# Syrian Football Association > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Syrian_Football_Association > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Syrian_Football_Association.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Football_Association > Source revision: 1339012071 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Governing body of association football in Syria Syrian Arab Football Association AFC Short name SFA Founded 1936; 90 years ago (1936)[1] Headquarters Al-Fayhaa, Damascus, Syria FIFA affiliation 1937[2] AFC affiliation 1970[3][4] WAFF affiliation 2001 (founding member) President Firas Tiet[5] (acting) Website sfa.sy The **Syrian Arab Football Association** (**SFA**; [Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of [football in Syria](/source/Football_in_Syria), controlling the Syrian national teams, the [Syrian Premier League](/source/Syrian_Premier_League), and other domestic competitions. The SFA was founded in 1936 and has been a member of [FIFA](/source/FIFA) since 1937, the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body [West Asian Football Federation](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation) since 2001. Syria is also part of the [Union of Arab Football Associations](/source/Union_of_Arab_Football_Associations) and has been a member since 1974. Syria's team is commonly known as Nosour [Qasioun](/source/Mount_Qasioun) ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نسور قاسيون, [lit.](/source/Literal_translation) 'Qasioun eagles').[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Affiliation - [FIFA](/source/FIFA) (1937) - [AFC](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) (1970) - [Union of Arab Football Associations](/source/Union_of_Arab_Football_Associations) (1974) - [WAFF](/source/West_Asian_Football_Federation) (2001) ## Association staff Name Position Source Firas Tiet President [6] Fadi al-Dabbas Vice President Mohamed Mazen Daqouri General Secretary Moafak Fathallah Treasurer Vacant Technical Director José Lana Team Coach (Men's) [2][7] 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 2022–2024 Mohamed Mazen Daqouri 2024–2025 (Acting) Firas Tiet 2025–present ## Management ### League system See also: [List of football clubs in Syria](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Syria) - Tier 1: [Syrian Premier League](/source/Syrian_Premier_League) - Tier 2: [Syrian League 1st Division](/source/Syrian_League_1st_Division) - Tier 3: [Syrian League 2nd Division](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Syrian_League_2nd_Division&action=edit&redlink=1) - Tier 4: [Syrian League 3rd Division](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Syrian_League_3rd_Division&action=edit&redlink=1) ### Domestic cup - [Syrian Cup](/source/Syrian_Cup) - [Syrian Super Cup](/source/Syrian_Super_Cup) ### National teams - Syria [universal](/source/Syria_national_football_team), [under-23](/source/Syria_national_under-23_football_team), [under-20](/source/Syria_national_under-20_football_team), [under-17](/source/Syria_national_under-17_football_team), [women's](/source/Syria_women's_national_football_team) and [women's under-20](/source/Syria_women's_national_under-20_football_team) national association football teams - [Syria national futsal team](/source/Syria_national_futsal_team) - [Syria national beach soccer team](/source/Syria_national_beach_soccer_team) ## National teams - [Syria national football team](/source/Syria_national_football_team) - [Syria national under-23 football team](/source/Syria_national_under-23_football_team) - [Syria national under-20 football team](/source/Syria_national_under-20_football_team) - [Syria national under-17 football team](/source/Syria_national_under-17_football_team) - [Syria national futsal team](/source/Syria_national_futsal_team) - [Syria national beach soccer team](/source/Syria_national_beach_soccer_team) - [Syria women's national football team](/source/Syria_women's_national_football_team) ## Logo - Logo of SFA before December 2024 - Logo of SFA since December 2024[8] ## See also - [List of football stadiums in Syria](/source/List_of_football_stadiums_in_Syria) - [Football in Syria](/source/Football_in_Syria) - [Sport in Syria](/source/Sport_in_Syria) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rizvi, Ahmed (20 July 2015). ["Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210522123205/https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football-in-times-of-crisis-syrian-game-continues-on-as-inspiration-propaganda-shadow-1.16805). *thenationalnews.com*. The National News Sport. Archived from [the original](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football-in-times-of-crisis-syrian-game-continues-on-as-inspiration-propaganda-shadow-1.16805) on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto1_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto1_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-auto1_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-auto1_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-auto1_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-auto1_2-5) FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Syria"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201028032237/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/syr/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/syr/about) on October 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-20. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** The A–Z of Asian Football 97–98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["明年度亞洲杯足球錦標賽將實施一項新分區舉行辦法四個分區爲東區中區西區一及二星馬港泰印寮柬緬汶越列入中區"](https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/nysp19700816-1.2.51.13). *[Nanyang Siang Pau](/source/Nanyang_Siang_Pau)* (in Traditional Chinese). 16 August 1970. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["أخبار الاتحاد"](https://sfa.sy/ar/news/330). *الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم* (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["أخبار الاتحاد"](https://sfa.sy/ar/news/330). *الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم* (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Cuper takes over as Syria coach"](https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/cuper-takes-over-as-syria-coach/2032945). beIN SPORTS. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Syrian Football Federation Changes Kit Color as Assad Toppled"](https://english.aawsat.com/node/5089766). *english.aawsat.com*. Retrieved 2026-02-18. ## External links - [Syrian Football Association](https://www.facebook.com/syrianfa) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier)) - [Syrian Football Association](https://www.instagram.com/syrianfa/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier)) - [Syrian Football Association](https://x.com/syrianfa1) on [X](/source/X_(social_network)) - [Syrian-Soccer](http://www.syrian-soccer.com) – info portal on Syrian football - [Syria](https://web.archive.org/web/20070605081656/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=syr/index.html) at the FIFA website (archived 5 June 2007) - [Syria](http://www.the-afc.com/about-afc/memberassociations/syrian-football-association) at AFC website v t e Sports governing bodies in Syria (SYR) Summer Olympic Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling Winter Olympic Sports Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding Other IOC Recognised Sports Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu Paralympics and Disabled Sports Others Sports Rugby League Rugby Union Esports Syrian Olympic Committee v t e Football in Syria Syrian Football Association National teams Men Senior Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 Futsal Beach soccer Women Senior Under-20 League competitions Syrian Premier League Syrian League 1st Division Syrian League 2nd Division Syrian Women Championship Cup competitions Syrian Cup Syrian Super Cup Other competitions 1974 Kuneitra Cup (defunct) v t e International association football FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline Most successful clubs World FIFA FIFA World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympic Games Youth Defunct FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Gold Cup Africa CAF Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations League African Games Defunct African Nations Championship Regional CECAFA COSAFA WAFU Defunct CEMAC Central African Games Asia AFC AFC Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 AFC Nations League Asian Games Defunct AFC Challenge Cup AFC Solidarity Cup Regional ASEAN AFF FIFA CAFA EAFF SAFF WAFF Arabian Gulf Cup East Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games Defunct Far Eastern Games Europe UEFA UEFA European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17 UEFA Nations League Regional Baltic Cup Defunct Central European Cup Balkan Cup British Home Championship Nordic Championship North, Central 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Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Defunct South Vietnam South Yemen † denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member v t e Union of Arab Football Associations International competitions Arab Cup Arab Games Arab Futsal Cup Arab Beach Soccer Cup Club competitions Arab Club Champions Cup Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Arab Super Cup (defunct) Youth competitions Arab Cup U-20 Arab Cup U-17 Women's competitions Arab Women's Cup Women's youth competitions Arab U-17 Women's Cup Related competitions AGCFF / GCC Arabian Gulf Cup U-23 Championship U-20 Gulf Cup U-17 Gulf Cup AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League AGCFF Gulf Club Super Cup GCC Futsal Cup UNAF UNAF Tournament U-23 Tournament U-20 Tournament U-18 Tournament U-17 Tournament U-15 Tournament Futsal tournament Women's tournament U-21 women's tournament U-20 women's tournament CAF W-CL UNAF Qualifiers UNAF Club Cup (defunct) Cup of Champions (defunct) Cup Winners Cup (defunct) Super Cup (defunct) W-Club Tournament (defunct) CECAFA CECAFA Cup U-20 Championship U-17 Championship Kagame Interclub Cup WAGF / WAFF WAFF Championship West Asian Games ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Club Championship ISSF Islamic Solidarity Games IMGC Mediterranean Games Other Palestine Cup (defunct) National teams Men's Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen Women's Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen uafa-ac.com --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Syrian Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Football_Association) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Football_Association?action=history)). 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