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Syria
Nickname(s) The Qasioun Eagles
Association Fédération Arabe Syrienne de Football
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Héctor Cúper
Captain Ibrahim Alma
Most caps Maher Al-Sayed (109)
Top scorer Firas Al-Khatib (36)
Home Stadium Abbasiyyin Stadium
Aleppo International Stadium
FIFA code SYR
FIFA ranking 89 Increase 9 (15 February 2024)
Highest FIFA ranking 68 1 July 2018
Lowest FIFA ranking 152 September 2014, March 2015
Elo ranking 73 (June 2015)
Highest Elo ranking 53 October 1974
Lowest Elo ranking 125 September 1984
First international  Turkey 7–0 Syria 
(Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949)
Biggest win  Syria 12–0 Maldives 
(Damascus, Syria; June 4, 1997)
 Maldives 0–12 Syria 
(Tehran, Iran; June 9, 1997)
 Syria 12–0 Philippines 
(Aleppo, Syria; April 30, 2001)
Biggest defeat  Greece 8–0 Syria 
(Athens, Greece; November 25, 1949)
 Egypt 8–0 Syria 
(Alexandria, Egypt; October 16, 1951)
Asian Cup appearances 7 (First in 1980)
Best result Round of 16 (2023)

The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium. Syria has never qualified for the World Cup finals.

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† Associate member - Not a member of FIFA

Union of Arab Football Associations
International competitions

Arab Cup · Pan Arab Games · Palestine Cup of Nations (defunct) · Arab Futsal Championship · Arab Beach Soccer Championship

Club competitions

Arab Club Championship · Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) · Arab Super Cup (defunct)

National Teams

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Syria – 2023 AFC Asian Cup – Round of 16

1. Alma 2. Ousou 3. Ajan 4. Ham 5. Midani 6. Jenyat 7. Khribin 8. Hmeisheh 9. Al Dali 10. Al Marmour 11. Sabbag 12. Ramadan 13. Krouma 14. Anez 15. Kourdoghli 16. Abraham 17. Youssef 18. Elías 19. Al Khouli 20. Yakoub 21. Hesar 22. Madania 23. Mosa 24. Weiss 25. Al Aswad 26. Sarraf Manager:  Flag of Argentina Héctor Cúper