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Syria national football team records and statistics

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

Player records

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

More information Rank, Player ...

Age records

Manager records

Team records

Wins

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

Draws

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

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

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

World rankings

FIFA

Source: FIFA.com[3]

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

Elo

Source: Eloratings.net[4]

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

Goal records

General

First goal
Mudhafar Al-Aqqad vs  Jordan on 1 August 1953
Most goals
Firas Al-Khatib (2001–2019), 36 goals
More information Rank, Player ...

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

Hat-tricks

As of 26 March 2024

More information Keys ...
More information Player, Competition ...

In major tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

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

Syria national football team in Tehran – 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
More information Overview, Event ...

FIFA World Cup

More information FIFA World Cup record, FIFA World Cup qualification record ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

AFC Asian Cup

More information AFC Asian Cup record, AFC Asian Cup qualification ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
More information AFC Asian Cup history, Year ...

Olympic Games

More information Olympic Games record, Olympic Games qualification record ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

WAFF Championship

More information WAFF Championship record, Year ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Arab Cup

More information FIFA Arab Cup record, Year ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Arab Games

More information Pan Arab Games record, Year ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Mediterranean Games

More information Mediterranean Games record, Year ...

Asian Games

More information Asian Games record, Year ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

West Asian Games

More information West Asian Games record, Year ...
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Head-to-head record

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

More information Opponent, Confederation ...

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

Unofficial matches

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

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

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

1950s

1960s

2020s

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

  1. "Syria–Head-to-head record". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. "World Football Elo Ratings: Syria". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. "Second West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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