Syrian Premier League

Syrian Premier League
Founded	1966
Country	Syria
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Syrian League 1st Division
Domestic cup(s)	Syrian Cup; Syrian Super Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Champions League; AFC Cup; Arab Club Champions Cup
Current champions	Tishreen (4th title) ; (2020–21)
Most championships	Al-Jaish (17 titles)
	Current: 2021–22 Syrian Premier League

The Syrian Premier League (Arabic: الدوري السوري الممتاز) is the highest division in football in Syria. The league began to play in 1966.

Current clubs (2021–22)[]

Stadiums and locations[]

Al-Karamah
Al-Wathba

Al-Jaish
Al-Wahda
Al-Shorta

Al-Taliya
Al-Nawair

Al-Ittihad

Locations of teams in the Syrian Premier League 2020–21

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Afrin	Afrin	Al-Hamadaniah Stadium	15,000
Al-Fotuwa	Deir ez-Zor	Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium	13,000
Al-Horgelah	Al-Horjelah	Al-Jalaa Stadium	10,000
Al-Ittihad	Aleppo	Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium	10,000
Al-Jaish	Damascus	Al-Fayhaa Stadium	15,000
Al-Karamah	Homs	Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium	32,000
Al-Nawair	Hama	Hama Municipal Stadium	22,000
Al-Shorta	Damascus	Tishreen Stadium	12,000
Al-Taliya	Hama	Hama Municipal Stadium	22,000
Al-Wahda	Damascus	Al-Fayhaa Stadium	15,000
Al-Wathba	Homs	Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium	32,000
Hutteen	Latakia	Al-Assad Stadium	28,000
Jableh	Jableh	Al-Baath Stadium	10,000
Tishreen	Latakia	Al-Assad Stadium	28,000

List of champions[]

Champions so far are:^[1]

Season	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place
1966–67	Al-Ittihad	Al-Futowa	Barada
1967–68	Al-Ittihad	Al-Futowa	Barada
1968–69	Barada	Al-Futowa	Al-Ittihad
1969–70	Barada	Al-Futowa	Al-Ittihad
1970–71	No Championship
1971–72	No Championship
1972–73	Al-Jaish	Al-Shorta	Al-Karamah
1973–74	No Championship
1974–75	Al-Karamah	Al-Futowa	Al-Ittihad
1975–76	Al-Jaish	Al-Shorta	Al-Karamah
1976–77	Al-Ittihad	Al-Karamah	Al-Hurriya
1977–78	No Championship
1978–79	Al-Jaish	Al-Shorta	Al-Ittihad
1979–80	Al-Shorta	Al-Hurriya	Al-Ittihad
1980–81	No Championship
1981–82	Tishreen	Al-Wathba	Al-Ittihad
1982–83	Al-Karamah	Al-Ittihad	Al-Futowa
1983–84	Al-Karamah	Jableh	Al-Ittihad
1984–85	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah	Jableh
1985–86	Al-Jaish	Jableh	Al-Futowa
1986–87	Jableh	Al-Karamah	Al-Shorta
1987–88	Jableh	Al-Ittihad	Al-Futowa
1988–89	Jableh	Al-Shorta	Al-Ittihad
1989–90	Al-Futowa	Al-Karamah	Al-Wathba
1990–91	Al-Futowa	Jableh	Al-Shorta
1991–92	Al-Hurriya	Jableh	Al-Ittihad
1992–93	Al-Ittihad	Al-Karamah	Al-Hurriya
1993–94	Al-Hurriya	Jableh	Al-Ittihad
1994–95	Al-Ittihad	Al-Karamah	Jableh
1995–96	Al-Karamah	Hutteen	Al-Hurriya
1996–97	Tishreen	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah
1997–98	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah	Hutteen
1998–99	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah	Al-Wahda
1999–2000	Jableh	Hutteen	Tishreen
2000–01	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah	Al-Jihad
2001–02	Al-Jaish	Al-Ittihad	Al-Wahda
2002–03	Al-Jaish	Al-Ittihad	Qardaha
2003–04	Al-Wahda	Al-Karamah	Tishreen
2004–05	Al-Ittihad	Al-Karamah	Al-Wahda
2005–06	Al-Karamah	Al-Jaish	Al-Wahda
2006–07	Al-Karamah	Al-Ittihad	Taliya
2007–08	Al-Karamah	Al-Majd	Al-Ittihad
2008–09	Al-Karamah	Al-Ittihad	Al-Jaish
2009–10	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah	Tishreen
2010–11	Suspended
2011–12	Al-Shorta	Al-Jaish	Al-Wahda
2012–13	Al-Jaish	Al-Shorta	Al-Hurriya
2013–14	Al-Wahda	Al-Jaish	Al-Muhafaza
2014–15	Al-Jaish	Al-Wahda	Al-Shorta
2015–16	Al-Jaish	Al-Wahda	Al-Ittihad
2016–17	Al-Jaish	Tishreen	Al-Wahda
2017–18	Al-Jaish	Al-Ittihad	Al-Wahda
2018–19	Al-Jaish	Tishreen	Al-Wahda
2019–20	Tishreen	Al-Wathba	Hutteen
2020–21	Tishreen	Al-Jaish	Al-Karamah

Performances[]

Performance by club[]

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Third place	Winning years
Al-Jaish	17	5	1	1972–1973, 1975–1976, 1978–1979, 1984–1985, 1985–1986, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2002–2003, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2018–2019
Al-Karamah	8	12	4	1974–1975, 1982–1983, 1983–1984, 1995–1996, 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009
Al-Ittihad	6	7	12	1966–1967, 1967–1968, 1976–1977, 1992–1993, 1994–1995, 2004–2005
Jableh	4	5	2	1986–1987, 1987–1988, 1988–1989, 1999–2000
Tishreen	4	2	3	1981–1982, 1996–1997, 2019–2020, 2020–2021
Al-Futowa	2	5	3	1989–1990, 1990–1991
Al-Shorta	2	5	3	1979–1980, 2011–2012
Al-Wahda	2	3	8	2003–2004, 2013–2014
Al-Hurriya	2	1	4	1991–1992, 1993–1994
Barada	2	—	2	1968–1969, 1969–1970

Performance by city[]

City	Winners	Club(s)
Damascus	23	Al-Jaish, Al-Shorta, Al-Wahda, Barada
Aleppo	8	Al-Ittihad, Al-Hurriya
Homs	8	Al-Karamah
Jableh	4	Jableh
Latakia	4	Tishreen
Deir ez-Zor	2	Al-Futowa

References[]

^ "Syria - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

External links[]

League at FIFA
League at soccerway.com
Syrian Premier League - Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
Syrian Premier League - Hailoosport.com

[1] "Syria - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

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v t Syrian Premier League
2020–21 clubs	Al-Futowa Al-Horgelah Al-Hurriya Al-Ittihad Al-Jaish Al-Karamah Al-Sahel Al-Shorta Al-Taliya Al-Wahda Al-Wathba Hutteen Jableh Tishreen
Former clubs	Afrin Al-Herafyeen Al-Jazeera Al-Jihad Al-Majd Al-Muhafaza Al-Nawair Al-Shouleh Al-Yaqdhah Al-Yarmouk Baniyas Refinery Barada Mayadin Omayya Qardaha Shorta Aleppo
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 ~~1970–71~~ ~~1971–72~~ 1972–73 ~~1973–74~~ 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 ~~1977–78~~ 1978–79 1979–80 ~~1980–81~~ 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 ~~2010–11~~ 2011–12 2013 2014 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Statistics and awards	Top scorers

v t Football in Syria
Syrian Football Association
National teams	Men's team Women's team Under-23 Under-20 Under-17
League competitions	Syrian Premier League Syrian League 1st Division
Cup competitions	Syrian Cup Syrian Super Cup
Other competitions	1974 Kuneitra Cup (defunct)