2010–11 Syrian Premier League


The 2010–11 Syrian Premier League season is the 40th since its establishment. Al-Jaish are the defending champions, having won their 11th Syrian League title in the previous season for the first time since 2003. The campaign began on 29 October 2010 and will end on May 2011. A total of 14 teams contest the league, 12 of which already contested in the 2009–10 season and two of which were promoted from the League 2nd Division.
The season was suspended due to the ongoing events of 2011 in Syria.

Teams

, and Afrin were relegated to the League 2nd Division after finishing the 2009–10 season in the bottom two places. Afrin made their immediate return to the second level after just one year in the Syrian top flight, while Jableh ended more than a thirteen-year tenure in Syrian League Where he achieved, including the league title once and runner-up time.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 2nd Division champion North Group Al-Futowa from Deir ez-Zor and The champion of the southern group Hutteen from Latakia. Hutteen and Al-Futowa returned to the highest Syrian football league for the after one year just in the 2nd Division.

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Al-IttihadAleppoAleppo International Stadium75,000
Al-JaishDamascusAbbasiyyin Stadium45,000
Al-JazeeraHasakahAl Baladi Stadium Hasakah20,000
Al-KaramahHomsKhaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium35,000
Al-MajdDamascusAbbasiyyin Stadium45,000
Al-NawairHamaAl Baladi Stadium Hama20,000
Al-ShortaDamascusAbbasiyyin Stadium45,000
Al-TaliyaHamaAl Baladi Stadium Hama20,000
Al-WahdaDamascusAbbasiyyin Stadium45,000
Al-WathbaHomsKhaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium35,000
OmayyaIdlibAl Baladi Stadium Idlib15,000
Al-FutowaDeir ez-ZorAl Baladi Stadium Deir ez-Zor10,000
HutteenLatakiaAl Basil Stadium30,000
TishreenLatakiaAl-Assad Stadium45,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Play-off for AFC Cup qualification

Since the season was suspended, no league champion was awarded for 2010-11. To decide which team would represent Syria in the 2012 AFC Cup besides cup winner Al-Ittihad, a play-off tournament was organized. Initially three teams were involved: Al-Wahda, Al-Jaish and Al-Shorta. Al-Wahda later withdrew, so Al-Jaish and Al-Shorta played two games to determine the winner.
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Al-Shorta won 1–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup group stage.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 20 March 2011