Syria national football team all-time record
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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
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against
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, winning 2–1. The team they have played the most is
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, with a total of 40 matches played.


Individual records


Player records

: :''Players in bold are still active with Syria.''


Most capped players


Age records

* Oldest player to make debut:
Firas Al-Khatib Firas Mohamad Al Khatib ( ar, فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals. Club career Early life Al-K ...
, aged 36 years and 94 days vs , 5 September 2019 * Youngest player to make debut: Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain, aged 17 years and 82 days vs , 07 Dec 2002 * Oldest player to score:
Firas Al-Khatib Firas Mohamad Al Khatib ( ar, فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals. Club career Early life Al-K ...
, aged 36 years and 94 days vs , 5 September 2019


Manager records


Team records


Wins

; Largest win : * 13–0 vs
Muscat and Oman The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman ( ar, سلطنة مسقط وعمان, Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman () during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the prese ...
on 6 September 1965 * 12–0 vs on 4 June 1997 * 12–0 vs on 30 April 2001 ; Largest home win : * 13–0 vs
Muscat and Oman The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman ( ar, سلطنة مسقط وعمان, Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman () during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the prese ...
on 6 September 1965 ; Largest away win : * 12–0 vs on 4 June 1997 ; Largest win at the Asian Cup : * 2–1 vs on 9 January 2011 * 2–1 vs on 12 December 1996


Draws

; Highest scoring draw : * 3–3 vs on 17 October 1998 * 3–3 vs on 18 May 2001 ; Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup : * 1–1 vs on 1 December 1984 * 1–1 vs on 31 January 2024


Defeats

; Largest defeat : * 8–0 vs on 25 November 1949 * 8–0 vs on 16 October 1951 * 7–0 vs on 20 November 1949 ; Largest defeat at home : * 1–7 vs on 21 June 2004 ; Largest defeat away : * 8–0 vs on 25 November 1949 * 8–0 vs on 16 October 1951 ; Largest defeat at the Asian Cup : * 3–0 vs on 9 December 1996 * 3–0 vs on 4 December 1988


Attendance

;Highest home attendance: * 50,000, vs , 30 March 1989 ;Highest away attendance: * 100,000, vs , 13 June 1997


World rankings


FIFA

''Source: FIFA.com'' ; Highest FIFA ranking : 68th (July 2018) ; Lowest FIFA ranking : 152nd (September 2014, March 2015)


Elo

''Source: Eloratings.net'' ; Highest Elo ranking : 53rd (October 1974) ; Lowest Elo ranking : 125th (September 1984)


Goal records


General

; First goal : Mudhafar Al-Aqqad vs on 1 August 1953 ; Most goals :
Firas Al-Khatib Firas Mohamad Al Khatib ( ar, فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals. Club career Early life Al-K ...
(2001–2019), 36 goals . Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.


Hat-tricks


In major tournaments


AFC Asian Cup

; Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament :
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(in 1980), 2 goals
Nader Joukhadar (in 1996), 2 goals
Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain (in 2011), 2 goals
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(in 2023), 2 goals ; Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments :
Omar Khribin Omar Khribin ( ar, عمر خربين, can also be spelled as Kharbin or Kh'rbin; born 15 January 1994) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Emirati Shabab Al Ahli on loan from Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi) and the Syrian natio ...
(in 2019, 2023), 3 goals ; Most goals in a single Asian Cup finals match : A. Al-Hussain, 2 goals vs on 9 January 2011 ; First goal in an Asian Cup finals match:
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, vs on 19 September 1980


Competition records


FIFA World Cup

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
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AFC Asian Cup

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


Olympic Games

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


WAFF Championship

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


FIFA Arab Cup

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


Arab Games

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


Mediterranean Games


Asian Games

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


West Asian Games

:''*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via
penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.''


Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Syria national football team all-time international record against opposing nations. ;Key All friendly and international matches have been approved, except for Olympic matches
A-level matches
' (a) Denotes defunct national football team.
(b) Including
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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


1940s


1950s


1960s


2020s


References


External links


FIFA.com


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