Syria national under-23 football team

Syria U-23
Nickname(s)Nosour Qasioun[1]
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'The Qasioun Eagles')
AssociationSyrian Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
UAFA (Arab world)
Head coachJehad Al-Hussain
FIFA codeSYR
First colours
Second colours
Summer Olympics
AppearancesNone
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2013)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2013, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances2 (first in 2006)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2018)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2015)
Best result Runners-up (2015)

The Syria national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم تحت 23 سنة) is a national association football youth team representing Syria in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, WAFF U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. The team is also known as the Syria Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا الأولمبي لكرة القدم).

Results and fixtures

2025

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Syria  2–1  Philippines Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Al-Aswad 63'
  • Al-Mustafa 80'
 Report
Stadium: Republican Central Stadium
Attendance: 44
Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Nepal    2–4  Syria Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5
  • Dhami 56'
  • Shrestha 66'
 Report
  • Al-Mustafa 26'
  • Al-Rina 73'
  • Al-Aswad 81'
  • Nayef 90'
 Stadium: Republican Central Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Tajikistan  0–1  Syria Dushanbe, Tajikistan
21:00 UTC+5 Report
  • Al-Sarakbi 90+8'
 Stadium: Republican Central Stadium

Previous years

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
19 July 2017  India W 2 – 0 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
21 July 2017  Turkmenistan D 0 – 0 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
23 July 2017  Qatar D 1 – 1 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
11 January 2018  Australia L 1 – 3 Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Championship Group Stage
14 January 2018  South Korea D 0 – 0 Kunshan Stadium, Kunshan, China 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Championship Group Stage
17 January 2018  Vietnam D 0 – 0 Changshu Stadium, Changshu, China 2018 AFC U-23 Asian Championship Group Stage
24 March 2018  China D 1 – 1 Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China Friendly Match
14 August 2018  United Arab Emirates W 1 – 0 Jalak Harupat Stadium, Soreang, Indonesia Football at the 2018 Asian Games Group Stage
16 August 2018  China L 0 – 3 Jalak Harupat Stadium, Soreang, Indonesia Football at the 2018 Asian Games Group Stage
19 August 2018  Timor-Leste W 5 – 2 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang, Indonesia Football at the 2018 Asian Games Group Stage
23 August 2018  Palestine W 1 – 0 Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia Football at the 2018 Asian Games Round of 16
27 August 2018  Vietnam L 0 – 1 Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Indonesia Football at the 2018 Asian Games Quarter-finals
27 October 2021  Sri Lanka W 5 – 0 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A
29 October 2021  Yemen D 0 – 0 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A
31 October 2021  Qatar D 1 – 1 Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A
3 November 2022  Bahrain L 1 – 2 Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
6 November 2022  Saudi Arabia W 2 – 1 Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
12 November 2022  Qatar D 1 – 1 Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
15 November 2022  Oman W 1 – 0 King Abdullah Sports City 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

* Syria score always listed first

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record Olympic Games qualifications record
Hosts/Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1908–1988 See Syria national team See Syria national team
1992 did not qualify 4 2 2 0 3 1
1996 4 0 1 3 2 6
2000 4 1 0 3 8 7
2004 4 3 0 1 11 5
2008 12 3 5 4 14 14
2012 10 5 2 3 20 11
2016 6 4 0 2 15 8
2020 7 3 2 2 9 6
2024 did not enter did not enter
2028
Total 0/7 - - - - - - 51 21 12 18 82 58

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad GP W D L GS GA
2013 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 4 3 Squad 5 4 1 0 13 3
2016 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 5 7 Squad 3 3 0 0 10 1
2018 3 0 2 1 1 3 Squad 3 1 2 0 3 1
2020 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 4 5 Squad 3 2 1 0 5 1
2022 did not qualify 3 1 2 0 6 1
2024 3 1 0 2 11 4
2026 qualified 3 3 0 0 7 3
Total 4/7 14 4 4 6 14 18 — 23 15 6 2 55 14

Asian Games

From 2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA Squad
2002 Did Not Enter
2006 12th 6 2 3 1 6 2 Squad
2010 Did Not Enter
2014
2018 6th 5 3 0 2 7 6 Squad
2022 Withdrew
Total 2/5 11 5 3 3 13 8

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Year Result GP W D L GS GA Squad
2015 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 6 4 Squad
2021 Semi-finals 3 1 0 2 6 8 Squad
2022 Third place 4 2 1 1 5 4 Squad
2023 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 4 Squad
Total 4/4 13 6 1 6 18 20

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
1953 to 2011 See Syria national football team
2023 Runners-up 5 2 3 0 8 4 Squad
2027 to be determined
Total 1/1 5 2 3 0 8 4
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, between 3 and 9 September 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1GK Modar Al Katib
1GK Maksim Sarraf Zomin
1GK Mohamad Hassouni Al-Ittihad Ahli
2DF Al Mekdad Ahmad Jableh
2DF Ousama Al Jiroudi
2DF Abdulrahman Al Arjah Al-Karamah
2DF Mahmoud Nayef Al-Ittihad Ahli
2DF Ali Al Rina Lion City Sailors
2DF Khaled Al Hajja Al-Karamah
3MF Anas Dahhan Al-Ittihad Ahli
3MF Ayham Kranbeh
3MF Mahmoud Al Aswad Al-Karamah
3MF Ahmad Soufi Hutteen
3MF Ahmad Al Kalou Al-Ittihad Ahli
3MF Mahmoud Al Omar Al-Ittihad Ahli
3MF Aland Abdi Roda JC U21
3MF Mahmoud Mhanna Jableh
3MF Mohamad Al Sarakbi Al-Karamah
3MF Can Yahya Moustfa Energie Cottbus
3MF Hasan Dahhan Al-Ittihad Ahli
3MF Mohamad Asaad Shabab Baalbek
4FW Mohammad Al Mustafa Al-Wathba
4FW Abdulmalek Jubran

Previous squads

Honours

Regional

Runners-up (1): 2015
Third place (2): 2021, 2022

Arab

Runners-up (1): 2023

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.
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