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Syria women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Syria national football team.

The Syria national women's football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the national women's football team of Syria.[4] The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association (SFA), the governing body for football in Syria. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, their best achievement was when they finished third in the 2005 and 2022 editions of the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship.[5][6]

Syria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Nosour Qasioun[1]
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun Eagles')
AssociationSyrian Football Association (SFA)
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab Nations)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachSalim Jablawi[2]
CaptainElham Kord Oghlan
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeSYR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 162 Steady (16 August 2024)[3]
Highest104 (December 2017)
Lowest162 (March – August 2024)
First international
 Iran 5–0 Syria 
(Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005)
Biggest win
 Syria 12–0 Qatar 
(Manama, Bahrain; 22 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Myanmar 14–0 Syria 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 7 April 2017)
WAFF Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2005)
Best resultThird place (2005, 2022)
Arab Women's Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006)
Medal record
Women's football
WAFF Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Jordan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jordan Team

History

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See also: Football in Syria

Women's football began to develop in Syria around 1950, when the first women's football team in the Levant and the Middle East was established in Aleppo. Despite this, a women's football league or national team was not established until the beginning of the 21st century.

Everything changed only in 2005 when the national team was formed as one of the first in the WAFF to play its first ever match in the 2005 West Asia Championship where the team lost 5–0 to the Iran selection on 23 September. The competition itself was followed by a 4–0 win over Palestine, as well as a 2–1 win over Bahrain. Third place was achieved with six points.[7] At the 2007 edition, the team did not get any points in the matches against Iran, Jordan and Lebanon and finished in fourth place.[8]

At the 2010 WAFF Women's Championship they did not participate. In October 2010, the team competed at the 2010 Arabia Women's Cup. In Group A they finished third with three points. The three points came from a 12–0 win over Qatar, which was their highest international win.[9]

The next participation in the West Asia Championship was in the following year 2011, where the team in Group B scored only one goal and no points and finished last again.[10]

The team took part in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification for the Women's Asian Cup.[11] In group D of a qualifying tournament in Vietnam in April 2017, not a single win could be achieved either. They lost 1–0 to Singapore. Losses to Vietnam, Myanmar and Iran followed, each by at least eleven goals.[12]

In 2021, the Syrian Football Association decided to renew and develop the women's national team. The manager of the national team and head of the women's section of the SFA was former football player Nancy Muammar, and the coach of the national team was appointed Salim Jablawi.[13]

After home training camps, the team led by captain Elham Kord Oghlan played preparatory matches against Lebanon and the UAE. This preparation was followed by participation in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship held in Jordan. In the first match, they faced a strong Jordan, losing 0–4, followed by a 1–1 draw with Palestine (goal scored by Aysha Hammou) and a 2–5 loss to Lebanon (goals scored by Gharib and Aya Mohammad).[6] Despite two losses, the team took home bronze medals from Amman, as the final standings were decided by the number of goals scored, equaling the historic success in 2005.

Team image

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Nicknames

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Syria women's national football team has been known and nicknamed as "Nosour Qasioun (Qasioun Eagles)".

Kits and crest

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Syria women's national football team wears red shirts with red shorts and red socks, following the tradition of the Syria men's team. The current change kit is all white. Like all SFA squads, the women's national team is supplied by Jako, which had provided and specifically designed current female football jersey since 2022.[14]

Kit supplier Period Notes
  Diadora 2007–2010
  Adidas 2011–2014
  Diadora 2016–2018
  Adidas 2021–2022
  Jako 2022–

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Syria women's national football team results
See also: 2024 in association football and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

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8 January 2024 Friendly Saudi Arabia   2–0   Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
12 January 2024 Friendly Saudi Arabia   3–0   Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
13 February 2024 Friendly Lebanon   1–0   Syria Jounieh, Lebanon
14:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Fouad Chehab Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
15 February 2024 Friendly Lebanon   3–1   Syria Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Safa Stadium
20 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Nepal     4–1   Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
22 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Syria   0–1   Palestine Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Report Qassis   87' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Khuloud Al-Zaabi (United Arab Emirates)
24 February 2024 2024 WAFF Women's Championship Syria   3–0   Iraq Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium
Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 23 November 2023
Position Name
Manager   Nancy Muamar[15]
Coach   Issam Khadem Eljama
Assistant coach   Iva Ghazi
Goalkeeping coach   Fida Darwish
Fitness coach   Bayen Elmigdah

Players

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Current squad

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The following 24 players were called up for 2024 WAFF Women's Championship in two from 20–24 January 2024.[16]

All caps and goal are updated after WAFF2022

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Raneem Abo Lateef (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24) 4 0   Al Nadi Suweida
23 1GK Khuzama Al Melhem (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 (age 24) 2 0   Fairooza
2DF Delnai Ismail
3 2DF Elham Gord Oghlan (captain) (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 (age 22) 5 1 (o.g)   Al Wahda
2DF Racha Ramadhan
19 2DF Razan Khwandi (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 20) 5 0   Fairooza
4FW Halaz Hajji
2DF Mayra Elyes
2DF Taim Alahmed
3MF Sedra Khezran
3MF Hayat Dyoub
9 3MF Nor Mustafa (Captain) (2001-11-29)29 November 2001 (aged 22)   Al-Ittihad
20 3MF Lana Ibrahem (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 (age 25) 5 0   Fairooza
18 3MF Aysha Hammou (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 (age 21) 5 3   Fairooza
3MF Jolnar Mustafa
5 3MF Mayar Alloush (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22) 5 0   Jaramana
3MF Mai Al Jani  
4FW Rand Ibrahem
4FW Aya Mouhamed
3MF Maissalon Mahfoudh  

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kristin Hanouch .v  Lebanon,15 February 2024
DF Halaz Haji (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24) 4 0   Derik Academy .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
DF Yara Zaher Eldin .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
DF Miri chilch .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
DF Lava Othman .v  Lebanon,15 February 2024
MF Mai Al Jany (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 (age 21) 5 0   Fairooza .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
MF Arij Slimen .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
MF Sedra Khezran (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23) 2 0   Jaramana
MF Jilnar Moustafa .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
FW Maisalon Mahfoud (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) 5 0   Fairooza .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
MF Cyrina Nasifna .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
FW Rona Aizouk (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25) 4 1   Najmat jeddah .v  Saudi Arabia,12 January 2024
FW Cianit ALamr .v  Lebanon,15 February 2024

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1991 Did not enter Did not enter
  1995
  1999
  2003
  2007
  2011
  2015 The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2019 Did not qualify The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
   2023 Did not enter The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2027 To be determined The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total – 0/9 – – – – – – – Total – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1996 Did not enter The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2000 The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
  2004 Did not enter
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
  2024 To be decided To be decided
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – – Total 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year 		Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
  1975 Did not enter Did not enter
  1977
  1980
  1981
  1983
  1986
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2006
  2008
  2010
  2014
  2018 Did not qualify 5th of 5 4 0 0 4 0 38
  2022 Did not enter Did not enter
Total – 0/19 – – – – – – – Total 4 0 0 4 0 38
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship

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WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
  2005 3rd place 4 2 0 2 6 12 −6
  2007 4th place 3 0 0 3 1 27 −26
  2010 Did not enter
  2011 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10
  2014 Did not enter
  2019
  2022 3rd place 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7
Total 4/7 13 2 1 10 11 60 −49
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Cup

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Arab Women's Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
  2006 Group stage 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15
  2021 Did not enter
Total 1/2 3 1 0 2 2 17 −15

Arabia Cup

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Arabia Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
  2010 Group stage 3 1 0 2 16 8 +8

Records

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Main article: Syria women's national football team results

As of 5 September 2022, the complete official match record of the Syrian women's national team comprises 33 matches: 7 wins, 2 draws, and 24 losses.[17] During these matches, the team scored 39 times and conceded 144 goals. Syria's highest winning margin is 12 goals, which has been achieved against Qatar in 2010 (12–0).[17]

FIFA world rankings

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As of 15 December 2023[18]

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Syria's FIFA world rankings
FIFA Rank AFC Rank Year Games
Played 		Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
157 34 2022 8 2 4 3 157   0 157   0
158 34 2023 0 0 0 0 157   0 160   3

Honours

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Regional

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  3rd place: 2005, 2022

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Smale, Simon (5 January 2019). "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ مدربنا الوطني للسيدات – سليم جبلاوي لـ«الوطن»: منتخب السيدات تطور فنياً خلال المعسكرات الخارجية وهدفنا ترك بصمة في غرب آسيا [Our women’s national coach – Salim Jablawi to "Al-Watan": "The women’s team has developed technically during the foreign camps, and our goal is to leave an imprint in West Asia"]. Al-Watan (in Arabic). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ Syria women's national football team
  5. ^ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2005 (Jordan)". RSSSF.
  6. ^ a b الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. ^ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2005 (Jordan)". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ^ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2007 (Jordan)". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ^ Salomon, Patrick (21 October 2010). "Women making soccer history". Gulf Daily News. Bahrain. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  10. ^ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2011 (United Arab Emirates)". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Syria determined to push on after their return from the wilderness". AFC. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  12. ^ "2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup". AFC. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. ^ "نسوية" غرب آسيا تعتمد إقامة ست بطولات للأندية والمنتخبات ["Feminism" in West Asia adopts the establishment of six championships for clubs and national teams]. alghad.com (in Arabic). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Women with tickets barred from Iran match". BBC News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  15. ^ Presentation of the national team staff
  16. ^ "التشكيلة الرسمية التي اختارها المدرب عصام خدام الجامع المدير الفني لمنتخب السيدات لمواجهة نظيره اللبناني ودياً" (in Arabic). Syria Football Federation. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Syria W – Asia: Results". www.soccer24.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  18. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Associations – Syria – Women's". FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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