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').[citation needed]

Affiliation

Association staff

NamePositionSource
Syria Firas TietPresident
Syria Fadi al-DabbasVice President
Syria Mohamed Mazen DaqouriGeneral Secretary
Syria Moafak FathallahTreasurer
Syria VacantTechnical Director
Spain José LanaTeam Coach (Men's)
Syria Salim JabalawiTeam Coach (Women's)
Syria Mohammad BacharMedia/Communications Manager
Syria Ahmad FesalFutsal Coordinator
Syria Mohammed KanahReferee Coordinator

List of presidents

The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.

PresidentTerm
Farouk Bouzo1982–1994
Farouk Sariaah2000–2002
Ahmed al-Jaban2002–2008
Moutassem Ghotouq2008–2009 (Acting)
Farouk Sariaah2009–2012
Salah Ramadan2012–2018
Fadi al-Dabbas2018–2019
Hatem Al Ghaeeb2019–2022
Salah Ramadan2022–2024
Mohamed Mazen Daqouri2024–2025 (Acting)
Firas Tiet2025–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

Logo

  • Logo of SFA before December 2024
  • Logo of SFA since December 2024

See also

External links

  • on Facebook
  • on Instagram
  • on X
  • – info portal on Syrian football
  • at the FIFA website (archived 5 June 2007)
  • at AFC website