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Syria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Red Eagles
Qasioun Eagles
Association Syrian Football Association
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Anas Makhlouf
Captain Mosab Balhous
Home stadium Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus
FIFA code SYR
FIFA ranking 138
Highest FIFA ranking 78 (August 1993)
Lowest FIFA ranking 150 (October 2012)
Elo ranking 79
Highest Elo ranking 53 (October 1974)
Lowest Elo ranking 125 (September 1984)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Turkey 7–0 Syria Syria
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Biggest win
 Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman Flag of Muscat.svg
(Cairo, Egypt; Unknown date August 1965)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 8–0 Syria Syria
(Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949)
 Egypt 8–0 Syria Syria
(Alexandria, Egypt; October 12, 1951)
Asian Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1980)
Best result Round 1; 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011

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.

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History [edit]

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 [edit]

FIFA World Cup record [edit]

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1938 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Brazil 1950 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter - - - - - - -
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Chile 1962 Did not enter - - - - - - -
England 1966 Withdrew - - - - - - -
Mexico 1970 Did not enter - - - - - - -
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Argentina 1978 Withdrew - - - - - - -
1982 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
Brazil 2014 Disqualified - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -

AFC Asian Cup Record [edit]

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1968 Did not enter - - - - - -
1972 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Iran 1976 Withdrew - - - - - -
Kuwait 1980 Round 1 4 2 1 1 3 2
Singapore 1984 Round 1 4 1 1 2 3 5
Qatar 1988 Round 1 4 2 0 2 2 5
Japan 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 1996 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 6
Lebanon 2000 to 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Qatar 2011 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 5
Australia 2015 TBD - - - - - -
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 PR 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 PR 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 PR 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 [edit]

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
2012 Champions 4 2 2 0 5 3
Total 1 Title 25 9 7 9 27 33
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship [edit]

Group C [edit]

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Syria 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4
 Iraq 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
 Jordan 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
13 December 2012
17:25
Iraq  1 – 1  Syria Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Ahmad Ibrahim Goal 11' Report Al Douni Goal 48'

16 December 2012
17:25
Jordan  1 – 2  Syria Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Bani Attiah Goal 22' Al Douni Goal 62' Goal 82'

Semi-Finals [edit]

18 December 2012
19:32
Bahrain  1 – 1 (2 – 3)  Syria Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Abdul Wahhab Ali Goal 68' Al Douni Goal 72'

Final [edit]

20 December 2012
18:50
Iraq  0 – 1  Syria Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Salih Goal 75'

2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification [edit]

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
 Oman 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
 Syria 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
 Singapore 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 0
  Jordan Oman Singapore Syria
Jordan  15 Oct '13 4–0 5 Mar '14
Oman  15 Nov '13 5 Mar '14 1–0
Singapore  19 Nov '13 14 Aug '13 15 Oct '13
Syria  15 Aug '13 19 Nov '13 15 Nov '13
6 February 2013
17:15 UTC+4
Oman  1-0  Syria Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat[citation needed]
Attendance: 15,252
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)
Al-Muqbali Goal 39' Report

15 August 2013
Syria  v  Jordan Enghelab Stadium, Karaj (Iran)

15 October 2013
Singapore  v  Syria Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar[citation needed]

15 November 2013
Syria  v  Singapore Enghelab Stadium, Karaj (Iran)

19 November 2013
Syria  v  Oman Enghelab Stadium, Karaj (Iran)

5 March 2014
Jordan  v  Syria Amman International Stadium, Amman[2]

Schedule and recent results [edit]

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition Scorers
22 August 2012  India L 1–2 Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India 2012 Nehru Cup 89' Al Shbli
24 August 2012  Cameroon D 2–2 Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India 2012 Nehru Cup 42' Al Shbli, 80' Jafal
27 August 2012  Maldives L 1–2 Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India 2012 Nehru Cup 81' Al Shbli
30 August 2012  Nepal W 2–0 Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India 2012 Nehru Cup 9' Al Taiar, 49' Ghalioum
17 November 2012  Palestine D 1–1 Amman, Jordan International Friendly 60' Al Douni
20 November 2012  Palestine L 1–2 Zarqa, Jordan International Friendly 70' Al Douni
13 December 2012  Iraq D 1–1 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2012 WAFF Championship 48' Al Douni
16 December 2012  Jordan W 2–1 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2012 WAFF Championship 62', 82' Al Douni
18 December 2012  Bahrain D 1–1(a.e.t.), 3–2 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2012 WAFF Championship 72' Al Douni
20 December 2012  Iraq W 1–0 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2012 WAFF Championship 75' Al Salih
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' Omar Khribin
15 August 2013  Jordan Enghelab Stadium, Karaj, Iran 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 October 2013  Singapore Jalan Besar Stadium, Singapore 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 November 2013  Singapore Enghelab Stadium, Karaj, Iran 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19 November 2013  Oman Enghelab Stadium, Karaj, Iran 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 March 2014  Jordan Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

* Syria score always listed first

Current squad [edit]

Squad selected for the friendly match against Iraq, March 26, 2013.

Caps and goals as of 26 March 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
25 1GK Mahmoud Al Youssef (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 25) 1 0 Syria Hutteen
1GK Taha Mosa (1987-05-24) 24 May 1987 (age 25) 2 0 Syria Al-Jaish
2DF Abdulkader Dakka (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 28) 41 1 Syria Al-Shorta
2 2DF Ahmad Al Salih (1989-05-20) 20 May 1989 (age 24) 15 1 Syria Al-Shorta
19 2DF Hussein Jwayed 6 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa
24 2DF Moayad Ajan (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 20) 6 0 Iraq Naft Al-Janoob
27 2DF Hamdi Al Masri (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 30) 13 0 Iraq Al-Naft
2DF Ahmad Kalasi (1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 (age 22) 4 0 Syria Al-Shorta
2DF Omar Al Midani (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 19) 0 0 Syria Al-Wahda
2DF Amro Jenyat (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 20) 0 0 Syria Al-Muhafaza
2DF Ali Diab (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982 (age 30) 94 3 Iraq Duhok
8 3MF Zaher Midani (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 26) 13 0 Iraq Al-Zawraa
11 3MF Oday Jafal (1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 24) 16 3 Syria Al-Shorta
14 3MF Mahmoud Al Mawas (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 20) 8 0 Bahrain Al-Riffa
15 3MF Mahmoud Khadouj (1987-10-30) 30 October 1987 (age 25) 6 0 Syria Al-Shorta
28 3MF Hamid Mido 4 0 Syria Al-Ittihad
30 3MF Qusay Habib (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 26) 14 0 Syria Al-Shorta
3MF Ahmad Haj Mohamad (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 26) 13 0 Iraq Al-Sinaa
3MF Burhan Sahyouni (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 27) 17 1 Iraq Duhok
9 4FW Ahmad Al Douni (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 24) 9 6 Bahrain Al-Riffa
29 4FW Omar Khribin 7 1 Syria Al-Wahda
4FW Maher Al Sayed (1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 34) 66 19 Syria Al-Shorta
4FW Sanharib Malki (1984-03-01) 1 March 1984 (age 29) 11 1 Netherlands Roda JC

Recent call-ups [edit]

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 Mosab Balhous (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 29) 88 0 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Oman, 6 February 2013
GK Ibrahim Alma (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 21) 2 0 Syria Al-Shorta 2012 WAFF Championship
GK Khaled Haj Othman (1987-05-01) 1 May 1987 (age 26) 3 0 Syria Al-Ittihad Training camp, July 2012
DF Yasser Shoshara (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 25) 3 0 Syria Al-Wahda v.  Oman, 6 February 2013
DF Nadim Sabagh (1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 27) 16 5 Iraq Arbil v.  Oman, 6 February 2013
DF Samer Awad (1982-02-09) 9 February 1982 (age 31) 19 0 Syria Al-Shorta 2012 WAFF Championship
DF Abd Al Naser Hasan (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 23) 6 0 Syria Al-Shorta 2012 WAFF Championship
DF Mohamad Zbida (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 23) 8 0 Syria Al-Jaish v.  Palestine, 20 November 2012
DF Jehad Al Baour (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987 (age 25) 6 0 Syria Al-Jaish v.  Palestine, 20 November 2012
DF Ahmad Asaad (1991-02-14) 14 February 1991 (age 22) 0 0 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Kuwait, 11 October 2012
DF Bakri Tarab (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 28) 33 0 Iraq Al-Najaf 2012 Nehru Cup
DF Hamzeh Al Aitoni (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 27) 11 0 Iraq Zeravani 2012 Nehru Cup
DF Hamoud Al Hamoud (1983-01-05) 5 January 1983 (age 30) 3 0 Syria Al-Wahda 2012 Nehru Cup
DF Khaled Al Brijawi (1990-07-08) 8 July 1990 (age 22) 2 0 Syria Al-Majd 2012 Nehru Cup
DF Mohamad Daas (1989-07-01) 1 July 1989 (age 23) 0 0 Iraq Naft Al-Janoob Training camp, July 2012
MF Taha Dyab (1988-10-24) 24 October 1988 (age 24) 4 1 Iraq Naft Al-Janoob 2012 WAFF Championship
MF Khaled Mobayed (1993-01-10) 10 January 1993 (age 20) 6 0 Syria Al-Taliya 2012 WAFF Championship
MF Abdulkader Mjarmesh (1988-06-25) 25 June 1988 (age 24) 4 0 Jordan That Ras v.  Palestine, 20 November 2012
MF Mohamad Fares (1989-09-21) 21 September 1989 (age 23) 2 0 Iraq Naft Al-Janoob v.  Palestine, 20 November 2012
MF Thaer Kroma (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 23) 0 0 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Kuwait, 11 October 2012
MF Ammar Zakour (1983-01-01) 1 January 1983 (age 30) 1 0 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Kuwait, 11 October 2012
MF Ali Ghalioum (1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 (age 25) 5 1 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Kuwait, 11 October 2012
MF Alaa Al Shbli (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 24) 8 3 Iraq Zakho 2012 Nehru Cup
MF Zakaria Al Omari (1990-11-01) 1 November 1990 (age 22) 4 0 Iraq Naft Misan 2012 Nehru Cup
MF Mohamad Afa Al Rifai (1988-04-06) 6 April 1988 (age 25) 5 0 Syria Al-Jaish 2012 Nehru Cup
FW Omar Al Soma (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 24) 4 0 Kuwait Al Qadsia 2012 WAFF Championship
FW Mohamad Al Hamwi (1984-06-09) 9 June 1984 (age 28) 7 0 Iraq Zakho v.  Palestine, 20 November 2012
FW Mardik Mardikian (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 21) 6 0 Jordan Al-Jazeera v.  Palestine, 20 November 2012
FW Nasouh Nakdali (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 20) 1 0 Syria Al-Karamah v.  Kuwait, 11 October 2012
FW Abdul Fattah Al Agha (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 28) 34 4 Egypt Wadi Degla v.  Oman, 6 February 2013
FW Samer Salem (1993-01-15) 15 January 1993 (age 20) 0 0 Yemen Al-Ahli San'a' v.  Oman, 6 February 2013
FW Mohammad Abadi (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988 (age 24) 4 1 Syria Al-Shorta v.  Kuwait, 11 October 2012
FW Hani Al Taiar (1988-05-01) 1 May 1988 (age 25) 7 1 Jordan Al-Sareeh 2012 Nehru Cup
FW Raja Rafe (1983-05-01) 1 May 1983 (age 30) 59 30 Iraq Zakho Training camp, July 2012

Coaches [edit]

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
Albert József Hungary 1956 1959
Vadas Miklós Hungary 1960 1965
Cornel Drăgușin Romania 1965 1966
Moussa Shammas Syria 1980
Avedis Kavlakian Syria 1983 1985
Valery 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 0 0 0 0

See also [edit]

References [edit]

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