# Syria national under-23 football team

The Syria national under-23 football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم تحت 23 سنة) is a national association football youth team representing Syria in Olympics, AFC U-23 Championship, WAFF U-23 Championship and any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Syrian Football Association. The team is also known as the Syria Olympic football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا الأولمبي لكرة القدم).

## Results and fixtures
### 2022

Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

### Previous years

| 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 qualification Group A |
| 29 October 2021 | Yemen | D | 0 – 0 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A |
| 31 October 2021 | Qatar | D | 1 – 1 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group A |
* Syria score always listed first

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

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

### AFC U-23 Championship

| AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification 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 | Group Stage | 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 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| 2026 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 4/7 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 48 | 11 |

### Asian Games

    From 2002 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 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2006 | 12th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Squad |
| 2010 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2014 | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter | Did Not Enter |
| 2018 | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | Squad |
| 2022 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 2/5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | |

### WAFF U-23 Championship

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

Arab Games record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1953 to 2011 | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team | See Syria national football team |
| 2023 | Runners-up | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | Squad |
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
    *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

## Players
### Current squad

* The following players were selected to compete in the 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship.
* The final squad was announced on 25 October 2022.
* Tournament date: 2–15 November 2022
* Coach: Mark Wotte
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Waseem Ayoub | (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Majd |
| 2 | 2DF | Jehad Ghawi | (2002-04-02)2 April 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Hurriya |
| 3 | 2DF | Omar Mohamed | | Al-Shorta |
| 4 | 2DF | Mostafa Safrani | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Nawair |
| 5 | 3MF | Amer Fayad | (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 6 | 3MF | Ahmad Dali | (2002-03-21)21 March 2002 (aged 20) | Tishreen |
| 7 | 3MF | Fawaz Bawadekji | (2001-11-23)23 November 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 8 | 3MF | Mohamed Nour El Din Khamis | (2001-01-14)14 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Taliya |
| 9 | 4FW | Abdulrahman Al Hussain | | Al-Fotuwa |
| 10 | 3MF | Mohamad Rihanieh | (2001-12-26)26 December 2001 (aged 20) | Al-Ittihad |
| 11 | 3MF | Omar Nanoua | (2002-06-25)25 June 2002 (aged 20) | Jableh |
| 12 | 2DF | Ali Al Rina | (2004-01-10)10 January 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
| 13 | 2DF | Khaled Al Hajjah | (2004-06-30)30 June 2004 (aged 18) | Hutteen |
| 14 | 2DF | Al Mekdad Ahmad | (2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 18) | Jableh |
| 15 | 2DF | Haitham Al Louz | (2001-01-15)15 January 2001 (aged 21) | Al-Karamah |
| 16 | 3MF | Malek Janeer | | Al-Fotuwa |
| 17 | 4FW | Zakaria Ramadan | (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 17) | Al-Ittihad |
| 18 | 3MF | Hozan Osman | (2003-05-16)16 May 2003 (aged 19) | De Graafschap |
| 19 | 3MF | Mahmoud Nayef | (2004-01-03)3 January 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
| 20 | 4FW | Oliver Kass Kawo | (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 20) | Helsingør |
| 21 | 4FW | Mahmoud Al Aswad | (2003-09-14)14 September 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Karamah |
| 22 | 1GK | Mohamed Yamen Motlak | (2003-01-10)10 January 2003 (aged 19) | Al-Jaish |
| 23 | 1GK | Mohamed Hassouni | (2004-01-07)7 January 2004 (aged 18) | Al-Ittihad |
* Over-aged player.

### Previous squads
## Honours
### Regional

* WAFF U-23 Championship
    Runners-up (1): 2015
    Third place (2): 2021, 2022

### Arab

* Arab Games
    Runners-up (1): 2023