Syria national under-17 football team

The Syria national under-17 football team is the national football youth team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association.

Syria U-17

Nickname(s)	Nosour Qasioun[1] (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'The Qasioun Eagles')
Association	Syrian Football Association (SFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world)
Head coach	Wilco van Buuren
FIFA code	SYR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Highest	100 (2018)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2007)
Best result	Round of 16 (2007)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	Third place (2014)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances	1 (first in 2011)
Best result	Runners-up (2011)

History

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]}

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1987 Did not enter - - - - - - 1989 Did not enter - - - - - - 1991 Did not enter - - - - - - 1993 Did not enter - - - - - - 1995 Did not enter - - - - - - 1997 Did not enter - - - - - - 1999 Did not enter - - - - - - 2001 Did not enter - - - - - - 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2005 Did not enter - - - - - - 2007 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 4 5 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2015 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 8 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2021 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2025 Did not qualify Total 7 1 2 4 5 13

FIFA U-17 World Cup History Year Round Score Result 2007 Round 1 Syria  0 – 0  Argentina Draw Round 1 Syria  1 – 2  Spain Lost Round 1 Syria  2 – 0  Honduras Won Round of 16 Syria  1 – 3  England Lost 2015 Round 1 Syria  1 – 4  Paraguay Lost Round 1 Syria  0 – 0  New Zealand Draw Round 1 Syria  0 – 4  France Lost

AFC U-17 Championship

AFC U-17 Championship Year Round PLD W D* L GF GA 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1986 Did not enter - - - - - - 1988 Did not enter - - - - - - 1990 Did not enter - - - - - - 1992 Did not enter - - - - - - 1994 Did not enter - - - - - - 1996 Did not enter - - - - - - 1998 Did not enter - - - - - - 2000 Did not enter - - - - - - 2002 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 3 4 2004 Did not enter - - - - - - 2006 Fourth Place 6 3 1 2 14 7 2008 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 4 2010 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 4 4 2012 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 3 3 2014 Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 9 11 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2018 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2020 Cancelled Covid-19 - - - - - - 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2025 Did not qualify - - - - - - Total 27 10 9 8 39 33 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-17 Championship History Year Round Score Result 2002 Round 1 Syria  1 – 0  Qatar Won Round 1 Syria  1 – 1  Uzbekistan Draw Round 1 Syria  0 – 1  Japan Lost Quarter-finals Syria  1 – 2  Yemen Lost 2006 Round 1 Syria  0 – 1  China Lost Round 1 Syria  7 – 0  Bangladesh Won Round 1 Syria  2 – 0  Vietnam Won Quarter-finals Syria  2 – 1  Saudi Arabia Won Semi-finals Syria  0 – 2  Japan Lost Third Place Syria  3 – 3  Tajikistan Draw 2008 Round 1 Syria  2 – 1  Indonesia Won Round 1 Syria  3 – 0  India Won Round 1 Syria  1 – 1  South Korea Draw Quarter-finals Syria  0 – 2  Iran Lost 2010 Round 1 Syria  1 – 1  North Korea Draw Round 1 Syria  1 – 0  Oman Won Round 1 Syria  1 – 1  Iran Draw Quarter-finals Syria  1 – 2  Uzbekistan Lost 2012 Round 1 Syria  1 – 1  China Draw Round 1 Syria  0 – 0  India Draw Round 1 Syria  1 – 0  Uzbekistan Won Quarter-finals Syria  1 – 2  Japan Lost 2014 Round 1 Syria  0 – 0  Saudi Arabia Draw Round 1 Syria  1 – 1  Qatar Draw Round 1 Syria  2 – 1  Iran Won Quarter-finals Syria  5 – 2  Uzbekistan Won Semi-finals Syria  1 – 7  South Korea Lost

See also

• Syria national football team
• Syria national under-23 football team
• Syria national under-20 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.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Syria's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
England	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
France	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Honduras	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	7	1	2	4	5	13	−8	014.29

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
China	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
India	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	050.00
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Iran	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	033.33
Japan	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	000.00
North Korea	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Oman	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
South Korea	2	0	1	1	2	8	−6	000.00
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Uzbekistan	4	2	1	1	8	5	+3	050.00
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Yemen	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	27	10	9	8	39	33	+6	037.04