2008–09 Syrian Cup

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.

2008–09 Syrian Cup
Tournament details
CountrySyria
Final positions
ChampionsAl-Karamah
Runner-upAl-Majd
← 2007–08

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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ras Al-Ayn1-6Al-Jihad0-51-1
Salamiyah3-3 (a)Al-Mukharram1-12-2
Al-Nabk7-3Arbeen1-16-2
Duma1-2Barada0-11-1
Ommal Rmelan3-3 (?-?)Ommal Aleppo2-11-2
Safita5-5 (4-3)Khaled bin Walid4-11-4
Al-Eys1-4Al-Herafyeen1-20-2
Gudedat Al-Chaas3-7Al-Qusayr1-32-4
Al-Shahbaa2-11Jisr Al-Shugur1-41-7
Al-Gezlanya4-4 (a)Shaqa2-12-3
Al-Mleha5-4Ommal Hama3-32-1

Second qualifying round

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nidal2-1Al-Keswah1-11-0
Shahba9-0Jisr Al-Shugur4-05-0
Salamiyah3-8Al-Yarmouk3-50-3
Al-Nabk1-5Ommal Al-Quneitra1-20-3
Al-Muhafaza2-4Al-Horriya1-41-0
Moaret Al-Noaman3-1Al-Herafyeen2-11-0
Al-Forat2-8Al-Mleha2-20-6
Al-Gezlanya1-4Al-Shorta Hama1-10-3
Ommal Aleppo2-5Daraya1-31-2
Safita3-3 (a)Jeroud1-12-2
Saraqib4-1Mourk3-01-1
Mayadin2-4Baniyas Refinery2-10-3
Qardaha0-6Al-Yaqdhah0-30-3
Areeha6-0Abu Hardoub3-03-0
Al-Shouleh2-1Al-Qusayr2-10-0
Palmyra1-9Afrin0-21-7
Al-Hrak3-5Moadameet Al-Sham2-11-4
Al-Shabab1-7Al-Jihad0-21-5
Al-Sahel2-1Abu Kamal1-01-1
Al-Jazeera4-1Barada2-02-1

First round

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Moaret Al-Noaman3-7Al-Taliya2-21-5
Al-Jihad0-6Al-Futowa0-20-4
Al-Shorta8-1Shahba1-07-1
Al-Majd9-1Ommal Al-Quneitra3-06-1
Daraya2-4Teshrin1-31-1
Al-Mleha3-4Afrin1-32-1
Al-Shouleh9-0Areeha6-03-0 ¹
Al-Karamah2-0Baniyas Refinery1-01-0
Al-Nawair9-0Moadameet Al-Sham4-05-0
Al-Sahel0-2Nidal0-10-1
Jableh5-2Al-Shorta Hama1-24-0
Omayya15-0Safita1-014-0
Al-Horriya3-7Al-Wathba1-52-2
Al-Yarmouk1-10Al-Ittihad0-31-7
Al-Yaqdhah3-1Saraqib0-13-0 ²
Al-Jazeera0-6Al-Jaish0-30-3 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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad2-1Teshrin2-00-1
Al-Jaish7-2Al-Nawair3-04-2
Al-Wathba4-3Al-Futowa2-12-2
Jableh1-3Al-Majd0-01-3
Omayya0-4Al-Karamah0-20-2
Afrin0-0 (4-3)Nidal0-00-0
Al-Taliya6-0Al-Shouleh3-0 ¹3-0 ¹
Al-Shorta9-0Al-Yaqdhah6-03-0

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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Shorta4–4 (a)Al-Wathba4–20–2
Al-Jaish1–2Al-Ittihad0–01–2
Al-Majd4–3Afrin4–10–2
Al-Taliya2–3Al-Karamah2–10–2

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 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad3–4Al-Majd2–11–3
Al-Karamah4–2Al-Wathba2–12–1

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:
GK1 Mosab Balhous
DF13 Belal Abduldaim  90+3'
DF24 Richard  41'
DF14 Anas Al Khouja
MF4 Hassan Abbas (c)
MF25 Feras Esmaeel
MF21 Aatef Jenyat  89'
MF15 Alaa Al Shbli  84'
MF11 Fahd Aodi  90+3'
FW8 Mohannad Ibrahim  80'
FW9 Mohamad Al Hamawi
Substitutes:
FW26 Hani Al Taiar  80'
DF3 Yasser Shahen  89'
DF23 Tawfek Taearah  90+3'
Manager:
Mohammad Kwid
Al-Majd:
GK1 Samer Saeed
DF2 Ali Diab
DF15 Oko Bota
DF5 Hamzeh Al Aitoni  61'
MF3 Samer Awad (c)
MF18 Ali Al Rifai  69'
MF21 Junior  45+1'  80'
MF23 Zaher Midani
MF9 Bashar Kaddour  68'
FW10 Mohamed Al Zeno
FW24 Raja Rafe
Substitutes:
MF7 Firas Masaes  68'
MF17 Iyad Awead  69'
FW11 Abdulhadi Al Hariri  80'
Manager:
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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