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General Information for Syria

Syrian Football Association
Founded
1936
FIFA entry
1937
Average height in 2008
1.78m
Average age in 2008
23.4
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2008
Jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Ibrahim, Fajr (Coach)

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Ibrahim, Fajr (Coach)

Day of Birth
1964-06-22
Place of Birth
Dimashq (Syria)
Matches
8 (2 / 6)
Goto coach Fajr Ibrahim

Kwid, Mohamad (Coach)

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Kwid, Mohamad (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-04-09
Place of Birth
Homs (Syria)
Matches
11 (7 / 4)
Goto coach Mohamad Kwid

Players of Syria in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Balhous, Mosab 1983-10-05 Goalkeeper Syria Al-Karamah Homs 17 0 0 0 1 0
Al-Azhar, Radwan 1979-05-12 Goalkeeper Syria Al-Wahda Dimashq 1 3 0 1 0 0
Dyab, Ali 1982-05-23 Centre Back Syria Al-Majd Dimashq 15 0 0 1 0 0
Hemidi, Omar 1986-05-02 Centre Back Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 10 0 0 0 1 0
Dakka, Abdelkader 1985-01-10 Centre Back Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 8 2 0 0 0 0
Tarab, Bakri 1985-01-20 Centre Back Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 8 1 0 0 1 0
Al-Khouja, Anas 1980-01-28 Defender Syria Al-Karamah Homs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Shaar, Bassel Hamamieh 1982-02-15 Centre Back Syria Al-Wahda Dimashq 3 1 0 1 0 0
Mohammad, Rafat 1977-07-06 Defender Syria Al-Wahda Dimashq 3 0 0 1 0 0
Al-Salih, Ahmad 1989-05-20 Centre Back Syria Al-Jaish Dimashq 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hasan, Abdel Nasser 1990-10-28 Defender Syria Al-Wahda Dimashq 3 0 0 0 0 0
Zbida, Mohamad 1990-05-20 Defender Syria Al-Wahda Dimashq 3 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Aitoni, Hamzeh 1986-01-16 Centre Back Syria Al-Majd Dimashq 2 1 0 0 0 0
Merkes, Elias 1987-01-08 Centre Back Sweden Assyriska FF Södertalje 2 0 0 0 0 0
Sahiouni, Borhan 1986-04-07 Right Back Syria Al-Jaish Dimashq 0 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Fandi, Zain 1983-01-15 Centre Back Syria Al-Taliya Hamah 0 1 0 1 0 0
Abduldaim, Belal 1983-06-01 Right Back Syria Al-Karamah Homs 0 1 0 0 0 0
Deeb, Ahmad 1987-05-08 Centre Back Syria Hottin Latakiyah 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kalasi, Ahmad 1990-07-18 Right Back 0 1 0 0 0 0
Abdullah, Adel 1984-01-12 Midfielder Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 18 0 0 1 0 0
Jenyat, Aatef 1986-05-08 Right Midfielder Syria Al-Karamah Homs 13 1 0 0 1 0
Al-Hussain, Jihad 1982-07-30 Attacking Midfielder Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 9 4 4 0 1 0
Esmaeel, Feras 1983-01-03 Defensive Midfielder Syria Al-Karamah Homs 8 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Amenah, Mahmoud 1983-01-25 Centre Midfielder Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 5 5 1 0 1 0
Ayan, Wael 1985-04-09 Left Midfielder Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 4 0 0 1 0 0
Ibrahim, Mohannad 1986-01-02 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq ad-Dammām 3 0 1 0 0 0
Abdul-Jafal, Oday 1988-05-27 Attacking Midfielder Syria Al-Foutoua Deir ez-Zor 3 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Shbli, Alaa 1990-05-03 Defensive Midfielder Syria Al-Karamah Homs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Rashed, Mohamad Yehya 1982-02-01 Midfielder Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 3 0 0 0 0 0
Chanko, Louay 1979-11-29 Centre Midfielder Sweden Hammarby IF 2 1 0 0 0 0
Haj Mohamad, Tamer 1988-04-03 Defensive Midfielder Syria Al-Karamah Homs 2 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Rifai, Mohamad Afa 1988-04-06 Midfielder Syria Al-Jaish Dimashq 2 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Midani, Zaher 1989-04-13 Defensive Midfielder Syria Al-Majd Dimashq 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hamida, Younes Sulaiman 1977-11-23 Midfielder Syria Al-Taliya Hamah 1 5 0 1 0 0
Aouad, Samer 1982-02-09 Left Midfielder Syria Al-Majd Dimashq 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Suleiman, Suleiman 1990-05-06 Midfielder Syria Al-Foutoua Deir ez-Zor 0 1 0 0 0 0
Chaabo, Zyad 1979-01-01 Centre Forward Syria Al-Taliya Hamah 11 1 3 0 1 2
Rafe, Raja 1983-05-01 Centre Forward Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Makkah 7 6 2 1 0 0
Al-Khatib, Firas 1983-06-09 Centre Forward Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 7 1 3 0 0 0
Al-Sayed, Maher 1979-03-13 Left Winger Syria Al-Wahda Dimashq 5 4 0 1 0 0
Al-Zeno, Mohamed 1983-02-05 Centre Forward Syria Al-Majd Dimashq 2 5 2 1 0 0
Abbadi, Mohammad 1990-09-03 Left Winger Syria Al-Foutoua Deir ez-Zor 2 1 1 0 0 0
Malki, Sanharib 1984-03-01 Centre Forward Belgium Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 1 3 1 0 0 0
Al-Agha, Abdul-Fattah 1984-08-01 Centre Forward Syria Al-Ittihad Halab 1 2 1 0 0 0
Al-Taiar, Hani 1990-05-01 Striker Syria Al-Karamah Homs 1 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Haj, Majed 1985-04-06 Striker Syria Al-Jaish Dimashq 0 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Hamwi, Mohammad 1984-06-09 Secondary striker Syria Al-Karamah Homs 0 2 0 0 1 0
Shaheen, Mohamed unknown 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Syria in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-01-13
Syria
Syria
Qatar
Qatar
0:0 c
Syria vs. Qatar
Friendly
Stade des Abbassides
2008-01-23
Bahrain
Bahrain
Syria
Syria
1:2 c
Bahrain vs. Syria
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
2008-01-27
China
China
Syria
Syria
2:1 c
China vs. Syria
Friendly
Tianhe Stadium
2008-02-06
Iran
Iran
Syria
Syria
0:0 c
Iran vs. Syria
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Azadi Stadium
2008-03-26
Syria
Syria
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
1:1 c
Syria vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade des Abbassides
2008-05-10
Syria
Syria
Oman
Oman
2:1 c
Syria vs. Oman
Friendly
Stade des Abbassides
2008-05-17
Syria
Syria
Iraq
Iraq
2:1 c
Syria vs. Iraq
Friendly
Stade des Abbassides
2008-05-24
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Syria
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Syria
Friendly
King Fahd International Stadium
2008-06-02
Syria
Syria
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:0 c
Syria vs. Kuwait
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade des Abbassides
2008-06-08
Kuwait
Kuwait
Syria
Syria
4:2 c
Kuwait vs. Syria
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
2008-06-14
Syria
Syria
Iran
Iran
0:2 c
Syria vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade des Abbassides
2008-06-22
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Syria
Syria
1:3 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Syria
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
2008-08-07
Syria
Syria
Jordan
Jordan
0:0 c
Syria vs. Jordan
West Asia 2008 - Group B
Takhti Stadium Tehran
2008-08-09
Oman
Oman
Syria
Syria
1:2 c
Oman vs. Syria
West Asia 2008 - Group B
Takhti Stadium Tehran
2008-08-13
Iran
Iran
Syria
Syria
2:0 c
Iran vs. Syria
West Asia 2008 - Semi Finals
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
2008-08-20
Venezuela
Venezuela
Syria
Syria
4:1 c
Venezuela vs. Syria
Friendly
Estadio Olímpico José Antonio Anzoátegui
2008-11-13
Japan
Japan
Syria
Syria
3:1 c
Japan vs. Syria
Friendly
Misaki Park Stadium
2008-12-27
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Syria
1:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Syria
Friendly
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
2008-12-29
Bahrain
Bahrain
Syria
Syria
2:2 c
Bahrain vs. Syria
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
19 Matches

Match Progress for Syria in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Syria

Opponent M W D L G
Jordan
Jordan
35 12 10 13 35
Kuwait
Kuwait
32 8 9 15 34
Iraq
Iraq
30 6 8 16 34
Iran
Iran
26 0 9 17 20
Oman
Oman
25 8 8 9 26
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
23 3 8 12 20
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
22 1 9 12 17
Bahrain
Bahrain
21 11 5 5 29
Lebanon
Lebanon
19 12 3 4 42
China
China
14 4 3 7 13
Qatar
Qatar
14 3 5 6 16
Japan
Japan
12 0 2 10 7
Palestine
Palestine
11 4 5 2 15
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
9 5 1 3 9
South Korea
South Korea
9 1 3 5 5
North Korea
North Korea
8 4 3 1 16
India
India
8 4 1 3 15
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
7 3 2 2 5
Maldives
Maldives
7 6 0 1 39
Sudan
Sudan
7 3 2 2 8
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
7 2 2 3 10
Yemen
Yemen
7 4 1 2 18
Thailand
Thailand
6 1 1 4 16
Egypt
Egypt
6 2 3 1 10
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 0 1 10
Philippines
Philippines
5 5 0 0 25
Malaysia
Malaysia
5 2 2 1 10
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
5 5 0 0 17
North Yemen
North Yemen
4 4 0 0 7
Myanmar
Myanmar
4 3 1 0 16
Australia
Australia
4 0 1 3 4
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
4 3 1 0 8
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 4 0 0 15
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 17
Tunisia
Tunisia
4 3 1 0 5
Vietnam
Vietnam
4 1 1 2 1
Algeria
Algeria
4 0 3 1 0
Libya
Libya
3 1 1 1 3
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
3 1 1 1 6
Cambodia
Cambodia
3 3 0 0 17
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 17
Mauritania
Mauritania
2 1 0 1 2
Laos
Laos
2 2 0 0 20
Venezuela
Venezuela
2 0 0 2 2
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
2 0 0 2 5
Nepal
Nepal
2 2 0 0 5
Pakistan
Pakistan
2 2 0 0 7
Guam
Guam
2 2 0 0 7
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2 2 0 0 4
Kuwait
Kuwait (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 0 1 0
Turkey
Turkey
1 0 0 1 0
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 6
Kuwait
Kuwait (B)
1 1 0 0 2
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 6
Nigeria
Nigeria
1 0 0 1 0
Algeria
Algeria (University)
1 0 1 0 1
Russia
Russia
1 0 0 1 0
Belarus
Belarus
1 0 0 1 0
Haiti
Haiti
1 1 0 0 2
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates (U21)
1 1 0 0 3
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 1 0 0 2
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritius
Mauritius
1 1 0 0 2
South Sudan
South Sudan
1 1 0 0 2
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 1 0 2
San Marino
San Marino
1 1 0 0 3
Sweden
Sweden
1 0 1 0 1
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