Syria national football team records and statistics

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.

Player records



 * Players in bold are still active with Syria.
 * Players in bold are still active with Syria.

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 🇨🇳 china, 07 Dec 2002
 * Oldest player to score: Firas Al-Khatib, aged 36 years and 94 days vs, 5 September 2019

Wins

 * Largest win :
 * 13–0 vs Muscat and Oman on 6 September 1965
 * 12–0 vs 🇲🇻 maldives 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 🇲🇻 maldives on 4 June 1997
 * Largest win at the Asian Cup :
 * 2–1 vs on 9 January 2011
 * 2–1 vs 🇺🇿 uzbekistan on 12 December 1996

Draws

 * Highest scoring draw :
 * 3–3 vs 🇱🇧 lebanon on 17 October 1998
 * 3–3 vs 🇴🇲 oman on 18 May 2001
 * Highest scoring draw at the Asian Cup :
 * 1–1 vs 🇶🇦 qatar on 1 December 1984
 * 1–1 vs 🇮🇷 iran on 31 January 2024

Defeats

 * Largest defeat :
 * 8–0 vs 🇬🇷 greece on 25 November 1949
 * 8–0 vs 🇪🇬 egypt on 16 October 1951
 * 7–0 vs 🇹🇷 turkey on 20 November 1949
 * Largest defeat at home :
 * 1–7 vs 🇮🇷 iran on 21 June 2004
 * Largest defeat away :
 * 8–0 vs 🇬🇷 greece on 25 November 1949
 * 8–0 vs 🇪🇬 egypt on 16 October 1951
 * Largest defeat at the Asian Cup :
 * 3–0 vs 🇨🇳 china on 9 December 1996
 * 3–0 vs 🇨🇳 china on 4 December 1988

Attendance

 * Highest home attendance:
 * 50,000, vs, 30 March 1989


 * Highest away attendance:
 * 100,000, vs 🇮🇷 iran, 13 June 1997

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)

General

 * First goal : Mudhafar Al-Aqqad vs 🇯🇴 jordan on 1 August 1953


 * Most goals : Firas Al-Khatib (2001–2019), 36 goals

. Highlighted names denote a player still playing or available for selection.

AFC Asian Cup

 * Most goals in a single Asian Cup tournament : Jamal Keshek (in 1980), 2 goals Nader Joukhadar (in 1996), 2 goals Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain (in 2011), 2 goals Omar 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

FIFA World Cup

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

AFC Asian Cup

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

Olympic Games

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

WAFF Championship

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

FIFA Arab Cup

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

Arab Games

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

Asian Games

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

West Asian Games

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

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

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(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.