Omaya SC

Omayya SC
Full nameOmayya Sports Club
Nickname(s)The North Earthquake
Founded1972; 53 years ago (1972)
GroundIdlib Municipal Stadium
Capacity7,500

Omaya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمية الرياضي) is a Syrian football club located in the province of Idlib. Omaya SC last played in the Syrian Premier League. The club won the Second Division and was promoted for the first time in 1991. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian Premier League because of the Syrian civil war.

Club history

Omaya Sports Club was originally founded in 1951, holding the name Arab Brotherhood Club, and until the formation of the Syrian Sports Association, when Omayya SC was classified to play in the second league.

Promotion and relegation

The club was promoted to the first division in 1991, and then returned to the second division. In the 2001–02 season, the club was promoted again, where it remained for four seasons. They were promoted again in 2008.

2015 squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Syria SYR Samer Ram Hamdani
— GK Syria SYR Osama Salama
— GK Syria SYR Shaker Al Zerj
— DF Syria SYR Zakaria Bodaqa
— DF Syria SYR Ghazwan Doweek
— DF Syria SYR Zakaria Hassan Bik
— DF Syria SYR Sulayman Yousef
— DF Syria SYR Shadi Zarteet
— MF Syria SYR Moqawam Abbas
— MF Syria SYR Suhail Tatan
— MF Syria SYR Shadi Bakhoury
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Syria SYR Mohamed Sahyouni
— MF Togo TOG Komi Akoiti
— MF Syria SYR Samer Hamada
— MF Syria SYR Mahmoud Ossi
— MF Syria SYR Burhan Tatan
— MF Syria SYR Abdulkader Al Alem
— MF Syria SYR Nader Harbali
— MF Syria SYR Obaid Salal
— FW Senegal SEN Maniche Amoa
— FW Syria SYR Samer Yazji
— FW Syria SYR Safuan Basmaji