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The Syria national football team (Template:Langx) represents Syria in international football, and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals, but did reach the fourth qualification round in 2018. The team was banned by FIFA from playing at home since December 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, 1957 Arab Games, 1987 Mediterranean Games and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup.

History

1936–1969: The beginnings

The Syrian Football Federation was founded in 1936, 10 years before independence from the French in 1946. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1937 and has been a member of AFC since 1969.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1939, Syria played its first unofficial matches under the name of Damascus XI with Beirut XI in Beirut, resulting in a 5–4 win.<ref name="RSSSFprehist2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Over the following years, the two teams competed in 16 unofficial matches until 1963, with the Damascus XI winning seven, drawing two, and losing seven.<ref name="RSSSFprehist2" />

Syria's first official football match took place on 26 April 1942, against Lebanon, as part of the Coupe Hauteclocque.<ref name="LJ280442">Template:Cite news</ref> The game, held at the AUB field in Beirut, ended in a 2–1 victory for "the Qasioun Eagles", in front of 3,000 spectators.<ref name="LJ280442" /> The Coupe Hauteclocque, a trophy donated by French diplomat Template:Ill in 1939, was intended to be a regular fixture between Lebanon and Syria.<ref name="LJ190342">Le Jour. 19 March 1942.</ref> Although two matches were initially planned,<ref name="LJ190342" /> only the Beirut fixture was played.<ref name="LJ280442" /> The cup became a point of contention, as the Syrian Football Association had retained possession of it since 1939.<ref name="LJ190342" /> Syria later played two additional friendly matches against Lebanon in 1947, winning 4–1 in Beirut on 4 May,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 1–0 in Aleppo on 18 May.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Syria's first official qualifying match was played in Ankara against Turkey, which ended in a Syrian defeat 7–0 on 20 November 1949.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Thanks to that, the Syrian team participated in the 1950 World Cup European qualifiers as one of the first teams in the region to do so.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> One of the biggest defeats was played in Athens against Greece, on 25 November 1949, 5 days after its first official match which ended in a score of 8–0 for the Greeks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 1951 Mediterranean Games in Alexandria, on 12 October 1951, one of Syria's biggest defeats was recorded against Egypt which ended with a score of 8–0 for the Pharaohs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Francisc Mészáros, who became the second coach of the Syrian national team in 1954

The first great success of the national team was silver at the 1953 Arab Games, when they were defeated in the final by Egypt (4–0).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the 1957 Arab Games in Beirut, they advanced to the finals after the semi-final defeat of Morocco, in which they defeated Tunisia with goals scored by Shamas and Awadis Kaoulakian 3–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the FIFA World Cup 1958 qualifiers, the Syrian football team was defeated by the Sudan in the 1st round of the playoffs. 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.<ref name="egyptianstreets">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Syria reached the finals in the Arab Cup twice: in 1963 (beaten by Tunisia) and 1966 (beaten by Iraq).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

1970s: Successes in Arab competitions

In the 1970s, they regularly participated in the Palestine Cup, which served as a substitute for the Arab Cup. At the 1972 Palestine Cup, they placed fourth when they lost 1–3 to Algeria.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> At the 1973 Palestine Cup, they advanced from the group stage to the semifinals, where they eliminated Algeria after penalties (0–0, pen. 3–2). In the final of the cup, they clearly lost to Tunisia 0–4.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 1974 Kuneitra Cup, "the Qasioun Eagles" entered the knockout phase after the group defeat of Sudan, Libya, Palestine and North Yemen. In the semifinals of the cup, they defeated Tunisia (3–1), but in the final, they lost to Morocco after a penalty shootout.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

For the 1974 World Cup, they finished second in the group in the 1st round of the qualification, behind Iran, insufficient to advance to the next round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 1975 Palestine Cup, they eliminated Libya in the group stage, but lost to Iraq in the semifinals 0: 4 and in the bronze medal match with Sudan 0–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 1976, Damascus hosted the Arab Games, whose football tournament was played at the Abbasiyyin Stadium, where the home Syrian team won bronze medals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification, the "Qasioun Eagles" did not go through the first round, as despite losing one victory over Saudi Arabia (2–0) they lost both matches to Iran, finishing in third place in the group.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1980–1996: Milestones and missed opportunities

The Syrian team made it to the 1980 Olympics thanks to Iran, as the team withdrew due to the American-led boycott of the Olympics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Despite losing 0–3 to Algeria and 0–5 to the GDR, they gained experience from big matches. However, the most valuable result in the tournament was a draw with a strong Spain 0–0.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Syrian team took part in the three editions of the Asian Nations Cup in the 1980s. In the 1980 Asian Cup, they finished 3rd out of 5 in the group stage, behind North Korea and Iran, ahead of China and Bangladesh.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the 1984 Asian Nations Cup, they finished 4th out of 5 in the 1st round, ahead of South Korea, behind Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the 1988 Asian Nations Cup, they finished 3rd out of 5 still in the 1st round, behind China and Saudi Arabia, ahead of Kuwait and Bahrain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The two Syrian scorers were with one goal each: Walid Nasser and Walid Al-Hel. They were finalists in the Arab Nations Cup in 1988 (beaten by Iraq).Template:Fact

For the qualifiers of the 1982 World Cup, they finished last in the group stage behind Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> As for the qualification round of the 1986 World Cup, Syria came very close to a qualification which would have been historic, since it passed the 1st round ahead of Kuwait and North Yemen, beat Bahrain and lost in the final qualifying round to Iraq 1–3 on aggregate, with the only Syrian goal scored by Walid Abu Al-Sel.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Valeriy Yaremchenko, the coach who led Syria to victory at the 1987 Mediterranean Games

One of the greatest successes of "the Qasioun Eagles" in the 1980s was the participation in the finals of the 1987 Mediterranean Games, which took place in Latakia, and the defeat of the France team 2–1.<ref name="football_book">Mediterranean Games 1987 (Latakia) Template:Webarchive - rsssf.com</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} Template:Dead link</ref>

In the 1990 World Cup qualifiers, the national team placed second in the first round after losing to Saudi Arabia 4–5 (goal scorers: Mahrous, Jakalan, Al-Nasser and Helou).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1992, the Arab Games were held in Syria, which included the Arab Cup In this tournament, the Syrian national team led by Virgil Dridea placed 4th after advancing to the semifinals (losing to Egypt 4–3 on penalties) and losing in the bronze medal match with Kuwait 1–2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

During the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, they led the qualifying group after winning over Taiwan and Oman, but due to draws with Iran (0–0 and 1–1, goal scored by Abdul Latif Helou), they did not advance to the second round.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 1st round of the 1996 Asian Cup, the Syrian team beat Uzbekistan (2–1), thanks to goals from Nader Joukhadar and Ali Dib, but they were beaten by Japan (1–2, goal by Nader Joukhadar) and by China (0–3). By finishing 3rd in the group, they had a chance to qualify for the quarterfinals but having a low score compared to the other two countries (Iraq and South Korea), the team finished as the worst 3rd, again missed the knockout phase.Template:Fact

1996–2007: Hope and disappointment

Chadi Cheikh Merai in 1997

At the 1997 Arab Games in Beirut, they reached the final, in which Jordan defeated them 0–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

One of Syria's biggest victories was recorded in Tehran on 4 June 1997, against the Maldives, a match that ended with a final score of 12–0 for the Syrians. 5 days later it faces again the Maldives, still in Tehran, which ends with the same score of 12–0. These two matches were played as a part of the qualification for the 1998 World Cup, where it was eliminated in the first preliminary round, ahead of Iran.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The Syrian team was twice finalist in 2000 and 2004 of a regional competition, the West Asian Football Championship, beaten each time by Iran; as they reached the semi-finals of the West Asian Championship 2002 held at home but lost to Jordan on a golden goal scored in the last minutes of extra time (1–2), before losing to Iran on penalties during the match for the 3rd place (2–2, 2–4).Template:Fact

Syria v Iran, friendly match (2006)

As for the qualification of the World Cup 2002, they were overtaken by Oman at 1st, while being ahead of the Philippines and Laos.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the qualifiers for the 2006 World Cup, they did not advance to the third stage after uncertain match performances and losses with Bahrain (1–2) and Kyrgyzstan (0–1).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Syria v India, 2007 Nehru Cup

During this period, the national team participated in the 2007 Nehru Cup, where after the first victory over Bangladesh (2–0) they defeated Kyrgyzstan (4–1), India (3–2) and Cambodia (5–1) and advanced to the finals.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The top scorers were famous Syrian stars Zyad Chaabo (5 goals) and Maher Al-Sayed (4 goals). But the cup final for the team did not turn out well, because they lost to India 0–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Bharanithar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2007–2012: Steady progress and first major title

Fajr Ibrahim led Syria twice to the semifinals of the West Asian Cup.

In 2007, Syria advanced to the WAAF Cup under the leadership of coach Fajr Ibrahim, where they after victories over Lebanon and Jordan (both 1–0), lost in the semifinals to Iraq 0–3.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

A year later, "the Qasioun Eagles" took part in the 2008 WAAF Cup, where after a 2–1 victory over Oman and a draw with Jordan, they advanced to the semifinals, where they lost to Iran (0–2).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 2009 Nehru Cup, Syria sovereignly won the group stage, defeating Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon and, in a close match, India (1–0). In the final of the cup, they encountered India, with which they lost 1–2 on penalties (the only Syrian scorer was Ali Diab).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the qualifications for the World Cup 2010, the team of Syria beat Afghanistan in the 1st round, then Indonesia in the 2nd round, but narrowly failed in the 3rd round to qualify for the 4th round, due to an unfavorable goal average, behind UAE and Iran, but ahead of Kuwait.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Syrian line-up against Japan at the 2011 Asian Cup

The Syrian team qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar after a long absence from it since 1996, where it ascended to the championship without any loss in the qualifiers. They were eliminated from the group stage again after losing to Jordan and Japan and defeating Saudi Arabia.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly afterwards, they were disqualified from the 2014 World Cup due to the use of an ineligible player.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In December 2012, Syria beat Iraq in the final of West Asia Cup to collect its first major trophy and Ahmad Al Saleh became the scorer of the historic winning goal (1–0).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Official Syrian television interrupted its broadcasts to announce the victory and show the presentation of the cup live.<ref>Foot - Asian Cup: Victory for Syria Template:Webarchive, on lequipe.fr, 20 December 2012.</ref>

2013–2016: Away game challenges

In 2013, the Syrian team withdrew from the WAAF Cup due to the Syrian Civil War. In the following years, the national team faced challenges due to being unable to play in their home stadiums.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Syria national football team in Tehran: 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The Syrian national team missed the 2015 AFC Asian Cup after failing to qualify and occupying third place in Group A which included Jordan, Singapore and Oman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2016, Syria took part in the King's Cup under national team captain Mosab Balhous and head coach Ayman Hakeem, where they lost in the semifinals after a penalty shootout with Thailand and defeated the United Arab Emirates 1–0 in third place match.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2018 World Cup qualifiers: Approaching success

Ever since war broke out in the country, Syria have been banned from playing home games in their own country and in fact were one day away from being thrown out of the 2018 World Cup only for Malaysia to swoop in at the last minute and offer to host all of Syria's home games.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

After finishing in second place in Group E during the 2018 World Cup 2nd qualifying round, behind Japan, but ahead of Singapore, Afghanistan and Cambodia. Syria was among the top 4 (2nd) and obtained the right to play in the 3rd round, in addition to being qualified for the next Asian Cup.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, Syria v Iran

They were transferred to group A, along with Iran, South Korea, Uzbekistan, China and Qatar. On 5 September 2017, Syria qualified for the first time in their history for the play-offs of a World Cup by finishing 3rd in their group with 13 points, level on points with Uzbekistan, but ahead in the standings thanks to better goal difference, following of their draw gleaned in stoppage time on the lawn of the Iran (2–2) in the last match.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

This was the best performance by "the Qasioun Eagles" to date in a World Cup qualifying phase.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The prospect of a historic qualification for a final phase of the World Cup has given rise to a momentary halt to the conflict which has ravaged the country for six years, as well as the installation of giant screens by the authorities in the main public squares of major cities to follow the decisive match against Iran.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Syria v Australia

On 5 October 2017 in Malacca, Syria managed to draw (1–1) against Australia thanks to a converted penalty in the 85th minute by Omar Al Somah, who had already equalized in stoppage time in the last pool match against Iran, responding to the opening goal in the first half of Robbie Kruse.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the return match played five days later in Sydney, the Syrians opened the scoring in the 6th minute of play, once again thanks to Al Somah, but Tim Cahill tied the two teams seven minutes after the opening goal.Template:Fact

The two teams continued to neutralize each other and it was in extra time that Australia took a decisive advantage in the 109th minute of play thanks to a new goal from Cahill, dashing Syria's last hopes of participating in a World Cup. Reduced to 10 at the start of extra time, Syria nevertheless bravely tried their luck, narrowly missing the equalizer and qualification for the Intercontinental play-off during stoppage time in the 2nd half of extra time on a free kick from the essential Al Somah who found the post.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2019 Asian Cup: A missed opportunity

At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup (Group B) in the United Arab Emirates, Syria under the leadership of then-head coach Bernd Stange, the national team drew 0–0 with Palestine in the first match of the tournament. Syria failed to advance from the group stage after losing to Australia (2–3) and Jordan (0–2).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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2019 Asia Cup, Syria v Palestine

The Syrian coach Bernd Stange was sacked after this tournament, and replaced with former manager Fajr Ibrahim.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team's game did not improve much after this intervention as they suffered an agonizing loss to Australia after an injury time goal by Tom Rogic in the second half, confirming Syria's elimination.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

2019–2024: Qualification setbacks

In qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, which began in the fall of 2019, they were placed second in Group A of the 2nd round after the draw.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the first matches of the group, "the Qasioun Eagles" comfortably won first over the Philippines (5–2), Maldives (2–1) and Guam (4–0).<ref name="ama">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Subsequently, in an important match, they defeated China 2–1 after Osama Omari's goal and Zhang Linpeng's own goal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the next match, the national team defeated the Philippines 1–0 with a decisive goal by midfielder Ward Al Salama.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 11 March 2020, Tunisian Nabil Maâloul was appointed head coach of Syria.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Nabil Maâloul, Syria's head coach from 2020 to 2021

The last matches in the group were played in 2021 due to COVID-19 in Asia, when they first defeated the Maldives (4–0) and Guam (3–0), confirming their 1st place, advanced to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and also to the third stage of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.<ref name="ama" /> With the 1st place assured, Syria then lost to China 1–3 in the final game, which was irrelevant to the final standing.<ref name="ama" />

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Omar Khribin, 2017 Asian Footballer of the Year and one of the key players of the national team

Nabil Maâloul resigned on 15 June 2021, due to disagreements with the leadership of the football federation. Nizar Mahrous replaced him for the next qualification phase.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The team started this part of the qualification with unconvincing results with Iran (0–1), UAE (1–1) and South Korea (1–2), with both Syrian goals scored by Omar Khribin and Mahmoud Al Baher.<ref name="asma" /> After a humiliating defeat in the Levantine derby with Lebanon (2–3, the scorers were Khrbin and Somah), a draw with Iraq (1–1 only goal was scored by Somah) and a high defeat with Iran (0–3), the head coach Mahrous was fired.<ref name="asma">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

At the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, under the leadership of new coach Valeriu Tița, they showed up in good form.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They played the first match in Group B against the UAE, which they lost 1–2.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the next match, Syria played well despite the previous results, as Oliver Kass Kawo and Mouhamad Anez scored 2–0 over the big favorite from Tunisia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref> In their last group match, "the Qasioun Eagles" lost to Mauritania 1–2 when the equalizing goal was scored by Mahmoud Al Baher in the 52nd minute. They took the 3rd place in the group and the 9th place overall.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the last qualifying matches, they lost first to the UAE 0–2 then to South Korea with the same score, and due to these results, Tița was dismissed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Ghassan Maatouk was appointed as the new national head coach on 9 February 2022, leading the team to victory in the derby with Lebanon (3–0) and a draw with Iraq (1–1) in the last two matches. As a result, the Syrian team finished 5th in Group A.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2023 AFC Asian Cup: First knockout stage

Syria qualified for their seventh AFC Asian Cup in 2023, and during this tournament, they made the knockout stage for the first time in their history by ranking as one of the best ranked third place team,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> after being drawn into Group B alongside Australia, India and Uzbekistan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In the round of 16, Syria lost against Iran in the penalty shootouts following a 1–1 draw after extra time, despite their numerical superiority at the start of injury time following a 2nd yellow card for Mehdi Taremi.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2024: Further challenges

Following two consecutive losses against North Korea and Japan in the last two matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifying second round, Syria finished third in their group to miss another World Cup participation and drop to compete in the Asian Cup qualifying third round.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2024–present: New beginnings

Following the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, the Syrian Football Federation announced a change in the national team's home kit and logo colors, shifting from red to green. The federation stated that the decision symbolized a historic transformation, marking the end of nepotism, favoritism, and corruption in Syrian football. Additionally, the team adopted a new all-green home kit, manufactured by Jako.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Stadiums

Home stadiums list
Image Stadium Capacity Location Last match
File:Aleppo International Stadium, day view, 2009 (1).jpg Aleppo International Stadium 53,200 Aleppo v  Template:Fb
(18 November 2009; 2011 Asian Cup Q)
File:Abbasiyyin stadium from a distance.jpg Abbasiyyin Stadium 30,000 Damascus v  Template:Fb
(22 December 2010; Friendly)
File:Al-Hamadaniya stad Aleppo1.jpg Al-Hamadaniah Stadium 15,000 Aleppo v  Template:Fb
(22 February 2006; 2007 Asian Cup Q)
File:Jalaa stad.jpg Al-Jalaa Stadium 10,000 Damascus v  Template:Fb
(26 March 2004; Friendly)

Team image

Rivalries

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Syrian fans before the match with Palestine

Syria's common rivals are mostly from the Levant, which are Lebanon and Jordan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Syria vs. Lebanon

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Played1 Wins2 Draws Losses GF GA
25 15 5 5 50 28

1. Only matches recognized by FIFA.
2. Wins for Syria.

Due to historical reasons, matches against Lebanon have been frequently followed and seen by Syrians as the most important rival.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Syria played until today 25 games against Lebanon. The first match took place on 26 April 1942 in a friendly match against the Cedars in Beirut, when Lebanon and Syria were French colonies.<ref name="012sy">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1947 Syria played two more friendlies against Lebanon: 4–1 victory in Beirut on 4 May,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 1–0 victory in Aleppo on 18 May.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was at this time that the matches were the most regular. Syria dominates the series with 15 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses.

Syria vs. Jordan

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Played1 Wins2 Draws Losses GF GA
43 14 14 15 47 44

1. Only matches recognized by FIFA.
2. Wins for Syria.

Syria played their first official match against Jordan on 1 August 1953 in Alexandria, Egypt, as part of the 1953 Arab Games, winning 3–1. In later years, the derby gained mutual popularity mainly due to historical, political, and geographical factors.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Nickname

The Syrian national team is known by supporters and the media as Nosour Qasioun, meaning The Eagles of Qasioun in reference to the Mount Qasioun, which stretch over the capital of Syria, Damascus.<ref name="nick" />

Kits

The team color is always based on the colors of the Flag of Syria. During the period of Ba'athist Syria, the team's home color was red. After the Fall of the Assad regime, the team's home color is changed to green. The team's away color is always white.

Kit supplier Period Notes
Diadora 2005–2010
Adidas 2011–2014
Lotto 2015–2017
Jako 2018–2020
Uhlsport 2021–2022
Jako 2022–

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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Coaching staff

Current technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon José Lana
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Khaled Ghoneim
Goalkeeping coach Template:Flagicon Nando Juárez
Team manager
Fitness coach

Coaching history

Name Nat Period Matches Wins Draws Losses Honours
Vinzenz Dittrich Template:Flagicon 1951
Francisc Mészáros Template:Flagicon 1954
József Albert Template:Flagicon 1956–1959 1957 Arab Games winners<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Miklós Vadas Template:Flagicon 1960–1965
Cornel Drăgușin<ref name="adevarul">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Flagicon 1965–1966
Ezzat Abdel-Wahab Template:Flagicon 1969
Mehana Jabour Template:Flagicon 1971
Khalil Nadaf Template:Flagicon 1971–1972
Mohammed Azzam Template:Flagicon 1972
Khalil Nadaf Template:Flagicon 1972–1973
Mousa Shamas Template:Flagicon 1973–1974
Lofti Kerkuli Template:Flagicon 1974
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Template:Flagicon 1974–1975
Vladimir Bolotov Template:Flagicon 1975
Mohamed Azzam Template:Flagicon 1976–1977
Lofti Kerkuli Template:Flagicon 1977
Zaki Natour Template:Flagicon 1978
Horst Zokoll Template:Flagicon 1978–1979
Mustafa Hasanagić Template:Flagicon 1979
Mousa Shamas Template:Flagicon 1980
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Bill Asprey<ref name="matthews2008">Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Flagicon 1980–1982
Karl Trautmann Template:Flagicon 1983–1984
Viktor Vasilyev Template:Flagicon 1984
Avedis Kavlakian Template:Flagicon 1984–1985
Valeriy Yaremchenko Template:Flagicon 1985–1987 1987 Mediterranean Games winners
Anatoliy Azarenkov Template:Flagicon
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Template:Flagicon 1992–1993
Marwan Khouri Template:Flagicon 1994–1995
Yuri Kurnenin Template:Flagicon 1995–1997
Anouar Abdul Kader Template:Flagicon 1997
Kevork Mardikian Template:Flagicon 1997
Angel Stankov Template:Flagicon 1997
Mircea Rădulescu Template:Flagicon 1997–1998
Joel Camargo Template:Flagicon 1998–1999
Mousa Shamas Template:Flagicon March – September 1999
Dragoslav Popović Template:Flagicon September 1999 – February 2000
Dragoslav Sridović Template:Flagicon March – April 2000
Božidar Vukotić Template:Flagicon March – October 2001
Jalal Talebi Template:Flagicon November 2001 – September 2002 10 9 0 1
Janusz Wójcik Template:Flagicon March – August 2003
Božidar Vukotić Template:Flagicon September – November 2003
Ahmed Rifaat Template:Flagicon December 2003 – November 2004
Nizar Mahrous Template:Flagicon November 2004 – 2005
Miloslav Radenović

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2005 – August 2006
Fajr Ibrahim Template:Flagicon 5 August 2006 – February 2008 24 13 5 6
Mohammad Kwid Template:Flagicon 10 May – 20 August 2008 8 4 0 4
Fajr Ibrahim Template:Flagicon 13 November 2008 – 13 September 2010 28 13 9 6
Ayman Hakeem (Interim) Template:Flagicon 14 September – 20 December 2010 5 2 1 2
Ratomir Dujković Template:Flagicon 28 October – 8 December 2010 1 1 0 0
Valeriu Tiţa Template:Flagicon 21 December 2010 – 9 February 2011 6 1 0 5
Claude Le Roy Template:Flagicon 16 April – 4 May 2011 0 0 0 0
Nizar Mahrous Template:Flagicon 22 May – 18 August 2011 7 5 2 0
Marwan Khoury Template:Flagicon 7 July – 30 August 2012 4 1 1 2
Hussam Al Sayed Template:Flagicon 21 October 2012 – 10 April 2013 8 2 3 3 2012 WAFF Championship winners
Anas Makhlouf Template:Flagicon 13 April – 23 October 2013 3 0 1 2
Hussam Al Sayed (Interim) Template:Flagicon 9 – 20 November 2013 3 1 0 2
Ahmad Al Shaar Template:Flagicon 13 February – 5 March 2014 1 0 0 1
Muhannad Al Fakeer Template:Flagicon 18 September 2014 – 5 January 2015 2 2 0 0
Fajr Ibrahim Template:Flagicon 6 January 2015 – 29 March 2016 14 10 1 3
Ayman Hakeem Template:Flagicon 9 May 2016 – 20 November 2017 21 6 11 4
Bernd Stange Template:Flagicon 31 January 2018 – 10 January 2019 11 3 5 3
Fajr Ibrahim Template:Flagicon 10 January – 31 December 2019 17 7 3 7
Nabil Maâloul Template:Flagicon 11 March 2020 – 15 June 2021 7 3 0 4
Nizar Mahrous Template:Flagicon 7 July – 16 November 2021 6 0 2 4
Valeriu Tiţa Template:Flagicon 18 November 2021 – 1 February 2022 5 1 0 4
Ghassan Maatouk Template:Flagicon 9 February – 1 June 2022 3 2 1 0
Hussam Al Sayed Template:Flagicon 23 August 2022 – 1 February 2023 6 0 0 6
Héctor Cúper Template:Flagicon 2 February 2023 – 11 June 2024 18 5 6 7
José Lana Template:Flagicon 22 August 2024 – 12 8 1 3

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches against Pakistan on 18 November 2025.

Information correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Pakistan.

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Recent call-ups

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INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
RET Retired from the national team.
WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.
PRE Player was named in preliminary squad.
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Previous squads

AFC Asian Cup
Olympic Games

Player records

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Players in bold are still active with Syria.

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Most appearances

File:2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Iran 1-1 Syria - Maher Al-Sayed.jpg
Maher Al-Sayed is Syria's most-capped player with 109 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Maher Al-Sayed 109 29 1999–2013
2 Mahmoud Al-Mawas 101 16 2012–present
3 Ali Diab 97 4 2004–2013
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 Moayad Ajan 76 3 2012–present
Nizar Mahrous 76 12 1985–1993
10 George Khouri 74 8 1982–1989

Top goalscorers

File:Firas Khatib.jpg
Firas Al-Khatib is Syria's all-time record goalscorer with 36 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Firas Al-Khatib 36 72 {{#expr:36/72 round 2}} 2001–2019
2 Raja Rafe 32 84 {{#expr:32/84 round 2}} 2006–2016
3 Maher Al-Sayed 29 109 {{#expr:29/109 round 2}} 1999–2013
Omar Khribin 29 66 {{#expr:29/66 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
5 Said Bayazid 24 24 {{#expr:24/24 round 2}} 1997–2001
6 Omar Al Somah 23 44 {{#expr:23/44 round 2}} 2012–present
7 Zyad Chaabo 22 49 {{#expr:22/49 round 2}} 2001–2010
8 Mahmoud Al-Mawas 16 101 {{#expr:16/99 round 2}} Template:Nowrap
9 Mohamed Al-Zeno 15 48 {{#expr:15/48 round 2}} 2004–2011
10 Avedis Kavlakian 14 — — 1953–1966

Competitive record

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Syrian national team before 2019 AFC Asian Cup match against Australia

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip* Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip
1930 to 1938 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon 1950 Withdrew 1 0 0 1 0 7
Template:Flagicon 1954 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1958 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 2
Template:Flagicon 1962 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1974 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 6 6
Template:Flagicon 1978 Withdrew 4 1 0 3 2 6
Template:Flagicon 1982 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 2 7
Template:Flagicon 1986 8 4 3 1 8 4
Template:Flagicon 1990 4 2 1 1 7 5
Template:Flagicon 1994 6 3 3 0 14 4
Template:Flagicon 1998 6 3 1 2 30 5
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 6 4 1 1 40 6
Template:Flagicon 2006 6 2 2 2 7 7
Template:Flagicon 2010 10 6 2 2 23 10
Template:Flagicon 2014 Disqualified 2 0 0 2 0 6
Template:Flagicon 2018 Did not qualify 20 9 5 6 37 22
Template:Flagicon 2022 18 8 3 7 31 23
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 6 2 1 3 9 12
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
Template:Flagicon 2034
Total Template:Tooltip – – – – – – 109 47 24 38 217 132
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

AFC Asian Cup

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Syria during the 2023 Asian Cup match against Australia
AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1956 Not a AFC member Not a AFC member
Template:Flagicon 1960
Template:Flagicon 1964
Template:Flagicon 1968
Template:Flagicon 1972 Did not qualify 3 0 2 1 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1976 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1980 Group stage 4 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 1 0 2 0
Template:Flagicon 1984 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 3 0 2 9 8
Template:Flagicon 1988 4 2 0 2 2 5 4 3 1 0 8 2
Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon 1996 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 6 4 3 0 1 6 2
Template:Flagicon 2000 Did not qualify 6 4 1 1 11 3
Template:Flagicon 2004 6 2 1 3 16 10
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007 6 2 2 2 10 6
Template:Flagicon 2011 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 5 6 4 2 0 10 2
Template:Flagicon 2015 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 7
Template:Flagicon 2019 Group stage 3 0 1 2 2 5 8 6 0 2 26 11
Template:Flagicon 2023 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 2 2 8 7 0 1 22 7
Template:Flagicon 2027 Qualified 11 7 1 3 25 13
Total Round of 16 25 8 5 12 19 30 78 45 12 21 159 80
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
AFC Asian Cup history
Year Round Score Result
1980
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–0 Template:Fb Draw
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–0 Template:Fb Win
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–2 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–0 Template:Fb Win
1984
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–1 Template:Fb Draw
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–1 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–0 Template:Fb Win
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–3 Template:Fb Loss
1988
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–2 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–3 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–0 Template:Fb Win
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–0 Template:Fb Win
1996
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–2 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–3 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 2–1 Template:Fb Win
2011
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 2–1 Template:Fb Win
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–2 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–2 Template:Fb Loss
2019
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–0 Template:Fb Draw
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–2 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 2–3 Template:Fb Loss
2023
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–0 Template:Fb Draw
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 0–1 Template:Fb Loss
Round 1 Template:Fb-rt 1–0 Template:Fb Win
Round of 16 Template:Fb-rt 1–1 Template:Pso Template:Fb Draw

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Olympic Games qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1900 to 1968 Template:Flagicon Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1972 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 0 1
Template:Flagicon 1976 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1980 Round 1 3 0 1 2 0 8 4 2 0 2 3 1
Template:Flagicon 1984 Did not qualify 6 2 1 3 6 10
Template:Flagicon 1988 2 0 0 2 0 5
Template:Flagicon 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

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WAFF Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 2000 Runners-up 5 2 1 2 5 2
Template:Flagicon 2002 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 5 6
Template:Flagicon 2004 Runners-up 4 1 1 2 6 13
Template:Flagicon 2007 Semi-finals 3 2 0 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2008 Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2010 Group stage 2 0 1 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 2012 Champions 4 2 2 0 5 3
Template:Flagicon 2014 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2019 Group stage 4 0 2 2 5 7
Template:Flagicon 2026 Qualified
Total 1 Title 29 9 9 11 32 40
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1963 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 9 4
Template:Flagicon 1964 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1966 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 9 4
Template:Flagicon 1985 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1988 Runners-up 6 2 2 2 5 5
Template:Flagicon 1992 Fourth place 4 0 3 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 1998 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 6
Template:Flagicon 2002 Group stage 4 2 0 2 8 6
Template:Flagicon 2012 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2021 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 4
Template:Flagicon 2025 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 28 11 6 11 38 32
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Palestine Cup of Nations

Palestine Cup of Nations record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1972 Fourth place 6 4 0 2 11 10
Template:Flagicon 1973 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 16 11
Template:Flagicon 1975 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 3 8
Total 0 Titles 16 8 1 7 30 29

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1953 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 3 5
Template:Flagicon 1957 Champions 5 2 2 1 12 6
Template:Flagicon 1961 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1965 Group stage 4 2 0 2 20 8
Template:Flagicon 1976 Third place 6 3 1 2 6 4
Template:Flagicon 1985 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 4
Template:Flagicon 1992 See 1992 Arab Cup
Template:Flagicon 1997 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 9 5
Template:Flagicon 1999 Group stage 4 0 4 0 5 5
Template:Flagicon 2007 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2023 to present 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

Mediterranean Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1951 Third place 2 0 0 2 0 12
Template:Flagicon 1955 Fourth place 3 0 0 3 0 10
Template:Flagicon 1959 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1963 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 10
Template:Flagicon 1967 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1971 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 4
Template:Flagicon1975 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1979
Template:Flagicon 1983 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 2
Template:Flagicon 1987 Champions 5 4 1 0 13 3
Template:Flagicon 1991 to present See Syria national under-20 team
Total 1 Title 18 4 1 13 15 41

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1951 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1954
Template:Flagicon 1958
Template:Flagicon 1962
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1970
Template:Flagicon1974
Template:Flagicon 1978
Template:Flagicon 1982 Group stage 3 0 2 1 3 5
Template:Flagicon 1986 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1990
Template:Flagicon 1994
Template:Flagicon 1998
Template:Flagicon 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

West Asian Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1997 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 14 4
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Template:Flagicon 2005 Runners-up 4 1 3 0 7 5
Total 0 Titles 12 5 6 1 26 13

Head-to-head record

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Syria national football team head-to-head records
Opponent Played Win Draws Losse Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Confederation
Template:Fb 5 5 0 0 17 3 +14 AFC
Template:Fb 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 CAF
Template:Fb 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 AFC
Template:Fb 25 12 7 6 29 24 +5 AFC
Template:Fb 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
Template:Fb 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 AFC
Template:Fb 15 5 2 8 14 29 −15 AFC
Template:Fb 4 4 0 0 17 1 +16 AFC
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA
Template:Fb 11 2 2 7 7 23 −16 CAF
Template:Fb 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 UEFA
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CONCACAF
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC
Template:Fb 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 AFC
Template:Fb 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12 AFC
Template:Fb 30 1 12 17 16 52 −36 AFC
Template:Fb 33 5 11 17 25 46 −21 AFC
Template:Fb 13 0 2 11 9 37 −28 AFC
Template:Fb 43 14 14 15 47 44 +3 AFC
Template:Fb 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 UEFA
Template:Fb 34 11 9 14 39 51 −12 AFC
Template:Fb 7 2 2 3 10 8 +2 AFC
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20 AFC
Template:Fb 25 15 5 5 50 28 +22 AFC
Template:Fb 10 3 3 4 13 17 −4 AFC
Template:Fb 6 2 2 2 12 14 -2 AFC
Template:Fb 7 6 0 1 39 4 +35 AFC
Template:Fb 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 CAF
Template:Fb 6 0 3 3 2 7 −5 CAF
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 CAF
Template:Fb 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 AFC
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 AFC
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CAF
Template:Fb 11 4 4 3 18 14 +4 AFC
Template:Fb 26 9 8 9 39 28 +11 AFC
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC
Template:Fb 16 8 6 2 26 14 +12 AFC
Template:Fb 5 5 0 0 25 3 +22 AFC
Template:Fb 12 4 3 5 18 18 0 AFC
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 UEFA
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 UEFA
Template:Fb 27 2 9 16 22 49 −26 AFC
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 CAF
Template:Fb 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 AFC
Template:Fb 10 1 3 6 5 12 −7 AFC
Template:Fba 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 AFC
Template:Fba 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA
Template:Fb 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 AFC
Template:Fb 10 4 2 4 10 10 0 CAF
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA
Template:Fb 9 5 1 3 8 11 −3 AFC
Template:Fb 7 1 2 4 11 15 −4 AFC
Template:Fb 11 5 1 5 14 16 −2 CAF
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 UEFA
Template:Fb 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 AFC
Template:Fb 25 3 8 14 19 40 −19 AFC
Template:Fb 7 3 2 2 5 5 0 AFC
Template:Fb 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 CONMEBOL
Template:Fb 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2 AFC
Template:Fbb 14 11 1 2 42 10 +32 AFC
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 CAF
Total (62 Nations) 544 197 134 213 784 713 +71
Last match updated was against  Template:Flagicon Pakistan on 18 November 2025.

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

Honours

Regional

Friendly

See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

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