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Syria national football team records and statistics

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The following is a list of the Syria national football team's competitive records and statistics. Their first international match was played on 19 April 1942 in Beirut against Lebanon, winning 2–1. The team they have played the most is Jordan, with a total of 40 matches played.[1]

Individual records edit

Player records edit

 
Maher Al-Sayed is Syria's first most-capped player with 109 caps.
As of 31 January 2024[2]
Players in bold are still active with Syria.

Most capped players edit

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Maher Al-Sayed 109 29 1999–2013
2 Ali Diab 97 4 2004–2013
3 Mahmoud Al-Mawas 93 15 2012–present
4 Mosab Balhous 86 0 2006–2016
5 Raja Rafe 84 32 2002–2015
6 Tarek Jabban 83 5 1996–2007
7 Ibrahim Alma 80 0 2012–present
8 Nizar Mahrous 76 12 1985–1993
9 George Khouri 74 8 1982–1989
10 Moayad Ajan 72 3 2012–present

Age records edit

Manager records edit

Team records edit

Wins edit

Largest win
Largest home win
Largest away win
Largest win at the Asian Cup

Draws edit

Highest scoring draw
  • 3–3 vs   Lebanon on 17 October 1998
  • 3–3 vs   Oman on 18 May 2001
Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup
  • 1–1 vs   Qatar on 1 December 1984
  • 1–1 vs   Iran on 31 January 2024

Defeats edit

Largest defeat
  • 8–0 vs   Greece on 25 November 1949
  • 8–0 vs   Egypt on 16 October 1951
  • 7–0 vs   Turkey on 20 November 1949
Largest defeat at home
  • 1–7 vs   Iran on 21 June 2004
Largest defeat away
  • 8–0 vs   Greece on 25 November 1949
  • 8–0 vs   Egypt on 16 October 1951
Largest defeat at the Asian Cup
  • 3–0 vs   China on 9 December 1996
  • 3–0 vs   China on 4 December 1988

Attendance edit

Highest home attendance
Highest away attendance
  • 100,000, vs   Iran, 13 June 1997

World rankings edit

FIFA edit

Source: FIFA.com[3]

Highest FIFA ranking
68th (July 2018)
Lowest FIFA ranking
152nd (September 2014, March 2015)

Elo edit

Source: Eloratings.net[4]

Highest Elo ranking
53rd (October 1974)
Lowest Elo ranking
125th (September 1984)

Goal records edit

General edit

First goal
Mudhafar Al-Aqqad vs   Jordan on 1 August 1953
Most goals
Firas Al-Khatib (2001–2019), 36 goals
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Firas Al-Khatib 36 72 0.5 2001–2019
2 Raja Rafe 32 84 0.38 2006–2016
3 Maher Al-Sayed 29 109 0.27 1999–2013
4 Omar Khribin 27 58 0.47 2012–present
5 Said Bayazid 24 24 1 1997–2001
6 Zyad Chaabo 22 49 0.45 2001–2010
7 Omar Al Somah 21 40 0.53 2012–2023
8 Mohamed Al-Zeno 15 48 0.31 2004–2011
Mahmoud Al-Mawas 15 93 0.16 2012–present
10 Avedis Kavlakian 14 — — 1953–1966

As of 26 March 2024. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Hat-tricks edit

As of 26 March 2024

Keys
Player scored 5 goals
Player Competition Against Home/Away Result Goals Date
Said Bayazid 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification   Philippines Home 12–0 5 30 April 2001
Nader Joukhadar 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification   Maldives Away 12–0 3 4 June 1997
Said Bayazid 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification   Laos Home 11–0 3 7 May 2001
Said Bayazid 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification   Laos Away 9–0 3 11 May 2001
Firas Al-Khatib 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification   Sri Lanka Away 8–0 3 18 October 2003
Omar Khribin 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification   Myanmar Home 7–0 3 26 March 2024
Zyad Chaabo 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification   Indonesia Home 7–0 3 18 November 2007
Raja Rafe 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification   Indonesia Home 7–0 3 18 November 2007
Osama Omari 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification   Afghanistan Home 5–2 3 13 October 2015
Omar Al Somah 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification   Guam Home 4–0 3 15 October 2019
Mahmoud Al-Mawas 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification   Maldives Away 4–0 3 4 June 2021
Raja Rafe 2002 Arab Nations Cup   Lebanon Home 4–1 3 21 December 2002

In major tournaments edit

See also: Syria at the AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup edit

Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup

 —CNN on Abdulrazak Al Husein's brace against Saudi Arabia at the 2011 Asian Cup[5]

Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament
Jamal Keshek (in 1980), 2 goals
Nader Joukhadar (in 1996), 2 goals
Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain (in 2011), 2 goals
Omar Khribin (in 2023), 2 goals
Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments
Omar Khribin (in 2019, 2023), 3 goals
Most goals in a single Asian Cup finals match
A. Al-Hussain, 2 goals vs   Saudi Arabia on 9 January 2011
First goal in an Asian Cup finals match
Jamal Keshek, vs   Bangladesh on 19 September 1980

Competition records edit

See also: Syria national football team results
 
Syria national football team in Tehran – 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
Overview
Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th place
World Cup 0 0 0 0
Asian Cup 0 0 0 0
WAFF Championship 1 2 0 1
FIFA Arab Cup 0 3 0 1
Arab Games 1 2 1 1
West Asian Games 0 2 1 0
Mediterranean Games 1 0 1 1

FIFA World Cup edit

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter Did not enter
  1934
  1938
  1950 Withdrew 1 0 0 1 0 7
  1954 Did not enter Did not enter
  1958 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
  1962 Withdrew Withdrew
  1966
  1970 Did not enter Did not enter
  1974 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 6 6
  1978 Withdrew 4 1 0 3 2 6
  1982 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 2 7
  1986 8 4 3 1 8 4
  1990 4 2 1 1 7 5
  1994 6 3 3 0 14 4
  1998 5 2 1 2 27 5
    2002 6 4 1 1 40 6
  2006 6 2 2 2 7 7
  2010 10 6 2 2 23 10
  2014 Disqualified 2 0 0 2 0 6
  2018 Did not qualify 20 9 5 6 36 22
  2022 18 8 3 7 31 23
      2026 To be determined 4 2 1 1 9 6
      2030 To be determined
  2034
Total 0/19 – – – – – – 106 46 24 36 214 126
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

AFC Asian Cup edit

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
AFC Asian Cup history
Year Round Score Result
1980
Round 1   Syria 0–0   Iran Draw
Round 1   Syria 1–0   Bangladesh Win
Round 1   Syria 1–2   North Korea Loss
Round 1   Syria 1–0   China Win
1984
Round 1   Syria 1–1   Qatar Draw
Round 1   Syria 0–1   Saudi Arabia Loss
Round 1   Syria 1–0   South Korea Win
Round 1   Syria 1–3   Kuwait Loss
1988
Round 1   Syria 0–2   Saudi Arabia Loss
Round 1   Syria 0–3   China Loss
Round 1   Syria 1–0   Kuwait Win
Round 1   Syria 1–0   Bahrain Win
1996
Round 1   Syria 1–2   Japan Loss
Round 1   Syria 0–3   China Loss
Round 1   Syria 2–1   Uzbekistan Win
2011
Round 1   Syria 2–1   Saudi Arabia Win
Round 1   Syria 1–2   Japan Loss
Round 1   Syria 1–2   Jordan Loss
2019
Round 1   Syria 0–0   Palestine Draw
Round 1   Syria 0–2   Jordan Loss
Round 1   Syria 2–3   Australia Loss
2023
Round 1   Syria 0–0   Uzbekistan Draw
Round 1   Syria 0–1   Australia Loss
Round 1   Syria 1–0   India Win
Round 1   Syria 1–0   Iran Draw

Olympic Games edit

Olympic Games record Olympic Games qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
  1900 to 1968   Did not enter
  1972 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1
  1976 Did not enter
  1980 Round 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 4 2 0 2 3 1
  1984 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 6 10
  1988 2 0 0 2 0 5
  1992 to present See Syria national under-23 team See Syria national under-23 team
Total 0 Titles 3 0 1 2 0 8 14 4 2 8 9 17
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

WAFF Championship edit

2012 WAFF Championship Final starting lineup on 20 December 2012, in Kuwait City (Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium).
WAFF Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
  2000 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 5 2
  2002 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 5 6
  2004 Runners-up 4 1 1 2 6 13
  2007 Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 2 3
  2008 Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 2 3
  2010 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
  2012 Champions 4 2 2 0 5 3
  2014 Withdrew
  2019 Group stage 4 0 2 2 5 7
  2023 Qualified
Total 1 Title 29 9 9 11 32 40
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Arab Cup edit

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
  1963 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 9 4
  1964 Did not enter
  1966 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 9 4
  1985 Did not enter
  1988 Runners-up 6 2 2 2 5 5
  1992 Fourth place 4 0 3 1 2 3
  1998 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 6
  2002 Group stage 4 2 0 2 8 6
  2012 Did not enter
  2021 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 4
Total 0 Titles 28 11 6 11 38 32
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Arab Games edit

Pan Arab Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
  1953 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 3 5
  1957 Champions 5 2 2 1 12 6
  1961 Did not enter
  1965 Group stage 4 2 0 2 20 8
  1976 Third place 6 3 1 2 6 4
  1985 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 4
  1992 Fourth place 4 0 3 1 2 3
  1997 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 9 5
  1999 Group stage 4 0 4 0 5 5
  2007 Did not enter
  2011 Withdrew
  2023 See Syria national under-23 team
Total 1 Title 33 12 11 10 57 40
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Mediterranean Games edit

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
  1951 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 12
  1955 Fourth place 3 0 0 3 0 10
  1959 Did not enter
  1963 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 10
  1967 Did not enter
  1971 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 4
 1975 Did not enter
  1979
  1983 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 2
  1987 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3
  1991 to present See Syria national under-20 team
Total 1 Title 18 4 1 13 15 41

Asian Games edit

Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
  1951 Did not enter
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1970
 1974
  1978
  1982 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5
  1986 Did not enter
  1990
  1994
  1998
  2002 to present See Syria national under-23 team
Total 0 Titles 3 0 1 2 3 5
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

West Asian Games edit

West Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
  1997 Runners-up
  2002 Third place[6] 4 1 3 0 5 4
  2005 Runners-up 4 1 3 0 7 5
Total 0 Titles 8 2 6 0 12 9
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Head-to-head record edit

The list shown below shows the Syria national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

Key
  Positive Record (more wins than losses)
  Neutral Record (as many wins as losses)
  Negative Record (more losses than wins)

All friendly and international matches have been approved, except for Olympic matches. A-level matches

Syria national football team head-to-head records
Opponent Confederation GP W D L GF GA GD
  Afghanistan AFC 4 4 0 0 16 3 +13
  Algeria CAF 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3
  Australia AFC 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3
  Bahrain AFC 23 11 6 6 27 24 +3
  Bangladesh AFC 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4
  Belarus UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
  Cambodia AFC 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16
  Chad CAF 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  China AFC 15 5 2 8 14 29 −15
  Chinese Taipei AFC 4 4 0 0 17 1 +16
  Cyprus UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
  East Germanya UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5
  Egypt CAF 10 1 2 7 5 23 −18
  Greece UEFA 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12
  Guam AFC 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7
  Haiti CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
  Hong Kong AFC 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  India AFC 7 3 2 2 8 7 +1
  Indonesia AFC 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12
  Iran AFC 30 1 12 17 16 52 −36
  Iraq AFC 33 5 11 17 25 46 −21
  Japan AFC 12 0 2 10 9 32 −18
  Jordan AFC 43 14 14 15 47 44 +3
  Kazakhstan UEFA 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7
  Kuwait AFC 37 12 9 16 43 56 −13
  Kyrgyzstan AFC 7 2 2 3 10 8 +2
  Laos AFC 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20
  Lebanon AFC 25 15 5 5 50 28 +22
  Libya AFC 10 3 3 4 13 17 −4
  Malaysia AFC 7 3 2 2 15 15 0
  Maldives AFC 7 6 0 1 39 4 +35
  Mali CAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Mauritania CAF 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
  Morocco CAF 6 0 3 3 2 7 −5
  Myanmar AFC 2 1 1 0 8 1 +7
    Nepal AFC 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
  Nigeria CAF 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
  North Korea AFC 12 4 5 3 18 14 +4
  Oman AFC 26 9 8 9 39 28 +11
  Palestine AFC 15 8 5 2 25 13 +12
  Philippines AFC 5 5 0 0 25 3 +22
  Qatar AFC 16 5 4 7 20 22 −2
  San Marino UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
  Saudi Arabia AFC 28 2 9 17 22 53 −31
  Sierra Leone CAF 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
  Singapore AFC 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4
  South Korea AFC 10 1 3 6 5 12 −7
  South Yemena AFC 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
  Soviet Uniona UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
  Sri Lanka AFC 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17
  Spain UEFA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sudan CAF 10 4 2 4 10 10 0
  Sweden UEFA 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Tajikistan AFC 8 6 1 1 13 6 +7
  Thailand AFC 5 1 2 3 10 13 −3
  Tunisia CAF 11 5 1 5 14 16 −2
  Turkey UEFA 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7
  Turkmenistan AFC 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4
  United Arab Emirates AFC 24 3 8 13 18 36 −18
  Uzbekistan AFC 7 3 2 2 5 5 0
  Venezuela CONMEBOL 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4
  Vietnam AFC 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2
  Yemenb AFC 14 11 1 2 42 10 +32
  Zimbabwe CAF 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
Total 537 202 125 209 768 691 +77
Last match updated was against    Myanmar on 26 March 2024.

(a) Denotes defunct national football team.
(b) Including North Yemen

Unofficial matches edit

This is a list of the Syria national football team results from 1939 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.

1930s edit

29 October 1939 Non-FIFA friendly Beirut XI   4–5   Damascus XI Beirut, Lebanon
Majdalani  
Sidani  
Nassar   		 Stadium: Sika Stadium
Referee: Khalil Hilmi (Lebanon)
14 November 1939 Non-FIFA friendly Damascus XI   1–6   Beirut XI Damascus, Syria
Majdalani    
Nassar   
Jumaa  		 Stadium: Barada Stadium
Referee: Adham Machnouk (Syria)

1940s edit

1947 Non-FIFA friendly Damascus XI   1–3   Beirut XI Damascus, Syria

1950s edit

1960s edit

21 June 1963 Non-FIFA friendly Damascus XI   0–0   Beirut XI Damascus, Syria

2020s edit

13 November 2022 Unofficial Friendly Syria   0–1   Algeria A' Sharjah, UAE
 Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
5 January 2024 Unofficial Friendly Syria   1–1   Kyrgyzstan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4
Report Akmatov   48' Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

References edit

  1. ^ "Syria–Head-to-head record". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  3. ^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.
  4. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Syria". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". edition.cnn.com.
  6. ^ "Second West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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