2019–20 Syrian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2019–20 Syrian Premier League season is the 48th since its establishment. This season's league featured one stage. It pitted one group of 14 teams and kicked off on 20 October 2019.[1][2][3][4] Al-Jaish are the defending champions, having won the previous season championship.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tishreen |
| Relegated | Al-Nawair Al-Jazeera |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 417 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mohammad Al Wakid (20) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Nawair 4–0 Al-Sahel |
| Biggest away win | Al-Jazeera 0–5 Al-Jaish Al-Fotuwa 1–6 Al-Jaish |
| Highest scoring | Al-Jazeera 2–5 Al-Wahda Al-Fotuwa 1–6 Al-Jaish |
| Longest winning run | 5 games Al-Wathba Al-Jaish Hutteen |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 games Tishreen |
| Longest winless run | 15 games Al-Nawair |
| Longest losing run | 8 games Al-Jazeera |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The season was suspended in March 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic in Syria, then resumed in May 2020.[5]
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Locations of teams in the Syrian Premier League 2019–20
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Fotuwa | Deir ez-Zor | Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium | 13,000 |
| Al-Ittihad | Aleppo | 7 April Stadium (Aleppo) | 12,000 |
| Al-Jaish | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Jazeera | Al-Hasakah | Bassel al-Assad Stadium (al-Hasakah) | 25,000 |
| Al-Karamah | Homs | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | 32,000 |
| Al-Nawair | Hama | Hama Municipal Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al-Sahel | Tartus | Tartus Sports Arena Stadium | 8,000 |
| Al-Shorta | Damascus | Tishreen Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al-Taliya | Hama | Hama Municipal Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al-Wahda | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Wathba | Homs | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | 32,000 |
| Hutteen | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000 |
| Jableh | Jableh | Al-Baath Stadium | 10,000 |
| Tishreen | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tishreen (C) | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 59 | Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage[a] |
| 2 | Al-Wathba | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 13 | +32 | 56 | |
| 3 | Hutteen | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 40 | 17 | +23 | 53 | |
| 4 | Al-Jaish | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 49 | |
| 5 | Al-Wahda | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 44 | Standby team of the 2021 AFC Cup group stage |
| 6 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 43 | |
| 7 | Al-Shorta | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al-Karamah | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 33 | |
| 9 | Al-Taliya | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 29 | |
| 10 | Al-Fotuwa | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 49 | −29 | 23 | |
| 11 | Jableh | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 22[b] | |
| 12 | Al-Sahel | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 22[b] | |
| 13 | Al-Nawair (R) | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 19 | Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division |
| 14 | Al-Jazeera (R) | 26 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 57 | −42 | 7 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
- Head-to-head record: Al-Sahel 2–2 Jableh, Jableh 1–0 Al-Sahel
Results
- Notes
- On the last matchday, Al-Ittihad awarded 3–0 win over Al-Jazeera.
- Al-Jazeera did not show up for the match, and asked that the match to be postponed, due to issues with travel from Al-Hasakah to Damascus during the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.[6] Later on, Hutteen was awarded a 3–0 win.