Syria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Nosour Qasioun[1]
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun Eagles')
AssociationSyrian Football Association (SFA)
Other affiliationUAFA (Arab Nations)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachSalim Jablawi[2]
CaptainElham Kord Oghlan
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeSYR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 160 Decrease 2 (15 December 2023)[3]
Highest104 (December 2017)
Lowest160 (December 2023)
First international
 Iran 5–0 Syria 
(Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005)
Biggest win
 Syria 12–0 Qatar 
(Manama, Bahrain; 22 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Myanmar 14–0 Syria 
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 7 April 2017)
WAFF Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2005)
Best resultThird place (2005, 2022)
Arab Women's Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2006)
Best resultGroup stage (2006)
Medal record
Women's football
WAFF Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place2005 JordanTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 JordanTeam

The Syria national women's football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the national women's football team of Syria.[4] The team was established in 2005, and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association (SFA), the governing body for football in Syria. Whilst the team has yet to qualify for the FIFA Women's World Cup, or the AFC Women's Asian Cup, their best achievement was when they finished third in the 2005 and 2022 editions of the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship.[5][6]

History

Women's football began to develop in Syria around 1950, when the first women's football team in the Levant and the Middle East was established in Aleppo. Despite this, a women's football league or national team was not established until the beginning of the 21st century.

Everything changed only in 2005 when the national team was formed as one of the first in the WAFF to play its first ever match in the 2005 West Asia Championship where the team lost 5–0 to the Iran selection on 23 September. The competition itself was followed by a 4–0 win over Palestine, as well as a 2–1 win over Bahrain. Third place was achieved with six points.[7] At the 2007 edition, the team did not get any points in the matches against Iran, Jordan and Lebanon and finished in fourth place.[8]

At the 2010 WAFF Women's Championship they did not participate. In October 2010, the team competed at the 2010 Arabia Women's Cup. In Group A they finished third with three points. The three points came from a 12–0 win over Qatar, which was their highest international win.[9]

The next participation in the West Asia Championship was in the following year 2011, where the team in Group B scored only one goal and no points and finished last again.[10]

The team took part in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification for the Women's Asian Cup.[11] In group D of a qualifying tournament in Vietnam in April 2017, not a single win could be achieved either. They lost 1–0 to Singapore. Losses to Vietnam, Myanmar and Iran followed, each by at least eleven goals.[12]

In 2021, the Syrian Football Association decided to renew and develop the women's national team. The manager of the national team and head of the women's section of the SFA was former football player Nancy Muammar, and the coach of the national team was appointed Salim Jablawi.[13]

After home training camps, the team led by captain Elham Kord Oghlan played preparatory matches against Lebanon and the UAE. This preparation was followed by participation in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship held in Jordan. In the first match, they faced a strong Jordan, losing 0–4, followed by a 1–1 draw with Palestine (goal scored by Aysha Hammou) and a 2–5 loss to Lebanon (goals scored by Gharib and Aya Mohammad).[6] Despite two losses, the team took home bronze medals from Amman, as the final standings were decided by the number of goals scored, equaling the historic success in 2005.

Team image

Nicknames

Syria women's national football team has been known and nicknamed as "Nosour Qasioun (Qasioun Eagles)".

Kits and crest

Syria women's national football team wears red shirts with red shorts and red socks, following the tradition of the Syria men's team. The current change kit is all white. Like all SFA squads, the women's national team is supplied by Jako, which had provided and specifically designed current female football jersey since 2022.[14]

Kit supplier Period Notes
Italy Diadora 2007–2010
Germany Adidas 2011–2014
Italy Diadora 2016–2018
Germany Adidas 2021–2022
Germany Jako 2022–

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2024

8 January 2024 Friendly Saudi Arabia  2–0  Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
12 January 2024 Friendly Saudi Arabia  3–0  Syria Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3
  • N. Saud Yellow card 43'
  • Mobarak 45+1', 76', 82'
 Report
  • R. Ibrahim Yellow card 63'
 Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)
12 February 2024 Friendly Lebanon  v  Syria Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3
14 February 2024 Friendly Lebanon  v  Syria Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 23 November 2023
Position Name
ManagerSyria Nancy Mamar[15]
coach Issam Khadem Eljama
Assistant coach Iva Ghazi
Goalkeeping coach Fida Darwish
Fitness coachSyria Bayen Elmigdah

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for Jeddah camp to face Saudi Arabia in two friendlies from 3–13 January 2023.[16] All caps and goal are updated after WAFF2022

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Raneem Abo Lateef (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 4 0 Syria Al Nadi Suweida
1GK Kristin Hanouch
23 1GK Khuzama Al Melhem (2000-08-28) 28 August 2000 2 0 Syria Fairooza
19 2DF Razan Khwandi (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 5 0 Syria Fairooza
21 2DF Halaz Haji (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 4 0 Syria Derik Academy
2DF Yara Zaher Eldin
2DF Racha Ramadhan
2DF Miri chilch
2DF Mayra Elyes
3 2DF Elham Gord Oghlan (captain) (2002-10-16) 16 October 2002 5 1 (o.g) Syria Al Wahda
18 3MF Aysha Hammou (2002-11-26) 26 November 2002 5 3 Syria Fairooza
20 3MF Lana Ibrahem (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 5 0 Syria Fairooza
5 3MF Mayar Alloush (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 5 0 Syria Jaramana
4 3MF Mai Al Jany (2002-11-28) 28 November 2002 5 0 Syria Fairooza
3MF Lava Othman
3MF Delnay Ismail
3MF Arij Slimen
17 3MF Sedra Khezran (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 2 0 Syria Jaramana
3MF Jilnar Moustafa
3MF Hayat Dyoub
16 4FW Maisalon Mahfoud (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 5 0 Syria Fairooza
4FW Rand Ibrahem
3MF Cyrina Nasifna
10 4FW Rona Aizouk (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 4 1 Saudi Arabia Najmat jeddah

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
France 2019 Did not qualify The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not enter The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2027 To be determined The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total–0/9––––––– Total––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not enter The 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Australia 2000 The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Greece 2004 Did not enter
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 To be decided To be decided
Total–0/7––––––– Total000000
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year		 Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Outcome Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1975 Did not enter Did not enter
Taiwan 1977
India 1980
Hong Kong 1981
Thailand 1983
Hong Kong 1986
Hong Kong 1989
Japan 1991
Malaysia 1993
Malaysia 1995
China 1997
Philippines 1999
Chinese Taipei 2001
Thailand 2003
Australia 2006
Vietnam 2008
China 2010
Vietnam 2014
Jordan 2018 Did not qualify 5th of 5 4 0 0 4 0 38
India 2022 Did not enter Did not enter
Total–0/19––––––– Total4004038
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Jordan 2005 3rd place4202612−6
Jordan 2007 4th place3003127−26
United Arab Emirates 2010 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2011 Group stage3003111−10
Jordan 2014 Did not enter
Bahrain 2019
Jordan 2022 3rd place3012310−7
Total4/71321101160−49
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arab Women's Cup

Arab Women's Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Egypt 2006 Group stage3102217−15
Egypt 2021 Did not enter
Total1/23102217−15

Arabia Cup

Arabia Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Bahrain 2010 Group stage3102168+8

Records

As of 5 September 2022, the complete official match record of the Syrian women's national team comprises 33 matches: 7 wins, 2 draws, and 24 losses.[17] During these matches, the team scored 39 times and conceded 144 goals. Syria's highest winning margin is 12 goals, which has been achieved against Qatar in 2010 (12–0).[17]

FIFA world rankings

As of 15 December 2023[18]

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Syria's FIFA world rankings
FIFA Rank AFC Rank Year Games
Played		 Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
1573420228243 157Steady 0157Steady 0
1583420230000 157Steady 0160Decrease 3

Honours

Regional

3rd place: 2005, 2022

See also

References

  1. ↑ Smale, Simon (5 January 2019). "Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ↑ مدربنا الوطني للسيدات – سليم جبلاوي لـ«الوطن»: منتخب السيدات تطور فنياً خلال المعسكرات الخارجية وهدفنا ترك بصمة في غرب آسيا [Our women’s national coach – Salim Jablawi to "Al-Watan": "The women’s team has developed technically during the foreign camps, and our goal is to leave an imprint in West Asia"]. Al-Watan (in Arabic). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Syria women's national football team
  5. ↑ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2005 (Jordan)". RSSSF.
  6. 1 2 الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2005 (Jordan)". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2007 (Jordan)". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Salomon, Patrick (21 October 2010). "Women making soccer history". Gulf Daily News. Bahrain. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "West Asian Championship (Women) 2011 (United Arab Emirates)". Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "Syria determined to push on after their return from the wilderness". AFC. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup". AFC. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "نسوية" غرب آسيا تعتمد إقامة ست بطولات للأندية والمنتخبات ["Feminism" in West Asia adopts the establishment of six championships for clubs and national teams]. alghad.com (in Arabic). 1 February 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "Women with tickets barred from Iran match". BBC News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Presentation of the national team staff
  16. ↑ "دعوة الجهاز الفني والإداري ولاعبات المنتخب الوطني الأول للسيدات إلى معسكر تدريبي خارجي في السعودية خلال الفترة من ٦ / ١ ولغاية ١٣ / ١ / 2024" [Player included in Cortes' list for the senior national women's team .]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Syria Football Federation. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Syria W - Asia: Results". www.soccer24.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Associations – Syria – Women's". FIFA. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
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