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The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of
football in Syria french: Les aigles de Qasyoun) , first = 1900s , registered = , clubs = , national_list = , club_list = Syrian Premier League Syrian League 1st Division Syrian League 2nd DivisionSyrian CupSyrian Super Cup , other_lis ...
, controlling the Syrian national team and 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 ...
. The Syrian Football Association was founded in 1936 and has been a member of
FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
since 1937, the
Asian Football Confederation The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in ...
since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body
West Asian Football Federation The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF; ar, اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Gharb Āsiyā li-Kurat al-Qadam), founded in 2001, is an association of the football playing nations in Western Asia. Its founding members a ...
since 2001. Syria is also part of the
Union of Arab Football Associations The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; french: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member as ...
and has been a member since 1974. Syria's team is commonly known as Nosour Qasioun ( ar, نسور قاسيون, lit=Qasioun eagles).


Affiliation

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FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...
(1937) * AFC (1970) *
Union of Arab Football Associations The Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي لكرة القدم; french: Union des associations de football arabe) is the governing body of football in the Arab League. Established in 1974, UAFA has 22 member as ...
(1974) * WAFF (2001)


Association staff


List of presidents

The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.


Management


League system

:Tier 1:
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 ...
:Tier 2:
Syrian League 1st Division Syrian League 1st Division ( ar, الدوري السوري الدرجة الأولى) is the second division in football in Syria. It is operated by the Syrian Football Association (SFA). The league began to play in 1960s. After each season the tw ...
:Tier 3: Syrian League 2nd Division :Tier 4:
Syrian League 3rd Division Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...


Domestic cup

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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 ...
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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, afterwa ...


National teams

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, under-23, under-20, under-17,
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and women's under-20 national association football teams * Syria national futsal team * Syria national beach soccer team


See also

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Syria national football team ) , Association = Syrian Football Association (SFA) , Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) , Confederation = AFC (Asia) , Coach = Hussam Al Sayed , Captain = Omar Al Somah , Most caps ...
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Syria national under-23 football team ) , Association = Syrian Football Association , Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) , Confederation = AFC (Asia) , Coach = Mark Wotte , pattern_la1 = , pattern_b1 = _ ...
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Syria national under-20 football team ) , Association = Syrian Football Association , Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) , Confederation = AFC (Asia) , Coach = Mark Wotte , pattern_la1 = , pattern_b1 = _s ...
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Syria national under-17 football team ), Association = Syrian Football Association (SFA) , Confederation = AFC (Asia) , Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world), Coach = Wilco van Buuren, Most caps = , Top scorer ...
* Syria national futsal team *
Syria women's national football team ) , Association = Syrian Football Association (SFA) , Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) , Other-affiliation = UAFA ( Arab Nations) , Confederation = AFC (Asia) , Coach = Salim Jablawi , Capta ...
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List of football stadiums in Syria The following is a list of football stadiums in Syria sorted by their capacities. Future stadiums See also * List of association football stadiums by capacity {{Asia topic, List of football stadiums in * Syria Stadiums A stadium ...
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Football in Syria french: Les aigles de Qasyoun) , first = 1900s , registered = , clubs = , national_list = , club_list = Syrian Premier League Syrian League 1st Division Syrian League 2nd DivisionSyrian CupSyrian Super Cup , other_lis ...
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Sport in 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 ...


References


External links


Official website
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@syrianfa
on Facebook.
Syrian-Soccer
info portal on Syrian football.

at the FIFA website.
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at AFC site. {{UAFA Football Football in Syria
Football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
Sports organizations established in 1936
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 ...
1936 establishments in Mandatory Syria