2007–08 Syrian Premier League

The 2007–08 Syrian Premier League is the 37th season of the Syrian Premier League, Syria's premier football league. It began on 27 September 2007.

Syrian Premier League
Season2007–08
ChampionsAl-Karamah
RelegatedAfrin, Al-Horriya
AFC CupAl-Karamah, Al-Majd
Arab Champions LeagueAl-Ittihad, Al-Taliya
Top goalscorerSyria Raja Rafe (Al-Majd), 21 goals

Al-Wathba and Qardaha were relegated from the previous season. Afrin and Al-Nawair moved up from the Syrian League 1st Division.

Premier League Teams (2007–2008)

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Club City Stadium 2006-2007 season
Al-Karamah Homs Khaled bin Walid Stadium Syrian Premier League Champions
Al-Ittihad Aleppo Aleppo International Stadium 2nd in Syrian Premier League
Al-Taliya Hamah Al Baladi Stadium 3rd in Syrian Premier League
Al-Majd Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 4th in Syrian Premier League
Al-Jaish Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 5th in Syrian Premier League
Teshrin Latakia Al Basil Stadium 6th in Syrian Premier League
Al-Futowa Deir ez-Zor Al Baladi Stadium 7th in Syrian Premier League
Al-Wahda Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 8th in Syrian Premier League
Hutteen Latakia Al Basil Stadium 9th in Syrian Premier League
Al-Shorta Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 10th in Syrian Premier League
Jableh Jabala Al-Baath Stadium 11th in Syrian Premier League
Al-Horriya Aleppo Aleppo International Stadium 12th in Syrian Premier League
Afrin Afrin, Syria Aleppo International Stadium 2. Syrian League / North Champions
Al-Nawair Hamah Al Baladi Stadium 2. Syrian League / South Champions

Final league standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Karamah 26 20 4 2 56 19 +37 64 Syrian Champions
2 Al-Majd 26 17 3 6 52 23 +29 54
3 Al-Ittihad 26 15 9 2 51 31 +20 54
4 Al-Taliya 26 14 4 8 39 34 +5 46
5 Al-Jaish 26 13 5 8 46 36 +10 44
6 Al-Futowa 26 12 4 10 29 26 +3 40
7 Teshrin 26 7 8 11 25 34 −9 29
8 Hutteen 26 7 8 11 32 42 −10 29
9 Al-Wahda 26 8 5 13 23 34 −11 29
10 Jableh 26 8 5 13 28 41 −13 29
11 Al-Shorta 26 7 5 14 23 35 −12 26
12 Al-Nawair 26 7 4 15 20 33 −13 25
13 Afrin 26 5 8 13 22 34 −12 23 Relegated to 2. Syrian League
14 Al-Horriya 26 2 8 16 25 49 −24 14
Source: [citation needed]

Top goal scorers

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The top scorers from the Syrian Premier League 2007–08 are as follows:

Rank Player Club Goals
1   Raja Rafe Al-Majd 21
2   Ahmad Omaier Al-Taliya 14
3   Mohamad Hamwi Al-Karamah 13
  Jésus Gomez Al-Ittihad
  Zakrea Semo Konda Al-Jaish
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