Omayya SC

Omaya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمية الرياضي) is a Syrian football club located in province of Idlib in the western north 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 season 1991. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian Professional League because of the crisis facing Syria.

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

Club history

Omaya Sports Club was found in 1951 holding the name "Arab brotherhood Club" and remained under this name until the formation of Syrian Sports Association to be called later as Omaya Sports Club and classified to play in the second division league. Many names held the position of club presidency since it was found like Fahmi Alyousofi - Riad Alhakime - Amin Najjar - Ahmed Hamedani - Marwan Fanari - Ali Moalem - Fahmi Zagal -Wafa Barakat - Mustafa Nahlawi - Adel Tarsha- Ali Moalem - Mohammed Abdulafattah Kara - Wahid Karzai -Abd Karim Muna- Abdul Karim Khrbotali -Mufid Aldenb - Hafez Alsayed.

Promotion and Relegation

The club had so many nicknames like the league black horse and the hardworker. The club promoted to the first division for the first time in 1991 and then returned and fell to remain in the second division League. In 2001-2002 season, the club promoted to the first division again to remain for four seasons in the professional league to relegate to the second division under abnormal conditions. The club recovered its wounds and reorganised its papers and promoted in 2008 season to lead the league for several weeks in the 2009-2010 season and became a force to be reckoned with. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian league as the club headquarter was destroyed in the city of Idlib.

Club Legends

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 in Hittin Club in the eighties and included to the national team. Hazem Harbah who played for Teshreen Club for many years and was the leading scorer for the club and Burhan Sahyoni who played for Syrian Youth National team and he had the honor to participate in the Syrian achievements youth world Cup. Ammar Zakour offered a great level, and was the star of Omaya before moving to Alshortah Club and then to Lebanon as a professional player. There are many other legends in the club like Reyad Shagra, Saeid Yazaji, Samer Yazaji, shady Bkhuri, and Samer RamHamdani.

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