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The Syria national Under-17 football team is the national football youth team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association.
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Nickname(s) | Nosour Qasioun[1] (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles') | ||
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Association | Syrian Football Association (SFA) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) | ||
Head coach | Wilco van Buuren | ||
FIFA code | SYR | ||
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FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2007) | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Third place (2014) | ||
Arab Cup U-17 | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2011) |
The first official appearance of a Syrian U-17 choice was in the AFC U-17 Championship 2002 Qualification. In Group Two of the qualification, Syria beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 on aggregate, the only goal coming in the second leg in Syria, and so qualified for the finals at the first attempt.[citation needed]
In the AFC U-17 Championship 2002, Syria beat Qatar in the first match of the group stage, then followed a draw against Uzbekistan and a defeat against Japan before falling to a 2-1 defeat against Yemen in the quarter-finals.[citation needed]
Three years later, Syria qualified for the AFC U-17 Championship 2006 in Singapore. Despite being beaten 1-0 by China in their opening game, the Syrian team advanced to the second round with a 7-0 win over Bangladesh and a 2-0 victory against Vietnam. Syria reached the quarter-finals and won 2-1 against Saudi Arabia, but lost 2-0 in the semi-finals against eventual champions Japan. Despite losing the third place playoff against Tajikistan in a penalty shootout, they qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.[citation needed]
In Thailand 2014, Syria was among the four semi-finalists who qualified for Chile 2015.[citation needed]
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