Syrian League 1st Division

Syrian League 1st Division (Arabic: الدوري السوري – الدرجة الأولى‎) is the second division in football in Syria. The league began to play in 1960s. After each season the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and the bottom clubs are relegated to the Syrian League 2nd Division.

Syrian League 1st Division
Founded1960s
CountrySyria
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams24 (2018–19)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSyrian Premier League
Relegation toSyrian League 2nd Division
Domestic cup(s)Syrian Cup
Current championsAl-Jazeera (Group A winner)
Al-Fotuwa (Group B winner)
(2018–19)

In 2018–19 season, the league consists of 24 clubs divided into 5 groups based on their geographical distribution.[1] However, the final round consists of 8 teams divided into two groups.[2]

Current clubs (2018–19)
Al-Jazeera
Al-Khabur
Jayrud
Amuda
Qamhana
Salamiyah
Al-Bariqa
Shahba
Nidal
Kiswah
Al-Nabek
Harjalah
Ommal Hama
Locations of teams in the Syrian League 1st Division 2018–19
Group 1
  1. Al-Khabur
  2. Amuda
  3. Al-Jazeera
  4. Al-Jihad
Group 2
  1. Al-Hurriya
  2. Al-Tadamon
  3. Ommal Aleppo
  4. Qamhana
Group 3
  1. Al-Arabi
  2. Al-Bariqa
  3. Al-Kiswah
  4. Al-Muhafaza
  5. Al-Nabek
  6. Al-Yaqdhah
Group 4
  1. Al-Fotuwa
  2. Al-Harjalah
  3. Al-Nidal
  4. Jaramana
  5. Jayrud
  6. Shahba
Group 5
  1. Afrin
  2. Ommal Hama
  3. Salamiyah
  4. Baniyas Refinery

References
  1. "استكمالاً للموسم الكروي السوري 2018/2019 : إنطلاق دوري الدرجة الأولى". mondialar.com (in Arabic). 1 October 2018.
  2. "الفتوة يتجاوز المحافظة ويصعد للدوري السوري الممتاز لكرة القدم". alyaumtv.net (in Arabic). 21 February 2019.
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