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| Association | Syrian Football Association | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Fajr Ibrahim | ||
| Home stadium | Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SYR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 91 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 78 (August 1993) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 145 (May 1996) | ||
| Elo ranking | 64 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 53 (October 1974) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 125 (September 1984) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Turkey 7 - 0 Syria  (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949) |
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| 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) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Greece 8 - 0 Syria (Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949)  Egypt 8 - 0 Syria (Alexandria, Egypt; October 12, 1951) |
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| 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.
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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.
Competition history
FIFA World Cup record
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
AFC Asian Cup Record
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WAFF Championship Record
| WAFF Championship Record | ||||||||
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| 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.
Schedule and recent results
All-time results
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 |
Current squad 2009
The following players were called up for the 2011 Asian Cup qualifier against Vietnam in Aleppo on November 18, 2009.
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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| 1 | Mosab Balhous | 5 October 1983 | Al-Karamah |
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| 22 | Adnan Al Hafez | 23 April 1984 | Al-Taliya |
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| 25 | Kawa Hesso | Al-Jaish |
2 (0) | v. Sri Lanka, 24 August 2009 | |
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| 23 | Hamzeh Al Aitoni | 16 January 1986 | Al-Majd |
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| 3 | Ali Diab | 23 May 1982 | Al-Majd |
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| 26 | Ahmad Deeb | 1 January 1987 | Al-Karamah |
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| 17 | Abdulkader Dakka | 1 October 1985 | Al-Ittihad |
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| 4 | Omar Hemidi | 2 May 1986 | Al-Ittihad |
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| Midfielders | |||||
| 6 | Jehad Al Hussain | 30 July 1982 |  Al-Qadsia |
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| 13 | Aatef Jenyat | 8 May 1986 | Al-Karamah |
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| 32 | Bakri Tarrab | 20 January 1985 | Al-Taliya |
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| 14 | Wael Ayan | 9 April 1985 | Al-Ittihad |
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| 27 | Meaataz Kailouni | 10 March 1985 | Al-Ittihad |
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| 31 | Ahmad Haj Mohamad | Al-Ittihad |
7 (0) | v. Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | |
| 5 | Feras Esmaeel | 3 January 1983 | Al-Jaish |
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| 36 | Yasser Shahen | 28 July 1989 | Al-Karamah |
4 (0) | |
| 7 | Abdelrazaq Al Hussain | 15 September 1986 | Al-Jaish |
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| Strikers | |||||
| 10 | Firas Al Khatib | 9 June 1983 | Al-Qadsia |
36 (25) | |
| 12 | Mohamed Al Zeno | 5 February 1983 |  Rah Ahan |
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| 24 | Raja Rafe | 1 May 1983 | Al-Majd |
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| 33 | Ahmad Omaier | Al-Karamah |
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| 18 | Abdul Fattah Al Agha | 1 August 1986 | Al-Ittihad |
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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 |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Radwan Al Azhar | 12 May 1979 | Al-Wahda |
v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | |
| Moustafa Shakosh | 1 January 1985 | Teshrin |
1 (0) | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Belal Abduldaim | 1 January 1983 | Al-Karamah |
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| Ali Maia | Jableh |
1 (0) | v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | |
| Majed Humssi | 12 December 1982 | Al-Ittihad |
v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | |
| Zain Al Fandi | Al-Taliya |
v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | ||
| Bassel Al Shaar | 15 February 1982 | Al-Wahda |
v Korea Republic, 1 February 2009 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Alaa Al Shbli | 3 May 1990 | Al-Karamah |
v Haiti, 27 June 2009 | |
| Bwrhan Sahiwni | 7 April 1986 | 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 | Al-Ittihad |
v Sierra Leone U-23, 5 June 2009 | |
| Yehya Al Rashed | 1 February 1982 | Teshrin |
v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | |
| Maher Al Sayed | 1 January 1979 | Al-Jaish |
v Qatar, 21 March 2009 | |
| Mahmoud Al Amenah | 15 January 1983 | Rah Ahan |
v Korea Republic, 1 February 2009 | |
| Strikers | ||||
| Majed Al Haj | 6 April 1985 | 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 | Al-Wahda |
v Korea Republic, 1 February 2009 | |
Coaches
| Name | Nat | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
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| Valery Yaremchenko |  |
1985 – 1987 | |||||
| Mircea Rădulescu |  |
1997 – 1998 | |||||
| Janusz Wójcik |  |
2003 – 2003 | |||||
| Ahmed Rifaat |  |
2003 – 2004 | |||||
| Miloslav Radinovic |  |
2005 – 2006 | |||||
| Fajr Ibrahim | |
Aug 5, 2006 – Mar 26, 2008 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2007 |
| Mohamad Qwayed | |
May 10, 2008 – Aug 20, 2008 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Fajr Ibrahim | |
Nov 13, 2008 – present | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2009 |
Youth National Programs
U-20 National Team
See: Syria national under-20 football team
U-17 National Team
See: Syria national under-17 football team
External links
- Syria national team on FIFA.com
- Syria national team on AFC.com
- Official website of Syrian Arab Federation of Football
- Syria national team on Goalzz.com
- (Arabic) Syria national team on UAFA.com
- (Arabic) Syria national team on Kooora.com
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