Syria national football team records and statistics

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

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Maher Al-Sayed	109	29	1999–2013
2	Mahmoud Al-Mawas	100	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	Nizar Mahrous	76	12	1985–1993
9	George Khouri	74	8	1982–1989
10	Moayad Ajan	72	3	2012–present

Age records

Oldest player to make debut: Firas Al-Khatib, aged 36 years and 94 days vs Philippines, 5 September 2019
Youngest player to make debut: Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain, aged 17 years and 82 days vs China, 07 Dec 2002
Oldest player to score: Firas Al-Khatib, aged 36 years and 94 days vs Philippines, 5 September 2019

Manager records

Team records

Wins

Largest win

13–0 vs Muscat and Oman on 6 September 1965
12–0 vs Maldives on 4 June 1997
12–0 vs Philippines on 30 April 2001

Largest home win

13–0 vs Muscat and Oman on 6 September 1965

Largest away win

12–0 vs Maldives on 4 June 1997

Largest win at the Asian Cup

2–1 vs Saudi Arabia on 9 January 2011
2–1 vs Uzbekistan on 12 December 1996

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

50,000, vs Saudi Arabia, 30 March 1989

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

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Firas Al-Khatib	36	72	0.5	2001–2019
2	Raja Rafe	32	84	0.38	2006–2016
3	Maher Al-Sayed	29	109	0.27	1999–2013
4	Omar Khribin	27	58	0.47	2012–present
5	Said Bayazid	24	24	1	1997–2001
6	Zyad Chaabo	22	49	0.45	2001–2010
7	Omar Al Somah	21	40	0.53	2012–2023
8	Mahmoud Al-Mawas	16	100	0.16	2012–present
9	Mohamed Al-Zeno	15	48	0.31	2004–2011
10	Avedis Kavlakian	14	—	—	1953–1966

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

Hat-tricks

As of 26 March 2024^[update]

Keys
	Player scored 5 goals

Player	Competition	Against	Home/Away	Result	Goals	Date
Said Bayazid	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	Philippines	Home	12–0	5	30 April 2001
Nader Joukhadar	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	Maldives	Away	12–0	3	4 June 1997
Said Bayazid	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	Laos	Home	11–0	3	7 May 2001
Said Bayazid	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	Laos	Away	9–0	3	11 May 2001
Firas Al-Khatib	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Sri Lanka	Away	8–0	3	18 October 2003
Omar Khribin	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Myanmar	Home	7–0	3	26 March 2024
Zyad Chaabo	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Indonesia	Home	7–0	3	18 November 2007
Raja Rafe	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	Indonesia	Home	7–0	3	18 November 2007
Osama Omari	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification	Afghanistan	Home	5–2	3	13 October 2015
Omar Al Somah	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guam	Home	4–0	3	15 October 2019
Mahmoud Al-Mawas	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	Maldives	Away	4–0	3	4 June 2021
Raja Rafe	2002 Arab Nations Cup	Lebanon	Home	4–1	3	21 December 2002

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.

Overview
Event	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place
World Cup	0	0	0	0
Asian Cup	0	0	0	0
WAFF Championship	1	2	0	1
FIFA Arab Cup	0	3	0	1
Arab Games	1	2	1	1
West Asian Games	0	2	1	0
Mediterranean Games	1	0	1	1

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not enter								Did not enter
1934
1938
1950	Withdrew								1	0	0	1	0	7
1954	Did not enter								Did not enter
1958	Did not qualify								2	0	1	1	1	2
1962	Withdrew								Withdrew
1966	Withdrew								Withdrew
1970	Did not enter								Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify								6	3	1	2	6	6
1978	Withdrew								4	1	0	3	2	6
1982	Did not qualify								4	0	0	4	2	7
1986									8	4	3	1	8	4
1990									4	2	1	1	7	5
1994									6	3	3	0	14	4
1998									5	2	1	2	27	5
2002									6	4	1	1	40	6
2006									6	2	2	2	7	7
2010									10	6	2	2	23	10
2014	Disqualified								2	0	0	2	0	6
2018	Did not qualify								20	9	5	6	36	22
2022									18	8	3	7	31	23
2026									6	2	1	3	9	12
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total	0/20	–	–	–	–	–	–	108	46	24	38	214	132

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Not a AFC member							Not a AFC member
1960
1964
1968
1972	Did not qualify							3	0	2	1	4	5
1976	Withdrew							Withdrew
1980	Group stage	4	2	1	1	3	2	3	2	1	0	2	0
1984		4	1	1	2	3	5	6	3	0	3	9	9
1988		4	2	0	2	2	5	4	3	1	0	8	2
1992	Did not qualify							2	1	0	1	3	4
1996	Group stage	3	1	0	2	3	6	4	3	0	1	6	2
2000	Did not qualify							6	4	1	1	11	3
2004								6	2	1	3	16	10
2007								6	2	2	2	10	6
2011	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	5	6	4	2	0	10	2
2015	Did not qualify							6	1	1	4	7	7
2019	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5	8	6	0	2	26	11
2023	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	2	2	8	7	0	1	22	7
2027	To be determined							6	2	1	3	9	12
Total	Round of 16	25	8	5	12	19	30	74	40	12	22	143	80

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

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	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	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	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
2019
	Round 1	Syria 0–0 Palestine	Draw
	Round 1	Syria 0–2 Jordan	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 2–3 Australia	Loss
2023
	Round 1	Syria 0–0 Uzbekistan	Draw
	Round 1	Syria 0–1 Australia	Loss
	Round 1	Syria 1–0 India	Win
	Round 1	Syria 1–0 Iran	Draw

Olympic Games

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

Balhous (C)

Al Salih

Al Masri

Jwayed

Ajan

Mobayed

Midani

Al Mawas

Jafal

Al Douni

Al Soma

2012 WAFF Championship Final starting lineup on 20 December 2012, in Kuwait City (Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium).

WAFF Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2000	Runners-up	5	2	1	2	5	2
2002	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	5	6
2004	Runners-up	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
2012	Champions	4	2	2	0	5	3
2014	Withdrew
2019	Group stage	4	0	2	2	5	7
2023	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
1963	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	9	4
1964	Did not enter
1966	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	9	4
1985	Did not enter
1988	Runners-up	6	2	2	2	5	5
1992	Fourth place	4	0	3	1	2	3
1998	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	6
2002	Group stage	4	2	0	2	8	6
2012	Did not enter
2021	Group stage	3	1	0	2	4	4
Total	0 Titles	28	11	6	11	38	32

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1953	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	5
1957	Champions	5	2	2	1	12	6
1961	Did not enter
1965	Group stage	4	2	0	2	20	8
1976	Third place	6	3	1	2	6	4
1985	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	4
1992	Fourth place	4	0	3	1	2	3
1997	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	9	5
1999	Group stage	4	0	4	0	5	5
2007	Did not enter
2011	Withdrew
2023	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
1951	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	12
1955	Fourth place	3	0	0	3	0	10
1959	Did not enter
1963	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	10
1967	Did not enter
1971	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	4
1975	Did not enter
1979	Did not enter
1983	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	2
1987	Champions	5	4	1	0	13	3
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
1951	Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Group stage	3	0	2	1	3	5
1986	Did not enter
1990
1994
1998
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
1997	Runners-up
2002	Third place^[6]	4	1	3	0	5	4
2005	Runners-up	4	1	3	0	7	5
Total	0 Titles	8	2	6	0	12	9

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Results by Event

As of 14 Oct 2024 after match against

Thailand

Event	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Friendly matches	240	73	65	102	290	333	- 43
World Cup qualification	92	33	24	35	166	114	+ 52
Asian Cup	25	8	5	12	19	30	- 11
Asian Cup qualifiers	67	38	11	18	134	67	+ 67
WAFF Championship	29	9	9	11	32	40	- 8
Arab Cup	30	14	7	9	45	30	+ 15
Palestine Cup	16	7	1	8	25	28	- 3
Arab Games	26	9	8	9	44	35	+ 9
Asian Games	3	0	2	1	3	5	− 2
West Asian Games	3	1	2	0	7	5	+ 2
Mediterranean Games	9	2	0	7	10	22	- 12
Total	540	194	134	212	775	709	+ 66

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Syria national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

As of 19 Nov 2024 after match against

Russia

All friendly and international matches have been approved, except for Olympic matches. A-level matches

Syria national football team head-to-head records
Opponent	Played	Win	Draws	Losse	GF	GA	GD	Confederation
Afghanistan	4	4	0	0	16	3	+13	AFC
Algeria	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	CAF
Australia	4	0	1	3	4	7	−3	AFC
Bahrain	25	12	7	6	29	24	+5	AFC
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	5	1	+4	AFC
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Cambodia	3	3	0	0	17	1	+16	AFC
China	15	5	2	8	14	29	−15	AFC
Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	17	1	+16	AFC
Cyprus	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA
Egypt	11	2	2	7	7	23	−16	CAF
Greece	2	0	0	2	0	12	−12	UEFA
Guam	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	AFC
Haiti	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	CONCACAF
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	AFC
India	8	4	2	2	11	7	+4	AFC
Indonesia	5	4	0	1	15	3	+12	AFC
Iran	30	1	12	17	16	52	−36	AFC
Iraq	33	5	11	17	25	46	−21	AFC
Japan	13	0	2	11	9	37	−28	AFC
Jordan	43	14	14	15	47	44	+3	AFC
Kazakhstan	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	UEFA
Kuwait	34	11	9	14	39	51	−12	AFC
Kyrgyzstan	7	2	2	3	10	8	+2	AFC
Laos	2	2	0	0	20	0	+20	AFC
Lebanon	25	15	5	5	50	28	+22	AFC
Libya	10	3	3	4	13	17	−4	AFC
Malaysia	6	2	2	2	12	14	-2	AFC
Maldives	7	6	0	1	39	4	+35	AFC
Mauritania	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	CAF
Morocco	6	0	3	3	2	7	−5	CAF
Mauritius	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	CAF
Myanmar	2	1	1	0	8	1	+6	AFC
Nepal	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	AFC
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	CAF
North Korea	11	4	4	3	18	14	+4	AFC
Oman	26	9	8	9	39	28	+11	AFC
Palestine	16	8	6	2	26	14	+12	AFC
Philippines	5	5	0	0	25	3	+22	AFC
Qatar	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	AFC
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	AFC
San Marino	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	UEFA
Saudi Arabia	27	2	9	16	22	49	−26	AFC
Sierra Leone	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	CAF
Singapore	6	4	0	2	11	7	+4	AFC
South Korea	10	1	3	6	5	12	−7	AFC
South Yemen^a	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	AFC
Soviet Union^a	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	UEFA
Sri Lanka	3	3	0	0	17	0	+17	AFC
Sudan	10	4	2	4	10	10	0	CAF
Sweden	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA
Tajikistan	9	5	1	3	8	11	−3	AFC
Thailand	7	1	2	4	11	15	−4	AFC
Tunisia	11	5	1	5	14	16	−2	CAF
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7	UEFA
Turkmenistan	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	AFC
United Arab Emirates	24	3	8	13	18	37	−19	AFC
Uzbekistan	7	3	2	2	5	5	0	AFC
Venezuela	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4	CONMEBOL
Vietnam	4	1	1	2	1	3	−2	AFC
Yemen^b	14	11	1	2	42	10	+32	AFC
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	CAF
Total	541	194	134	213	775	713	+62
Last match updated was against Russia on 19 Nov 2024.

(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)

1939 Non-FIFA friendly

Beirut XI

2–1

Damascus XI

Beirut, 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

Beirut XI

5–1

Damascus XI

Beirut, Lebanon

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

1950s

1952 Non-FIFA friendly

Beirut XI

0–1

Damascus XI

Beirut, Lebanon

1952 Non-FIFA friendly

Damascus XI

8–2

Beirut XI

Damascus, Syria

1953 Non-FIFA friendly

Damascus XI

1–0

Beirut XI

Damascus, Syria

1953 Non-FIFA friendly

Beirut XI

2–2

Damascus XI

Beirut, Lebanon

1954 Non-FIFA friendly

Beirut XI

3–1

Damascus XI

Beirut, Lebanon

1954 Non-FIFA friendly

Damascus XI

5–1

Beirut XI

Damascus, Syria

1954 1954 Arab Military Championship	Lebanon	2–5	Syria	Damascus, Syria
	Chabarian Altonian

1956 Non-FIFA friendly

Beirut XI

2–0

Damascus XI

Beirut, Lebanon

1956 Non-FIFA friendly

Damascus XI

1–2

Beirut XI

Damascus, Syria

1960s

16 June 1963 Non-FIFA friendly	Beirut XI	2–1	Damascus XI	Beirut, Lebanon
				Stadium: Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

21 June 1963 Non-FIFA friendly

Damascus XI

0–0

Beirut XI

Damascus, Syria

2020s

13 November 2022 Unofficial Friendly	Syria	0–1	Algeria A'	Sharjah, UAE
			Mrezigue 71'	Stadium: Sharjah Stadium

5 January 2024 Unofficial Friendly	Syria	1–1	Kyrgyzstan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:30 UTC+4	Kurdaghli 59' Hesar 71'	Report	Akmatov 48'	Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

15 December 2024 Unofficial Friendly

Kuwait

v

Syria

Doha, Qatar

References

^ "Syria–Head-to-head record". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF.
^ "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Syria". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
^ "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". edition.cnn.com.
^ "Second West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

External links

FIFA.com
Syria - List of International Matches, RSSSF, 1 Jan 2005
World Football Elo Ratings: Syria

[1] "Syria–Head-to-head record". 11v11.com. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[2] Mamrud, Roberto. "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF.

[FIFArank-3] "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA.

[4] "World Football Elo Ratings: Syria". World Football Elo Ratings web site and Advanced Satellite Consulting. Retrieved 22 October 2022.

[5] "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". edition.cnn.com.

[6] "Second West Asian Games". West Asian Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 September 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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