Governing body of association football in Syria
Syrian Arab Football Association AFC Short name SFA Founded 1936; 88 years ago (1936 ) [1] Headquarters Al-Fayhaa , Damascus , Syria FIFA affiliation1937[2] AFC affiliation1970[3] WAFF affiliation2001 (founding member) President Salah Ramadan Vice-President Abdulrahman Al-Khatib Website sfa.sy
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').[citation needed ]
Affiliation
Association staff
Name
Position
Source
Salah Ramadan
President
[2] [4]
Abdulrahman Al-Khatib
Vice President
[2] [4]
Muhammad Al Fakeer
General Secretary
[2] [4]
Imad Qasem
Treasurer
[2]
Muhannad Al Fakeer
Technical Director
[2] [4]
Héctor Cúper
Team Coach (Men's)
[2] [5]
Salim Jabalawi
Team Coach (Women's)
[2]
Mohammad Bachar
Media/Communications Manager
[2]
Ahmad Fesal
Futsal Coordinator
[2]
Mohammed Kanah
Referee Coordinator
[2]
List of presidents
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–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
See also
References
^ Rizvi, Ahmed (20 July 2015). "Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow". thenationalnews.com . The National News Sport. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k FIFA.com. "Member Association - Syria". 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 "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC . Retrieved 2020-11-04 .
^ "Cuper takes over as Syria coach". beIN SPORTS. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023 .
External links
Official website (in Arabic) .
Syrian Football Association on Facebook
Syrian-Soccer – info portal on Syrian football
Syria at the FIFA website (archived 5 June 2007)
Syria at AFC site
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