2022–23 Syrian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2022–23 Syrian Premier League season is the 51st since its establishment in 1966. This season's league featured one stage. It pitted one group of 12 teams and kicked off on 9 September 2022.[1][2][3][4] Tishreen are the defending champions, having won the previous season championship.[5] The league is operated by the SFA.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 September 2022 – 31 May 2023 |
| Champions | Al-Fotuwa |
| Relegated | Al-Majd Al-Jazeera |
| Matches | 115 |
| Goals | 223 (1.94 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mahmoud Al Baher (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Fotuwa 3–0 Hutteen 8 October 2022 Al-Wathba 4–1 Al-Majd 14 October 2022 Al-Jaish 3–0 Al-Karamah 21 October 2022 Al-Jaish 3–0 Hutteen 13 January 2023 Jableh 3–0 Al-Wahda 3 February 2023 Al-Wathba 3–0 Al-Taliya 2 April 2023 Al-Fotuwa 4–1 Al-Majd 30 May 2023 |
| Biggest away win | Hutteen 0–5 Al-Karamah 2 May 2023 |
| Highest scoring | Al-Majd 2–5 Jableh 22 October 2022 |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 31 May 2023. | |
The regular season is being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 12 teams participate, 10 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous 2021–2022 season. The league started a week later because on 1 September 2022, mourning was declared for the late president of Tishreen SC, Tarek Zainy, who died in a car accident. Due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the last round before stoppage was held on 21–22 October. The league resumed games on 9 December.
Teams
Team changes
Twelve teams competed in the league for the first time since 1994. Ten teams from the previous season and two teams promoted from the Syrian League 1st Division.
Al-Majd SC and Al-Jazeera SC (promoted to the top flight for the fourth time) earned an automatic promotion thanks to the victory of the 1st Division, replacing Al-Shorta (relegated after sixteen years in the top flight) and Al-Horgelah SC, who finished last in the 2021–22 Syrian Premier League.[6]
| Promoted from Syrian League 1st Division |
Relegated from Syrian Premier League |
|---|---|
 Al-Majd SC (1st) Al-Jazeera SC (1st) |
 Al-Shorta SC (11th) Al-Horgelah SC (12th) Nawair SC (13th) Afrin SC (14th) |
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Fotuwa | Deir ez-Zor | Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium | 13,000 |
| Hutteen | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000 |
| Al-Ittihad | Aleppo | Al-Hamadaniah Stadium | 15,000 |
| Jableh | Jableh | Al-Baath Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Jaish | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 15,000 |
| Al-Jazeera | Al-Hasakah | Bassel al-Assad Stadium | 25,000 |
| Al-Karamah | Homs | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | 32,000 |
| Al-Majd | Damascus | Al-Jalaa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Taliya | Hama | Hama Municipal Stadium | 22,000 |
| Tishreen | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000 |
| Al-Wahda | Damascus | Al-Jalaa Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Wathba | Homs | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | 32,000 |
1: ^ Al-Karamah and Al-Wathba also use Bassel al-Assad Stadium (25,000 seats) as a home stadium.
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Jaish | Al-Wahda | Tishreen | Al-Karamah | Al-Majd |
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| Al-Hamadaniah Stadium | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | Al-Jalaa Stadium | Al-Assad Stadium | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | Al-Jalaa Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 10,000 |
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| Al-Wathba | Al-Taliya | Al-Jazeera | Hutteen | Jableh | Al-Fotuwa |
| Bassel al-Assad Stadium | Hama Municipal Stadium | Bassel al-Assad Stadium | Al-Assad Stadium | Al-Baath Stadium | Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 13,000 |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al-Fotuwa (C) | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 43 | Qualification for AFC Cup Playoff |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 42 | |
| 3 | Jableh | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 35 | |
| 4 | Tishreen | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 33 | |
| 5 | Al-Wathba | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 31 | |
| 6 | Al-Jaish | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 29 | |
| 7 | Al-Karamah | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 20 | |
| 8 | Al-Wahda | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 16 | |
| 9 | Al-Taliya | 20 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 15 | |
| 10 | Hutteen | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 14 | |
| 11 | Al-Majd (R) | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 12 | Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division[a] |
| 12 | Al-Jazeera (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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:
- Al-Jazeera withdrew from the tournament.
Results
Results by round
Season statistics
Top scorers
Updated as of 31 May 2023.[7][8]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mahmoud Al Baher |
Jableh | 14 |
| 2 | Alaa Al Dali |
Al-Fotuwa | 12 |
| Mohammed Al Wakid |
Al-Jaish | ||
| 4 | Ali Ghosn |
Al-Karamah | 7 |
| Mohamed Qalfat |
Al-Wathba | ||
| 6 | Suleiman Sultan |
Jableh | 5 |
| 7 |  Okiki Afolabi |
Al-Ittihad | 4 |
| Mohammed Sharefa |
Al-Jaish | ||
| Samer Khankan |
Majd |
See also
- 2022–23 Syrian Cup
- Syrian League 1st Division
- 2023–24 AFC Champions League
- 2023–24 AFC Cup