Syria during the 2019 Asian Cup match against Palestine

Syria has been a major participant in the AFC Asian Cup with six appearances in the tournament, in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, and 2019. However, Syria have failed to make the second round of the tournament, being eliminated in the group stage in all six editions they participated in.

Syria have never qualified past the group stage in the Asian Cup, with them narrowly missing out on the knock-out stage in 1980 and knock-out stage in 1996 due to 1 missed point; both eliminations involved China national football team.

AFC Asian Cup record

1980 Kuwait

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 4220124+86
 North Korea 430197+26
 Syria 421132+15
 China 411295+43
 Bangladesh 4004217−150
Iran 0–0 Syria
Attendance: 15,000
Bangladesh 0–1 Syria
Keshek 7'
Syria 1–0 China
Keshek 86'
North Korea 2–1 Syria
Suleiman

1984 Singapore

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 422042+26
 Kuwait 421142+25
 Qatar 41213304
 Syria 411235−23
 South Korea 402213−22
Qatar 1–1 Syria
Khalfan 7' Anber 47' (o.g.)
Attendance: 8,000
Syria 0–1 Saudi Arabia
Khalifa 66'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
Syria 1–0 South Korea
Hassan 12'
Attendance: 10,000
Kuwait 3–1 Syria
Mahrous 66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil 77'
A. Al-Buloushi 79'		 Abu Al-Sel 5'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)

1988 Qatar

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Saudi Arabia 6422041+3
 China 5421163+3
 Syria 4420225−3
 Kuwait 3403123−1
 Bahrain 2402213−2
Syria 0–2 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Mutlaq 20'
Al-Suwaiyed 82'
China 3–0 Syria
Gao Sheng 13'
Xie Yuxin 14', 19'		 Report
Syria 1–0 Kuwait
Al-Nasser 63' Report
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.)

1996 United Arab Emirates

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 9330071+6
 China 33102330
 Syria 3310236−3
 Uzbekistan 3310236−3
Japan 2–1 Syria
Abbas 85' (o.g.)
Takagi 88'		 Report Jokhadar 8'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)
Syria 0–3 China
Report Ma Mingyu 35'
Gao Feng 49'
Li Bing 73'
Attendance: 3,000
Uzbekistan 1–2 Syria
Lebedev 53' (pen.) Report Jokhadar 48'
Dib 74'
Attendance: 2,000

2011 Qatar

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 321082+67
 Jordan 321042+27
 Syria 310245−13
 Saudi Arabia 300318−70
9 January 2011
Saudi Arabia 1–2 Syria[1]
13 January 2011
Syria 1–2 Japan[2]
17 January 2011
Jordan 2–1 Syria

2019 United Arab Emirates

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Jordan 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Palestine 3 0 2 1 0 3 −3 2
4  Syria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: AFC
Syria 0–0 Palestine
Report
Attendance: 8,471
Jordan 2–0 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 9,152
Australia 3–2 Syria
 Report
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)

2023 Qatar

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Syria 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1]
3  Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] Possible knockout stage
4  India 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Disciplinary points: Syria –1, Uzbekistan –1.
Uzbekistan 0–0 Syria
Report
Attendance: 10,198
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Syria Match 15 Australia
Report
Syria Match 28 India
Report

Overall record

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956Did not enter Declined participation
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972Did not qualify 302145
Iran 1976Withdrew Withdrew
Kuwait 1980Round 1421132 321020
Singapore 1984Round 1411235 530298
Qatar 1988Round 1420225 431082
Japan 1992Did not qualify 210134
United Arab Emirates 1996Round 1310236 430162
Lebanon 2000Did not qualify 6411113
China 2004 62131610
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 6222106
Qatar 2011Round 1310245 6420102
Australia 2015Did not qualify 611477
United Arab Emirates 2019Round 1301225 86022611
Qatar 2023Qualified 7700214
Saudi Arabia 2027To be determined To be determined
Total0 Titles2173111728 6638121713364

Record by opponent

As of 21 November 2022
AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Win
 South Korea1100101984
 Iran101000DNW
 Bangladesh1100101980
 Bahrain1100101988
 Kuwait2101231988
 China3102161980
 Saudi Arabia3102242011
 Japan200224DNW
 Uzbekistan1100211996
 Australia100123DNW
 North Korea100112DNW
 Jordan200214DNW
 Palestine101000DNW
 Qatar101011DNW

Record results

Syria's Asian Cup record
First match  Iran 0–0 Syria 
(17 September 1980; Kuwait City, Kuwait)
Biggest win  Uzbekistan 1–2 Syria 
(12 December 1996; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
 Saudi Arabia 1–2 Syria 
(9 January 2011; Al Rayyan, Qatar)
Biggest defeat  China 3–0 Syria 
(4 December 1988; Doha, Qatar)
 China 3–0 Syria 
(9 December 1996; Al Ain, United Arab Emirates)
Best result Group stage

Goalscorers

Player Goals 1980 1984 1988 1996 2011
Walid Abu Al-Sel 2 1 1
Jamal Keshek 2 2
Nader Joukhadar 2 2
Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain 2 2
Total 8 2 1 1 2 2
  • Only players with minimum 2 goals scored

References

  1. ↑ "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". edition.cnn.com.
  2. ↑ "Syria vs Japan Report - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
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