Clubname: | Omayya SC |
Fullname: | Omayya Sports Club |
Nickname: | The North Earthquake |
Ground: | Idlib Municipal Stadium |
Capacity: | 7,500 |
Omaya Sports Club (ar|نادي أمية الرياضي) is a Syrian football club located in the province of Idlib. Omaya SC last played in the Syrian Premier League. The club won the Second Division and was promoted for the first time in 1991. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian Premier League because of the Syrian civil war.
Omaya Sports Club was originally founded in 1951, holding the name Arab Brotherhood Club, and until the formation of the Syrian Sports Association, when Omayya SC was classified to play in the second league.
The club was promoted to the first division in 1991, and then returned to the second division. In the 2001–02 season, the club was promoted again, where it remained for four seasons. They were promoted again in 2008.