Syria national football team

Syria
Nickname(s)	نُسُور قَاسِيُون, Nusur Qasiun; (The Qasioun Eagles)
Association	Syrian Football Association (SFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia); UAFA (Arab world)
Head coach	José Lana
Captain	Omar Al Somah
Most caps	Maher Al-Sayed ; Mahmoud Al-Mawas (109)
Top scorer	Firas Al-Khatib (36)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	SYR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	84 2 (19 January 2026)
Highest	68 (1 July 2018)
Lowest	152 (September 2014, March 2015)
First international
	Lebanon 1–2 Syria ; (Beirut, Lebanon; 26 April 1942)
Biggest win
	Syria 13–0 Muscat and Oman ; (Cairo, Egypt; 6 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
	Greece 8–0 Syria ; (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949); Egypt 8–0 Syria ; (Alexandria, Egypt; 16 October 1951)
Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1980)
Best result	Round of 16 (2023)
Arab Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1963)
Best result	Runners-up (1963, 1966, 1988)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2000)
Best result	Champions (2012)
Medal record
WAFF Championship
Arab Cup
Palestine Cup of Nations
Mediterranean Games
West Asian Games
Arab Games

The Syria national football team (Arabic: منتخب سُورِيَا لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Syria in international football, and is controlled by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but did reach the fourth qualification round in 2018. The team was banned by FIFA from playing at home since December 2010. Internationally, Syria won the 2012 WAFF Championship, 1957 Arab Games and the 1987 Mediterranean Games.