Syria national football team

Syria
Nickname(s) The Red Eagles
Qasioun Eagles
Association Syrian Football Association
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Captain Maher Al Sayed
Home stadium Abbasiyyin Stadium
Aleppo International Stadium
FIFA code SYR
FIFA ranking 114
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)
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Turkey 7–0 Syria
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Biggest win
Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman
(Egypt; Unknown date 1965)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 8–0 Syria
(Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949)
 Egypt 8–0 Syria
(Alexandria, Egypt; October 12, 1951)
Asian Cup
Appearances 5 (First in 1980)
Best result Round 1; 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011

The Syria national football team (Arabic: المنتخب السوري لكرة القدم‎) represents Syria 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 finals.

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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. 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 competed in five Asian Cups, the last being 2011, 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.[1]

Competition history

FIFA World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1930 to 1938 Did not enter - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
1982 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - - -
2014 disqualified - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -

AFC Asian Cup Record

AFC Asian Cup Record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1972 Did not enter - - - - - -
1976 Withdrew - - - - - -
1980 Round 1 4 2 1 1 3 2
1984 Round 1 4 1 1 2 3 5
1988 Round 1 4 2 0 2 2 5
1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1996 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 6
2000 to 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
2011 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.
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 PR 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 PR 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 PR 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

WAFF Championship Record

WAFF Championship Record
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
2010 Group Stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
Total 0 Titles 21 7 5 9 22 30
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Schedule and recent results

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

      Win       Draw       Loss

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition Scorers
29 June 2011  Iraq W 2–1 Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, Iraq International Friendly 15' Abdelrazaq Al Hussain, 75' Nadim Sabagh
5 July 2011  Jordan W 3–1 Istanbul, Turkey International Friendly Feras Esmaeel, Abdelrazaq Al Hussain, (pen.) Maher Al Sayed
15 July 2011  Oman D 1–1 Seeb Stadium, Masqat, Oman International Friendly 84' Feras Esmaeel
23 July 2011  Tajikistan L 0-3 AWD (2–1) King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 45+1' George Mourad, 77' Raja Rafe
28 July 2011  Tajikistan L 0-3 AWD (4–0) Metallurg Stadium, Tursunzoda, Tajikistan FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 6', 35' Raja Rafe, 53' Nadim Sabagh, '86 Farrukh Choriev (o.g.)
10 August 2011  Kazakhstan D 1–1 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan International Friendly 63' Nadim Sabagh
17 August 2011  Lebanon W 3–2 Saida International Stadium, Saïda, Lebanon International Friendly 23' Burhan Sahyouni, 79' Maher Al Sayed, 83' Nadim Sabagh

* Syria score always listed first

Players

Current Squad

Squad selected for the friendly match against Lebanon on 17 August 2011.

Caps and goals as of 10 August 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Kawa Hesso 22 August 1984 (1984-08-22) (age 27) 7 0 Zakho FC
16 GK Mosab Balhous 5 October 1983 (1983-10-05) (age 28) 75 0 Al-Wahda
22 GK Khaled Haj Othman 1 May 1987 (1987-05-01) (age 24) 3 0 Al-Ittihad
2 DF Belal Abduldaim 1 June 1983 (1983-06-01) (age 28) 35 0 Al-Wahdat
3 DF Ali Diab 23 May 1982 (1982-05-23) (age 29) 91 3 Duhok
4 DF Omar Hemidi 1 May 1986 (1986-05-01) (age 25) 29 0 Al-Ittihad
7 DF Mohamad Estanbeli 21 March 1982 (1982-03-21) (age 29) 0 0 Al-Wahda
12 DF Salah Shahrour 2 January 1988 (1988-01-02) (age 24) 3 1 Al-Ittihad
13 DF Nadim Sabagh 1 January 1985 (1985-01-01) (age 27) 15 5 Al-Jaish
14 DF Majd Homsi 12 December 1982 (1982-12-12) (age 29) 16 2 Al-Ittihad
17 DF Abdulkader Dakka 10 January 1985 (1985-01-10) (age 27) 40 0 Al-Ittihad
18 DF Hamdi Al-Masri 7 April 1983 (1983-04-07) (age 28) 7 0 Al-Wahda
5 MF Feras Esmaeel 3 January 1983 (1983-01-03) (age 29) 81 5 Zakho FC
6 MF Jehad Al Hussain 30 July 1982 (1982-07-30) (age 29) 90 10 Najran SC
8 MF Mahmoud Al Amnah 25 January 1983 (1983-01-25) (age 29) 50 5 Rah Ahan
9 MF Maher Al Sayed 13 March 1979 (1979-03-13) (age 32) 66 35 Al-Jaish
11 MF Nihad Haj Mostafa 1 January 1979 (1979-01-01) (age 33) 26 5 Al-Horriya
21 MF Burhan Sahyouni 7 April 1986 (1986-04-07) (age 25) 16 1 Duhok
23 MF Samer Awad 9 February 1982 (1982-02-09) (age 30) 18 0 Al-Shorta
19 FW Raja Rafe 1 May 1983 (1983-05-01) (age 28) 59 30 Al-Shorta

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up
GK Ibrahim Almeh 18 October 1991 (1991-10-18) (age 20) 0 0 Al-Wathba v.  Tajikistan, 28 July 2011
GK Taha Mosa 30 May 1987 (1987-05-30) (age 24) 0 0 Al-Jaish v.  Jordan, 5 July 2011
GK Radwan Al Azhar 12 May 1979 (1979-05-12) (age 32) 25 0 Al-Majd v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
GK Adnan Al Hafez 23 April 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 27) 3 0 Al-Wahda v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
DF Hamzeh Al Aitoni 16 January 1986 (1986-01-16) (age 26) 10 0 Al-Majd v.  Jordan, 5 July 2011
DF Jehad Al Baour 27 June 1987 (1987-06-27) (age 24) 2 0 Al-Jaish v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
DF Ahmad Al Salih 20 May 1990 (1990-05-20) (age 21) 0 0 Al-Jaish v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
MF Abdelrazaq Al Hussain 15 September 1986 (1986-09-15) (age 25) 43 12 Al Taawon v.  Kazakhstan, 10 August 2011
MF Taha Dyab 24 October 1988 (1988-10-24) (age 23) 2 1 Al-Ittihad v.  Jordan, 5 July 2011
MF Qusay Habib 15 April 1987 (1987-04-15) (age 24) 7 0 Al-Shorta v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
MF Adel Abdullah 12 January 1984 (1984-01-12) (age 28) 30 1 Al-Wahda v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
MF Wael Ayan 9 April 1985 (1985-04-09) (age 26) 46 1 Al-Faisaly v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
MF Louay Chanko 29 November 1979 (1979-11-29) (age 32) 8 0 AaB v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
FW Firas Al Khatib 9 June 1983 (1983-06-09) (age 28) 53 31 Al-Qadsia v.  Tajikistan, 28 July 2011
FW Mohamed Al Zeno 5 February 1983 (1983-02-05) (age 29) 48 15 Al-Salmiya SC v.  Jordan, 5 July 2011
FW Mohannad Ibrahim 1 February 1986 (1986-02-01) (age 26) 8 1 Kfarsoum v.  Jordan, 5 July 2011
FW Abdul Fattah Al Agha 1 August 1984 (1984-08-01) (age 27) 33 4 Wadi Degla v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011
FW Sanharib Malki 1 March 1984 (1984-03-01) (age 27) 10 1 Roda JC v.  Jordan, 17 January 2011

Coaches

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
Avedis Kavlakian ? – 1985
Valery Yaremchenko 1985 – 1987
Anatoliy Azarenkov 1987 – 1989
Yuri Kurnenin 1996
Mircea Rădulescu 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 2003 – 2003
Ahmed Rifaat 2003 – 2004
Miloslav Radenovic 2005 – Aug 2006
Fajr Ibrahim Aug 5, 2006 – Apr 2008 24 13 5 6 Runner-up at Nehru Cup 2007
Mohammed Kwid May 10, 2008 – Aug 20, 2008 8 4 0 4
Fajr Ibrahim 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 Oct 28, 2010 – Dec 8, 2010 1 1 0 0
Valeriu Tiţa Dec 21, 2010 – Feb 9, 2011 6 1 0 5
Claude Le Roy Apr 16, 2011 – May 4, 2011 0 0 0 0
Nizar Mahrous May 22, 2011 – August 18, 2011 7 5 2 0

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1495459/index.html

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