2024–25 Syrian Premier League

Syrian Premier League
Season2024–25
Dates25 October 2024 – 12 July 2025
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024.

The 2024–25 Syrian Premier League is the 53rd season since its establishment in 1966. It was scheduled to start on August 25, but it was postponed to 22 September.[1] However, the league officially started on 25 October.[2] On 4 December, the competition was suspended until further notice at the request of the participating clubs due to the Syrian opposition offensives.[3]

On 15 February 2025, the Syrian Football Association announced that the league would resume on 10 April.[4] It was later decided that the league would resume on 21 May with a single-leg format, played on neutral venues, followed by a playoff round in Damascus featuring the top four clubs.[5] In addition, reports stated that relegation had been cancelled for the 2024–25 season, while confirming that two teams will be promoted from the second division for the following season.[6][7]

Al-Fotuwa is the two-time defending champions.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Attihad Ahli Aleppo Al-Hamadaniah Stadium 15,000
Al-Fotuwa Damascus[note 1] Various
Al-Jaish Damascus Al-Jalaa Stadium 10,000
Al-Wahda Damascus Al-Fayhaa Stadium 12,000
Al-Karamah Homs Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium 32,000
Al-Wathba Homs Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium 32,000
Al-Shorta Damascus Al-Jalaa Stadium 10,000
Jableh Jableh Jableh Stadium 10,000
Tishreen Latakia Latakia Municipal Stadium 28,000
Al-Shouleh Daraa Sports City Stadium 18,000
Hutteen Latakia Latakia Municipal Stadium 28,000
Taliya Hama Hama Municipal Stadium 22,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Karamah 11 7 3 1 15 8 +7 24 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2 Al-Ittihad Ahli 11 7 2 2 20 8 +12 23
3 Al-Wahda 11 7 1 3 17 11 +6 22
4 Hutteen 11 5 5 1 13 6 +7 20[a]
5 Al-Wathba 11 6 2 3 12 9 +3 20[a]
6 Taliya 11 4 3 4 12 10 +2 15
7 Al-Fotuwa 11 3 3 5 12 17 −5 12
8 Tishreen 11 2 5 4 8 12 −4 11
9 Al-Jaish 11 2 3 6 13 17 −4 9
10 Al-Shouleh 11 1 5 5 7 14 −7 8[b]
11 Jableh 11 1 5 5 11 18 −7 8[b]
12 Al-Shorta 11 1 3 7 6 16 −10 6
Source: flashscore.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Hutteen finished ahead of Al-Wathba on head-to-head points: Hutteen 3, Al-Wathba 0.
  2. ^ a b Al-Shouleh finished ahead of Jableh on head-to-head points: Al-Shouleh 3, Jableh 0.

Results

Home \ Away AHL FOT HUT JAB JAI KAR SHO SOU TAL TIS WAH WAT
Al-Ittihad Ahli 3–0 2–3 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Fotuwa 1–3 3–3 4–3 0–1 1–1 2–1
Hutteen 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0
Jableh 0–3[a] 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–3
Al-Jaish 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–3
Al-Karamah 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0
Al-Shorta 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–3 1–2
Al-Shouleh 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–4 0–2
Taliya 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–1
Tishreen 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1
Al-Wahda 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–2
Al-Wathba 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2025. Source: flashscore.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
  1. ^ Match awarded following Jableh's withdrawal while trailing 0–1.

Championship play-offs

The top four teams would compete in Damascus for the league title and AFC Challenge League playoff spots.[9] The teams were provided extra points, based on their performance in the league stage.[10][11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation KAR AHL WAH HUT
1 Al-Karamah[a] (Q) 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 7 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League playoffs 12 July 2–3 3–0
2 Al-Ittihad Ahli[b] 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 6 [c] 3–1 0–1
3 Al-Wahda[d] 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 5 Qualification for the AFC Challenge League playoffs 12 July
4 Hutteen[e] (X) 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 4
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2025. Source: flashscore.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (X) Cannot finish top, but can still qualify for AFC Challenge League playoffs.
Notes:
  1. ^ got 4 bonus points by virtue of being league 1st-placed team.[11]
  2. ^ got 3 bonus points by virtue of being league 2nd-placed team.[11]
  3. ^ Al-Ittihad Ahli cannot qualify for AFC Challenge League playoffs, as they lack an AFC license.[12]
  4. ^ got 2 bonus points by virtue of being league 3rd-placed team.[11]
  5. ^ got 1 bonus point by virtue of being league 4th-placed team.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ Al-Fotuwa played its home matches in Damascus instead of Deir ez-Zor.[8]

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