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The Syria national football team represents Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

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

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

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

FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

. In the 1966 World Cup qualifiers they were one of two teams from the Asian zone (the other being Israel

Israel national football team

The Israel national football team is the national football team of Israel, controlled by the Israel Football Association .Israel National Football is the direct successor of the Eretz Yisrael National Team during British Mandate...

) to be allocated to the European

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

qualifying zone and were originally placed with Spain

Spain national football team

The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....

. 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

Iraq national football team

The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...

.

Syria have competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011

2011 AFC Asian Cup

The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...

, 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 .

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930... to 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...	Did not enter
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...	Withdrew
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...	Did not enter
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...	Did not qualify
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...	Did not enter
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...	Withdrew
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...	Did not enter
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...	Did not qualify
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...	Withdrew
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:... to 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...	Did not qualify
2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....	disqualified
Total

AFC Asian Cup Record

AFC Asian Cup Record AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956 1956 AFC Asian Cup The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956... to 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup -Semi-finals:----- Third place play-off :-Final:-External links:**...	Did not enter
1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup -Group B:---------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel2 goals: Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan...	Withdrew
1980 1980 AFC Asian Cup The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Korea Republic in the final 3-0....	Round 1	4	2	1	1	3	2
1984 1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	5
1988 1988 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...	Round 1	4	2	0	2	2	5
1992 1992 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...	Did not qualify
1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	6
2000 2000 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:... to 2007 2007 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...	Did not qualify
2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	5
Total	0 Titles	18	7	2	9	15	23

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

.

The Syria national football team represents Syria

Syria

FIFA World Cup

finals.

History

FIFA

. In the 1966 World Cup qualifiers they were one of two teams from the Asian zone (the other being Israel

Israel national football team

) to be allocated to the European

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

qualifying zone and were originally placed with Spain

Spain national football team

and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

Iraq national football team

.

Syria have competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011

2011 AFC Asian Cup

, 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 .

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930... to 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...	Did not enter
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...	Withdrew
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...	Did not enter
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...	Did not qualify
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...	Did not enter
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...	Withdrew
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...	Did not enter
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...	Did not qualify
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...	Withdrew
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:... to 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...	Did not qualify
2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....	disqualified
Total

AFC Asian Cup Record

AFC Asian Cup Record AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956 1956 AFC Asian Cup The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956... to 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup -Semi-finals:----- Third place play-off :-Final:-External links:**...	Did not enter
1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup -Group B:---------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel2 goals: Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan...	Withdrew
1980 1980 AFC Asian Cup The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Korea Republic in the final 3-0....	Round 1	4	2	1	1	3	2
1984 1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	5
1988 1988 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...	Round 1	4	2	0	2	2	5
1992 1992 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...	Did not qualify
1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	6
2000 2000 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:... to 2007 2007 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...	Did not qualify
2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	5
Total	0 Titles	18	7	2	9	15	23

The Syria national football team represents Syria

Syria

FIFA World Cup

finals.

History

FIFA

. In the 1966 World Cup qualifiers they were one of two teams from the Asian zone (the other being Israel

Israel national football team

) to be allocated to the European

UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....

qualifying zone and were originally placed with Spain

Spain national football team

and the Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland national football team

Iraq national football team

.

Syria have competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011

2011 AFC Asian Cup

, 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 .

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930... to 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...	Did not enter
1950 1950 FIFA World Cup The 1950 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July, was the fourth FIFA World Cup. It was the first World Cup since 1938, the planned 1942 and 1946 competitions having been canceled owing to World War II...	Withdrew
1954 1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup, the fifth staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerland was chosen as hosts in July 1946. The tournament set a number of all-time records for goal-scoring, including the highest average goals scored per game...	Did not enter
1958 1958 FIFA World Cup The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...	Did not qualify
1962 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from 30 May to 17 June. It was won by Brazil, who retained the championship by beating Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the final...	Did not enter
1966 1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup, the eighth staging of the World Cup, was held in England from 11 July to 30 July. England beat West Germany 4–2 in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time, so becoming the first host to win the tournament since Italy in 1934.-Host selection:England was chosen as...	Withdrew
1970 1970 FIFA World Cup The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...	Did not enter
1974 1974 FIFA World Cup The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...	Did not qualify
1978 1978 FIFA World Cup The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...	Withdrew
1982 1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:... to 2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...	Did not qualify
2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....	disqualified
Total

AFC Asian Cup Record

AFC Asian Cup Record AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is an international association football tournament run by the Asian Football Confederation . It is the second oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champion of Asia and automatically qualifies for the FIFA...
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1956 1956 AFC Asian Cup The 1956 AFC Asian Cup was the inaugural tournament of the AFC Asian Cup. The final tournament was held in Hong Kong from 1 September to 15 September 1956... to 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup -Semi-finals:----- Third place play-off :-Final:-External links:**...	Did not enter
1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup -Group B:---------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals: Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Nasser Nouraei Fathi Kamel2 goals: Alireza Azizi Alireza Khorshidi Hassan Roshan...	Withdrew
1980 1980 AFC Asian Cup The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Korea Republic in the final 3-0....	Round 1	4	2	1	1	3	2
1984 1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...	Round 1	4	1	1	2	3	5
1988 1988 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...	Round 1	4	2	0	2	2	5
1992 1992 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...	Did not qualify
1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	6
2000 2000 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:... to 2007 2007 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...	Did not qualify
2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	5
Total	0 Titles	18	7	2	9	15	23

AFC Asian Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1980 1980 AFC Asian Cup The 1980 AFC Asian Cup was the seventh edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Kuwait between September 15 and 30. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five. Kuwait won their first championship, beating Korea Republic in the final 3-0....
	Round 1	0 – 0	Draw
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
1984 1984 AFC Asian Cup The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...
	Round 1	1 – 1	Draw
	Round 1	0 – 1	Loss
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
	Round 1	1 – 3	Loss
1988 1988 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1988 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar between December 2 and December 18. Saudi Arabia defeated Republic of Korea in the final match in Doha.-Qualification:...
	Round 1	0 – 2	Loss
	Round 1	0 – 3	Loss
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
	Round 1	1 – 0	Win
1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...
	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss
	Round 1	0 – 3	Loss
	Round 1	2 – 1	Win
2011 2011 AFC Asian Cup The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...
	Round 1	2 – 1	Win
	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss
	Round 1	1 – 2	Loss

WAFF Championship Record

WAFF Championship Record West Asian Football Federation Championship The West Asian Football Federation Championship is a football competition of mainly West Asian countries and territories. The event is organised by West Asian Football Federation...
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2000 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Amman Capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1-0. The 8 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000.The teams...	Second Place	5	2	1	2	5	2
2002	Fourth Place	4	1	1	2	5	6
2004 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...	Second Place	4	1	1	2	6	13
2007 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Jordan Capital of Amman. Iran won the final against Iraq 2-1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16th and 24 June 2007....	Semi-Finals	3	2	0	1	2	3
2008 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.-Teams:...	Semi-Finals	3	1	1	1	2	3
2010 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2010 WAFF Championship was the 6th West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for selected West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Jordan, after Lebanon was deemed not capable of hosting...	Group Stage	2	0	1	1	2	3
Total	0 Titles	21	7	5	9	22	30

Schedule and recent results

For a detailed list of 2011 schedule fixtures and results refer to Syria national football team results 2011

Syria national football team results 2011

-Schedule:The home team is on the left column; the away team is on the right column.-Friendly matches:-2011 Asian Cup:-2014 FIFA World Cup qualification:-External links:*...

Date	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition	Scorers
29 June 2011	W	2–1	Franso Hariri Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium Franso Hariri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Arbil, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 28,000, making it the second largest in Iraq after the Al Shaab Stadium in Baghdad. The stadium was built on an old airfield in... , Arbil Arbil Arbil / Hewlêr is the fourth largest city in Iraq after Baghdad, Basra and Mosul... , Iraq Iraq Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	15' Abdelrazaq Al Hussain Abdelrazaq Al Hussain Abdelrazaq Al Hussain is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al Taawon, which competes in the Saudi Professional League the top division in Saudi Arabia. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 7 jersey for Al-Karamah... , 75' Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria...
5 July 2011	W	3–1	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... , Turkey Turkey Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	Feras Esmaeel Feras Esmaeel Feras Esmaeel is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Zakho FC, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a midfielder... , Abdelrazaq Al Hussain Abdelrazaq Al Hussain Abdelrazaq Al Hussain is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al Taawon, which competes in the Saudi Professional League the top division in Saudi Arabia. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 7 jersey for Al-Karamah... , (pen. Penalty kick A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play... ) Maher Al Sayed Maher Al Sayed Maher Al Sayed is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Jaish in the Syrian Premier League.-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:...
15 July 2011	D	1–1	Seeb Stadium Seeb Stadium Seeb Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Seeb, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Seeb. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people.... , Masqat, Oman Oman Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	84' Feras Esmaeel Feras Esmaeel Feras Esmaeel is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Zakho FC, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a midfielder...
23 July 2011	L	0-3 AWD (2–1)	King Abdullah Stadium King Abdullah Stadium King Abdullah Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Amman, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people.... , Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost... , Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...	FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...	45+1' George Mourad George Mourad George Mourad is a Assyrian/Syriac Swedish footballer. He currently plays for Mes Kerman of Iran Pro League as a striker.-Club career:After playing for Västra Frölunda IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2004 and scored seven goals in his debut season in Allsvenskan. In 2005, he had a disappointing... , 77' Raja Rafe Raja Rafe Raja Rafe is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Shorta and the Syrian National team.-International goals:- Club :Al-MajdSyrian Cup:*Runner-up : 2008-09-National Team:Nehru Cup:**Runner-up : 2009...
28 July 2011	L	0-3 AWD (4–0)	Metallurg Stadium Stadium Metallurg 1st District Stadium Metallurg is a multi-use stadium in Tursunzoda, Tajikistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home of Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda of the Tajik League. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 people.... , Tursunzoda, Tajikistan Tajikistan Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....	FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...	6', 35' Raja Rafe Raja Rafe Raja Rafe is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Shorta and the Syrian National team.-International goals:- Club :Al-MajdSyrian Cup:*Runner-up : 2008-09-National Team:Nehru Cup:**Runner-up : 2009... , 53' Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria... , '86 Farrukh Choriev (o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... )
10 August 2011	D	1–1	Astana Arena, Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010... , Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	63' Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria...
17 August 2011	W	3–2	Saida International Stadium Saida International Stadium Saida International Stadium is a 22,600 capacity multi-purpose stadium in Saida , Lebanon. The stadium was built on the expanded grounds of the old Saida Municipal Stadium, as one of the venues to host matches during the 2000 AFC Asian Cup that was held in Lebanon. It is currently mostly used for... , Saïda Sidon Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah... , Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...	International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...	23' Burhan Sahyouni, 79' Maher Al Sayed Maher Al Sayed Maher Al Sayed is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Jaish in the Syrian Premier League.-Goals for Senior National Team:-External links:... , 83' Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh Nadim Sabagh is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Jaish, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria...

* Syria score always listed first

Current Squad

Squad selected for the friendly match against Lebanon

Lebanon national football team

The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Syria squad within the last 10 months and are still available for selection.
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Coaches

Name	Period	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	Honours
Avedis Kavlakian	? – 1985
Valery Yaremchenko Valery Yaremchenko Valeriy Yaremchenko is a Ukrainian coach of Illichivets and a former footballer. He was born in the city of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. As a player he participated in 247 games as a member of FC Shakhtar Donetsk scoring 24 goals...	1985 – 1987
Anatoliy Azarenkov Anatoliy Azarenkov Anatoliy Oleksandrovych Azarenkov is a Ukrainian coach and a former footballer. He was born in the city of Odessa, Ukraine. As a player he played for Chornomorets Odessa, Shakhtar Novovolynsk, Volyn Lutsk, Avanhard Chernivtsi, Sudnobudivnyk Mykolaiv and Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih...	1987 – 1989
Yuri Kurnenin Yuri Kurnenin Yuri Anatolyevich Kurnenin was a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. As a player, he made his professional debut in the Soviet Top League in 1973 for FC Dynamo Moscow.-Honours:* Soviet Top League champion: 1982....	1996
Mircea Rădulescu Mircea Rădulescu Mircea Rădulescu is a former Romanian football player and one of the most well trained and qualified Romanian football managers. He is currently the president of FRF's Technical Commission and director of Football Federation's Coaching School.-Life and career:Rădulescu was born in Bucharest and...	1997 – 1998
Moussa Shammas	? – Sept 1999
Dragoslav Popovic	Sept 1999 - Feb 2000
Dragoslav Sridovic	Mar 2000 -
Bozidar Vukotic	? - Oct 2001
Jalal Talebi	Nov 2001 - Sept 2002
Janusz Wójcik Janusz Wójcik Janusz Marek Wójcik is a Polish politician and former football player and coach.-Playing Career:He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warszawa, Ravalpandi and the Toronto Falcons .-Coaching career:Wójcik also trained several Polish clubs like...	2003 – 2003
Ahmed Rifaat Ahmed Rifaat Ahmed Refaat is an Egyptian football coach and former player, previously the head coach of Zamalek SC.-References:...	2003 – 2004
Miloslav Radenovic	2005 – Aug 2006
Fajr Ibrahim Fajr Ibrahim Fajr Ibrahim is a Syrian football coach and former footballer. He perivously coached the Syrian national football team.-Syrian national team:- External links :* *...	Aug 5, 2006 – Apr 2008	24	13	5	6	Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2007 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007 The 2007 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 13th edition of the Nehru Cup a tournament organized by the All India Football Federation since 1982...
Mohammed Kwid	May 10, 2008 – Aug 20, 2008	8	4	0	4
Fajr Ibrahim Fajr Ibrahim Fajr Ibrahim is a Syrian football coach and former footballer. He perivously coached the Syrian national football team.-Syrian national team:- External links :* *...	Nov 13, 2008 – Sep 13, 2010	28	13	9	6	Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2009
Ayman Hakeem (caretaker)	Sep 14, 2010 – Dec 20, 2010	5	2	1	2
Ratomir Dujković Ratomir Dujkovic Ratomir Dujković is a Serbian football manager and a former player.-Playing career:...	Oct 28, 2010 – Dec 8, 2010	1	1	0	0
Valeriu Tiţa Valeriu Tiţa Valeriu Tiţa is a Romanian football coach. He is the former manager of Syrian club Al-Ittihad Aleppo with whom he won the AFC Cup in 2010 and former manager of the Syrian national team....	Dec 21, 2010 – Feb 9, 2011	6	1	0	5
Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams...	Apr 16, 2011 – May 4, 2011	0	0	0	0
Nizar Mahrous Nizar Mahrous Nizar Mahrous is a former Syrian football player and was appointed manager of the Syria national football team in May 2011....	May 22, 2011 – August 18, 2011	7	5	2	0