# Syria national under-20 football team

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.

## Competitive record
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

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 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 1989 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 Colombia | Lost |
| 1989 | Round 1 | Syria 3 – 1 Costa Rica | Won |
| 1991 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 Uruguay | Won |
| 1991 | Round 1 | Syria 3 – 3 England | Draw |
| 1991 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 0 Spain | Draw |
| 1991 | Quarter finals | Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5) Australia | Lost |
| 1995 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 6 Brazil | Lost |
| 1995 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 Qatar | Won |
| 1995 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 Russia | Lost |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 Canada | Draw |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Syria 2 – 1 Italy | Won |
| 2005 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 Colombia | Lost |
| 2005 | Round of 16 | Syria 0 – 1 Brazil | Lost |

### AFC U-20 Asian Cup

| 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 |
| 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | | 50 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 76 | 55 |
AFC Youth Championship History :
| Year | Round | Score | Result |
| 1975 |
| 1975 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 1 Hong Kong | Lost |
| 1975 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 Philippines | Won |
| 1975 | Round 1 | Syria 3 – 1 Bangladesh | Won |
| 1975 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 Bahrain | Lost |
| 1988 |
| 1988 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 China | Won |
| 1988 | Round 1 | Syria 2 – 0 North Korea | Won |
| 1988 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 Qatar | Won |
| 1988 | Semi-finals | Syria 2 – 0 United Arab Emirates | Won |
| 1988 | Final | Syria 1 (4) – 1 (5) Iraq | Lost |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | Round 1 | Syria 4 – 0 Bahrain | Won |
| 1990 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 South Korea | Draw |
| 1990 | Round 1 | Syria 2 – 2 Japan | Draw |
| 1990 | Semi-finals | Syria 1 – 2 North Korea | Lost |
| 1990 | Third place | Syria 1 – 0 Qatar | Won |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | Round 1 | Syria 2 – 1 Iraq | Won |
| 1994 | Round 1 | Syria 4 – 0 Indonesia | Won |
| 1994 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 Qatar | Draw |
| 1994 | Round 1 | Syria 6 – 1 Kazakhstan | Won |
| 1994 | Semi-finals | Syria 1 – 0 Thailand | Won |
| 1994 | Final | Syria 2 – 1 Japan | Won |
| 1996 |
| 1996 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 3 Japan | Lost |
| 1996 | Round 1 | Syria 2 – 0 Qatar | Won |
| 1996 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 India | Won |
| 1996 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 2 China | Lost |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Syria 4 – 2 China | Won |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 United Arab Emirates | Draw |
| 2002 | Round 1 | Syria 4 – 1 Vietnam | Won |
| 2002 | Quarter-finals | Syria 0 – 4 Uzbekistan | Lost |
| 2004 |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Syria 2 – 1 India | Won |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Syria 4 – 1 Laos | Won |
| 2004 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 Uzbekistan | Draw |
| 2004 | Quarter-finals | Syria 1 – 0 Iraq | Won |
| 2004 | Semi-finals | Syria 0 – 1 China | Lost |
| 2004 | Third place | Syria 1 (3) – 1 (4) Japan | Lost |
| 2008 |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 1 South Korea | Lost |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 2 Iraq | Lost |
| 2008 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 United Arab Emirates | Lost |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 0 Thailand | Won |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 China | Lost |
| 2010 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia | Lost |
| 2012 |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Syria 5 – 1 Saudi Arabia | Won |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 Australia | Draw |
| 2012 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 2 Qatar | Lost |
| 2012 | Quarter-finals | Syria 2 (0) – (3) 2 Uzbekistan | Lost |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 2 Uzbekistan | Lost |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Syria 0 – 1 Indonesia | Lost |
| 2023 | Round 1 | Syria 1 – 1 Iraq | Draw |

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows Syria's head-to-head record in FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 000.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Total | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 028.57 |

## Current squad

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup on 12 February 2025
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Maksim Sarraf | (2005-03-15)15 March 2005 (aged 19) | Andijon |
| 2 | 2DF | Omran Khalouf | (2005-07-03)3 July 2005 (aged 19) | Ajman |
| 3 | 2DF | Nabil Al-Omar | (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 19) | Västerås SK |
| 4 | 2DF | Hasan Al-Mahmoud | (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Jaish |
| 5 | 2DF | Abdulrahman Al-Arjan | (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Karameh |
| 6 | 3MF | Ahmad Al-Kalou | (2005-01-01)1 January 2005 (aged 20) | Ahli Aleppo |
| 7 | 3MF | Anas Dahhan | (2006-01-31)31 January 2006 (aged 19) | Ahli Aleppo |
| 8 | 4FW | Gouriye Jacob | (2008-11-20)20 November 2008 (aged 16) | Latakia FC |
| 9 | 4FW | Youshaa Knaj | (2005-11-25)25 November 2005 (aged 19) | Panserraikos |
| 10 | 3MF | Ahmad Soufi | (2005-09-15)15 September 2005 (aged 19) | Hiteen |
| 11 | 4FW | Majd Ramadan | (2005-05-19)19 May 2005 (aged 19) | Petržalka |
| 12 | 3MF | Khaled Al-Hamoush | (2005-02-22)22 February 2005 (aged 19) | Al-Wasl |
| 13 | 4FW | Homam Mahmoud | (2006-04-08)8 April 2006 (aged 18) | Jahn Regensburg |
| 14 | 3MF | Mahmoud Al-Omar | (2005-01-15)15 January 2005 (aged 20) | Ahli Aleppo |
| 15 | 2DF | Hashem Al-Hammami | (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Jaish |
| 16 | 4FW | Monir Hassan | (2006-01-09)9 January 2006 (aged 19) | Borussia Lindenthal-Hohenlind |
| 17 | 4FW | Kawa Issa | (2006-01-10)10 January 2006 (aged 19) | Al-Wahda |
| 18 | 3MF | Saadaldin Al-Khleif | (2006-02-27)27 February 2006 (aged 18) | Wehen Wiesbaden |
| 19 | 4FW | Mohammad Al-Mustafa | (2005-01-20)20 January 2005 (aged 20) | Al-Wathba |
| 20 | 2DF | Mamdouh Warda | (2007-07-15)15 July 2007 (aged 17) | Tishreen |
| 21 | 4FW | Ahmad Khalil | (2006-04-11)11 April 2006 (aged 18) | Jableh |
| 22 | 1GK | Amr Sweidan | (2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (aged 20) | Al-Karameh |
| 23 | 1GK | Zain Alabdin Mahmoud | (2007-09-01)1 September 2007 (aged 17) | Tishreen |

## Previous squads

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

## Honours

* 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
* Mandiri U20 Challenge Series
** Champions (1): 2025