The 2008–09 Syrian Premier League is the 38th season of the

Syrian Premier League The Syrian Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوري الممتاز) is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division in of the Syrian football league system. The league comprises 12 teams and operates on a system ...

, Syria's premier football league. The season began on 10 October 2008 and finished on 12 June 2009. Afrin and Al-Horriya were relegated from the previous season.

Al-Wathba Al-Wathba Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوثبة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Homs, that competes in the Syrian Premier League. History Al-Wathba is a professional football club based in Homs, Syria, and the ...

and Omyyah moved up from the Syrian League 1st Division. At the end of the campaign, defending champions Al-Karamah were level on 52 points with

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

and therefore were required to have a one off playoff match to determine the league champions.Ittihad, Karamah in league climax
/ref> Al-Futowa and Hutteen were relegated and would be replaced by Afrin and Al-Jazeera for the

2009–10 Syrian Premier League The 2009–10 Syrian Premier League was the 39th season of the Syrian Premier League. The season began on 9 October 2009 and ended on May 7, 2010. * Al-Futowa and Hutteen were relegated from the previous season. * Afrin and Al-Jazeera moved ...

campaign. Syrian international

Mohamed Al Zeno Mohamed Al-Zeno ( ar, محمد زينو; born 5 February 1983) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Taliya in the Syrian Premier League. Club career Early career Mohamed Al-Zeno's career began with the Al-Ittihad Aleppo youth sq ...

finished the campaign as leading goalscorer with 17 goals.

Continental Cups

AFC Cup

Al-Karamah and Al-Majd entered the

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tournament. A tournament for second ranked Asian nations. During the domestic Syrian league season, only the group phases of this prestigious tournament is played until the knockout rounds which will take place in the next Syrian season. Al-Majd comfortably qualified with one game to spare to reach the knockout rounds whilst Al-Karamah had somewhat of a shaky start and after 5 games find themselves in 3rd position.

Arab Champions League

and

Al-Taliya Taliya Sports Club ( ar, نادي الطليعة الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Hama. History The Taliya Sports Club was founded in 1941 in the Syrian city of Hama under the name of Al-Waqah Club. In 1971 th ...

entered the

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but

found the going tough, being thumped by

Raja Casablanca Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...

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in the first round.

went one round better but got beat by

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

, also of Morocco.

Premier League teams (2008–2009)

Final league standings

Playoffs

5th and 6th placed teams

and Al-Majd had a one match playoff at the end of the season due to both clubs finishing the regular season on 37 points.

won the tie 3–2 to claim 5th position in the final standings.

Championship match

MATCH OFFICIALS * Assistant referees: ** Fayez Al Basha ( Syria) ** Hamdi Al Kadrie ( Syria) * Fourth official: ** Mohamad Baderaldin ( Syria) MATCH RULES * 90 minutes. * 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. *

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if scores still level. * Seven named substitutes. * Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Winner

Top goalscorers

;17 goals *

''( Al-Majd)'' ;14 goals *

Abdul Fattah Al Agha Abdul Fattah Al Agha ( ar, عبد الفتاح الآغا; born 1 August 1984), is a retired Syrian footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his career playing for Syrian side Al Ittihad Aleppo and other clubs from Egypt. ...

''(

)'' ;12 goals * Ibrahim Al Hasan ''(

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)'' *

Omar Al Soma Omar Al Somah ( ar, عمر السومة; born 28 March 1989) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi, on loan from Saudi club Al Ahli, and the Syria national team. Nicknamed in Syria as ' ...

''( Al-Futowa)'' ;11 goals * Maher Al Sayed ''( Al-Wahda)'' * Ali Ghalium ''(

)'' *

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''( Omayya)'' * Obode Efe ''(

Teshrin Tishreen Sports Club ( ar, نادي تشرين الرياضي) is a Syrian professional football club based in Latakia. The club was founded in 1947 and currently competes in the Syrian Premier League. Its home ground is Al-Assad Stadium. Tish ...

)'' ;10 goals *

Majed Al Haj Majed Al Haj ( ar, ماجد الحاج, born 6 April 1985 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda. He plays as a striker. Club career On 8 August 2014, Al Haj scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Al-J ...

''(

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)'' * Anas Sari ''(

)'' *

Oday Al-Jafal Oday Abd Al-Jafal ( ar, عدي عبد الجفال; born 27 May 1990), commonly known as Oday Al-Jafal, is a Syrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Syrian national team. Club career In August 2013, he signed a one-year contract wit ...

''( Al-Futowa)'' * Amar Zakour ''( Omayya)''

Managerial changes

References

External links

Details at fifa.com

Details at goalzz.com

Details at soccerway.com
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