Football in Syria

Football in Syria
Football in Syria
Country	Syria
Governing body	Fédération Arabe Syrienne de Football (SAFF)
National team(s)	Syria
Nickname(s)	Nosour Qasioun ; (Arabic: نسور قاسيون; French: Les aigles de Qasyoun)
First played	1900s
Club competitions
	Syrian Premier League; Syrian League 1st Division; Syrian Cup; Syrian Super Cup
International competitions
	List Clubs AFC Champions League: Runners-up in 2006 (Al-Karamah SC); AFC Cup: Champions in 2004 (Al-Jaish SC) and in 2010 (Al-Ittihad SC); ; National team AFC Asian Cup (2023): Round of 16; WAFF Championship (2012): Champions; FIFA Arab Cup (1963, 1966, 1988): Runners-up; Mediterranean Games (1987): Champions; ; National U-23 team AFC U-23 Championship (2013, 2020): Quarter-final; ; National U-20 team FIFA U-20 World Cup (1991): Quarter-final; AFC U-20 Championship (1994): Champions; ; National U-17 team FIFA U-17 World Cup (2007): Round of 16; AFC U-16 Championship (2014): Semi-final; ; Women's national team WAFF Women's Championship (2005, 2022): Third place; Arab Women's Cup (2006): Group stage; ; Women's national U-20 team WAFF U-18 Girls Championship (2022): Runners-up; ; Women's national U-16 team WAFF U-16 Girls Championship (2023): Champions; ; Women's national U-14 team WAFF U-14 Girls Championship (2023): Champions; ;

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The sport of football in the country of Syria is run by the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.^[2]^[3] The association administers the national football team as well as the Syrian Premier League. Football is the most popular sport in the country.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Tishreen SC, Al Wahda SC, Al-Jaish SC and Al-Ittihad are amongst the most popular clubs in the country. All teams compete in the Syrian Premier League, the highest tier of Syrian football.^{[citation needed]}