2020–21 Syrian Premier League

Syrian Premier League
Season	2020–21
Champions	Tishreen
Relegated	Al-Sahel; Al-Hurriya
Matches played	182
Goals scored	391 (2.15 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mahmoud Al Baher (22)
Biggest home win	Hutteen 4–0 Al-Sahel; Hutteen 4–0 Al-Hurriya; Al-Jaish 5–1 Al-Sahel; Al-Jaish 4–0 Al-Hurriya
Biggest away win	Al-Sahel 0–6 Al-Wahda
Highest scoring	Al-Hurriya 4–3 Al-Sahel
Longest winning run	7 games; Tishreen
Longest unbeaten run	12 games; Al-Karamah; Al-Taliya
Longest winless run	16 games; Al-Fotuwa; Al-Hurriya
Longest losing run	6 games; Al-Sahel; Al-Hurriya
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Syrian Premier League season was the 49th edition since its establishment in 1966, and featured 14 teams that contested in one stage that kicked off on 21 October 2020.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Tishreen successfully defended its 2020 title,^[5] and defeated its opponent in the 2021 final.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Al-Karamah
Al-Wathba

Al-Jaish
Al-Wahda
Al-Shorta

Hutteen
Tishreen

Al-Taliya

Al-Hurriya
Al-Ittihad

Locations of teams in the Syrian Premier League 2020–21

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Al-Fotuwa	Deir ez-Zor	Deir ez-Zor Municipal Stadium	13,000
Al-Horgelah	Al-Horjelah	Al-Jalaa Stadium	10,000
Al-Hurriya	Aleppo	Al-Hamadaniah Stadium	15,000
Al-Ittihad	Aleppo	Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium	10,000
Al-Jaish	Damascus	Al-Fayhaa Stadium	15,000
Al-Karamah	Homs	Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium	32,000
Al-Sahel	Tartus	Tartus Sports Arena Stadium	8,000
Al-Shorta	Damascus	Tishreen Stadium	12,000
Al-Taliya	Hama	Hama Municipal Stadium	22,000
Al-Wahda	Damascus	Al-Fayhaa Stadium	15,000
Al-Wathba	Homs	Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium	32,000
Hutteen	Latakia	Al-Assad Stadium	28,000
Jableh	Jableh	Al-Baath Stadium	10,000
Tishreen	Latakia	Al-Assad Stadium	28,000

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Tishreen	26	18	5	3	42	16	+26	59	Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage^[a]
2	Al-Jaish	26	17	6	3	45	19	+26	57	Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round^[a]
3	Al-Karamah	26	14	10	2	28	14	+14	52
4	Al-Wahda	26	12	11	3	37	18	+19	47
5	Hutteen	26	13	6	7	33	18	+15	45
6	Al-Taliya	26	8	12	6	31	25	+6	36
7	Jableh	26	6	11	9	36	41	−5	29	Qualification for AFC Cup Group stage^[a]
8	Al-Ittihad	26	7	8	11	22	28	−6	29
9	Al-Shorta	26	6	9	11	24	36	−12	27
10	Al-Wathba	26	5	11	10	18	25	−7	26
11	Al-Fotuwa	26	5	9	12	20	29	−9	24
12	Al-Horgelah	26	5	8	13	21	34	−13	23
13	Al-Sahel	26	3	8	15	19	46	−27	17	Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division
14	Al-Hurriya	26	3	6	17	16	43	−27	15	Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.

Results

Home \ Away	FOT	ITT	HOR	HUR	JSH	KAR	SAH	SHR	TAL	WAH	WTH	HUT	JAB	TIS
Al-Fotuwa	—	2–1	0–1	3–1	1–0	0–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	1–4	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–2
Al-Ittihad	1–0	—	2–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–2	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–1	0–1
Al-Horgelah	1–1	1–2	—	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–3	0–0	0–3	3–0	0–1
Al-Hurriya	1–1	0–0	0–1	—	0–1	0–0	4–3	1–2	1–2	0–1	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–3
Al-Jaish	3–1	2–1	2–1	4–0	—	1–1	5–1	3–2	1–0	2–1	1–0	1–0	4–2	1–1
Al-Karamah	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–1	—	1–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–1
Al-Sahel	0–0	2–1	2–2	2–0	0–1	1–1	—	1–1	1–2	0–6	1–2	1–0	1–3	0–0
Al-Shorta	2–1	1–3	0–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	1–0	—	0–2	2–2	0–3	1–4	2–3	1–2
Al-Taliya	1–1	3–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–1	—	0–0	1–0	1–2	3–3	1–1
Al-Wahda	0–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–0	2–1	2–0
Al-Wathba	0–1	2–1	0–3	1–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–0	1–2
Hutteen	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–0	1–1	4–0	0–1	0–0	0–2	0–0	—	2–1	0–2
Jableh	1–0	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–1	3–3	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–0	1–2	—	1–3
Tishreen	1–0	0–0	2–1	3–0	1–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	2–1	3–0	3–1	0–1	3–1	—