah Al Agha (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 39) 38 5 Egypt Wadi Degla v.  Oman, 19 November 2013
FW Sanharib Malki (1984-03-01) 1 March 1984 (age 40) 16 2 Turkey Kasımpaşa v.  Oman, 19 November 2013

Previous squads

Asian Cup

Coaches

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
Albert József Hungary 1956 – 1959
Vadas Miklós Hungary 1960 – 1965
Cornel Drăgușin Romania 1965 – 1966
Ezzat Abdel-Wahab Syria 1969
Moussa Shammas Syria 1980
Avedis Kavlakian Syria 1983 – 1985
Valeriy Yaremchenko Soviet Union 1985 – 1987
Anatoliy Azarenkov Soviet Union 1987 – 1989
Anatoliy Azarenkov Ukraine 1992
Virgil Dridea Romania 1992 – 1993
Yuri Kurnenin Belarus 1996
Mircea Rădulescu Romania 1997 – 1998
Moussa Shammas Syria Mar 1999 – Sept 1999
Dragoslav Popović Serbia Sept 1999 - Feb 2000
Dragoslav Sridović Serbia Mar 2000 - Apr 2000
Bozidar Vukotić Serbia Mar 2001 - Oct 2001
Nizar Mahrous Syria Oct 2011 – Dec 2011
Jalal Talebi Iran Nov 2001 - Sept 2002 10 9 0 1
Janusz Wójcik Poland Mar 2003 - Aug 2003
Bozidar Vukotić Serbia Sep 2003 - Nov 2003
Ahmed Rifaat Egypt Dec 2003 – Nov 2004
Miloslav Radenović Serbia 2005 – Aug 2006
Fajr Ibrahim Syria Aug 5, 2006 – Apr 2008 24 13 5 6 Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2007
Mohammed Kwid Syria May 10, 2008 – Aug 20, 2008 8 4 0 4
Fajr Ibrahim Syria Nov 13, 2008 – Sep 13, 2010 28 13 9 6 Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2009
Ayman Hakeem (caretaker) Syria Sep 14, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010 5 2 1 2
Ratomir Dujković Serbia Oct 28, 2010 – Dec 8, 2010 1 1 0 0
Valeriu Tiţa Romania Dec 21, 2010 – Feb 9, 2011 6 1 0 5
Claude Le Roy France Apr 16, 2011 – May 4, 2011 0 0 0 0
Nizar Mahrous Syria May 22, 2011 – August 18, 2011 7 5 2 0
Marwan Khoury Syria July 7, 2012 – August, 2012 4 1 1 2
Hussam Al Sayed Syria October 21, 2012 – April 10, 2013 8 2 3 3 2012 WAFF Championship winners
Anas Makhlouf Syria April 13, 2013 – October 23, 2013 3 0 1 2
Hussam Al Sayed (Interim) Syria November 9, 2013 – November 20, 2013 3 1 0 2
Ahmad Al Shaar Syria February 13, 2014 – March 5, 2014 1 0 0 1
Muhannad Al Fakeer Syria September 18, 2014 –

Head-to-Head records against other countries

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