Syria national under-23 football team
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).
| Nickname(s) | Nosour Qasioun[1] (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles') | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Syrian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) | ||
| Head coach | Mark Wotte | ||
| FIFA code | SYR | ||
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| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | none | ||
| AFC U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2013, 2020) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2018) | ||
| WAFF U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2015) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2015) | ||
Results and fixtures
2022
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| 3 November 2022 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | Bahrain | 2–1 | Syria | Jeddah, KSA |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Abdulaziz 32' Rumaihi 90+3' |
Report | Rihanieh 90+2' | Stadium: Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 750 Referee: Ali Al Ashkar (Lebanon) |
| 6 November 2022 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | Syria | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, KSA |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Al Aswad 23' Rihanieh 44' |
Report | Al-Johani 61' | Stadium: Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 900 Referee: Mohammed Shammari (Qatar) |
| 12 November 2022 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | Qatar | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Syria | Jeddah, KSA |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Qadeera 55' | Report | Bawadekji 53' | Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 1,231 Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain) |
| Penalties | ||||
| 15 November 2022 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship | Syria | 1–0 | Oman | Jeddah, KSA |
| 17:00 UTC+3 | Al Hajjah 50' | Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
Previous years
* 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | to be determined | to be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 4/7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 11 | |||
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 | Qualified | |||||||
| 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 selected to compete in the 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship.
- The final squad was announced on 25 October 2022.[2][3]
- Tournament date: 2–15 November 2022
- Coach: Mark Wotte
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Waseem Ayoub | 7 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Majd |
| 2 | DF | Jehad Ghawi | 2 April 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Hurriya |
| 3 | DF | Omar Mohamed | Al-Shorta | |
| 4 | DF | Mostafa Safrani | 1 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Nawair |
| 5 | MF | Amer Fayad | 1 January 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | MF | Ahmad Dali | 21 March 2002 (aged 20) | Tishreen |
| 7 | MF | Fawaz Bawadekji | 23 November 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 8 | MF | Mohamed Nour El Din Khamis | 14 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Taliya |
| 9 | FW | Abdulrahman Al Hussain | Al-Fotuwa | |
| 10 | MF | Mohamad Rihanieh | 26 December 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 11 | MF | Omar Nanoua | 25 June 2002 (aged 20) | Jableh |
| 12 | DF | Ali Al Rina | 10 January 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
| 13 | DF | Khaled Al Hajjah | 30 June 2004 (aged 18) | Hutteen |
| 14 | DF | Al Mekdad Ahmad | 12 January 2004 (aged 18) | Jableh |
| 15 | DF | Haitham Al Louz | 15 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Karamah |
| 16 | MF | Malek Janeer | Al-Fotuwa | |
| 17 | FW | Zakaria Ramadan | 1 January 2005 (aged 17) | Al-Ittihad |
| 18 | MF | Hozan Osman | 16 May 2003 (aged 19) | De Graafschap |
| 19 | MF | Mahmoud Nayef | 3 January 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
| 20 | FW | Oliver Kass Kawo | 3 December 2001 (aged 20) | Helsingør |
| 21 | FW | Mahmoud Al Aswad | 14 September 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Karamah |
| 22 | GK | Mohamed Yamen Motlak | 10 January 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Jaish |
| 23 | GK | Mohamed Hassouni | 7 January 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
* Over-aged player.
Previous squads
Honours
See also
References
- 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.
- "الأولمبي السوري يعسكر في دبي قبل بطولة غرب آسيا".
- "القائمة النهائية و الرسمية لمنتخب #سورية الاولمبي لخوض غمار منافسات #كأس_اسيا تحت ٢٣ عام والتي ستقام في تايلند". Twitter (in Arabic). Syria Pro Sport. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
- Syria national under-23 football team at Soccerway
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