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 Beirut against Lebanon, winning 2–1. The team they have played the most is Jordan, with a total of 40 matches played.

Individual records Player records

Players in bold are still active with Syria.

Most capped players RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1Maher Al-Sayed 109 29 1999–2013 2Mahmoud Al-Mawas 100 16 2012–present 3Ali Diab 97 4 2004–2013 4Mosab Balhous 86 0 2006–2016 5Raja Rafe 84 32 2002–2015 6Tarek Jabban 83 5 1996–2007 7Ibrahim Alma 80 0 2012–present 8Nizar Mahrous 76 12 1985–1993 9George Khouri 74 8 1982–198910Moayad Ajan 72 3 2012–present

Age records Oldest player to make debut: Firas Al-Khatib, 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, aged 36 years and 94 days vs , 5 September 2019

Manager records

Team records Wins Largest win 13–0 vs Muscat and Oman 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 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 (2001–2019), 36 goals

RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer 1Firas Al-Khatib 36 72 2001–2019 2Raja Rafe 32 84 2006–2016 3Maher Al-Sayed 29 109 1999–2013 4Omar Khribin 27 58 5Said Bayazid 24 24 1997–2001 6Zyad Chaabo 22 49 2001–2010 7Omar Al Somah 21 40 2012–2023 8Mahmoud Al-Mawas 16 100 9 Mohamed Al-Zeno 15 48 2004–2011 10Avedis Kavlakian 14 — — 1953–1966 . Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

Hat-tricks

KeysPlayer scored 5 goals PlayerCompetitionAgainstHome/AwayResultGoalsDateSaid Bayazid2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome12–05Nader Joukhadar1998 FIFA World Cup qualification Away12–03Said Bayazid2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome11–03Said Bayazid2002 FIFA World Cup qualificationAway9–03Firas Al-Khatib2004 AFC Asian Cup qualificationAway8–03Omar Khribin2026 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome7–03Zyad Chaabo2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome7–03Raja Rafe2010 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome7–03Osama Omari2018 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome5–23Omar Al Somah2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationHome4–03Mahmoud Al-Mawas2022 FIFA World Cup qualificationAway4–03Raja Rafe2002 Arab Nations CupHome4–13

In major tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament Jamal Keshek (in 1980), 2 goalsNader Joukhadar (in 1996), 2 goals Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain (in 2011), 2 goalsOmar Khribin (in 2023), 2 goals Most goals in total at Asian Cup tournaments Omar Khribin (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 Jamal Keshek, vs on 19 September 1980

Competition records

Overview Event 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 4th placeWorld Cup 0 0 0 0 Asian Cup 0 0 0 0WAFF Championship 1 2 0 1FIFA Arab Cup 0 3 0 1Arab Games 1 2 1 1West Asian Games 0 2 1 0Mediterranean Games 1 0 1 1 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRound* 1930Did not enterDid not enter 1934 1938 1950Withdrew100107 1954Did not enterDid not enter 1958Did not qualify201112 1962WithdrewWithdrew 1966 1970Did not enterDid not enter 1974Did not qualify631266 1978Withdrew410326 1982Did not qualify400427 1986843184 1990421175 19946330144 19985212275 20026411406 2006622277 2010106222310 2014Disqualified200206 2018Did not qualify209563622 2022188373123 20266213912 2030To be determinedTo be determined 2034Total––––––108462438214132

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGAPldWDLGFGA 1956Not an AFC memberNot an AFC member 1960 1964 1968 1972Did not qualify302145 1976WithdrewWithdrew 1980Group stage421132321020 1984411235630399 1988420225431082 1992Did not qualify210134 1996Group stage310236430162 2000Did not qualify6411113 200462131610 20076222106 2011Group stage3102456420102 2015Did not qualify611477 2019Group stage30122586022611 2023Round of 164121228701227 2027To be determined6213912TotalRound of 1625851219307440122214380

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

AFC Asian Cup historyYearRoundScoreResult1980Round 1 0–0 DrawRound 1 1–0 WinRound 1 1–2 LossRound 1 1–0 Win1984Round 1 1–1 DrawRound 1 0–1 LossRound 1 1–0 WinRound 1 1–3 Loss1988Round 1 0–2 LossRound 1 0–3 LossRound 1 1–0 WinRound 1 1–0 Win1996Round 1 1–2 LossRound 1 0–3 LossRound 1 2–1 Win2011Round 1 2–1 WinRound 1 1–2 LossRound 1 1–2 Loss2019Round 1 0–0 DrawRound 1 0–2 LossRound 1 2–3 Loss2023Round 1 0–0 DrawRound 1 0–1 LossRound 1 1–0 WinRound 1 1–0 Draw

Olympic Games Olympic Games recordOlympic Games qualification recordYearResultPldWD*LGFGAPldWD*LGFGA 1900 to 1968 Did not enter 1972Did not qualify 201101 1976Did not enter 1980Round 1301208 420231 1984Did not qualify 6213610 1988 200205 1992 to presentSee Syria national under-23 teamSee Syria national under-23 teamTotal0 Titles301208 14428917

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGA 2000Runners-up521252 2002Fourth place411256 2004Runners-up4112613 2007Semi-finals320123 2008Semi-finals311123 2010Group stage201123 2012Champions422053 2014Withdrew 2019Group stage402257 2023QualifiedTotal1 Title2999113240 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

FIFA Arab Cup FIFA Arab Cup recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGA 1963Runners-up430194 1964Did not enter 1966Runners-up531194 1985Did not enter 1988Runners-up622255 1992Fourth place403123 1998Group stage200216 2002Group stage420286 2012Did not enter 2021Group stage310244 2025Quarter finals412122Total0 Titles32128124034 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Arab Games Pan Arab Games recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGA 1953Runners-up311135 1957Champions5221126 1961Did not enter 1965Group stage4202208 1976Third place631264 1985Group stage200204 1992Fourth place403123 1997Runners-up540195 1999Group stage404055 2007Did not enter 2011Withdrew 2023See Syria national under-23 teamTotal1 Title331211105740 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1951Third place2002012 1955Fourth place3003010 1959Did not enter 1963Group stage3003110 1967Did not enter 1971Group stage3003141975Did not enter 1979 1983Group stage200202 1987Champions5410133 1991 to present See Syria national under-20 teamTotal1 Title1841131541

Asian Games Asian Games recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGA 1951Did not enter 1954 1958 1962 1966 19701974 1978 1982Group stage302135 1986Did not enter 1990 1994 1998 2002 to presentSee Syria national under-23 teamTotal0 Titles301235 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

West Asian Games West Asian Games recordYearRoundPldWD*LGFGA 1997Runners-up 2002Third place413054 2005Runners-up413075Total0 Titles8260129 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

Results by Event after match against

EventPldWDLGFGAGDFriendly matches2467367106296351–55World Cup qualification92332435166114+52Asian Cup2585121930- 11Asian Cup qualifiers7344111815569+86WAFF Championship2999113240- 8Arab Cup35169104932+ 17Palestine Cup167182528- 3Arab Games269894435+ 9Asian Games302135− 2West Asian Games312075+ 2Mediterranean Games92071022- 12Total556202138217806731+75

Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Syria national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

after match against

All friendly and international matches have been approved, except for Olympic matches. A-level matches

Syria national football team head-to-head recordsOpponent Played Win Draws LosseConfederation 5 5 0 0 17 3 +14 AFC 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 CAF 4 0 1 3 4 7 −3 AFC 25 12 7 6 29 24 +5 AFC 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 UEFA 3 3 0 0 17 1 +16 AFC 15 5 2 8 14 29 −15 AFC 4 4 0 0 17 1 +16 AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA 11 2 2 7 7 23 −16 CAF 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 UEFA 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CONCACAF 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 AFC 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12 AFC 30 1 12 17 16 52 −36 AFC 33 5 11 17 25 46 −21 AFC 13 0 2 11 9 37 −28 AFC 44 14 15 15 48 45 +3 AFC 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 UEFA 35 11 10 14 41 53 −12 AFC 7 2 2 3 10 8 +2 AFC 2 2 0 0 20 0 +20 AFC 25 15 5 5 50 28 +22 AFC 10 3 3 4 13 17 −4 AFC 6 2 2 2 12 14 -2 AFC 7 6 0 1 39 4 +35 AFC 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 CAF 7 0 3 4 2 8 −6 CAF 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 CAF 4 3 1 0 16 2 +14 AFC 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 AFC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 CAF 11 4 4 3 18 14 +4 AFC 26 9 8 9 39 28 +11 AFC 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 AFC 17 8 6 2 26 14 +12 AFC 5 5 0 0 25 3 +22 AFC 13 4 4 5 19 19 0 AFC 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 UEFA 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 UEFA 27 2 9 16 22 49 −26 AFC 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 CAF 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 AFC 10 1 3 6 5 12 −7 AFC 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 CAF a 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 AFC a 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 UEFA 3 3 0 0 17 0 +17 AFC 10 4 2 4 10 10 0 CAF 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA 9 5 1 3 8 11 −3 AFC 7 1 2 4 11 15 −4 AFC 12 6 1 5 15 16 −1 CAF 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 UEFA 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 AFC 25 3 8 14 19 40 −21 AFC 8 3 2 3 6 9 –3 AFC 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 CONMEBOL 4 1 1 2 1 3 −2 AFC b 14 11 1 2 42 10 +32 AFC 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 CAFTotal 556 201 138 217 801 729 +72 Last match updated was against   on 1 October 2026. </onlyinclude> (a) Denotes defunct national football team.

(b) Including North Yemen

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 Syria - List of International Matches, RSSSF, 1 Jan 2005 World Football Elo Ratings: Syria