Syria national under-20 football team

Syria U-20

Nickname(s)	Nosour Qasioun[1] (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'The Qasioun Eagles')
Association	Syrian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world)
Head coach	Mark Wotte
FIFA code	SYR
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1989)
Best result	Quarter-finals (1991)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions (1994)
WAFF U-18 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2021)
Best result	Group stage (2021)

The Syria national under-20 football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) is the national football youth team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. It is considered the feeder team to the Syria national football team.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA 1977 Did not enter - - - - - - 1979 Did not enter - - - - - - 1981 Did not enter - - - - - - 1983 Did not enter - - - - - - 1985 Did not enter - - - - - - 1987 Did not enter - - - - - - 1989 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6 1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 5 4 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1995 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 8 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2005 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 3 5 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2025 To be determined - - - - - - Total 14 4 4 6 13 23

FIFA U-20 World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1989 Round 1  Syria 1 – 3  Soviet Union Lost Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Colombia Lost Round 1  Syria 3 – 1  Costa Rica Won 1991 Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Uruguay Won Round 1  Syria 3 – 3  England Draw Round 1  Syria 0 – 0  Spain Draw Quarter finals  Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5)  Australia Lost 1995 Round 1  Syria 0 – 6  Brazil Lost Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Russia Lost 2005 Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Canada Draw Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Italy Won Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Colombia Lost Round of 16  Syria 0 – 1  Brazil Lost

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-19 Championship Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 1975 Round 1 4 2 0 2 4 4 1988 Runner-up 5 4 1 0 7 1 1990 3rd Place 5 2 2 1 9 5 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1994 Champions 6 5 1 0 16 4 1996 Round 1 4 2 0 2 5 5 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2002 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 8 2004 4th Place 6 3 1 2 9 5 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2008 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 5 2010 Round 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 2012 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 9 6 2014 Withdrew - - - - - - 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2018 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2020 Cancelled - - - - - - 2023 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 Total 47 22 9 16 71 50

AFC Youth Championship History Year Round Score Result 1975 Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Hong Kong Lost Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Philippines Won Round 1  Syria 3 – 1  Bangladesh Won Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Bahrain Lost 1988 Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  China Won Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  North Korea Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won Semi-finals  Syria 2 – 0  United Arab Emirates Won Final  Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5)  Iraq Lost 1990 Round 1  Syria 4 – 0  Bahrain Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  South Korea Draw Round 1  Syria 2 – 2  Japan Draw Semi-finals  Syria 1 – 2  North Korea Lost Third place  Syria 1 – 0  Qatar Won 1994 Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  Iraq Won Round 1  Syria 4 – 0  Indonesia Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Qatar Draw Round 1  Syria 6 – 1  Kazakhstan Won Semi-finals  Syria 1 – 0  Thailand Won Final  Syria 2 – 1  Japan Won 1996 Round 1  Syria 1 – 3  Japan Lost Round 1  Syria 2 – 0  Qatar Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  India Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  China Lost 2002 Round 1  Syria 4 – 2  China Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  United Arab Emirates Draw Round 1  Syria 4 – 1  Vietnam Won Quarter-finals  Syria 0 – 4  Uzbekistan Lost 2004 Round 1  Syria 2 – 1  India Won Round 1  Syria 4 – 1  Laos Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Uzbekistan Draw Quarter-finals  Syria 1 – 0  Iraq Won Semi-finals  Syria 0 – 1  China Lost Third place  Syria 1 (3) – 1 (4)  Japan Lost 2008 Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  South Korea Lost Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Iraq Lost Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  United Arab Emirates Lost 2010 Round 1  Syria 1 – 0  Thailand Won Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  China Lost Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Saudi Arabia Lost 2012 Round 1  Syria 5 – 1  Saudi Arabia Won Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Australia Draw Round 1  Syria 1 – 2  Qatar Lost Quarter-finals  Syria 2 (0) – (3) 2  Uzbekistan Draw 2023 Round 1  Syria 0 – 2  Uzbekistan Lost Round 1  Syria 0 – 1  Indonesia Lost Round 1  Syria 1 – 1  Iraq Draw

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Syria's head-to-head record in FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Brazil	2	0	0	2	0	7	−7	000.00
Canada	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Colombia	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
England	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Italy	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Qatar	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Spain	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Total	14	4	4	6	13	23	−10	028.57

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup on 25 February 2023.[2][3][4]

Head coach: Mark Wotte

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Mohammed Hasoni		Al-Ittihad
	1GK	Ali Holo		Al-Wathba
	1GK	Maksim Sarraf	(2005-03-15)15 March 2005 (aged 17)	CSKA Moscow
	2DF	Ali Al-Rina	(2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Khaled Al-Hajjah	(2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 18)	Hutteen
	2DF	Mahmoud Nayef	(2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Mekdad Ahmad	(2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 19)	Jableh
	2DF	Ammar Alama
	2DF	Mohammad Othman	(2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Wahda
	2DF	Amer Fayad	(2004-05-01)1 May 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Ittihad
	2DF	Annas Al Hardan	(2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18)	AaB
	3MF	Abdullah Zakreet		Al-Karamah
	3MF	Malik Janair	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Al Wasl
	3MF	Mahmoud Mohanna		Jableh
	3MF	Mustafa Hammou		Al-Jihad
	3MF	Mohannad Assad	(2003-09-21)21 September 2003 (aged 19)	Tishreen
	3MF	Hasan Dahan	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Ittihad
	3MF	Mahmoud Al-Aswad	(2003-09-14)14 September 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Karamah
	4FW	Elias Safar	(2003-11-19)19 November 2003 (aged 19)	Järfälla
	4FW	Hozan Osman	(2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 19)	De Graafschap
	4FW	Zakaria Ramadan	(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Ittihad
	4FW	Mohammad Fadel		Al-Karamah
	4FW	Mustafa Abdullatif	(2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 19)	Hertha BSC

Previous squads

• 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Syria
• 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Syria
• 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Syria

Honours

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Sixth place: 1991

• AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Winners (1): 1994

Runners-up (1): 1988

Third place (1): 1990

Fourth place (1): 2004

See also

• Syria national football team
• Syria national under-23 football team
• Syria national under-17 football team
• Syrian Football Association
• Football in Syria

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.
2. "القائمة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني تحت 20 عام والتي ستخوض نهائيات كأس آسيا 2023 - أوزبكستان" [Final list of the U20 national team that will play in the 2023 Asian Cup - Uzbekistan] (in Arabic). Syrian Football Federation. 25 February 2023 – via Facebook.
3. Al Kharbawi, Amir (25 February 2023). "فوتا يعلن القائمة النهائية لشباب سوريا في كأس آسيا" (in Arabic). Kooora.
4. Al-Najjar, Nasser (28 February 2023). "منتخبنا الوطني للشباب بكرة القدم يبدأ مشواره الآسيوي … مباراة افتتاحية صعبة مع أوزبكستان صاحبة الأرض والجمهور … مارك: مهمة صعبة وهدفنا نصف النهائي وعلينا تجاوز الأخطاء" (in Arabic). Al-Watan.