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Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium ( ar, مَلْعَب ٱلْفَيْحَاء, Malʿab al-Fayḥāʾ) is a multi-use stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of the Syria national football team footbal ...
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Tarek Jabban Tarek Jabban ( ar, طارق جبان; born 11 December 1975) is a Syrian former footballer. He last played for Al-Jaish, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, the top division in Syria. He played as a defender, wearing the shirt with numb ...
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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 ...
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club based in
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,
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
that competes in 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 ...
, founded in 1947. The club plays at the
Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium ( ar, مَلْعَب ٱلْفَيْحَاء, Malʿab al-Fayḥāʾ) is a multi-use stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of the Syria national football team footbal ...
. The team colors are red and white. Al-Jaish is considered the most successful football club in the country and one of the most successful in the region, having won 17 official league titles, 9
Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup ( ar, سوريا) is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC has won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1960-61 season during the UAR ...
s and 3
Syrian Super Cup The Syrian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السوري) is a Syrian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Syrian Premier League and the winners of the Syrian Cup. It was first played in 1982, after ...
s, being the record holder in the number of league titles. Between 2015 and 2019, Al-Jaish won five consecutive league titles. Al-Jaish have won the domestic
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four times. In
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
, Al-Jaish became the first Syrian club to ever win the
AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
, defeating Al-Wahda SC in the final. Al-Jaish have participated in the group stage of the
AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...
and have previously reached the finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup,
Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab ...
twice and
Arab Super Cup The Arab Super Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية الممتازة) was an Arab football competition, held between four teams (the winners and runners-up of both the Arab Club Champions Cup and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup) each year. History The ...
once. Al-Jaish Sports Club also takes part in other sports like
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,
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
,
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and rugby sevens.


History

The club was founded in 1947. It is the most successful club in the country. In its history, the club was the champion of Syria seventeen times. They also won nine Syrian Cups in 1967, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014 and 2018, and three
Syrian Super Cup The Syrian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السوري) is a Syrian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Syrian Premier League and the winners of the Syrian Cup. It was first played in 1982, after ...
s in 2013, 2018 and 2019. In 2004, the club also achieved international success. In the
AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
finals they defeated on aggregate
Al-Wahda Damascus ), founded = as ''Qasioun SC'', ground = Al-Jalaa Stadium, capacity = 10,000, chairman = Maher Al-Sayed, manager = Ammar Shamali, league = Syrian Premier League, season = 2021–22, position = 4th, current = 20 ...
(3:2, 0:1).


Honours


Domestic

* Syrian League: 17 **Champion: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 *
Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup ( ar, سوريا) is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC has won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1960-61 season during the UAR ...
: 9 **Champion: 1967, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004,
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,
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*
Syrian Super Cup The Syrian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السوري) is a Syrian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Syrian Premier League and the winners of the Syrian Cup. It was first played in 1982, after ...
: 3 **Champion: 2013, 2018, 2019


Continental

*
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: 1 **Champion:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...


Regional

* Arab Club Champions Cup **Runner-up:
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,
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*
Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab ...
**Runner-up:
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
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*
Arab Super Cup The Arab Super Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية الممتازة) was an Arab football competition, held between four teams (the winners and runners-up of both the Arab Club Champions Cup and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup) each year. History The ...
**Runner-up:
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Stadiums


Al-Fayhaa Stadium

Al-Fayhaa Stadium Al-Fayhaa Stadium ( ar, مَلْعَب ٱلْفَيْحَاء, Malʿab al-Fayḥāʾ) is a multi-use stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of the Syria national football team footbal ...
is located in the city center of
Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...
, Syria. In April 2020, it was converted into an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 12,000 seats.


Abbasiyyin Stadium

Abbasiyyin Stadium The Abbasiyyin Stadium ( ar, مَلْعَب ٱلْعَبَّاسِيِّين, Malʿab al-ʿAbbāsīyīn) is a multi-use all-seater stadium in Damascus, Syria, currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue of the Syrian n ...
is located in the centre of Damascus, directly behind the district Al-Sufanyya. After the most recent renovation in March 2011, Abbasiyyin Stadium was turned into an all-seater stadium and the capacity was reduced to 30,000 seats.


Colours and kits


Shirt sponsor & kit manufacturer


Performance in AFC competitions

*
AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...
: 3 appearances :: 2002–03: Qualifying West – 4th Round ::
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: Group Stage ::
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: Qualifying Stage *
AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
: 10 appearances ::
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
: Champion ::
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: Group Stage ::
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: Group Stage ::
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: Group Stage ::
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
: Group Stage ::
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: Quarterfinals ::
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: Quarterfinals ::
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: Group Stage ::
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: Group Stage ::
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: West Asian Zonal semifinals ::
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
: Cancelled * Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance :: 1999–00: Second Round


Performance in UAFA competitions

* Arab Club Champions Cup: 9 appearances ::
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...
: 5th ::
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...
: ''Runner-up'' ::
2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
: ''Runner-up'' ::
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: Group Stage ::
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
: 1st Round ::
2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...
: Round of 32 ::
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: Qualifying Play-off ::
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
: 1st Round ::
2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...
: 1st Round *
Arab Cup Winners' Cup The Arab Cup Winners' Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية للأندية الفائزة بالكؤوس) was a football competition between the winning clubs of national cup competitions in Arab nations. It started in 1989 and merged with the Arab ...
: 3 appearances ::
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
: ''Runner-up'' ::
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...
: ''Runner-up'' ::
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
: Semifinals *
Arab Super Cup The Arab Super Cup ( ar, الكأس العربية الممتازة) was an Arab football competition, held between four teams (the winners and runners-up of both the Arab Club Champions Cup and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup) each year. History The ...
: 3 appearances ::
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...
: ''Runner-up'' ::
2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
: 3rd ::
2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
: 3rd


Current squad

:''As of 11 June 2022''


Notable/former players

''For all current and former Al-Jaish SC players with a Wikipedia article see Al-Jaish Damascus players.'' * Ismail Camara *
Hassouneh Al-Sheikh Hassouneh Yousef Qasem Al-Sheikh ( ar, حسونة يوسف قاسم الشيخ; born 26 January 1977) is a retired Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin. Retirement Hassouneh retired internationally after playing the match between his count ...
*
Ahmed Hayel Ahmad Hayel Ibrahim Arshidat (born October 30, 1983) is a Jordanian professional football coach and former player who played as a striker. Hayel is married and has two children that are twins, a son named Jad and a daughter named Natali. Care ...
* Tudor Mihail * Emmanuel Figo Kabia *
Yasser Akra Ali Yasser Akra ( ar, علي ياسر عكرة) (born January 2, 1985 in Lattakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Bahrain SC Al-Bahrain Sports Club (), otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a Bahraini football ...
* Jehad Al Baour *
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 ...
* Mohamad Afa Al Rifai * Ahmad Al Salih *
Mohamed Bairouti Mohamed Bairouti ( ar, محمد بيروتي) (born 29 January 1976) is a former Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية ا ...
* Raghdan Shehadeh *
Said Bayazid Said Bayazid ( ar, سيد بيازيد; born 20 January 1977) is a Syrian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Bayazid played for most of his career in Greece, including one season with Proodeftiki and two seasons ...
* Ahmad Azzam *
Nihad Haj Moustafa Nihad Haj Moustafa ( ar, نهاد حاج مصطفى) (born 30 November 1978) is a former Syrian footballer who played for Syria national football team. External linksworldfootball.netJomard Moussa * Maher Al Sayed *
Feras Esmaeel Feras Esmaeel ( ar, فراس إسماعيل; born 3 January 1983 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Nart Sukhum, which plays in Abkhazia. He plays as a midfielder. He is an ethnic Abkhazian. International career ...
* Abdullah Habbar *
Kawa Hesso Kawa Hesso ( ar, كَاوَّا حَسُّو) (born August 22, 1984 in Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Peshmarga Erbil in Iraq. International career He made his debut for the Syria national team in the 2009 Nehru Cup in I ...
* Mutaz Kailouni *
Burhan Sahyouni Burhan Ahmed Sahyouni ( ar, برهان أحمد صهيوني; born 7 April 1986 in Idlib, Syria) is a Syrian professional footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League, the top tier of Football in ...
*
Hazem Harba Hazem Harba ( ar, حازم حربا) is a former Syrian footballer who played for Syria national football team. Career Harba played for most of his career in Omayya and Tishreen, winning the Syrian Premier League The Syrian Premier League ...
* Hugo Acosta * Phillimon Chepita *
Zachariah Simukonda Zachariah Simukonda (born 27 June 1983) is a Zambian football striker who is currently a free agent. Playing career In December 2011, Zachariah signed for the Malaysian team, PBDKT T-Team FC in a 1-year contract alongside Bosnian internationa ...
*
Basel Abdoulfattakh Basel Mansurovich Abdoulfattakh (russian: Басель Мансурович Абдульфаттах; born 6 March 1990) is a Russian former professional association football player. His father is of Syrian descent and his mother Russian. Care ...


References


External links


Official website
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