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Syria at the AFC Asian Cup

Syria has been a major participant in the AFC Asian Cup with seven appearances in the tournament, in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019, and 2023. At 2023 Asian Cup, Omar Khribin scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over India, which granted Syria its first win in the competition since 2011, and first ever qualification to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams.[1]

Syria during the 2019 Asian Cup match against Palestine.

Until 2024, Syria have never qualified past the group stage in the Asian Cup, with them narrowly missing out on the knock-out stage in 1980 and knock-out stage in 1996 due to 1 missed point; both eliminations involved China national football team.

AFC Asian Cup record edit

1980 Kuwait edit

Main article: 1980 AFC Asian Cup

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6
  North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
  Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
  China 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
  Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Iran  0–0  Syria
Attendance: 15,000
Bangladesh  0–1  Syria
Keshek   7'
Syria  1–0  China
Keshek   86'
North Korea  2–1  Syria
Suleiman  

1984 Singapore edit

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
  Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
  Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
  Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
  South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Qatar  1–1  Syria
Khalfan   7' Anber   47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Syria  0–1  Saudi Arabia
Khalifa   66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Syria  1–0  South Korea
Hassan   12'
Attendance: 10,000
Kuwait  3–1  Syria
Mahrous   66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil   77'
A. Al-Buloushi   79'		 Abu Al-Sel   5'
Attendance: 8,000

1988 Qatar edit

Main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup

Group B edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Saudi Arabia 6 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3
  China 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3
  Syria 4 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3
  Kuwait 3 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1
  Bahrain 2 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2
Syria  0–2  Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq   20'
Al-Suwaiyed   82'
China  3–0  Syria
Gao Sheng   13'
Xie Yuxin   14', 19'		 Report
Syria  1–0  Kuwait
Al-Nasser   63' Report
Bahrain  0–1  Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel   72' (pen.)

1996 United Arab Emirates edit

Main article: 1996 AFC Asian Cup

Group C edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Japan 9 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6
  China 3 3 1 0 2 3 3 0
  Syria 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
  Uzbekistan 3 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3
Japan  2–1  Syria
Abbas   85' (o.g.)
Takagi   88'		 Report Jokhadar   8'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Syria  0–3  China
Report Ma Mingyu   35'
Gao Feng   49'
Li Bing   73'
Attendance: 3,000
Uzbekistan  1–2  Syria
Lebedev   53' (pen.) Report Jokhadar   48'
Dib   74'
Attendance: 2,000

2011 Qatar edit

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Group B edit

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7
  Jordan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7
  Syria 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
  Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
9 January 2011
Saudi Arabia   1–2   Syria[2]
13 January 2011
Syria   1–2   Japan[3]
17 January 2011
Jordan   2–1   Syria

2019 United Arab Emirates edit

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group B edit

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jordan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Australia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Palestine 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
4   Syria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: AFC
Syria  0–0  Palestine
Report
Attendance: 8,471
Jordan  2–0  Syria
 Report
Attendance: 9,152
Australia  3–2  Syria
 Report
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

2023 Qatar edit

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Group B edit

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Uzbekistan 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3   Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4   India 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Uzbekistan  0–0  Syria
Report
Attendance: 10,198
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Syria  0–1  Australia
Report
Attendance: 10,097
Syria  1–0  India
 Report
Attendance: 42,787
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E   Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C   Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 B   Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 D   Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
5 F   Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6 A   China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: AFC

Knockout stage edit

Main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage
Round of 16 edit
Iran  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Syria
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 8,720

Overall record edit

See also: Syria national football team records and statistics
AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
  1956 Did not enter Declined participation
  1960
  1964
  1968
  1972 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 4 5
  1976 Withdrew Withdrew
  1980 Round 1 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 0
  1984 Round 1 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 0 2 9 8
  1988 Round 1 4 2 0 2 2 5 4 3 1 0 8 2
  1992 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 4
  1996 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 4 3 0 1 6 2
  2000 Did not qualify 6 4 1 1 11 3
  2004 6 2 1 3 16 10
        2007 6 2 2 2 10 6
  2011 Round 1 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 4 2 0 10 2
  2015 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 7
  2019 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 8 6 0 2 26 11
  2023 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 2 2 8 7 0 1 22 7
  2027 To be determined 4 2 1 1 9 6
Total Round of 16 25 8 5 12 19 30 72 40 13 20 143 74

Record by opponent edit

As of 31 January 2024
AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Win
  South Korea 1 1 0 0 1 0 1984
  Iran 2 0 2 0 1 1 DNW
  Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 1 0 1980
  Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1 0 1988
  Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 3 1988
  China 3 1 0 2 1 6 1980
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 2 4 2011
  Japan 2 0 0 2 2 4 DNW
  Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 2 1 1996
  Australia 2 0 0 2 2 4 DNW
  North Korea 1 0 0 1 1 2 DNW
  Jordan 2 0 0 2 1 4 DNW
  Palestine 1 0 1 0 0 0 DNW
  Qatar 1 0 1 0 1 1 DNW
  India 1 1 0 0 1 0 2023

Record results edit

Syria's Asian Cup record
First match   Iran 0–0 Syria  
(17 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait)
Biggest win   Uzbekistan 1–2 Syria  
(12 December 1996; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
  Saudi Arabia 1–2 Syria  
(9 January 2011; Al Rayyan, Qatar)
  Syria 1–0 India  
(23 January 2024; Al Khor, Qatar)
Biggest defeat   China 3–0 Syria  
(4 December 1988; Doha, Qatar)
  China 3–0 Syria  
(9 December 1996; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Best result Round of 16 (2023)
Worst result Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019)

Goalscorers edit

See also: Syria national football team records and statistics
Player Goals 1980 1984 1988 1996 2011 2019 2023
Omar Khribin 3 1 2
Walid Abu Al-Sel 2 1 1
Jamal Keshek 2 2
Nader Joukhadar 2 2
Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain 2 2
Total 11 2 1 1 2 2 1 2
  • Only players with minimum 2 goals scored

References edit

  1. ^ "Syria beat India to reach Asian Cup knockouts for first time". France 24. 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". edition.cnn.com.
  3. ^ "Syria vs Japan Report - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.
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