Syrian Cup

Syrian Cup
Organiser(s)Syrian Football Federation
Founded1959; 67 years ago (1959)
RegionSyria
Qualifier forAFC Cup
Related competitionsSyrian Premier League
Syrian Super Cup
Syrian FA Shield
Current championsAl-Fotuwa (5th title)
Most championshipsAl-Ittihad (10 titles)
BroadcasterSyria TV
WebsiteOfficial page
2023–24 Syrian Cup

The Syrian Cup (Arabic: كأس سوريا) is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC have won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1960-61 season during the UAR era and was won by Al-Majd SC. The tournament has been held annually since then, except for the 1963, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1977 seasons.

The record for consecutive wins in the competition is four titles, only two teams, Al-Karamah and Al-Fotuwa, have achieved that. Al-Ittihad are the current title holders.

List of finals

Key
(R) Replay
* Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Winning team won the Double

This is a list of finals contested from 1959–60 onward:

Season Winner Score Runner-up
1959–60 Al-Jaish Not Played Orouba
1960–61 Al-Majd † 2–0 Al-Ittihad †
1961–62 Ommal Rmelan 2–0 Al-Shorta
1962–63
No Cup
1963–64 Al-Yarmouk 3–2 Al-Majd
1964–65 Al-Ittihad 4–1 Barada
1965–66 Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Yarmouk
1966–67 Al-Jaish 5–0
2–1 (R)		 Al-Ittihad
1967–68 Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Yarmouk
1968–69 Ommal Rmelan 2–1 Al-Shorta
1969–70 Ommal al-Maghazel 3–1 Al-Jazeera
1971–72
No Cup
1972–73 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Tishreen
1974–1977
No Cup
1977–78 Al-Majd 4–1 Tishreen
1978–79
No Cup
1979–80 Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Fotuwa
1980–81 Al-Shorta 1–0 Al-Fotuwa
1981–82 Al-Ittihad 2–0 Al-Fotuwa
1982–83 Al-Karamah 2–1 Al-Fotuwa
1983–84 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Wahda
1984–85 Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Fotuwa
1985–86 Al-Jaish 2–1 Al-Ittihad
1986–87 Al-Karamah 2–1 Hutteen
1987–88 Al-Fotuwa 1–0 Tishreen
1988–89 Al-Fotuwa 2–0 Al-Ittihad
1989–90 Al-Fotuwa 1–0 Al-Karamah
1990–91 Al-Fotuwa 1–0 Al-Yaqdhah
1991–92 Al-Hurriya 1–0 Al-Ittihad
1992–93 Al-Wahda 4–0 Hutteen
1993–94 Al-Ittihad 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Jableh
1994–95 Al-Karamah 3–0 Hutteen
1995–96 Al-Karamah 3–0 Jableh
1996–97 Al-Jaish 2–0 Jableh
1997–98 Al-Jaish 5–2 Al-Karamah
1998–99 Jableh 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) Hutteen
1999–00 Al-Jaish 4–1 Jableh
2000–01 Hutteen 1–0 Al-Jaish
2001–02 Al-Jaish 3–0 Jableh
2002–03 Al-Wahda 5–3 Al-Ittihad
2003–04 Al-Jaish 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Tishreen
2004–05 Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Majd
2005–06 Al-Ittihad 3–0 Tishreen
2006–07 Al-Karamah 2–1 Taliya
2007–08 Al-Karamah 1–0 Al-Ittihad
2008–09 Al-Karamah 3–1 Al-Majd
2009–10 Al-Karamah 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Nawair
2010–11 Al-Ittihad 3–1 Al-Wathba
2011–12 Al-Wahda Awarded All 3 semifinalists withdrew.
2012–13 Al-Wahda 1–0* (a.e.t.) Al-Jaish
2013–14 Al-Jaish 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Musfat Banyas
2014–15 Al-Wahda 2–0 Al-Shorta
2015–16 Al-Wahda 1–0 Al-Jaish
2016–17 Al-Wahda 2–1 Al-Karamah
2017–18 Al-Jaish 2–0 Al-Shorta
2018–19 Al-Wathba 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) Al-Taliya
2019–20 Al-Wahda 3–1 Al-Majd
2020–21 Jableh 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Hutteen
2021–22 Al-Ittihad 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Al-Wathba
2022–23 Tishreen 1–0 Al-Wahda
2023–24 Al-Fotuwa 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Al-Wahda
2024–2026
No Cup

Notes:

Performances

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
Al-Ittihad
10
7
 1964–65, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1993–94, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2021–22
Al-Jaish
9
3
 1966–67, 1985–86, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2013–14, 2017–18
Al-Karamah
8
3
 1982–83, 1986–87, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Al-Wahda
8
3
 1992–93, 2002–03, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20
Al-Fotuwa
5
5
 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 2023–24
Al-Shorta
4
4
 1965–66, 1967–68, 1979–80, 1980–81
Jableh
2
5
 1998–99, 2020–21
Al-Majd
2
4
 1960–61, 1977–78
Ommal Rmelan
2
0
 1961–62, 1968–69
Hutteen
1
5
 2000–01
Tishreen
1
5
 2022–23
Al-Yarmouk
1
2
 1963–64
Al-Wathba
1
2
 2018–19
Al-Hurriya
1
0
 1991–92
Ommal al-Maghazel
1
0
 1969–70

Performance by city

City Winners Club(s)
Damascus
24
 Al-Jaish (9), Al-Wahda (8), Al-Shorta (4), Al-Majd (2), Ommal al-Maghazel (1)
Aleppo
12
 Al-Ittihad (10), Al-Hurriya (1), Al-Yarmouk (1)
Homs
9
 Al-Karamah (8), Al-Wathba (1)
Deir ez-Zor
5
 Al-Fotuwa (5)
Latakia
2
 Hutteen (1), Tishreen (1)
Jableh
2
 Jableh (2)
Rmelan
2
 Ommal Rmelan (2)

Medals

Each club in the final receives 30 winners or runners-up medals to be distributed among players, staff, and officials.

Records

See also

References

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