Syria national under-23 football team

Syria U-23

Nickname(s)	Nosour Qasioun[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
First colours Second colours
Summer Olympics
Appearances	None
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2013)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2013, 2020)
Asian Games
Appearances	2 (first in 2006)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2018)
WAFF U-23 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2015)
Best result	Runners-up (2015)

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).

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

Syria  v  Lebanon

19 March 2025 (2025-03-19) 2025 WAFF U-23 group stage	Syria	2–2 (4–2 p)	Lebanon	Muscat, Oman
23:30 UTC+4	Dahan 51', 54' (pen.)	Report	Zbib 7' El Fadl 9'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
	Penalties
	Dahan Rahal Al-Hejjeh Al-Arjeh		Zbib Mannaa Bahlawan Kaawar

Jordan  v  Syria

22 March 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship SF	Jordan	1–0	Syria	Muscat, Oman
23:30 (UTC+3)	Kalbouneh 3'			Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

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

Jordan  v  Syria

13 November Friendly	Jordan	2–1	Syria	Amman, Jordan
17:00	Deeb 60', 83'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

Jordan  v  Syria

18 November Friendly	Jordan	1–1	Syria	Amman, Jordan
17:00	Al-Shanaineh 87' (pen.)	Report	Al-Mustafa 80'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

Syria  v  Vietnam

30 December Friendly	Syria	2–1	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
15:00 UTC+3	Mhanna 39' Osman 57'	Report	Nguyễn Lê Phát 88'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

Japan  v  Syria

7 January 2026 (2026-01-07) 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	5–0	Syria	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
14:30	Ozeki 10' Satō 66', 75' Ishibashi 87' Michiwaki 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium Attendance: 522 Referee: Zaid Thamer Mohammed (Iraq)

Olympic Games 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
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
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	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	2	6	Squad		3	3	0	0	7	3
Total	5/7	17	5	5	7	16	24	—		23	15	6	2	55	14

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
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 to 2011	See Syria 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 via penalty shoot-out.

The following players were called up for the 2026 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
• Syria national under-20 football team
• Syria national under-17 football team
• Syrian Football Association
• Football in Syria

• Syria national under-23 football team at Soccerway