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
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
Al-Ittihad | Aleppo | Aleppo International Stadium | 75,000 |
Al-Jaish | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 45,000 |
Al-Jazeera | Hasakah | Al Baladi Stadium Hasakah | 20,000 |
Al-Karamah | Homs | Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium | 35,000 |
Al-Majd | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 45,000 |
Al-Nawair | Hama | Al Baladi Stadium Hama | 20,000 |
Al-Shorta | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 45,000 |
Al-Taliya | Hama | Al Baladi Stadium Hama | 20,000 |
Al-Wahda | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 45,000 |
Al-Wathba | Homs | Khaled Ibn Al Walid Stadium | 35,000 |
Omayya | Idlib | Al Baladi Stadium Idlib | 15,000 |
Al-Futowa | Deir ez-Zor | Al Baladi Stadium Deir ez-Zor | 10,000 |
Hutteen | Latakia | Al Basil Stadium | 30,000 |
Tishreen | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 45,000 |
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.----
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- Source: and
- Last updated: 20 March 2011
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Jaja Santana for Al-Wathba against Al-Karamah, 7 minutes.
- Fastest goal in a match: 7 minutes – Jaja Santana for Al-Wathba against Al-Karamah.
Discipline
- First red card of the season: Zakariya Bodaqa for Omayya against Tishreen, 90 minutes.