Syria at the AFC Asian Cup
Syria has been a major participant in the AFC Asian Cup with seven appearances in the tournament, in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019, and 2023. At 2023 Asian Cup, Omar Khribin scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over India, which granted Syria its first win in the competition since 2011, and first ever qualification to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams.[1]
Until 2024, 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 |
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Iran | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 6 |
North Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
Syria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
Bangladesh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 0 |
Bangladesh | 0–1 | Syria |
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Keshek 7' |
North Korea | 2–1 | Syria |
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Suleiman |
1984 Singapore
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
Qatar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Syria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
South Korea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Syria | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
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Khalifa 66' |
Syria | 1–0 | South Korea |
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Hassan 12' |
Kuwait | 3–1 | Syria |
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Mahrous 66' (o.g.) Al-Dakhil 77' A. Al-Buloushi 79' | Abu Al-Sel 5' |
1988 Qatar
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
China | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
Syria | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
Kuwait | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Bahrain | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Syria | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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Report | Al-Mutlaq 20' Al-Suwaiyed 82' |
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
China | 3–0 | Syria |
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Gao Sheng 13' Xie Yuxin 14', 19' | Report |
Referee: Mohamed Hansal (Algeria)
Bahrain | 0–1 | Syria |
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Report | Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.) |
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
1996 United Arab Emirates
Group C
Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Japan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
China | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Syria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Uzbekistan | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 |
Uzbekistan | 1–2 | Syria |
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Lebedev 53' (pen.) | Report | Jokhadar 48' Dib 74' |
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Syria squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup
2011 Qatar
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 |
9 January 2011 | ||
Saudi Arabia | 1–2 | Syria[2] |
13 January 2011 | ||
Syria | 1–2 | Japan[3] |
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
Jordan | 2–0 | Syria |
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| Report |
2023 Qatar
Group B
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
Source: AFC
Uzbekistan | 0–0 | Syria |
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Report |
- Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos | Grp | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | E | Jordan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | C | Palestine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | B | Syria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | D | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
5 | F | Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
6 | A | China | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
Source: AFC
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Overall record
AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1956 | Did not enter | Declined participation | ||||||||||||
1960 | ||||||||||||||
1964 | ||||||||||||||
1968 | ||||||||||||||
1972 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||
1980 | Round 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1984 | Round 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
1988 | Round 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
1992 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
1996 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
2000 | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||||||
2004 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | ||||||||
2007 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||
2011 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
2015 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
2019 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | |
2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |
2027 | To be determined | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | |||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 72 | 40 | 13 | 20 | 143 | 74 |
Record by opponent
- As of 31 January 2024
AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
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Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded | Last Win |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1984 |
Iran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | DNW |
Bangladesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1980 |
Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1988 |
Kuwait | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1988 |
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1980 |
Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2011 |
Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | DNW |
Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1996 |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | DNW |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | DNW |
Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | DNW |
Palestine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNW |
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | DNW |
India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023 |
Record results
Syria's Asian Cup record | |||||
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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) Syria 1–0 India (23 January 2024; Al Khor, 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 | Round of 16 (2023) | ||||
Worst result | Group stage (1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2019) |
Goalscorers
Player | Goals | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | 2011 | 2019 | 2023 |
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Omar Khribin | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Walid Abu Al-Sel | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Jamal Keshek | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Nader Joukhadar | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
- Only players with minimum 2 goals scored
References
- ^ "Syria beat India to reach Asian Cup knockouts for first time". France 24. 23 January 2024.
- ^ "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". edition.cnn.com.
- ^ "Syria vs Japan Report - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.