Syrian League 1st Division

Syrian League 1st Division

Organising body	Syrian Football Association (SFA)
Founded	1960s
Country	Syria
Confederation	AFC
Number of teams	24 (2021–22)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Syrian Premier League
Relegation to	Syrian League 2nd Division
Domestic cup(s)	Syrian Cup
Current champions	Al-Jazeera Al-Majd SC (2021–22)
TV partners	Syria TV Sama TV
Website	sfa.sy

Syrian League 1st Division (Arabic: الدوري السوري الدرجة الأولى) is the second division in football in Syria. It is operated by the Syrian Football Association (SFA). The league began to play in 1960s. After each season the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and the bottom clubs are relegated to the Syrian League 2nd Division. In the 2021–22 season, Al-Majd and Al-Jazeera SC won the title and they were promoted to Premier League.

In 2021–22 season, the league consists of 24 clubs divided into 4 groups based on their geographical distribution. However, the final round consists of 8 teams divided into two groups.

Current clubs (2021–22)

Al-Jihad

Al-Jazeera

Al-Yaqdhah

Al-Mayadin

Al-Hurriya

Amuda

Morek

Kesswa

Jaramana

Al-Arabi

Al-Shouleh

Damascus

Mukharram

Muadamiyat al-Sham

Sahel

Baniyas Refinery

Al-Nabek

Al-Tadamon

Al-Dumayr

Artouz

Al-Khittab

Ommal Hama
Shorta Hama

Damascus teams
Al-Majd
Al-Muhafaza

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Locations of teams in the Syrian League 1st Division 2021–22

Group 1

1. Al-Arabi
2. Al-Muhafaza
3. Al-Yaqdhah
4. Al-Dumayr
5. Al-Nabek
6. Al Kesswa

Group 2

1. Al-Majd
2. Jaramana
3. Al-Shouleh
4. Al-Mayadin
5. Artouz
6. Muadamiyat al-Sham

Group 3

1. Al-Sahel
2. Baniyas Refinery
3. Al-Tadamon
4. Shorta Hama
5. Morek
6. Al-Mukharram

Group 4

1. Al-Jazeera
2. Al-Jihad
3. Al-Hurriya
4. Ommal Hama
5. Amuda
6. Al-Khittab

Champions

• 2004-2005: Al-Jihad SC
• 2005-2006: Al-Shorta SC
• 2006-2007: Nawair SC & Afrin SC
• 2007-2008: Al-Wathba SC & Omayya SC
• 2008-2009: Al-Jazeera SC & Afrin SC
• 2009-2010: Hutteen SC & Al-Fotuwa SC
• 2010-2011: Baniyas Refinery SC & Al-Hurriya SC
• 2011-2012 Al-Muhafaza SC & Al-Jihad SC
• 2012-2013: N/A
• 2013-2014: Al-Nidal SC
• 2014-2015: N/A
• 2015-2016: N/A
• 2016-2017: Al-Herafyeen SC
• 2017-2018: Sahel SC
• 2018-2019: Al-Jazeera SC & Al-Fotuwa SC
• 2019-2020: Al-Hurriya SC & Al-Horgelah SC
• 2020-2021: Nawair SC & Afrin SC
• 2021-2022: Al-Jazeera SC & Al-Majd SC

External link

• الدوري السوري - الدرجة الأولى 2020/2021 in Arabic