Syria national football team
men's national association football team representing Syria
Syria national football team is the national football team of Syria.
| Nickname(s) | Qasioun Nosour[1] (Arabic: نسور قاسيون French: Les aigles de Qasyoun) The Assyrians | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Syrian Arab Federation for Football | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) | ||
| Head coach | Fajr Ibrahim | ||
| Captain | Firas Al Khatib | ||
| Most caps | Mosab Balhous (81) | ||
| Top scorer | Raja Rafe (32) | ||
| Home stadium | Abbasiyyin Stadium Aleppo International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SYR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 90  (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 73 (June–August 2018) | ||
| Lowest | 152 (September 2014, March 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
 Turkey 7–0 Syria  (Ankara, Turkey; 20 November 1949) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Official Syria 12–0 Maldives  (Damascus, Syria; 4 June 1997) Maldives 0–12 Syria (Tehran, Iran; 9 June 1997) Syria 12–0 Philippines  (Aleppo, Syria; 30 April 2001) Unofficial  Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman  (Cairo, Egypt; 6 September 1965)[note 1] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Greece 8–0 Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949)  Egypt 8–0 Syria (Alexandria, Egypt; 16 October 1951) | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011 and 2019 | ||
References
change- ↑ Smale, Simon. "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt)". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
Notes
- ↑ Football results of 1965 Pan Arab Games is not recorded by FIFA.[3]
