Syria U-23

Nickname(s)	NosourQasioun[1] (Arabic:نسور قاسيون,lit. 'The Qasioun Eagles')
Association	Syrian Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world)
Head coach	Jehad Al-Hussain
FIFA code	SYR
Firstcolours Secondcolours
Summer Olympics
Appearances	None
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in2013)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2013,2020)
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (first in2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2018)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in2015)
Best result	Runners-up (2015)

TheSyria national under-23 football team (Arabic:منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم تحت 23 سنة) is a nationalassociation football youth team representingSyria inOlympics,AFC U-23 Championship,WAFF U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by theSyrian Football Association. The team is also known as theSyria Olympic football team (Arabic:منتخب سوريا الأولمبي لكرة القدم).

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

Syria  v Philippines

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Syria	2–1	Philippines	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5	Al-Aswad 63' Al-Mustafa 80'	Report	Reyes 78'	Stadium:Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 44 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

Nepal    v Syria

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Nepal	2–4	Syria	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5	Dhami 56' Shrestha 66'	Report	Al-Mustafa 26' Al-Rina 73' Al-Aswad 81' Nayef 90'	Stadium:Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Akobirkhuja Shukurullaev (Uzbekistan)

Tajikistan  v Syria

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09)2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification	Tajikistan	0–1	Syria	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
21:00 UTC+5		Report	Al-Sarakbi 90+8'	Stadium:Republican Central Stadium

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
19 July 2017	India	W	2 – 0	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
21 July 2017	Turkmenistan	D	0 – 0	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
23 July 2017	Qatar	D	1 – 1	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar	2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
11 January 2018	Australia	L	1 – 3	Kunshan Stadium,Kunshan,China	2018 AFC U-23 Asian Championship Group Stage
14 January 2018	South Korea	D	0 – 0	Kunshan Stadium,Kunshan,China	2018 AFC U-23 Asian Championship Group Stage
17 January 2018	Vietnam	D	0 – 0	Changshu Stadium,Changshu,China	2018 AFC U-23 Asian Championship Group Stage
24 March 2018	China	D	1 – 1	Shaanxi Province Stadium,Xi'an,China	Friendly Match
14 August 2018	United Arab Emirates	W	1 – 0	Jalak Harupat Stadium,Soreang,Indonesia	Football at the 2018 Asian Games Group Stage
16 August 2018	China	L	0 – 3	Jalak Harupat Stadium,Soreang,Indonesia	Football at the 2018 Asian Games Group Stage
19 August 2018	Timor-Leste	W	5 – 2	Wibawa Mukti Stadium,Cikarang,Indonesia	Football at the 2018 Asian Games Group Stage
23 August 2018	Palestine	W	1 – 0	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium,Bekasi,Indonesia	Football at the 2018 Asian Games Round of 16
27 August 2018	Vietnam	L	0 – 1	Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium,Bekasi,Indonesia	Football at the 2018 Asian Games Quarter-finals
27 October 2021	Sri Lanka	W	5 – 0	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualificationGroup A
29 October 2021	Yemen	D	0 – 0	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualificationGroup A
31 October 2021	Qatar	D	1 – 1	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium,Doha,Qatar	2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualificationGroup A
3 November 2022	Bahrain	L	1 – 2	Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
6 November 2022	Saudi Arabia	W	2 – 1	Sports Hall at King Abdullah Sports City	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
12 November 2022	Qatar	D	1 – 1	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship
15 November 2022	Oman	W	1 – 0	King Abdullah Sports City	2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

*Syria score always listed first

Olympic Games record									Olympic Games qualifications record
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1908–1988	SeeSyria national team								SeeSyria national team
1992	did not qualify								4	2	2	0	3	1
1996									4	0	1	3	2	6
2000									4	1	0	3	8	7
2004									4	3	0	1	11	5
2008									12	3	5	4	14	14
2012									10	5	2	3	20	11
2016									6	4	0	2	15	8
2020									7	3	2	2	9	6
2024	did not enter							did not enter
2028	[to be determined]
Total	0/7	-	-	-	-	-	-		51	21	12	18	82	58

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad		GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	4	3	Squad		5	4	1	0	13	3
2016	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	7	Squad		3	3	0	0	10	1
2018		3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad		3	1	2	0	3	1
2020	Quarter-finals	4	1	1	2	4	5	Squad		3	2	1	0	5	1
2022	did not qualify									3	1	2	0	6	1
2024										3	1	0	2	11	4
2026	qualified									3	3	0	0	7	3
Total	4/7	14	4	4	6	14	18	—		23	15	6	2	55	14

From2002 Asian Games, at the first tournament to be played in an under-23 format.

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Squad
2002	Did Not Enter
2006	12th	6	2	3	1	6	2	Squad
2010	Did Not Enter
2014
2018	6th	5	3	0	2	7	6	Squad
2022	Withdrew
Total	2/5	11	5	3	3	13	8

WAFF U-23 Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad
2015	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	6	4	Squad
2021	Semi-finals	3	1	0	2	6	8	Squad
2022	Third place	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2023	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	4	Squad
Total	4/4	13	6	1	6	18	20

Arab Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1953 to2011	SeeSyria national football team
2023	Runners-up	5	2	3	0	8	4	Squad
2027	to be determined
Total	1/1	5	2	3	0	8	4

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided viapenalty shoot-out.

The following players were called up for the2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, between 3 and 9 September 2025.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Modar Al Katib
	1GK	Maksim Sarraf		Zomin
	1GK	Mohamad Hassouni		Al-Ittihad Ahli
	2DF	Al Mekdad Ahmad		Jableh
	2DF	Ousama Al Jiroudi
	2DF	Abdulrahman Al Arjah		Al-Karamah
	2DF	Mahmoud Nayef		Al-Ittihad Ahli
	2DF	Ali Al Rina		Lion City Sailors
	2DF	Khaled Al Hajja		Al-Karamah
	3MF	Anas Dahhan		Al-Ittihad Ahli
	3MF	Ayham Kranbeh
	3MF	Mahmoud Al Aswad		Al-Karamah
	3MF	Ahmad Soufi		Hutteen
	3MF	Ahmad Al Kalou		Al-Ittihad Ahli
	3MF	Mahmoud Al Omar		Al-Ittihad Ahli
	3MF	Aland Abdi		Roda JC U21
	3MF	Mahmoud Mhanna		Jableh
	3MF	Mohamad Al Sarakbi		Al-Karamah
	3MF	Can Yahya Moustfa		Energie Cottbus
	3MF	Hasan Dahhan		Al-Ittihad Ahli
	3MF	Mohamad Asaad		Shabab Baalbek
	4FW	Mohammad Al Mustafa		Al-Wathba
	4FW	Abdulmalek Jubran

• WAFF U-23 Championship

Runners-up (1):2015

Third place (2):2021,2022

• Arab Games

Runners-up (1):2023

• Syria national football team
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• Syria national under-17 football team
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