Syria national football team

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Syria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Qasioun Eagles
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون‎‎)
(French: Les aigles du Qasioun)
Association Fédération Arabe Syrienne de Football
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Fajr Ibrahim
Captain Mosab Balhous
Most caps Mosab Balhous (99)
Top scorer Raja Rafe (32)
Home stadium Abbasiyyin Stadium - Aleppo International Stadium
FIFA code SYR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 125 Steady (7 January 2016)
Highest 78 (August 1993)
Lowest 152 (September 2014)
First international
 Turkey 7–0 Syria Syria
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
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.

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
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 – – – – – –
23x15px 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 6 5 0 1 20 6
Qatar 2022 To Be Determined
Total 0/20 - - - - - - 70 32 15 23 157 81
*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 - - - - - -
Lebanon 2019 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

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See also: Syria national football team results

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition Scorers
26 March 2015  Jordan W 1–0 King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan International Friendly 18' Al Masri
31 March 2015  Tajikistan W 3–2 Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan International Friendly 23',37' Rafe, 62' Al Hussain
24 May 2015  Lebanon D 2–2 Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon International Friendly 7' Al Hussain, 61' Mardikian
5 June 2015  Oman W 2–1 Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman International Friendly 7' Jafal, 18' Khribin
11 June 2015  Afghanistan W 6–0 Samen Stadium, Mashhad, Iran 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification 19',35' Rafe, 40' Ajan, 70' Al Hussain, 75' Malki, 90+3' Khribin
3 September 2015  Singapore W 1–0 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification 59' Jafal
8 September 2015  Cambodia W 6–0 Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification 29',39' Khribin, 31' Malki, 44' Al Mawas, 50' Midani, 81' Omari
2 October 2015  Oman L 1–2 Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman International Friendly 90' Jafal
8 October 2015  Japan L 0–3 Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification
13 October 2015  Afghanistan W 5–2 Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification 9',21',83' Omari, 32',90' Al Mawas
17 November 2015  Singapore W 2–1 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification 20',90+3' Khribin
24 March 2016  Cambodia 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification
29 March 2016  Japan Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan 2018 FIFA World Cup (AFC) and 2019 Asian Cup qualification

* Syria score always listed first

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification)

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11 June 2015
20:00 UTC+4:30
Afghanistan  0–6  Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Rafe Goal 19', 35'
Ajan Goal 40'
Al Hussain Goal 70'
Malki Goal 75'
Khribin Goal 90+3' (pen.)
Samen Stadium, Mashhad (Iran)
Attendance: 7,647
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

3 September 2015
20:00 UTC+4
Syria  1–0  Singapore
Jafal Goal 59' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat (Oman)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Yousef Al-Marzouq (Kuwait)

8 September 2015
18:30 UTC+7
Cambodia  0–6  Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Khribin Goal 29', 39'
Malki Goal 31'
Al Mawas Goal 44'
Midani Goal 50'
Omari Goal 81'
Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Wang Di (China)

8 October 2015
17:00 UTC+4
Syria  0–3  Japan
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Honda Goal 55' (pen.)
Okazaki Goal 70'
Usami Goal 88'
Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb (Oman)
Attendance: 680
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

13 October 2015
20:00 UTC+4
Syria  5–2  Afghanistan
Omari Goal 9', 21', 83'
Al Mawas Goal 32', 90'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Amiri Goal 44'
Shayesteh Goal 78'

17 November 2015
20:00 UTC+8
Singapore  1–2  Syria
Baharudin Goal 89' (pen.) Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Khribin Goal 20', 90+3'
National Stadium, Kallang
Attendance: 7,468
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

24 March 2016
Syria  v  Cambodia
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)

29 March 2016
Japan  v  Syria
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)

Players

Current squad

Squad selected for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Singapore on 17 November 2015 .
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2015 after the match against Singapore.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mosab Balhous (Captain) (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983 (age 41) 99 0 Unattached
22 1GK Ibrahim Alma (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 33) 12 0 Syria Al-Wahda
23 1GK Mahmoud Al-Youssef (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36) 3 0 Unattached
2 2DF Nadim Sabagh (1985-08-04) 4 August 1985 (age 39) 30 4 Iraq Naft Al-Wasat
3 2DF Moayad Ajan (1993-02-16) 16 February 1993 (age 31) 17 1 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
4 2DF Hamdi Al Masri (1983-04-07) 7 April 1983 (age 41) 30 1 Bahrain Al-Muharraq
12 2DF Saad Ahmad (1989-08-10) 10 August 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Iraq Al-Talaba
13 2DF Ahmad Al Salih (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34) 24 1 Iraq Al-Shorta Baghdad
15 2DF Alaa Al Shbli (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) 18 2 Iraq Naft Al-Wasat
9 3MF Mahmoud Al Mawas (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 25 3 Bahrain Al-Riffa
10 3MF Abdelrazaq Al Hussain (1986-09-15) 15 September 1986 (age 38) 51 11 Lebanon Al-Ahed
11 3MF Osama Omari (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992 (age 32) 10 4 Syria Al-Wahda
18 3MF Zaher Midani (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 37) 28 0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
21 3MF Fahd Youssef (1987-05-15) 15 May 1987 (age 37) 4 0 Jordan Al-Jazeera
7 4FW Nasouh Al Nakdali (1993-06-15) 15 June 1993 (age 31) 5 0 Syria Al-Wahda
8 4FW Omar Khribin (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30) 25 11 United Arab Emirates Al-Dhafra
16 4FW Sanharib Malki (1984-03-01) 1 March 1984 (age 40) 25 6 Turkey Kasımpaşa
19 4FW Mahmoud Al Baher (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Syria Al-Jaish

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 Mohamed Daoud 0 0 Syria Al-Taliya v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
GK Tarek Kharboutli (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Syria Al-Shorta Damascus v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF Ahmad Kallasi (1990-07-18) 18 July 1990 (age 34) 10 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
DF Omar Midani (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30) 9 1 Iraq Al-Mina'a v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
DF Jehad Al Baour (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 37) 8 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
DF Hussein Jwayed (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 12 0 Iraq Al-Zawra'a v.  Oman, 5 June 2015
DF Zain Al Fandi (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983 (age 41) 11 0 Kuwait Al-Sahel v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF Jihad Busmar (1995-10-30) 30 October 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Syria Al-Karamah v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF Hasan Abo Zainab (1989-04-07) 7 April 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Jordan Al-Asalah v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
DF Obaida Al Sakka (1987-12-11) 11 December 1987 (age 36) 0 0 Syria Al-Wahda v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
MF Oday Al-Jafal (1990-05-27) 27 May 1990 (age 34) 28 5 Iraq Al-Zawra'a v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
MF Hamid Mido (1993-06-03) 3 June 1993 (age 31) 12 0 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
MF Burhan Sahyouni (1986-04-07) 7 April 1986 (age 38) 31 2 Unattached v.  Cambodia, 8 September 2015
MF Anas Balhous (1986-08-03) 3 August 1986 (age 38) 1 0 Syria Al-Muhafazaa v.  Cambodia, 8 September 2015
MF Wael Ayan (1985-06-13) 13 June 1985 (age 39) 47 1 Unattached v.  Singapore, 3 September 2015
MF Momen Naji (1996-10-09) 9 October 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Syria Al-Shorta Damascus v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015
MF Qusay Habib (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 (age 37) 17 0 Iraq Baghdad v.  Tajikistan, 31 March 2015
MF Thaer Kroma (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34) 2 0 Iraq Al-Talaba v.  Tajikistan, 31 March 2015
MF Mohamad Mido (1990-06-11) 11 June 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Syria Al-Ittihad v.  Tajikistan, 31 March 2015
MF Ahmad Miresh (1985-01-03) 3 January 1985 (age 39) 0 0 Unattached v.  Tajikistan, 31 March 2015
FW Mardik Mardikian (1992-03-14) 14 March 1992 (age 32) 10 1 Iraq Naft Al-Wasat v.  Afghanistan, 13 October 2015
FW Asaad Al Khuder (1992-08-13) 13 August 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Syria Al-Fotuwa v.  Lebanon, 24 May 2015

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Previous squads

Asian Cup

Coaches

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
Albert József Hungary 1956 – 1959
Miklós Vadas 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
Božidar 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
Božidar 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 – January 5, 2015 2 2 0 0
Fajr Ibrahim Syria January 6, 2015 – 11 8 1 2

Head-to-Head records against other countries

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