Syrian Football Association

Syrian Arab Football Association
AFC
Short nameSFA
Founded1936; 90 years ago (1936)
HeadquartersAl-Fayhaa, Damascus, Syria
FIFA affiliation1937
AFC affiliation1970
WAFF affiliation2001 (founding member)
PresidentFiras Tiet
Websitesfa.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 teams, the Syrian Premier League, and other domestic competitions. 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

Name Position Source
Syria Firas Tiet President
Syria Fadi al-Dabbas Vice President
Syria Mohamed Mazen Daqouri General Secretary
Syria Moafak Fathallah Treasurer
Syria Vacant Technical Director
Spain José Lana Team Coach (Men's)
Syria Salim Jabalawi Team Coach (Women's)
Syria Mohammad Bachar Media/Communications Manager
Syria Ahmad Fesal Futsal Coordinator
Syria Mohammed Kanah Referee Coordinator

List of presidents

The following is a list of SFA presidents in recent decades.

PresidentTerm
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 2022–2024
Mohamed Mazen Daqouri 2024–2025 (Acting)
Firas Tiet 2025–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

National teams

See also

References

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