Syria national football team
Nickname(s) |
The Qasioun Eagles (Arabic: نسور قاسيون) (French: Les aigles du Qasioun) | ||
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Association | Fédération Arabe Syrienne de Football | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Ayman Hakeem | ||
Captain | Ahmad Al Salih | ||
Most caps | Mosab Balhous (100) | ||
Top scorer | Raja Rafe (32) | ||
Home stadium | Abbasiyyin Stadium – Aleppo International Stadium | ||
FIFA code | SYR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 94 2 (24 November 2016) | ||
Highest | 78 (August 1993) | ||
Lowest | 152 (September 2014, March 2015) | ||
Elo ranking | |||
Current | 73 (June 2015) | ||
Highest | 53 (October 1974) | ||
Lowest | 125 (September 1984) | ||
First international | |||
Turkey 7–0 Syria (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Syria 12–0 Maldives (Damascus, Syria; June 4, 1997) Maldives 0–12 Syria (Tehran, Iran; June 9, 1997) Syria 12–0 Philippines (Aleppo, Syria; April 30, 2001) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Greece 8–0 Syria (Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949) Egypt 8–0 Syria (Alexandria, Egypt; October 16, 1951) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1980) | ||
Best result | Group stage, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, and 2011 |
The Syrian Arab Republic national football team (Arabic: منتخب الجمهورية العربية السورية الوطني لكرة القدم) represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, 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 has never qualified for the World Cup. The farthest they've gone in qualification was in the 1986 qualifiers when they reached the final qualifying round only to lose to Iraq. They were disqualified from the 2014 World Cup due to the use of an ineligible player.[1]
Syria has, however, competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011, but on each occasion were eliminated before reaching the quarterfinals.
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 | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 | Did Not Enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
1934 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1938 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1950 | Withdrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
1954 | Did Not Enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
1958 | Did Not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
1962 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
1966 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||||
1970 | Did Not Enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||
1974 | Did Not Qualify | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
1978 | Withdrew | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
1982 | Did Not Qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
1986 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||
1990 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||
1994 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||||||||
1998 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | ||||||||
2002 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 6 | ||||||||
2006 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||
2010 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | ||||||||
2014 | Disqualified | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
2018 | To Be Determined | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 13 | |||||||
2022 | To Be Determined | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 77 | 34 | 17 | 26 | 164 | 88 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Asian Cup Record
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Olympic Games record
Olympic Games record | Olympic Games qualifications record | |||||||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1900 to 1968 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1972 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1976 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1980 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
1984 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
1988 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
1992 – present | See Syria national under-23 team | |||||||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
WAFF Championship Record
WAFF Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
2000 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
2002 | Fourth Place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
2004 | Runners-up | 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 | |
2012 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
2014 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2016 | 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 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1963 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
1964 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1966 | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
1985 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1988 | Runners-up | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
1992 | Fourth Place | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1998 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
2002 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
2012 | 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 | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1953 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
1957 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
1961 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1965 | Group Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | |
1976 | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | |
1985 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
1992 | Fourth Place | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
1997 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |
1999 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2011 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
2019 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Total | 1 Title | 33 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 40 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
West Asian Games record
West Asian Games | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1997 | Runners-up | |||||||
2002 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
2005 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | |
Total | 0 Titles |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Honours
- Winners (1): 1957
- Runners-up (2): 1953, 1997
- Third place (1): 1976
- Fourth place (1): 1992
- Runners-up (3): 1997, 2002, 2005
Schedule and recent results
Win Draw Loss
* Syria score always listed first
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
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1 | Iran | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 11 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 13 Jun '17 | 5 Sep '17 | 2–0 | 28 Mar '17 | |
2 | South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 31 Aug '17 | — | 2–1 | 28 Mar '17 | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||
3 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Advance to fourth round | 0–1 | 5 Sep '17 | — | 1–0 | 28 Mar '17 | 2–0 | |
4 | Syria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 23 Mar '17 | — | 31 Aug '17 | 13 Jun '17 | ||
5 | Qatar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | 23 Mar '17 | 13 Jun '17 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 5 Sep '17 | ||
6 | China PR | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | 0–0 | 23 Mar '17 | 31 Aug '17 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Players
Current squad
- The following 21 players were called up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying:
- Match date: 15 November 2016
- Opposition: Iran
- Caps and goals correct as of: 15 November 2016 after the match against Iran
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Ibrahim Alma | 18 October 1991 | 23 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
22 | GK | Mahmoud Al-Youssef | 20 January 1988 | 4 | 0 | United Victory |
23 | GK | Ahmad Madania | 1 January 1990 | 2 | 0 | Al-Jaish |
2 | DF | Ahmad Al Salih | 20 May 1990 | 34 | 1 | Al-Arabi |
3 | DF | Moayad Ajan | 16 February 1993 | 27 | 1 | Naft Al-Wasat |
4 | DF | Hussein Jwayed | 1 January 1993 | 13 | 0 | Al-Zawra'a |
5 | DF | Omar Midani | 26 January 1994 | 17 | 1 | Al-Wahda |
6 | DF | Amro Jenyat | 15 January 1993 | 7 | 1 | Al-Shabab |
15 | DF | Alaa Al Shbli | 3 May 1990 | 28 | 2 | Naft Al-Wasat |
17 | DF | Hadi Al Masri | 7 June 1986 | 2 | 0 | Al-Bahrain |
8 | MF | Hamid Mido | 3 June 1993 | 17 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
10 | MF | Mahmoud Al Mawas | 1 January 1993 | 36 | 6 | Al-Muharraq |
11 | MF | Osama Omari | 10 January 1992 | 20 | 5 | Al-Wahda |
13 | MF | Youssef Kalfa | 14 May 1993 | 5 | 0 | Al-Jaish |
14 | MF | Tamer Haj Mohamad | 2 April 1990 | 7 | 0 | Erbil |
18 | MF | Zaher Midani | 13 April 1987 | 37 | 0 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
20 | MF | Khaled Al Mobayed | 6 March 1993 | 17 | 1 | Zakho |
7 | FW | Omar Khribin | 15 January 1994 | 31 | 13 | Al-Dhafra |
9 | FW | Ahmad Al Douni | 4 February 1989 | 18 | 7 | Al-Najaf |
16 | FW | Sanharib Malki | 1 March 1984 | 28 | 7 | Unattached |
19 | FW | Rafat Mohtadi | 24 December 1995 | 4 | 0 | Al-Ittihad |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Syria squad within the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Shaher Al Shaker | 1 April 1993 | 0 | 0 | Al-Jaish | v. South Korea, 6 September 2016 |
GK | Mosab Balhous | 5 October 1983 | 100 | 0 | Al-Karamah | 2016 King's Cup |
DF | Jehad Al Baour | 27 June 1987 | 11 | 0 | Al-Wehda | v. China PR, 6 October 2016 |
DF | Nadim Sabagh | 4 August 1985 | 35 | 4 | Al-Zawra'a | v. South Korea, 6 September 2016 |
DF | Hamdi Al Masri | 7 April 1983 | 33 | 1 | Al-Shorta | v. Japan, 29 March 2016 |
DF | Ahmad Kallasi | 18 July 1990 | 12 | 1 | Al-Ittihad | v. Japan, 29 March 2016 |
DF | Saad Ahmad | 10 August 1989 | 2 | 0 | Muscat | v. Japan, 29 March 2016 |
MF | Abdelrazaq Al Hussain | 15 September 1986 | 56 | 12 | Al-Nejmeh | v. Qatar, 11 October 2016 |
MF | Fahd Youssef | 15 May 1987 | 7 | 0 | Al-Jazeera | v. Qatar, 11 October 2016 |
MF | Thaer Krouma | 2 February 1990 | 5 | 0 | Naft Al-Janoob | v. South Korea, 6 September 2016 |
MF | Ahmad Ashkar | 1 January 1996 | 4 | 0 | Al-Hurriya | v. South Korea, 6 September 2016 |
MF | Burhan Sahyouni | 7 April 1986 | 32 | 2 | Al-Wahda | 2016 King's Cup |
MF | Khaled Al Saleh | 15 January 1988 | 0 | 0 | Al-Ittihad | 2016 King's Cup |
MF | Oday Al Jafal | 27 May 1990 | 30 | 5 | Al-Najaf | v. Cambodia, 24 March 2016 |
FW | Nasouh Al Nakdali | 15 June 1993 | 8 | 0 | Al-Wahda | v. South Korea, 6 September 2016 |
FW | Mohammad Hamadko | 10 May 1986 | 1 | 0 | Al-Jaish | v. South Korea, 6 September 2016 |
FW | Abdul Fattah Al Agha | 1 August 1984 | 40 | 6 | Masr | 2016 King's Cup |
FW | Mahmoud Al Baher | 30 January 1994 | 1 | 0 | Zakho | v. Japan, 29 March 2016 |
Previous squads
- Asian Cup
Coaches
Name | Nat | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
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Albert József | 1956 – 1959 | ||||||
Miklós Vadas | 1960 – 1965 | ||||||
Cornel Drăgușin | 1965 – 1966 | ||||||
Ezzat Abdel-Wahab | 1969 | ||||||
Moussa Shammas | 1980 | ||||||
Avedis Kavlakian | 1983 – 1985 | ||||||
Valeriy 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 | ||||||
Božidar Vukotić | Mar 2001 - Oct 2001 | ||||||
Nizar Mahrous | Oct 2011 – Dec 2011 | ||||||
Jalal Talebi | Nov 2001 - Sept 2002 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | ||
Janusz Wójcik | Mar 2003 - Aug 2003 | ||||||
Božidar 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 (Interim) | 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 – August 30, 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Hussam Al Sayed | October 21, 2012 – April 10, 2013 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2012 WAFF Championship winners | |
Anas Makhlouf | April 13, 2013 – October 23, 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Hussam Al Sayed (Interim) | November 9, 2013 – November 20, 2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Ahmad Al Shaar | February 13, 2014 – March 5, 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Muhannad Al Fakeer | September 18, 2014 – January 5, 2015 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Fajr Ibrahim | January 6, 2015 – March 29, 2016 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ||
Ayman Hakeem | May 9, 2016 – | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Head-to-Head records against other countries
- As of 15 November 2016
See also
ReferencesExternal links
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