Syrian Football Association
Appearance
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Short name | SFA |
Founded | 1936[1] |
Headquarters | Al-Fayhaa, Damascus, Syria |
FIFA affiliation | 1937[1] |
AFC affiliation | 1970[2] |
WAFF affiliation | 2001 (founding member) |
President | Salah Ramadan |
Vice-President | Abdulrahman Al-Khatib |
Website | sfa |
The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA, Template:Lang-ar) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national team and the Syrian Premier League. The Syrian Football Association 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. Syriam team is commonly known as Nosour Qasioun (Template:Lang-ar).
Affiliation
- FIFA (1937)
- AFC (1970)
- Union of Arab Football Associations (1974)
- WAFF (2001)
Association staff
Name | Position | Source |
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Salah Ramadan | President | [1][3] |
Abdulrahman Al-Khatib | Vice President | [1][3] |
Muhammad Al Fakeer | General Secretary | [1][3] |
Imad Qasem | Treasurer | [1] |
Muhannad Al Fakeer | Technical Director | [1][3] |
Hussam Al Sayed | Team Coach (Men's) | [1][3] |
Salim Jabalawi | Team Coach (Women's) | [1] |
Mohammad Bachar | Media/Communications Manager | [1] |
Ahmad Fesal | Futsal Coordinator | [1] |
Mohammed Kanah | Referee Coordinator | [1] |
List of presidents
The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.
President | Term |
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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–present |
Management
League system
- 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
National teams
- Syria universal, under-23, under-20, under-17 and women's national association football teams
- Syria national futsal team
- Syria national beach soccer team
See also
- 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 women's national football team
- List of football stadiums in Syria
- Football in Syria
- Sport in Syria
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l FIFA.com. "Member Association - Syria - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ The A-Z of Asian Football 97-98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation
- ^ a b c d e "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic).
- @syrianfa on Facebook.
- Syrian-Soccer info portal on Syrian football.
- Syria at the FIFA website.
- Syria at AFC site.