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{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Syria}}
{{National football association
| name               = Syrian Arab Football Association 
| Logo               = Syrian Football Association logo.png
| Founded            = {{start date and age|1936|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football-in-times-of-crisis-syrian-game-continues-on-as-inspiration-propaganda-shadow-1.16805|title=Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow|first1=Ahmed|last1=Rizvi|date=20 July 2015|access-date=27 September 2022|website=thenationalnews.com|publisher=The National News Sport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522123205/https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football-in-times-of-crisis-syrian-game-continues-on-as-inspiration-propaganda-shadow-1.16805|archive-date=22 May 2021}}</ref>
|Headquarters= [[Al-Fayhaa Sports Complex|Al-Fayhaa]], [[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
| FIFA affiliation   = 1937<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Member Association - Syria |url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/syr/about|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028032237/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/syr/about|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2020|access-date=2020-08-20|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>
| Region             = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| Region affiliation = 1970<ref>The A–Z of Asian Football 97–98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation</ref>
|Subregion=[[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]]
|Subregion affiliation=2001 <small>(founding member)</small>
| President          = Mohamed Mazen Daqouri<ref> {{Cite web |title=أخبار الاتحاد |url=https://sfa.sy/ar/news/330 |access-date=29 December 2024|website=الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم |language=ar}}</ref> <small>(acting)</small>
| Vice-President  =
| Website            = {{URL|https://sfa.sy/}}
}}

The '''Syrian Arab Football Association''' ('''SFA'''; {{langx|ar|الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم}}) is the governing body of [[football in Syria]], controlling the Syrian national teams, the [[Syrian Premier League]], and other domestic competitions. The SFA was founded in 1936 and has been a member of [[FIFA]] since 1937, the [[Asian Football Confederation]] since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body [[West Asian Football Federation]] since 2001. Syria is also part of the [[Union of Arab Football Associations]] and has been a member since 1974. Syria's team is commonly known as Nosour [[Mount Qasioun|Qasioun]] ({{langx|ar|نسور قاسيون|lit=Qasioun eagles}}).{{fact|date=December 2023}}

==Affiliation==
* [[FIFA]] (1937)
* [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (1970)
* [[Union of Arab Football Associations]] (1974)
* [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] (2001)

== Association staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Position
!Source
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} [[Mohamed Mazen Daqouri]]
|President
| <ref> {{Cite web |title=أخبار الاتحاد |url=https://sfa.sy/ar/news/330 |access-date=29 December 2024|website=الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم |language=ar}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} ''Vacant''
|Vice President
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} [[Mohamed Mazen Daqouri]]
|General Secretary
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} ''Vacant''
|Treasurer
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} ''Vacant''
|Technical Director
|
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Lana]]
|Team Coach (Men's)
|<ref name="auto1"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Cuper takes over as Syria coach |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/cuper-takes-over-as-syria-coach/2032945 |access-date=6 February 2023 |publisher=beIN SPORTS |date=2 February 2023 }}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} [[Salim Jabalawi]]
|Team Coach (Women's)
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|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} [[Mohammad Bachar]]
|Media/Communications Manager
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|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} [[Ahmad Fesal]]
|Futsal Coordinator
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|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|revolution}} [[Mohammed Kanah]]
|Referee Coordinator
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|}

== List of presidents ==
The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.
{| class="wikitable"
! President !! Term
|-
|[[Farouk Bouzo]]
| 1982–1994
|-
|Farouk Sariaah
| 2000–2002
|-
|Ahmed al-Jaban
| 2002–2008
|-
|Moutassem Ghotouq
| 2008–2009 (Acting)
|-
|Farouk Sariaah
| 2009–2012
|-
|Salah Ramadan
| 2012–2018
|-
|Fadi al-Dabbas
| 2018–2019
|-
|[[Hatem Ghaeb|Hatem Al Ghaeeb]]
| 2019–2022
|-
|Salah Ramadan
| 2022–2024 
|-
|Moafak Fathallah
| 2024
|-
| Mohamed Mazen Daqouri
| 2024–present (Acting)
|}

==Management==

===League system===
{{See-also|List of football clubs in Syria}}
:Tier 1: [[Syrian Premier League]] 
:Tier 2: [[Syrian League 1st Division]]
:Tier 3: [[Syrian League 2nd Division]]
:Tier 4: [[Syrian League 3rd Division]]

===Domestic cup===
*[[Syrian Cup]] 
*[[Syrian Super Cup]]

===National teams===
*Syria [[Syria national football team|universal]], [[Syria national under-23 football team|under-23]], [[Syria national under-20 football team|under-20]], [[Syria national under-17 football team|under-17]], [[Syria women's national football team|women's]] and [[Syria women's national under-20 football team|women's under-20]] national association football teams
*[[Syria national futsal team]]
*[[Syria national beach soccer team]]

== National teams ==
* [[Syria national football team]]
* [[Syria national under-23 football team]]
* [[Syria national under-20 football team]]
* [[Syria national under-17 football team]]
* [[Syria national futsal team]]
* [[Syria national beach soccer team]]
* [[Syria women's national football team]]

== See also ==
* [[List of football stadiums in Syria]]
* [[Football in Syria]]
* [[Sport in Syria]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Facebook|syrianfa}}
* {{Instagram|syrianfa}}
* {{Twitter|syrianfa1}}
* [http://www.syrian-soccer.com Syrian-Soccer] – info portal on Syrian football
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070605081656/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=syr/index.html Syria] at the FIFA website (archived 5 June 2007)
* [http://www.the-afc.com/about-afc/memberassociations/syrian-football-association Syria] at AFC website

{{Sports governing bodies in Syria}}
{{Syrian football}}
{{International football}}
{{AFC associations}}
{{UAFA Football}}

[[Category:Football in Syria]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Syria|Football]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1936]]
[[Category:National members of the Asian Football Confederation|Syria]]
[[Category:1936 establishments in Mandatory Syria]]
[[Category:Association football governing bodies in Asia]]
[[Category:Member associations of the West Asian Football Federation]]
[[Category:Members of the Union of Arab Football Associations]]