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 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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
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. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian league.[citation needed]
Notable players
The club provided the Syrian National team with player.[citation needed]
2015 squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
