Syria U-20

Nickname(s)	Nosour Qasioun [1] ( Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles')
Association	Syrian Football Association
Confederation	AFC ( Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF ( West Asia) UAFA ( Arab world)
Head coach	Mark Wotte
FIFA code	SYR
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 1989)
Best result	Quarter-finals ( 1991)
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1988)
Best result	Champions ( 1994)
WAFF U-18 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2021)
Best result	Group stage ( 2021)

The Syria national under-20 football team ( Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم تحت 20 سنة) is the national football youth team of Syria and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. It is considered the feeder team to the Syria national football team.

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA 1977 Did not enter - - - - - - 1979 Did not enter - - - - - - 1981 Did not enter - - - - - - 1983 Did not enter - - - - - - 1985 Did not enter - - - - - - 1987 Did not enter - - - - - - 1989 Group stage 3 1 0 2 4 6 1991 Quarter-finals 4 1 3 0 5 4 1993 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1995 Group stage 3 1 0 2 1 8 1997 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1999 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2001 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2003 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2005 Round Of 16 4 1 1 2 3 5 2007 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2009 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2013 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2015 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2017 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2019 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2023 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2025 To be determined - - - - - - Total 14 4 4 6 13 23

FIFA U-20 World Cup History Year Round Score Result 1989 Round 1   Syria 1 – 3   Soviet Union Lost Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   Colombia Lost Round 1   Syria 3 – 1   Costa Rica Won 1991 Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   Uruguay Won Round 1   Syria 3 – 3   England Draw Round 1   Syria 0 – 0   Spain Draw Quarter finals   Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5)   Australia Lost 1995 Round 1   Syria 0 – 6   Brazil Lost Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   Qatar Won Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   Russia Lost 2005 Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   Canada Draw Round 1   Syria 2 – 1   Italy Won Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   Colombia Lost Round of 16   Syria 0 – 1   Brazil Lost

AFC U-20 Asian Cup Record

AFC U-19 Championship Year Result Pld W D L GF GA 1975 Round 1 4 2 0 2 4 4 1988 Runner-up 5 4 1 0 7 1 1990 3rd Place 5 2 2 1 9 5 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1994 Champions 6 5 1 0 16 4 1996 Round 1 4 2 0 2 5 5 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2002 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 8 2004 4th Place 6 3 1 2 9 5 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2008 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 5 2010 Round 1 3 1 0 2 1 3 2012 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 9 6 2014 Withdrew - - - - - - 2016 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2018 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2020 Cancelled - - - - - - 2023 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 Total 47 22 9 16 71 50

AFC Youth Championship History Year Round Score Result 1975 Round 1   Syria 0 – 1   Hong Kong Lost Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   Philippines Won Round 1   Syria 3 – 1   Bangladesh Won Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   Bahrain Lost 1988 Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   China Won Round 1   Syria 2 – 0   North Korea Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   Qatar Won Semi-finals   Syria 2 – 0   United Arab Emirates Won Final   Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5)   Iraq Lost 1990 Round 1   Syria 4 – 0   Bahrain Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   South Korea Draw Round 1   Syria 2 – 2   Japan Draw Semi-finals   Syria 1 – 2   North Korea Lost Third place   Syria 1 – 0   Qatar Won 1994 Round 1   Syria 2 – 1   Iraq Won Round 1   Syria 4 – 0   Indonesia Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   Qatar Draw Round 1   Syria 6 – 1   Kazakhstan Won Semi-finals   Syria 1 – 0   Thailand Won Final   Syria 2 – 1   Japan Won 1996 Round 1   Syria 1 – 3   Japan Lost Round 1   Syria 2 – 0   Qatar Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   India Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 2   China Lost 2002 Round 1   Syria 4 – 2   China Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   United Arab Emirates Draw Round 1   Syria 4 – 1   Vietnam Won Quarter-finals   Syria 0 – 4   Uzbekistan Lost 2004 Round 1   Syria 2 – 1   India Won Round 1   Syria 4 – 1   Laos Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   Uzbekistan Draw Quarter-finals   Syria 1 – 0   Iraq Won Semi-finals   Syria 0 – 1   China Lost Third place   Syria 1 (3) – 1 (4)   Japan Lost 2008 Round 1   Syria 0 – 1   South Korea Lost Round 1   Syria 1 – 2   Iraq Lost Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   United Arab Emirates Lost 2010 Round 1   Syria 1 – 0   Thailand Won Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   China Lost Round 1   Syria 0 – 1   Saudi Arabia Lost 2012 Round 1   Syria 5 – 1   Saudi Arabia Won Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   Australia Draw Round 1   Syria 1 – 2   Qatar Lost Quarter-finals   Syria 2 (0) – (3) 2   Uzbekistan Draw 2023 Round 1   Syria 0 – 2   Uzbekistan Lost Round 1   Syria 0 – 1   Indonesia Lost Round 1   Syria 1 – 1   Iraq Draw

Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup on 25 February 2023. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Head coach: Mark Wotte

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1 GK	Mohammed Hasoni		Al-Ittihad
	1 GK	Ali Holo		Al-Wathba
	1 GK	Maksim Sarraf	(2005-03-15)15 March 2005 (aged 17)	CSKA Moscow
	2 DF	Ali Al-Rina	(2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ittihad
	2 DF	Khaled Al-Hajjah	(2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 18)	Hutteen
	2 DF	Mahmoud Nayef	(2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Ittihad
	2 DF	Mekdad Ahmad	(2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 19)	Jableh
	2 DF	Ammar Alama
	2 DF	Mohammad Othman	(2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Wahda
	2 DF	Amer Fayad	(2004-05-01)1 May 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Ittihad
	2 DF	Annas Al Hardan	(2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18)	AaB
	3 MF	Abdullah Zakreet		Al-Karamah
	3 MF	Malik Janair	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Al Wasl
	3 MF	Mahmoud Mohanna		Jableh
	3 MF	Mustafa Hammou		Al-Jihad
	3 MF	Mohannad Assad	(2003-09-21)21 September 2003 (aged 19)	Tishreen
	3 MF	Hasan Dahan	(2003-01-01)1 January 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Ittihad
	3 MF	Mahmoud Al-Aswad	(2003-09-14)14 September 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Karamah
	4 FW	Elias Safar	(2003-11-19)19 November 2003 (aged 19)	Järfälla
	4 FW	Hozan Osman	(2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 19)	De Graafschap
	4 FW	Zakaria Ramadan	(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Ittihad
	4 FW	Mohammad Fadel		Al-Karamah
	4 FW	Mustafa Abdullatif	(2003-12-15)15 December 2003 (aged 19)	Hertha BSC

Previous squads

• 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Syria
• 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Syria
• 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship squads - Syria

Honours

Titles

• FIFA U-20 World Cup

Sixth place: 1991

• AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Winners (1): 1994

Runners-up (1): 1988

Third place (1): 1990

Fourth place (1): 2004

See also

• Syria national football team
• Syria national under-23 football team
• Syria national under-17 football team
• Syrian Football Association
• Football in Syria

References