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Governing body of association football in Syria
Syrian Arab Football Association
AFC |
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Short name | SFA |
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Founded | 1936; 88 years ago (1936)
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Headquarters |
Al-Fayhaa,
Damascus,
Syria |
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FIFA affiliation | 1937
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AFC affiliation | 1970
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WAFF affiliation | 2001 (founding member) |
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President | Salah Ramadan |
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Vice-President | Abdulrahman Al-Khatib |
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Website |
sfa.sy |
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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]
The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.
President |
Term
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Farouk Bouzo
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1982–1994
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Farouk Sariaah
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2000–2002
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Ahmed al-Jaban
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2002–2008
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Moutassem Ghotouq
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2008–2009 (Acting)
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Farouk Sariaah
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2009–2012
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Salah Ramadan
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2012–2018
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Fadi al-Dabbas
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2018–2019
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Hatem Al Ghaeeb
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2019–2022
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Salah Ramadan
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2022–present
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- Tier 1:
Syrian Premier League
- Tier 2:
Syrian League 1st Division
- Tier 3:
Syrian League 2nd Division
- Tier 4:
Syrian League 3rd Division
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Summer Olympic Sports |
- Aquatics
- Diving
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Water Polo
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Field Hockey
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Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
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Handball
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rugby 7's
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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Winter Olympic Sports |
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Curling
- Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
- Ice Hockey
- Luge
- Skeleton
- Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
- Snowboarding
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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
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Paralympics and Disabled Sports | |
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Others Sports |
- Rugby League
- Rugby Union
- Esports
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National teams | |
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League competitions | |
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Cup competitions | |
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Africa | | |
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Asia | |
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Europe | |
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North & Central America and the Caribbean | |
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Oceania | |
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South America | |
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Non-FIFA | |
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Games | |
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West Asia (
WAFF) | |
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Central Asia (
CAFA) | |
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South Asia (
SAFF) | |
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East Asia (
EAFF) | |
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Southeast Asia (
AFF) | |
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Defunct | |
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† denote full Member Association is not a
FIFA member |
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International competitions | |
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Club competitions | |
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Youth competitions | |
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Women's competitions | |
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Women's youth competitions | |
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Related competitions | |
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National teams | |
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