Syria national under-17 football team

Syria
Association Syrian Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Mohammad Jomaa
FIFA code SYR
Home colours
Away colours

The Syria national Under-17 football team is the national football youth team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association.

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History

The first official appearance of a Syrian U-17 choice was in the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship qualification. In Group Two of the qualification, Syria beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 on aggregate, the only goal coming in the second leg in Syria, and so qualified for the finals at the first attempt.

In the 2002 AFC U-17 Championship, Syria beat Qatar in the first match of the group stage, then followed a draw against Uzbekistan and a defeat against Japan before falling to a 2-1 defeat against Yemen in the quarter-final.

Three years later, Syria qualified for the 2006 AFC U-17 Championship in Singapore. Despite being beaten 1-0 by China in their opening game, the Syrian team advanced to the second round with a 7-0 win over Bangladesh and a 2-0 victory against Vietnam. Syria reached the quarter-finals and won 2-1 against Saudi Arabia, but lost 2-0 in the semi finals against eventual champions Japan. Despite losing the third place playoff against Tajikistan in a penalty shootout, they qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.

Competition Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
1985 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1987 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1989 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1991 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1993 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1995 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1997 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1999 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
2001 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
2003 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
2005 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
2007 Round 0f 16 4 1 1 2 4 5
2009 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
2011 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
Total 4 1 1 2 4 5
FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
2007 Round 1  Syria 0 – 0  Argentina Draw
Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Spain Lost
Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  Honduras Won
Round of 16  Syria 1 – 3  England Lost

AFC U-16 Championship Record

AFC U-16 Championship
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
1986 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1988 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1990 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1992 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1994 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1996 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
1998 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
2000 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
2002 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 3 4
2004 Did Not Enter - - - - - -
2006 Fourth Place 6 3 1 2 14 7
2008 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 4
2010 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 4 4
2012 Qualified 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 7 5 6 27 19
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC U-16 Championship History
Year Round Score Result
2002 Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Uzbekistan Draw
Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Japan Lost
Quarter-finals  Syria 1 – 2  Yemen Lost
2006 Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  China PR Lost
Round 1  Syria 7 – 0  Bangladesh Won
Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  Vietnam Won
Quarter-finals  Syria 2 – 1  Saudi Arabia Won
Semi-finals  Syria 0 – 2  Japan Lost
Third Place  Syria 3 – 3  Tajikistan Draw
2008 Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Indonesia Won
Round 1  Syria 3 – 0  India Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  South Korea Draw
Quarter-finals  Syria 0 – 2  Iran Lost
2010 Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  North Korea Draw
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Oman Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Iran Draw
Quarter-finals  Syria 1 – 2  Uzbekistan Lost

See also