Al-Jaish SC Damascus

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Al-Jaish

Full name	Al-Jaish SC
Founded	1947
Ground	Abbasiyyin Stadium Damascus, Syria (Capacity: 45,000)
Manager	Tarek Jabban
League	Syrian Premier League
2009–10	1st (Champions)
Home colours Away colours

Al-Jaish SC Damascus (Arabic: نادي الجيش المركزي‎) is a football club based in Damascus, Syria, founded in 1947. The club plays in the Abbasiyyin Stadium, which holds 45,000 people. The team colors are red and white.

Achievements

• Syrian League: 11

1973, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010

• Syrian Cup: 7

1967, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004

• AFC Cup: 1

2004

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 2 appearances

2002–03: Qualifying West – 4th Round

2005: Group Stage

• AFC Cup: 3 appearances

2004: Champion

2010: Group Stage

2011: Group Stage

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance

1999-00: Second Round

Current squad

As of October 27, 2011:

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Taha Mosa 2 DF Ahmad Al Salih 3 MF Abdullah Habar 4 DF Jehad Al Baour 5 MF Iz Aldin Al Awad 8 MF Yasser Akra 9 MF Maher Al Sayed 17 FW Ahmad Kalzi 18 MF Ismail Camara 19 DF Jwan Mahmoud 20 MF Hadi Al Malt 21 MF Taha Jneid 27 DF Mohamad Zbida

No. Position Player GK Hussain Rahal GK Ali Marima DF Moayad Al Khouli MF Mohamad Afa Al Rifai MF Ramez Miro MF Ali Maia MF Eyad Al Helo MF Bashar Kaddour MF Mohamed Damrani FW Adnan Al Taki FW Nateq Youssef FW Abdulrahman Akkari FW Khaled Sarisi

Notable/Former Players

• Hassouneh Al-Sheikh
• Ahmed Hayel
• Emmanuel Figo Kabia
• Feras Esmaeel
• Kawa Hesso
• Meaataz Kailouni
• Hugo Acosta
• Phillimon Chepita
• Zachariah Simukonda

External links

• Official Site

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