Syria

FIBA ranking	9112 (December 2024)[1]
JoinedFIBA	1948
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Syrian Basketball Federation
Coach	Youssef Azghen
Nickname(s)	NosourQasioun (Arabic:نسور قاسيون,lit. 'Qasioun Eagles')
U19 World Cup
Appearances	2 (1991,2009)
Medals	None
U18 Asia Cup
Appearances	7
Medals	Silver: 1 (1990) Bronze: 1 (2008)
U18 West Asia Championship
Appearances	2
Medals	Silver: 1 (2022) Bronze: 1 (2018)
Home Away

TheSyria men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a nationalbasketball team ofSyria, administered by theSyrian Basketball Federation.^[2][3] It represents the country in international under-18 and under-19 men's basketball competitions.

The team won the silver medal at the1990 ABC Under-18 Championship after ceding toJapan in the final.^[4] With this placement, the team led by the great player Anwar Abdoul Hay qualified for the1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where after losing 80-113 toBrazil, 99-88 to theSoviet Union and 67-80 toYugoslavia in the basic group, they fought their way into the playoffs. In the battle for placement, they first won withUruguay 79-78, then withAustralia 76-72 and withJapan 93-79. Although they lost toChina and Australia in the next two matches, they placed in a record twelfth place.^[5]

After an unexpected third place at the2008 Asian Championship, the Syrian team qualified to the2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship held inAuckland,New Zealand. They remained winless after defeats bySpain,Canada and Australia and finished the tournament in last position.^{[citation needed]}

FIBA Under-19 World Cup record
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1979 to1987	Did not qualify
1991[6]	12th place	8	3	5
1995 to2007	Did not qualify
2009[7]	16th place	5	0	5
2011 to2025	Did not qualify
2027 to2029	To be determined
Total	2/19	13	3	10

FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup record
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1970	Did not qualify
1972
1974
1977
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1989
1990	2nd place	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006[8]	9th place	7	4	3
2008[9]	3rd place	7	3	4
2010[10]	9th place	10	4	4
2012[11]	9th place	10	5	3
2014	Did not qualify
2016
2018[12]	15th place	3	0	3
2022[13]	10th place	3	0	3
2024	Did not qualify
Total	0 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze	40	16	20

West Asia Under-18 Championship Record
Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2018	3rd place	4	2	2
2022	2nd place	5	2	3
Total	0 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze	9	4	5

Syria roster at the2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship:^[14]

Syria men's national under-19 basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age –Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 00 Jad Aldassouki 18 –(2004-01-12)12 January 2004 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jaish PG 3 Anas Al Hajji 17 –(2005-07-10)10 July 2005 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Al-Wahda G 4 Mahmoud Khantoumani 17 –(2004-09-01)1 September 2004 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Wathba G 6 Michel Essa 18 –(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Al-Thawra C 11 Mohamed Eid 18 –(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Tishreen BC G 12 George Kastntin 18 –(2004-01-04)4 January 2004 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Al-Jalaa G 13 Abdulaziz Dabdoob 18 –(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Al-Wathba SC C 15 Issa Mousa 18 –(2004-01-28)28 January 2004 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Al-Karamah SF 16 Majed Harami 18 –(2004-06-03)3 June 2004 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Al Wahda G 30 Mohammad AlHaj Ibrahim 18 –(2004-04-14)14 April 2004 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) C 33 Omar Alfarouk Makanas 18 –(2004-07-03)3 July 2004 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) G 77 Mohamed Tallaj 17 –(2005-01-01)1 January 2005 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Head coach Youssef Azghen Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 20 August 2022

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