Omaya SC

Omayya SC
Full nameOmayya Sports Club
Nickname(s)The North Earthquake
Founded1972 (1972)
GroundIdlib Municipal Stadium
Capacity7,500

Omaya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمية الرياضي) is a Syrian football club located in the province of Idlib. Omaya SC last played in the Syrian Premier League. The club won the Second Division and was promoted for the first time in 1991. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian Premier League because of the Syrian civil war.

Club history

Omaya Sports Club was originally founded in 1951, holding the name Arab Brotherhood Club, and until the formation of the Syrian Sports Association, when Omayya SC was classified to play in the second league.

Promotion and relegation

The club was promoted to the first division in 1991, and then returned to the second division. In the 2001–02 season, the club was promoted again, where it remained for four seasons. They were promoted again in 2008.

2015 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SYR Samer Ram Hamdani
GK  SYR Osama Salama
GK  SYR Shaker Al Zerj
DF  SYR Zakaria Bodaqa
DF  SYR Ghazwan Doweek
DF  SYR Zakaria Hassan Bik
DF  SYR Sulayman Yousef
DF  SYR Shadi Zarteet
MF  SYR Moqawam Abbas
MF  SYR Suhail Tatan
MF  SYR Shadi Bakhoury
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  SYR Mohamed Sahyouni
MF  TOG Komi Akoiti
MF  SYR Samer Hamada
MF  SYR Mahmoud Ossi
MF  SYR Burhan Tatan
MF  SYR Abdulkader Al Alem
MF  SYR Nader Harbali
MF  SYR Obaid Salal
FW  SEN Maniche Amoa
FW  SYR Samer Yazji
FW  SYR Safuan Basmaji