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Syrianational football team record

174
Wins
121
Draws
193
Defeats

488 matches, 1949 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1586, 83rd in the world

Syria have played 488 internationals since 1949: 174 wins, 121 draws and 193 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Kuwait, with 34 meetings. Their biggest win is 12–0 against Philippines in World Cup qualifying on 30 April 2001.

Syria's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All488174121193695–64436%
Competitive31113069112512–37742%
Friendlies177445281183–26725%
At home82382321175–7046%
Away192445296193–31923%
Neutral venues214924676327–25543%

Record against every opponent

Syria have played 61 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Kuwait3410101440–532025
Iraq315111524–422022
Jordan308111124–312026
Iran291121616–492024
Oman2377924–272022
UAE23361417–382025
Bahrain22106626–242023
Saudi Arabia22271318–392011
Lebanon20123539–242022
China1552814–292023
Palestine1576223–132025
Japan1302119–372024
Qatar1344519–192025
Yemen13101235–92019
North Korea1043316–122024
South Korea101365–122022
Tajikistan95138–112024
India842211–72024
Sudan83238–82004
Uzbekistan83236–92026
Egypt71335–71995
Kyrgyzstan722310–82024
Maldives760139–42021
Thailand712411–152024
Libya62227–72006
Singapore640211–72016
Tunisia63036–102025
Afghanistan550017–32025
Algeria51132–52022
Indonesia540115–32014
Malaysia51229–142024
Philippines550025–32019
Australia40134–72024
Kazakhstan43108–12011
Morocco40131–72025
Myanmar431016–22025
Vietnam41121–32023
Bangladesh33005–12007
Cambodia330017–12016
Sri Lanka330017–02009
Taiwan330013–12006
Belarus0–1 (2022), 1–4 (2026)20021–52026
Guam4–0 (2019), 3–0 (2021)22007–02021
Laos11–0 (2001), 9–0 (2001)220020–02001
Nepal3–0 (1988), 2–0 (2012)22005–02012
Pakistan2–0 (2025), 5–0 (2025)22007–02025
Russia0–2 (1988), 0–4 (2024)20020–62024
Turkmenistan1–1 (2003), 5–1 (2009)21106–22009
Venezuela1–4 (2008), 1–2 (2022)20022–62022
South Yemen1–0 (1972), 7–1 (1973)22008–11973
Cameroon2–2 (2012)10102–22012
Greece0–8 (1949)10010–81949
Haiti2–1 (2009)11002–12009
Hong Kong2–0 (1988)11002–01988
Mauritania1–2 (2021)10011–22021
Mauritius2–0 (2024)11002–02024
Nigeria0–1 (1987)10010–11987
South Sudan2–0 (2025)11002–02025
Sweden1–1 (2010)10101–12010
Turkey0–7 (1949)10010–71949
Zimbabwe6–0 (2010)11006–02010

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v PhilippinesWorld Cup qualifying, 30 Apr 200112–0 for Syria
  2. v MaldivesWorld Cup qualifying, 9 Jun 199712–0 for Syria
  3. v MaldivesWorld Cup qualifying, 4 Jun 199712–0 for Syria
  4. v LaosWorld Cup qualifying, 7 May 200111–0 for Syria
  5. v LaosWorld Cup qualifying, 11 May 20019–0 for Syria

Heaviest defeats

  1. at GreeceFriendly, 25 Nov 19490–8 for Syria
  2. at TurkeyWorld Cup qualifying, 20 Nov 19490–7 for Syria
  3. at IranWAFF Championship, 21 Jun 20041–7 for Syria
  4. at ChinaFriendly, 23 Jul 19660–6 for Syria
  5. at JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Jun 20240–5 for Syria

Latest results

  1. at UzbekistanFriendly, 1 Oct 20261–4 for Syria
  2. at JordanFriendly, 27 Sept 20261–1 for Syria
  3. at BelarusFriendly, 5 Jun 20261–4 for Syria
  4. v MoroccoArab Cup, 11 Dec 20250–1 for Syria
  5. v PalestineArab Cup, 7 Dec 20250–0 for Syria
  6. at QatarArab Cup, 4 Dec 20251–1 for Syria
  7. v TunisiaArab Cup, 1 Dec 20251–0 for Syria
  8. v South SudanArab Cup qualifying, 25 Nov 20252–0 for Syria
  9. at PakistanAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20255–0 for Syria
  10. at MyanmarAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 20253–0 for Syria

Syria's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1949: 1434End of 1957: 1417End of 1963: 1487End of 1966: 1533End of 1971: 1490End of 1972: 1518End of 1973: 1574End of 1974: 1590End of 1975: 1547End of 1976: 1530End of 1977: 1510End of 1978: 1400End of 1980: 1463End of 1981: 1394End of 1982: 1386End of 1983: 1386End of 1984: 1426End of 1985: 1487End of 1986: 1479End of 1987: 1471End of 1988: 1553End of 1989: 1557End of 1992: 1507End of 1993: 1538End of 1995: 1531End of 1996: 1532End of 1997: 1520End of 1998: 1555End of 1999: 1530End of 2000: 1593End of 2001: 1537End of 2002: 1498End of 2003: 1468End of 2004: 1538End of 2005: 1541End of 2006: 1540End of 2007: 1609End of 2008: 1623End of 2009: 1638End of 2010: 1628End of 2011: 1557End of 2012: 1559End of 2013: 1524End of 2014: 1530End of 2015: 1594End of 2016: 1631End of 2017: 1701End of 2018: 1691End of 2019: 1605End of 2020: 1606End of 2021: 1550End of 2022: 1524End of 2023: 1538End of 2024: 1555End of 2025: 1602End of 2026: 1586
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1709, reached on 5 October 2017. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly177445281183–267
World Cup qualifying107462437214–130
AFC Asian Cup qualifying4926101395–45
Arab Cup291181039–30
WAFF Championship29991132–40
AFC Asian Cup25851219–30
Palestine Cup1672725–28
Nehru Cup1592429–13
Merdeka Tournament80088–22
Intercontinental Cup531111–5
Arab Cup qualifying44008–1
International Friendship Championship41214–4
King's Cup42115–4
Asian Games30213–5
Kuneitra Cup32109–1

Top scorers

  1. 1Omar Khribin18
  2. 2Omar Al Somah14
  3. 3Mahmoud Al-Mawas12
  4. 4Said Bayazid11
  5. 5Bashar Srour8
  6. 6Nihad Al Boushi8
  7. 7Raja Rafe8
  8. 8Mohammad Afash7
  9. 9Bayazir al-Said6
  10. 10Nizar Mahrous6

Counted from the 120 of 488 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Syria play their first international?

On 20 November 1949, a 0–7 defeat against Turkey in World Cup qualifying.

What is Syria's biggest win?

12–0 against Philippines in World Cup qualifying on 30 April 2001.

What is Syria's heaviest defeat?

0–8 against Greece in a friendly on 25 November 1949.

Who have Syria played the most?

Kuwait: 34 matches, with 10 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats for Syria.

What is Syria's longest winning run?

6 wins in a row, from 5 September 2019 to 12 November 2020.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.