Syrian Football Association Explained

The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; Arabic: الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national team and the Syrian Premier League. 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).

Affiliation

Association staff

NamePositionSource
Salah RamadanPresident[1] [2]
Abdulrahman Al-KhatibVice President
Muhammad Al FakeerGeneral Secretary
Imad QasemTreasurer
Muhannad Al FakeerTechnical Director
Héctor CúperTeam Coach (Men's)[3]
Salim JabalawiTeam Coach (Women's)
Mohammad BacharMedia/Communications Manager
Ahmad FesalFutsal Coordinator
Mohammed KanahReferee Coordinator

List of presidents

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

President Term
Farouk Bouzo1982–1994
Farouk Sariaah2000–2002
Ahmed al-Jaban2002–2008
Moutassem Ghotouq2008–2009 (Acting)
Farouk Sariaah2009–2012
Salah Ramadan2012–2018
Fadi al-Dabbas2018–2019
Hatem Al Ghaeeb2019–2022
Salah Ramadan2022–present

Management

League system

See also: List of football clubs in Syria.

Tier 2: Syrian League 1st Division

Tier 3: Syrian League 2nd Division

Tier 4: Syrian League 3rd Division

Domestic cup

National teams

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA.com. Member Association - Syria . https://web.archive.org/web/20201028032237/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/syr/about. dead. October 28, 2020. 2020-08-20. www.fifa.com. en-GB.
  2. Web site: The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation. 2020-11-04. The AFC. en-GB.
  3. News: Cuper takes over as Syria coach . 6 February 2023 . beIN SPORTS . 2 February 2023 .