Al-Jaish Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الجيش الرياضي) is a professional football club based in Damascus, Syria that competes in the Syrian Premier League, founded in 1947.[1] The club plays at the Al-Fayhaa Stadium. The team colors are red and white.[2] Al-Jaish is considered the most successful football club in the country and one of the most successful in the region, having won 17 official league titles, 9 Syrian Cups and 3 Syrian Super Cups, being the record holder in the number of league titles. Between 2015 and 2019, Al-Jaish won five consecutive league titles. Al-Jaish have won the domestic double four times.
This article is about the Syrian football club. For other uses, see Al-Jaish (disambiguation).
In 2004, Al-Jaish became the first Syrian club to ever win the AFC Cup, defeating Al-Wahda SC in the final. Al-Jaish have participated in the group stage of the AFC Champions League and have previously reached the finals of the Arab Club Champions Cup, Arab Cup Winners' Cup twice and Arab Super Cup once.[3][4]
Al-Jaish Sports Club also takes part in other sports like basketball, handball, volleyball and rugby sevens.
History
The club was founded in 1947. It is the most successful club in the country. In its history, the club was the champion of Syria seventeen times.[5] They also won nine Syrian Cups in 1967, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014 and 2018, and three Syrian Super Cups in 2013, 2018 and 2019.[6]
In 2004, the club also achieved international success. In the AFC Cup finals they defeated on aggregate Al-Wahda Damascus (3:2, 0:1).[7]
Al-Fayhaa Stadium as seen from Mount Qasioun in 2007
Al-Fayhaa Stadium is located in the city center of Damascus, Syria. In April 2020, it was converted into an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 12,000 seats.
Abbasiyyin Stadium
Abbasiyyin stadium in 2007
Abbasiyyin Stadium is located in the centre of Damascus, directly behind the district Al-Sufanyya. After the most recent renovation in March 2011, Abbasiyyin Stadium was turned into an all-seater stadium and the capacity was reduced to 30,000 seats.[8]
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