2018–19 Syrian Premier League

Syrian Premier League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Al-Jaish
Relegated	Al-Majd; Al-Herafyeen
AFC Aup	Al-Jaish; Al-Wathba
Arab Club Champions Cup	Al-Jaish
Matches played	182
Goals scored	399 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mohammed Al Wakid (29)
Biggest home win	Al-Jaish 7–0 Al-Karamah
Biggest away win	Al-Herafyeen 0–7 Al-Jaish
Highest scoring	Al-Herafyeen 0–7 Al-Jaish; Al-Karamah 5–2 Al-Sahel; Al-Jaish 7–0 Al-Karamah
Longest winning run	5 games; Al-Taliya; Al-Jaish
Longest unbeaten run	16 games; Al-Wahda; Tishreen
Longest winless run	10 games; Al-Herafyeen
Longest losing run	6 games; Al-Herafyeen; Al-Nawair
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Syrian Premier League season is the 47th since its establishment. This season's league featured one stage. It pitted one group of 14 teams and kicked off on 21 September 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Al-Jaish are the defending champions, having won the previous season championship.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Al-Karamah
Al-Wathba

Al-Wahda
Al-Jaish
Al-Majd
Al-Shurta

Tishreen
Hutteen

Al-Taliya
Al-Nawair

Al-Ittihad
Al-Herafyeen

Jableh

Al-Sahel

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Locations of teams in the Syrian Premier League 2018–19

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Al-Herafyeen	Aleppo	7 April Stadium (Aleppo)	12,000
Al-Ittihad	Aleppo	7 April Stadium (Aleppo)	12,000
Al-Jaish	Damascus	Al-Fayhaa Stadium	15,000
Al-Karamah	Homs	Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium	32,000
Al-Majd	Damascus	Tishreen Stadium	12,000
Al-Nawair	Hama	Hama Municipal Stadium	22,000
Al-Sahel	Tartus	Tartus Sports Arena Stadium	8,000
Al-Shorta	Damascus	Tishreen Stadium	12,000
Al-Taliya	Hama	Hama Municipal Stadium	22,000
Al-Wahda	Damascus	Al-Fayhaa Stadium	15,000
Al-Wathba	Homs	Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium	32,000
Hutteen	Latakia	Al-Assad Stadium	28,000
Jableh	Jableh	Al-Baath Stadium	10,000
Tishreen	Latakia	Al-Assad Stadium	28,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Jaish (C)	26	16	6	4	57	17	+40	54	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage^[a]
2	Tishreen	26	15	8	3	31	14	+17	53
3	Al-Wahda	26	13	10	3	30	13	+17	49
4	Al-Ittihad	26	11	9	6	31	25	+6	42
5	Al-Wathba	26	9	12	5	39	25	+14	39^[b]	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage^[c]
6	Al-Taliya	26	10	9	7	27	25	+2	39^[b]
7	Hutteen	26	8	10	8	23	24	−1	34
8	Al-Karamah	26	9	5	12	30	36	−6	32
9	Al-Shorta	26	7	10	9	24	26	−2	31
10	Al-Sahel	26	7	9	10	22	30	−8	30
11	Al-Nawair	26	7	6	13	27	39	−12	27
12	Jableh	26	6	8	12	22	32	−10	26
13	Al-Majd (R)	26	4	10	12	22	37	−15	22	Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division
14	Al-Herafyeen (R)	26	3	2	21	16	58	−42	11	Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division

Source: Goalzz
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Since Syria did not have any teams which had an AFC Champions League license,^[4] the league champions qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.
^ a b Head-to-head results: Al-Taliya 2–1 Al-Wathba, Al-Wathba 4–2 Al-Taliya.
^ Al-Wathba qualified for the AFC Cup group stage as Syrian Cup winners.

Results

Home \ Away	HER	ITT	JSH	KAR	MJD	NAW	SAH	SHR	TAL	WAH	WTH	HUT	JAB	TIS
Al-Herafyeen	—	1–3	0–7	0–2	1–0	2–3	0–1	0–5	0–1	1–4	2–0	0–1	0–1	2–2
Al-Ittihad	2–1	—	1–0	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–2	3–1	0–2
Al-Jaish	5–0	1–0	—	7–0	3–1	3–2	4–0	1–0	2–2	0–1	2–2	0–1	4–1	1–0
Al-Karamah	1–0	3–2	2–2	—	0–0	0–1	5–2	3–1	0–0	0–1	0–2	3–0	1–2	0–2
Al-Majd	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–3	—	2–0	3–2	0–0	3–1	0–1	1–3	0–0	1–1	1–1
Al-Nawair	4–2	0–1	1–4	1–3	1–0	—	1–1	0–0	2–2	0–2	0–0	3–1	1–0	0–1
Al-Sahel	0–1	1–0	0–1	1–0	4–1	2–2	—	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–2
Al-Shorta	2–1	3–2	0–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–0	1–1
Al-Taliya	2–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	—	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	1–0
Al-Wahda	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–0	0–1	2–0	1–0	—	0–0	1–1	1–0	1–1
Al-Wathba	3–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	3–0	4–2	0–0	—	2–2	3–0	2–1
Hutteen	3–0	1–2	0–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	1–1	—	3–1	0–1
Jableh	2–0	0–0	1–2	2–1	3–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	0–1
Tishreen	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	—

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source: Goalzz
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 18 May 2019

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mohammed Al Wakid	Al-Jaish	29
2	Ahmad Al Omaier	Al-Karamah	10
3	Mohammad Gabbash	Al-Ittihad	9
3	Anas Bota	Al-Wathba	9
5	Mohammad Al Ahmad	Al-Ittihad	8
5	Mohammad Marmour	Tishreen	8
7	Khaled Al Mobayed	Al-Wahda	7
	Mohammad Awad	Jableh
	Taha Dyab	Al-Herafyeen
	Basel Mustafa	Al-Jaish
	Raja Rafe	Al-Majd
	Mohamed Zeno	Al-Taliya

References

^ "Summary - Premier League - Syria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". us.soccerway.com.
^ "Syria - Premier - Results, fixtures, tables, statistics". www.futbol24.com.
^ Syrian League 2018/2019
^ "List of Licensed Clubs for AFC Champions League 2020" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.

[table_note_res_ACGS0.52836088441702-5] Since Syria did not have any teams which had an AFC Champions League license,^[4] the league champions qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.

[table_hth_WTH0.52836088441702-6] Head-to-head results: Al-Taliya 2–1 Al-Wathba, Al-Wathba 4–2 Al-Taliya.

[table_note_res_ACCW0.52836088441702-7] Al-Wathba qualified for the AFC Cup group stage as Syrian Cup winners.

[1] "Summary - Premier League - Syria - Results, fixtures, tables and news". us.soccerway.com.

[2] "Syria - Premier - Results, fixtures, tables, statistics". www.futbol24.com.

[3] Syrian League 2018/2019

[acl-license-4] "List of Licensed Clubs for AFC Champions League 2020" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.

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