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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