Syria  | | Association | Syrian Football Association | | Confederation | AFC (Asia) | | Head coach | Fajr Ibrahim | | Home stadium | Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium | | FIFA code | SYR | | FIFA ranking | 95 | | Highest FIFA ranking | 78 (August 1993) | | Lowest FIFA ranking | 145 (May 1996) | | Elo ranking | 64 | | | | | First international |  Turkey 7 - 0 Syria 
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949) | | Biggest win |  Syria 12 - 0 Maldives 
(Damascus, Syria; June 4, 1997)
Syria 12 - 0 Maldives
(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 12, 1951) | | AFC Asian Cup | | Appearances | 4 (First in 1980) | | Best result | Round 1, all | The Syria national football team is the national team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. It has never qualified for the World Cup finals. [edit] History It may not be the strongest in Asia, nevertheless Syrian football team has some considerable history. They participated in the 1950 and 1958 World Cup qualifiers, making them 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 reached four Asian Cups, the last being 1996 when they narrowly missed the quarter-finals. [edit] Competition history [edit] FIFA World Cup record 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 [edit] AFC Asian Cup Record - *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
| | [edit] 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 | | Total | 0 Titles | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | - *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
[edit] Schedule and recent results | Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition | | January 14, 2009 |  China PR | 3:2 (3:0) | 1-0 Maher Al Sayed  8' (pen.)
2-0 Maher Al Sayed 24'
3-0 Firas Al Khatib 39' (pen.)
3-1 Qu Bo 51'
3-2 Liu Jian 90+4' | Aleppo, Syria | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | January 18, 2009 |  Turkmenistan | 5:1 (1:1) | 0-1 Rahman Bablin 12'
1-1 Ali Diab 44'
2-1 Raja Rafe 50'
3-1 Bakri Tarrab 65'
4-1 Firas Al Khatib 70'
5-1 Firas Al Khatib 75' | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Friendly Match | | January 23, 2009 |  Kuwait | 3:2 (1:1) | 0-1 Musaed Neda 19'
1-1 Raja Rafe 29' (pen.)
2-1 Feras Esmaeel 52'
2-2 Bader Al-Mutwa 55'
3-2 Firas Al Khatib 65' (pen.) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Friendly Match | | January 28, 2009 |  Lebanon | 2:0 (1:0) | 1-0 Jehad Al Hussain 37'
2-0 Firas Al Khatib 78' | Saida, Lebanon | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | February 1, 2009 |  Korea Republic | 1:1 (0:0) | 0-1 Hamzeh Al Aitoni 80' (o.g.)
1-1 Yehya Al Rashed 90' | Dubai, UAE | Friendly Match | | March 21, 2009 |  Qatar | 1:2 (0:0) | 0-1 Sebastián Soria 56'
0-2 Sebastián Soria 74'
1-2 Majed Al Haj 79' | Aleppo, Syria | Friendly Match | | June 5, 2009 |  Sierra Leone U-23 | 6:0 (3:0) | 1-0 Ahmad Omaier 11'
2-0 Mohamed Al Zeno 34'
3-0 Mohamed Al Zeno 38'
4-0 Raja Rafe 80'
5-0 Ahmad Omaier 81'
6-0 Raja Rafe 85' | Damascus, Syria | Friendly Match | | June 27, 2009 |  Haiti | 2:1 (2:1) | 1-0 Mohamed Al Zeno 8'
2-0 Firas Al Khatib 26'
2-1 Leonel Saint-Preux 29' | Montreal, Canada | Friendly Match | | August 20, 2009 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2:0 (1:0) | 1-0 Mohamed Al Zeno 9'
2-0 Abdul Fattah Al Agha 72' | New Delhi, India | Nehru Cup 2009 | | August 24, 2009 |  Sri Lanka | 4:0 (3:0) | 1-0 Mohamed Al Zeno 26'
2-0 Abdelrazaq Al Hussain 33'
3-0 Abdul Fattah Al Agha 37'
4-0 Abdul Fattah Al Agha 55' | New Delhi, India | Nehru Cup 2009 | | August 27, 2009 | Lebanon | 1:0 (1:0) | 1-0 Mohamed Al Zeno 23' | New Delhi, India | Nehru Cup 2009 | | August 29, 2009 |  India | 1:0 (1:0) | 1-0 Ali Diab 18' | New Delhi, India | Nehru Cup 2009 | | August 31, 2009 | India | 1:1 (a.e.t.), 4-5 (pen.) | 0-1 P. Renedy Singh 114'
1-1 Ali Diab 120+3' | New Delhi, India | Nehru Cup 2009, Final | | October 26, 2009 | Kuwait | 0:1 (0:0) | | Kuwait City, Kuwait | Friendly Match | | November 8, 2009 |  Thailand | 1:1 (1:0) | | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Friendly Match | | November 14, 2009 |  Vietnam | 1:0 (0:0) | | Hanoi, Vietnam | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | November 18, 2009 | Vietnam | 0:0 | | Aleppo, Syria | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | January 6, 2010 | China PR | | | Hangzhou, China | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | March 3, 2010 | Lebanon | | | Aleppo, Syria | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | [edit] All-time results [edit] Results by year Click on a year for more details about fixtures played during that year. | Year | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | | 2009 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | [edit] Current squad 2009 The following players were called up for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam in Aleppo on November 18, 2009.
[edit] Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the Syria squad within last 8 months and are still available for selection | Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (Goals) | Last Appearance | | Goalkeepers | | Radwan Al Azhar | 12 May 1979 (1979-05-12) (age 30) | Al-Wahda | | v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | | Moustafa Shakosh | 1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) (age 24) | Teshrin | 1 (0) | | | Defenders | | Belal Abduldaim | 1 January 1983 (1983-01-01) (age 26) | Al-Karamah | | | | Ali Maia | | Jableh | 1 (0) | v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | | Majed Humssi | 12 December 1982 (1982-12-12) (age 26) | Al-Ittihad | | v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | | Zain Al Fandi | | Al-Taliya | | v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | | Bassel Al Shaar | 15 February 1982 (1982-02-15) (age 27) | Al-Wahda | | v Korea Republic, 1 February 2009 | | Midfielders | | Alaa Al Shbli | 3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) (age 19) | Al-Karamah | | v Haiti, 27 June 2009 | | Bwrhan Sahiwni | 7 April 1986 (1986-04-07) (age 23) | Al-Jaish | | v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | | Hazem Mahamid | | Al-Wathba | 1 (0) | v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | | Adel Abdullah | 12 January 1984 (1984-01-12) (age 25) | Al-Ittihad | | v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | | Yehya Al Rashed | 1 February 1982 (1982-02-01) (age 27) | Teshrin | | v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | | Maher Al Sayed | 1 January 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 30) | Al-Jaish | | v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | | Mahmoud Al Amenah | 15 January 1983 (1983-01-15) (age 26) |  Rah Ahan | | v Korea Republic, 1 February 2009 | | Strikers | | Majed Al Haj | 6 April 1985 (1985-04-06) (age 24) | Al-Jaish | | v Haiti, 27 June 2009 | | Ali Ghalium | | Al-Wathba | 0 (0) | v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | | Zyad Chaabo | 1 January 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 30) | Al-Wahda | | v Korea Republic, 1 February 2009 | [edit] Coaches [edit] Youth National Programs [edit] U-20 National Team See: Syria national under-20 football team [edit] U-17 National Team See: Syria national under-17 football team [edit] External links | | | | | | | | | | | AFC football | | | International | | | | Club level | | | | Women's football | | | | | |
