The Syria men's national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Syria, administered by the Syrian Basketball Federation.Profile - Syria, about.fiba.basketballSyria (U18 Men), asia-basket.com It represents the country in international under-18 and under-19 men's basketball competitions.
History The team won the silver medal at the 1990 ABC Under-18 Championship after ceding to Japan in the final. With this placement, the team led by the great player Anwar Abdoul Hay qualified for the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where after losing 80-113 to Brazil, 99-88 to the Soviet Union and 67-80 to Yugoslavia in the basic group, they fought their way into the playoffs. In the battle for placement, they first won with Uruguay 79-78, then with Australia 76-72 and with Japan 93-79. Although they lost to China and Australia in the next two matches, they placed in a record twelfth place.
After an unexpected third place at the 2008 Asian Championship, the Syrian team qualified to the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship held in Auckland, New Zealand. They remained winless after defeats by Spain, Canada and Australia and finished the tournament in last position.
Competition record FIBA Under-19 World Cup FIBA Under-19 World Cup recordYearPositionPldWL 1979 to 1987 Did not qualify 1991 12th place 8 3 5 1995 to 2007 Did not qualify 2009 16th place 5 0 5 2011 to 2027 Did not qualify 2029 To be determined Total 2/19 13 3 10
FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup FIBA Under-18 Asia Cup recordYearPositionPldWL 1970 Did not qualify 1972 1974 1977 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1989 1990 2nd place - - - 1992 Did not qualify 1995 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 9th place 7 4 3 2008 3rd place 7 3 4 2010 9th place 10 4 4 2012 9th place 10 5 3 2014 Did not qualify 2016 2018 15th place 3 0 3 2022 10th place 3 0 3 2024 Did not qualifyTotal 0 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze 40 16 20
West Asia Under-18 Championship West Asia Under-18 Championship RecordYearPositionPldWL 2018 3rd place 4 2 2 2022 2nd place 5 2 3Total 0 golds, 1 silver, 1 bronze 9 4 5
Team roster Current roster Syria roster at the 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship:
See also Syria men's national basketball team Syria men's national under-16 basketball team Syria women's national under-18 basketball team
References
External links Archived records of Syria team participations