Syria national under-20 football team

Syria U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Nosour Qasioun[1]
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles')
AssociationSyrian Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
UAFA (Arab world)
Head coachNetherlands Mark Wotte
FIFA codeSYR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1989)
Best resultQuarter-finals (1991)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988)
Best result Champions (1994)
WAFF U-18 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2021)
Best resultGroup stage (2021)

The Syria national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) is the national football youth team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. It is considered the feeder team to the Syria national football team.

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not enter - - - - - -
Japan 1979 Did not enter - - - - - -
Australia 1981 Did not enter - - - - - -
Mexico 1983 Did not enter - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1985 Did not enter - - - - - -
Chile 1987 Did not enter - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1989 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 6
Portugal 1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 5 4
Australia 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Qatar 1995 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 8
Malaysia 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Nigeria 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Argentina 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Netherlands 2005 Round Of 16 4 1 1 2 3 5
Canada 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Egypt 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Colombia 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Turkey 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - -
New Zealand 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - -
South Korea 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Poland 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Argentina 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Chile 2025 To be determined - - - - - -
Total 14 3 5 6 13 23
FIFA U-20 World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1989 Round 1  Syria 1 – 3  Soviet Union Lost
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Colombia Lost
Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  Costa Rica Won
1991 Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Uruguay Won
Round 1  Syria 3 – 3  England Draw
Round 1  Syria 0 – 0  Spain Draw
Quarter finals  Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5)  Australia Lost
1995 Round 1  Syria 0 – 6  Brazil Lost
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Russia Lost
2005 Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Canada Draw
Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Italy Won
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Colombia Lost
Round of 16  Syria 0 – 1  Brazil Lost

AFC U-20 Asian Cup Record

AFC U-19 Championship
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Kuwait 1975 Round 1 4 2 0 2 4 4
Qatar 1988 Runner-up 5 4 1 0 7 1
Indonesia 1990 3rd Place 5 2 2 1 9 5
United Arab Emirates 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Indonesia 1994 Champions 6 5 1 0 16 4
South Korea 1996 Round 1 4 2 0 2 5 5
Thailand 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Iran 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Qatar 2002 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 8
Malaysia 2004 4th Place 6 3 1 2 9 5
India 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 2008 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 5
China 2010 Round 1 3 1 0 2 1 3
United Arab Emirates 2012 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 9 6
Myanmar 2014 Withdrew - - - - - -
Bahrain 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Indonesia 2018 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2020 Cancelled - - - - - -
Uzbekistan 2023 Qualified - - - - - -
Total 44 22 8 14 70 46
AFC Youth Championship History
Year Round Score Result
1975
Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Hong Kong Lost
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Philippines Won
Round 1  Syria 3 – 1  Bangladesh Won
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Bahrain Lost
1988
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  China Won
Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  North Korea Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won
Semi-finals  Syria 2 – 0  United Arab Emirates Won
Final  Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5)  Iraq Lost
1990
Round 1  Syria 4 – 0  Bahrain Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  South Korea Draw
Round 1  Syria 2 – 2  Japan Draw
Semi-finals  Syria 1 – 2  North Korea Lost
Third place  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won
1994
Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Iraq Won
Round 1  Syria 4 – 0  Indonesia Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Qatar Draw
Round 1  Syria 6 – 1  Kazakhstan Won
Semi-finals  Syria 1 – 0  Thailand Won
Final  Syria 2 – 1  Japan Won
1996
Round 1  Syria 1 – 3  Japan Lost
Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  Qatar Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  India Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  China Lost
2002
Round 1  Syria 4 – 2  China Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  United Arab Emirates Draw
Round 1  Syria 4 – 1  Vietnam Won
Quarter-finals  Syria 0 – 4  Uzbekistan Lost
2004
Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  India Won
Round 1  Syria 4 – 1  Laos Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Uzbekistan Draw
Quarter-finals  Syria 1 – 0  Iraq Won
Semi-finals  Syria 0 – 1  China Lost
Third place  Syria 1 (3) – 1 (4)  Japan Lost
2008
Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  South Korea Lost
Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Iraq Lost
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  United Arab Emirates Lost
2010
Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Thailand Won
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  China Lost
Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Saudi Arabia Lost
2012
Round 1  Syria 5 – 1  Saudi Arabia Won
Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Australia Draw
Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Qatar Lost
Quarter-finals  Syria 2 (0) – (3) 2  Uzbekistan Draw
2023
Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Uzbekistan Lost

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup on 25 February 2023.[2][3][4]

Head coach: Netherlands Mark Wotte

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Mohammed Hasoni Syria Al-Ittihad
1GK Ali Holo Syria Al-Wathba
1GK Maksim Sarraf (2005-03-15)15 March 2005 (aged 17) Russia CSKA Moscow
2DF Ali Al-Rina (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 19) Syria Al-Ittihad
2DF Khaled Al-Hajjah (2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 18) Syria Hutteen
2DF Mahmoud Nayef (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19) Syria Al-Ittihad
2DF Mekdad Ahmad (2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 19) Syria Jableh
2DF Ammar Alama Syria
2DF Mohammad Othman (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 19) Syria Al-Wahda
2DF Amer Fayad (2004-05-01)1 May 2004 (aged 18) Syria Al-Ittihad
2DF Annas Al Hardan (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18) Denmark AaB
3MF Abdullah Zakreet Syria Al-Karamah
3MF Malik Janair (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) United Arab Emirates Al Wasl
3MF Mahmoud Mohanna Syria Jableh
3MF Mustafa Hammou Syria Al-Jihad
3MF Mohannad Assad (2003-09-21)21 September 2003 (aged 19) Syria Tishreen
3MF Hasan Dahan (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20) Syria Al-Ittihad
3MF Mahmoud Al-Aswad (2003-09-14)14 September 2003 (aged 19) Syria Al-Karamah
4FW Elias Safar (2003-11-19)19 November 2003 (aged 19) Sweden Järfälla
4FW Hozan Osman (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 19) Netherlands De Graafschap
4FW Zakaria Ramadan (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 18) Syria Al-Ittihad
4FW Mohammad Fadel Syria Al-Karamah
4FW Mustafa Abdullatif (2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 19) Germany Hertha BSC

Previous squads

Honours

Titles

Sixth place: 1991
Winners (1): 1994
Runners-up (1): 1988
Third place (1): 1990
Fourth place (1): 2004

See also

References

  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. ^ "القائمة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني تحت 20 عام والتي ستخوض نهائيات كأس آسيا 2023 - أوزبكستان" [Final list of the U20 national team that will play in the 2023 Asian Cup - Uzbekistan] (in Arabic). Syrian Football Federation. 25 February 2023 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ Al Kharbawi, Amir (25 February 2023). "فوتا يعلن القائمة النهائية لشباب سوريا في كأس آسيا" (in Arabic). Kooora.
  4. ^ Al-Najjar, Nasser (28 February 2023). "منتخبنا الوطني للشباب بكرة القدم يبدأ مشواره الآسيوي … مباراة افتتاحية صعبة مع أوزبكستان صاحبة الأرض والجمهور … مارك: مهمة صعبة وهدفنا نصف النهائي وعلينا تجاوز الأخطاء" (in Arabic). Al-Watan.
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