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Syria National Football Team
The Syria national football team () represents Syria in international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, World Cup finals, but did reach the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round, fourth qualification round in 2018. The team was banned by FIFA from playing at home since December 2010. Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, Football at the 1957 Arab Games, 1957 Arab Games, Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games, 1987 Mediterranean Games and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup (India), 2024 Intercontinental Cup. History 1936–1969: The beginnings The Syrian Football Federation was founded in 1936, 10 years before Evacuation Day (Syria), independence from the French in 1946. It has been affiliated with FIFA since 1937 and has been a member of Asian Football Confederation, AFC since 1969. In 1939, Syri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Qasioun
Mount Qasioun () is a mountain overlooking the city of Damascus, Syria. It has a range of restaurants, from which the whole city can be viewed. Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting networks constructed relay stations at the summit for the city's communications. As the city has expanded over the years, some districts have been established at the foot of the mountain. Its highest point is .Profile lib.utexas.edu. Accessed 8 April 2024. Etymology The term Qasioun might mean "hard and dry" in , which is the characteristic of the bare rocky mountain that has no grass, greenery, or water. History ...
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AFC Asian Cup
The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second-oldest continental football championship in the world after Copa América. The winning team becomes the champions of Asia and until 2015 qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup. The Asian Cup was held once every four years from the 1956 AFC Asian Cup in Hong Kong until the 2004 tournament in China. However, since the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship were also scheduled in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC decided to move their championship to a less crowded cycle. After 2004, the tournament was next held in 2007, when it was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Thereafter, it has again been held every four years. The Asian Cup has generally been dominate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 WAFF Championship
The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran. Teams 4 members from 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Oman and Qatar, which were not members of WAFF, also participated as guests. Note: * Were invited as guests but withdrew after being told that they could not play with their Olympic team. * Withdrew from the tournament on 26 June 2008 due to the team being disbanded. * the initial hosts of this tournament, would not participate in this edition. Draw The draw for the competition was made on 1 July 2008 in Amman, Jordan. Venues Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout phase Semi-finals ---- Final Champions References External links Rsssf.com {{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF 2008 2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Plane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 WAFF Championship
The 2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship was held in Jordan's capital Amman. Iran won the final against Iraq 2–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 16 and 24 June 2007. Participants All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Venue Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout phase Semi-finals ---- Final Champion External links Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF 2007 2007 in Asian football 2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ... 2006–07 in Jordanian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 WAFF Championship
The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. The finals took place between 17 and 25 June 2004. Participants All 6 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Venue Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout phase Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final Champion External links RSSSF Page on the tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:WAFF 2004 2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ... 2004 in Asian football 2003–04 in Iranian football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 WAFF Championship Squads
The 2012 WAFF Championship was the 7th WAFF Championship, an international tournament for member nations of the West Asian Football Federation. It was hosted by Kuwait from 8 to 20 December 2012. The defending champions were Kuwait. However, they did not get past the group stage. The tournament was won by Syria for the first time. Participants 11 members from 13 members of WAFF participated in this tournament. Note: * and did not enter. Venues Draw of participating teams The draw took place on 16 September 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The eleven teams were drawn into three groups based on team rankings. Two groups include four teams and one group has three teams. ;Did not enter and did not enter. Squads Tournament *All times listed are (UTC+3) Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Ranking of second-placed teams At the end of the group stage, a comparison will be made between the second-placed teams of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 WAFF Championship
The 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship, also known as the King Hussein Cup, was the first edition of the WAFF Championship; it took part in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Iran won the final against Syria 1–0. The eight entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Kazakhstan (invited nation), Kyrgyzstan (invited nation), and host nation Jordan. The finals took place between 23 May and 3 June 2000. The teams were grouped into two groups of four, playing a round-robin format. Semi-finals and finals followed, played by the top two teams from each group. Participants The first West Asian Cup was the only one with two guest members, from the Central Asian Football Association. Every country affiliated with WAFF was invited the tournament: Jordan—host nation—, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Lebanon, while two places where given two Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. A total of eight teams participated. Venues All matches took place in Amman. One stadium was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAFF Championship
The West Asian Football Federation Championship (), or simply WAFF Championship, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF), the governing body of football in West Asia. The championship has been held nine times since the first edition in 2000. The defending champions are Bahrain, having defeated hosts Iraq in the 2019 final. The most successful team is Iran, with four titles; however, they do not compete in the competition anymore as they are no longer members of the WAFF. History The inaugural WAFF Championship was held in 2000 in Jordan, with Iran winning the first edition. It was hosted in memory of Hussein of Jordan, who had died a year prior. The Al Hussein Cup, assigned to the winner of each tournament, was designed and manufactured in Italy in 2000, and is made of silver and copper. Results * ''a.e.t.'': after extra time * ''pen.'': after penalty sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Arab Cup
The 1988 Arab Cup was the fifth edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Amman, Jordan. The defending champion Iraq national football team, Iraq won the title for the 4th consecutive time. Qualification Jordan national football team, Jordan qualified automatically as hosts and Iraq national football team, Iraq as holders. Zone 1 (Gulf Area) ''Bahrain national football team, Bahrain & Kuwait national football team, Kuwait qualified.'' Zone 2 (Red Sea) ''Egypt national football team, Egypt & Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia qualified.'' Zone 3 (North Africa) The tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria. Libya and Morocco withdrew. ---- ---- ''Algeria national football team, Algeria & Tunisia national football team, Tunisia qualified.'' Zone 4 (East Region) ''Syria national football team, Syria qualified.'' Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: Final tournament Venues Squads Group stage Algerian Football Federation, Algeria and Saudi Arabia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Arab Cup
The 1966 Arab Cup was the third edition of the Arab Cup hosted by Baghdad, Iraq. The host nation and defending champions Iraq won the title for the 2nd time. At the tournament's closing ceremony, the chairman of the Arab Cup Organising Committee announced that the next edition of the Arab Cup would be held in 1967 in Damascus, Syria, however this did not end up taking place. Participated teams The 10 participated teams are: Venues Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B Oman abandoned their first match against Libya with 10 minutes left from a disputed decision when they started losing 21–0 to Libya, and withdrew from the tournament. ---- ---- ---- Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- Third place play-off Final Goalscorers ;16 goals * Ali Al-Biski ;14 goals * Ahmed Ben Soueid ;6 goals * Mahmoud Al-Jahani ;5 goals * Nouri Dhiab * Adnan Al Sharqi Notes and references Notes References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Arab Cup
The 1963 Arab Cup was the first edition of the Arab Cup hosted in Beirut, Lebanon. Tunisia national football team, Tunisia won the first title of the Arab Cup. Participating teams The 5 participated teams are: Venues Squads Final tournament Tournament classification Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers ;5 goals * Levon Altounian ;4 goals * Mongi Haddad References External links 1963 Arab Cup– ''rsssf.com'' لبنان أوّل مستضيف لكأس العرب 1963 – ''Nida Al-Watan'' {{FIFA Arab Cup 1963 Arab Cup, 1963 in African football, Arab Cup, 1963 International association football competitions hosted by Lebanon 1963 in Asian football, Arab 1962–63 in Lebanese football March 1963 sports events in Asia April 1963 sports events in Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
