2008–09 Syrian Cup
Tournament details
CountrySyria
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Karamah
Runner-upAl-Majd

The 2008-09 version of the Syrian Cup is the 39th edition to be played. It is the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Syria.

Al-Karamah went into this edition as the holders.

Calendar

RoundDateMatchesClubs
First qualifying round26 December 2008
27 December 2008
30 December 2008
31 December 2008
1 January 2009
5 January 2009		1122
Second qualifying round20 January 2009
21 January 2009
26 January 2009
27 January 2009
3 February 2009
4 February 2009		2040
Round One1632
Round of 1627 March 2009
28 March 2009
13 April 2009
28 April 2009
1 May 2009		816
Quarter-finals22 May 2009
29 May 2009
30 May 2009
31 May 2009
7 June 2009		48
Semi-finals17 June 2009
20 June 2009		24
Final17 July 200912

First qualifying round

22 teams play a knockout tie. 11 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ras Al-Ayn 1-6 Al-Jihad 0-5 1-1
Salamiyah 3-3 (a) Al-Mukharram 1-1 2-2
Al-Nabk 7-3 Arbeen 1-1 6-2
Duma 1-2 Barada 0-1 1-1
Ommal Rmelan 3-3 (?-?) Ommal Aleppo 2-1 1-2
Safita 5-5 (4-3) Khaled bin Walid 4-1 1-4
Al-Eys 1-4 Al-Herafyeen 1-2 0-2
Gudedat Al-Chaas 3-7 Al-Qusayr 1-3 2-4
Al-Shahbaa 2-11 Jisr Al-Shugur 1-4 1-7
Al-Gezlanya 4-4 (a) Shaqa 2-1 2-3
Al-Mleha 5-4 Ommal Hama 3-3 2-1

Second qualifying round

40 teams play a knockout tie. 20 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nidal 2-1 Al-Keswah 1-1 1-0
Shahba 9-0 Jisr Al-Shugur 4-0 5-0
Salamiyah 3-8 Al-Yarmouk 3-5 0-3
Al-Nabk 1-5 Ommal Al-Quneitra 1-2 0-3
Al-Muhafaza 2-4 Al-Horriya 1-4 1-0
Moaret Al-Noaman 3-1 Al-Herafyeen 2-1 1-0
Al-Forat 2-8 Al-Mleha 2-2 0-6
Al-Gezlanya 1-4 Al-Shorta Hama 1-1 0-3
Ommal Aleppo 2-5 Daraya 1-3 1-2
Safita 3-3 (a) Jeroud 1-1 2-2
Saraqib 4-1 Mourk 3-0 1-1
Mayadin 2-4 Baniyas Refinery 2-1 0-3
Qardaha 0-6 Al-Yaqdhah 0-3 0-3
Areeha 6-0 Abu Hardoub 3-0 3-0
Al-Shouleh 2-1 Al-Qusayr 2-1 0-0
Palmyra 1-9 Afrin 0-2 1-7
Al-Hrak 3-5 Moadameet Al-Sham 2-1 1-4
Al-Shabab 1-7 Al-Jihad 0-2 1-5
Al-Sahel 2-1 Abu Kamal 1-0 1-1
Al-Jazeera 4-1 Barada 2-0 2-1

First round

32 teams play a knockout tie. 16 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Moaret Al-Noaman 3-7 Al-Taliya 2-2 1-5
Al-Jihad 0-6 Al-Futowa 0-2 0-4
Al-Shorta 8-1 Shahba 1-0 7-1
Al-Majd 9-1 Ommal Al-Quneitra 3-0 6-1
Daraya 2-4 Teshrin 1-3 1-1
Al-Mleha 3-4 Afrin 1-3 2-1
Al-Shouleh 9-0 Areeha 6-0 3-0 ¹
Al-Karamah 2-0 Baniyas Refinery 1-0 1-0
Al-Nawair 9-0 Moadameet Al-Sham 4-0 5-0
Al-Sahel 0-2 Nidal 0-1 0-1
Jableh 5-2 Al-Shorta Hama 1-2 4-0
Omayya 15-0 Safita 1-0 14-0
Al-Horriya 3-7 Al-Wathba 1-5 2-2
Al-Yarmouk 1-10 Al-Ittihad 0-3 1-7
Al-Yaqdhah 3-1 Saraqib 0-1 3-0 ²
Al-Jazeera 0-6 Al-Jaish 0-3 0-3 ¹

¹ Areeha failed to the 2nd leg, match awarded 3-0 to Al-Sholla.

² Saraqib failed to the 2nd leg, match awarded 3-0 to Al-Yaqaza.

3 Al-Jazeera failed to the 2nd leg, match awarded 3-0 to Al-Jaish.

Round of 16

16 teams play a knockout tie. 8 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 2-1 Teshrin 2-0 0-1
Al-Jaish 7-2 Al-Nawair 3-0 4-2
Al-Wathba 4-3 Al-Futowa 2-1 2-2
Jableh 1-3 Al-Majd 0-0 1-3
Omayya 0-4 Al-Karamah 0-2 0-2
Afrin 0-0 (4-3) Nidal 0-0 0-0
Al-Taliya 6-0 Al-Shouleh 3-0 ¹ 3-0 ¹
Al-Shorta 9-0 Al-Yaqdhah 6-0 3-0

¹ Al-Sholla failed to the Round of 16, matches awarded 3-0 to Al-Taliya.

Quarter-finals

8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Shorta 4–4 (a) Al-Wathba 4–2 0–2
Al-Jaish 1–2 Al-Ittihad 0–0 1–2
Al-Majd 4–3 Afrin 4–1 0–2
Al-Taliya 2–3 Al-Karamah 2–1 0–2

First leg

Al-Shorta4 – 2Al-Wathba
Hassan Ibrahim 20'
Raed Kurdi 34' (pen.)
Khaled Aqla 40'
Emanuel Ince 90'		 Mahamid 22', 25'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Shadi Asfourah (Syria)
Al-Jaish0 – 0Al-Ittihad
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Abdulrhman Racho (Syria)
Al-Majd4 – 1Afrin
Mohamad Abdulkader 9'
Al Zeno 49'
Rafe 68' 88'		 Mahmoud Al Yousef 37'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Firas Al Tawil (Syria)
Al-Taliya2 – 1Al-Karamah
Ahmad Omaier 15'
Jomard Moussa 86'		 Al Hamawi 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Zakariya Aloush (Syria)

Second leg

Al-Wathba2 – 0Al-Shorta
Ali Ghalium 12' (pen.)
Abdulkader Mjarmash 49'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Omar Dhnin (Syria)
Al-Ittihad2 – 1Al-Jaish
Otto 39'
Al Amenah 83'		 Al Haj 62'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Safwan Othman (Syria)
Afrin2 – 0Al-Majd
Mahmoud Al Beef 52'
Hussam Saman 88'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mohamad Al Abdullah (Syria)
Al-Karamah2 – 0Al-Taliya
Aodi 25'
Al Taiar 64'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shadi Asfourah (Syria)

Semi-finals

4 teams play a knockout tie. 2 clubs advance to the final. Games played over two legs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 3–4 Al-Majd 2–1 1–3
Al-Karamah 4–2 Al-Wathba 2–1 2–1

First leg

Al-Ittihad2 – 1Al-Majd
Fares 31', 84' Rafe 4'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Shadi Asfourah (Syria)
Al-Karamah2 – 1Al-Wathba
Mando 69', 85' Ali Ghalium 62'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Khaled Al Agah (Syria)

Second leg

Al-Majd3 – 1Al-Ittihad
Al Zeno 41' 76'
Mohannad Asaad 61'		 Salah Shahrour 90+3'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Abdulrhman Racho (Syria)
Al-Wathba1 – 2Al-Karamah
Ali Ghalium 27' Aodi 45+1'
Sayedeh 74'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Final

Al-Karamah3 – 1Al-Majd
Ibrahim 35'
Al Hamawi 59'
Aodi 88'		 Rafe 85'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Al-Karamah
Al-Majd
Al-Karamah:
GK1Syria Mosab Balhous
DF13Syria Belal AbduldaimYellow card 90+3'
DF24Cameroon RichardYellow card 41'
DF14Syria Anas Al Khouja
MF4Syria Hassan Abbas (c)
MF25Syria Feras Esmaeel
MF21Syria Aatef Jenyatdownward-facing red arrow 89'
MF15Syria Alaa Al ShbliYellow card 84'
MF11Syria Fahd Aodidownward-facing red arrow 90+3'
FW8Syria Mohannad Ibrahimdownward-facing red arrow 80'
FW9Syria Mohamad Al Hamawi
Substitutes:
FW26Syria Hani Al Taiarupward-facing green arrow 80'
DF3Syria Yasser Shahenupward-facing green arrow 89'
DF23Syria Tawfek Taearahupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Syria Mohammad Kwid
Al-Majd:
GK1Syria Samer Saeed
DF2Syria Ali Diab
DF15Cameroon Oko Bota
DF5Syria Hamzeh Al AitoniYellow card 61'
MF3Syria Samer Awad (c)
MF18Syria Ali Al Rifaidownward-facing red arrow 69'
MF21Senegal JuniorYellow card 45+1'downward-facing red arrow 80'
MF23Syria Zaher Midani
MF9Syria Bashar Kaddourdownward-facing red arrow 68'
FW10Syria Mohamed Al Zeno
FW24Syria Raja Rafe
Substitutes:
MF7Syria Firas Masaesupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF17Syria Iyad Aweadupward-facing green arrow 69'
FW11Syria Abdulhadi Al Haririupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Syria Mohannad Al Fakir

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official:

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 3 substitutions.

Syrian Cup Winner

Syrian Cup
2008-09 Winners

Al-Karamah
7th Title
3rd in a row
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