Syria at the AFC Asian Cup
Syria is one of Asia's stronger teams, and has been a major participant in the AFC Asian Cup with six appearances in the tournament, in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2011, and 2019. However, Syria have failed to make the second round of the tournament, being eliminated in the group stage in all six editions they participated in.
Syria during the 2019 Asian Cup match against Palestine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
|---|---|---|
Keshek  7' |
| North Korea | 2–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Suleiman |
1984 Singapore
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Syria | 0–1 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Khalifa 66' |
| Syria | 1–0 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan 12' |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bahrain |
2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Syria | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Mutlaq 20' Al-Suwaiyed 82' |
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
| Bahrain | 0–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
2011 Qatar
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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[1] |
| 13 January 2011 | ||
| Syria | 1–2 | Japan[2] |
| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
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Overall record
| AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Qualified | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 66 | 38 | 12 | 17 | 133 | 64 | |
Record by opponent
- As of 21 November 2022
| AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded | Last Win |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1984 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1996 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
Record results
| Syria's Asian Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||||
| 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 | Group stage | ||||
Goalscorers
| Player | Goals | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1996 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walid Abu Al-Sel | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Jamal Keshek | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Nader Joukhadar | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Abdelrazaq Al-Hussain | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
- Only players with minimum 2 goals scored
References
- "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.
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