Syria women's national football team explained

Type:Women
Syria
Badge:Flag of Syria.svg
Badge Size:150px
Nickname:Nosour Qasioun[1]
(Arabic: نسور قاسيون|lit=Qasioun Eagles)
Association:Syrian Football Association (SFA)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Sub-Confederation:WAFF (West Asia)
Other-Affiliation:UAFA (Arab Nations)
Coach:Salim Jablawi[2]
Captain:Elham Kord Oghlan
Home Stadium:Various
Fifa Trigramme:SYR
Fifa Max:104
Fifa Max Date:December 2017
Fifa Min:162
Fifa Min Date:March – August 2024
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First Game: 5–0
(Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005)
Largest Win: 12–0
(Manama, Bahrain; 22 October 2010)
Largest Loss: 14–0
(Hanoi, Vietnam; 7 April 2017)
Regional Name:WAFF Women's Championship
Regional Cup Apps:4
Regional Cup First:2005
Regional Cup Best:Third place (2005, 2022)
2Ndregional Name:Arab Women's Cup
2Ndregional Cup Apps:1
2Ndregional Cup First:2006
2Ndregional Cup Best:Group stage (2006)

The Syria national women's football team (Arabic: منتخب سوريا لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the national women's football team of Syria.[3] 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.[4] [5]

History

See also: Football in Syria.

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.[6] At the 2007 edition, the team did not get any points in the matches against Iran, Jordan and Lebanon and finished in fourth place.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

The team took part in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification for the Women's Asian Cup.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

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). 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.[13]

Kit supplierPeriodNotes
Diadora2007–2010
Adidas2011–2014
Diadora2016–2018
Adidas2021–2022
Jako2022–

Results and fixtures

See main article: Syria women's national football team results.

See also: FIFA International Match Calendar.

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

Legend

2024

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

PositionName
Manager Nancy Muamar[14]
Coach Issam Khadem Eljama
Assistant coach Iva Ghazi
Goalkeeping coach Fida Darwish
Fitness coach Bayen Elmigdah

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for 2024 WAFF Women's Championship in two from 20–24 January 2024.[15]

All caps and goal are updated after WAFF2022

Recent call-ups

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

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquadOutcome
1991Did not enterDid not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2019Did not qualifyThe 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2023Did not enterThe 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2027To be determinedThe 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup served as the qualifying tournament
Total0/9Total

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics recordQualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquadOutcome
1996Did not enterThe 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2000The 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup served as the qualifying tournament
2004Did not enter
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024To be decidedTo be decided
Total0/7Total000000

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup recordQualification record
Host nation(s)
and year
RoundSquadOutcome
1975Did not enterDid not enter
1977
1980
1981
1983
1986
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2006
2008
2010
2014
2018Did not qualify5th of 54004038
2022Did not enterDid not enter
Total0/19Total4004038

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
3rd place4202612−6
20074th place3003127−26
Did not enter
Group stage3003111−10
Did not enter
20223rd place3012310−7
Total4/71321101160−49

Arab Women's Cup

Arab Women's Cup record
Hosts / YearResultwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
Group stage3102217−15
Did not enter
Total1/23102217−15

Arabia Cup

Records

See main article: Syria women's national football team results. 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. 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).[16]

FIFA world rankings

[17] Best Ranking   Best Mover   Worst Ranking   Worst Mover  

FIFA RankAFC RankYearGames
Played
WonLostDrawnBestWorst
RankMoveRankMove
157 34 2022 8 2 4 3157 0 157 0
158 34 2023 0 0 0 0157 0 160 3

Honours

Regional

3rd place: 2005, 2022

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Smale . Simon . Who the Socceroos are facing as the Asian Cup kicks off, and when to watch . ABC News . 5 January 2019 . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 6 January 2019.
  2. Web site: 28 August 2022 . ar: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" . https://alwatan.sy/archives/315729 . 30 August 2022 . . ar.
  3. https://m.goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=6939&mode=r Syria women's national football team
  4. Web site: West Asian Championship (Women) 2005 (Jordan) . RSSSF.
  5. Web site: 5 September 2022 . ar: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 . 5 September 2022 . . ar . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221030142616/http://www.the-waff.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%87 . dead .
  6. Web site: West Asian Championship (Women) 2005 (Jordan) . 2020-11-15.
  7. Web site: West Asian Championship (Women) 2007 (Jordan) . 2020-11-15.
  8. News: Salomon . Patrick . Women making soccer history. Gulf Daily News. Bahrain . 21 October 2010. 21 October 2010.
  9. Web site: West Asian Championship (Women) 2011 (United Arab Emirates) . 2020-11-15 .
  10. Web site: Syria determined to push on after their return from the wilderness. AFC. 4 April 2017. 6 September 2022.
  11. Web site: 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup. 2022-08-12. AFC.
  12. Web site: 1 February 2022 . ar:"نسوية" غرب آسيا تعتمد إقامة ست بطولات للأندية والمنتخبات . "Feminism" in West Asia adopts the establishment of six championships for clubs and national teams . 29 June 2022 . alghad.com . ar.
  13. Web site: Women with tickets barred from Iran match. 5 September 2017. 5 September 2022. BBC News.
  14. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=747312604110013&set=a.473772824797327 Presentation of the national team staff
  15. Web site: التشكيلة الرسمية التي اختارها المدرب عصام خدام الجامع المدير الفني لمنتخب السيدات لمواجهة نظيره اللبناني ودياً.. ar. 25 December 2023. Syria Football Federation. 15 February 2024.
  16. Web site: Syria W – Asia: Results . 2022-07-05 . www.soccer24.com . en.
  17. Web site: The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking – Associations – Syria – Women's . . 13 October 2022.