Syrian Football Association
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| File:Syrian Football Association logo.svg | |
| Founded | 1936[1] |
| Headquarters | Al-Fayhaa, Damascus, Syria |
| FIFA affiliation | 1937[2] |
| AFC affiliation | 1970[3] |
| WAFF affiliation | 2001 (founding member) |
| President | Firas Tiet[4] (acting) |
| Website | sfa |
The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; Arabic: الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national teams, the Syrian Premier League, and other domestic competitions. The SFA was founded in 1936 and has been a member of FIFA since 1937, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2001. Syria is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. Syria's team is commonly known as Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles').[citation needed]
Affiliation
[edit | edit source]- FIFA (1937)
- AFC (1970)
- Union of Arab Football Associations (1974)
- WAFF (2001)
Association staff
[edit | edit source]| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Syria Firas Tiet | President | [5] |
| Syria Fadi al-Dabbas | Vice President | |
| Syria Mohamed Mazen Daqouri | General Secretary | |
| Syria Moafak Fathallah | Treasurer | |
| Syria Vacant | Technical Director | |
| Spain José Lana | Team Coach (Men's) | [2][6] |
| Syria Salim Jabalawi | Team Coach (Women's) | [2] |
| Syria Mohammad Bachar | Media/Communications Manager | [2] |
| Syria Ahmad Fesal | Futsal Coordinator | [2] |
| Syria Mohammed Kanah | Referee Coordinator | [2] |
List of presidents
[edit | edit source]The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.
| President | Term |
|---|---|
| Farouk Bouzo | 1982–1994 |
| Farouk Sariaah | 2000–2002 |
| Ahmed al-Jaban | 2002–2008 |
| Moutassem Ghotouq | 2008–2009 (Acting) |
| Farouk Sariaah | 2009–2012 |
| Salah Ramadan | 2012–2018 |
| Fadi al-Dabbas | 2018–2019 |
| Hatem Al Ghaeeb | 2019–2022 |
| Salah Ramadan | 2022–2024 |
| Mohamed Mazen Daqouri | 2024–2025 (Acting) |
| Firas Tiet | 2025–present |
Management
[edit | edit source]League system
[edit | edit source]- Tier 1: Syrian Premier League
- Tier 2: Syrian League 1st Division
- Tier 3: Syrian League 2nd Division
- Tier 4: Syrian League 3rd Division
Domestic cup
[edit | edit source]National teams
[edit | edit source]- Syria universal, under-23, under-20, under-17, women's and women's under-20 national association football teams
- Syria national futsal team
- Syria national beach soccer team
National teams
[edit | edit source]- Syria national football team
- Syria national under-23 football team
- Syria national under-20 football team
- Syria national under-17 football team
- Syria national futsal team
- Syria national beach soccer team
- Syria women's national football team
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Syrian Football Association on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Syrian Football Association on InstagramLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Syrian-Soccer – info portal on Syrian football
- Syria at the FIFA website (archived 5 June 2007)
- Syria at AFC website
