Omaya SC

Omaya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمية الرياضي) is a Syrian football club located in province of Idlib in the northwest of Syria. Omaya SC Played in the second division in Syria and the Syrian Premier League. The club won the Second Division in Syria many times and was promoted to the Syrian first division League for the first time in 1991. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian Premier League because of the Syrian civil war.

Omayya SC
Full nameOmayya Sports Club
Nickname(s)The North Earthquake
Founded1972 (1972)
GroundIdlib Municipal Stadium
Capacity7,500

Club history

Omaya Sports Club was founded in 1951, holding the name Arab Brotherhood Club, and remained under this name until the formation of Syrian Sports Association, when Omayya SC was classified to play in the second division league.

Promotion and relegation

The club was promoted to the first division for the first time in 1991 and then returned to the second division league. In the 2001-2002 season, the club was promoted to the first division again, where it remained for four seasons. They were promoted again in 2008 and exhibited a strong performance. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian league.

Notable players

The club provided the Syrian National team with quality players who have proven their presence on the scene, like Faysal Tattan who was the most effective player of Hittin Club in the eighties, Hazem Harbah who played for Teshreen Club for many years and was the leading scorer for the club, Ammar Zakour who was the star of Omaya before moving to Iraq and then to Lebanon as a professional player.

2015 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Syria SYR Samer Ram Hamdani
GK Syria SYR Osama Salama
GK Syria SYR Shaker Al Zerj
DF Syria SYR Zakaria Bodaqa
DF Syria SYR Ghazwan Doweek
DF Syria SYR Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshreh
DF Syria SYR Zakaria Hassan Bik
DF Syria SYR Sulayman Yousef
DF Syria SYR Shadi Zarteet
MF Syria SYR Moqawam Abbas
MF Syria SYR Suhail Tatan
MF Syria SYR Shadi Bakhoury
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Syria SYR Mohamed Sahyouni
MF Togo TOG Komi Akoiti
MF Syria SYR Samer Hamada
MF Syria SYR Mahmoud Ossi
MF Syria SYR Burhan Tatan
MF Syria SYR Abdulkader Al Alem
MF Syria SYR Nader Harbali
MF Syria SYR Obaid Salal
FW Senegal SEN Maniche Amoa
FW Syria SYR Samer Yazji
FW Syria SYR Safuan Basmaji
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