Al Jaish
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| Surname | Al Jaish Sports Club | ||
| Seat | Damascus , Syria | ||
| founding | 1947 | ||
| Colours | Red White | ||
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| Venue | Abbasid Stadium | ||
| Places | 45,000 | ||
| league | Syrian professional league | ||
| 2018/19 | 1st place (master) | ||
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Al-Jaish ( Arabic الجيش al-Jaish , DMG al-Ǧayš , the army ') is a Syrian sports club from the state capital Damascus . The men's soccer team currently plays in the country's highest league, the Syrian professional league . He plays in the Abbasid Stadium , which holds 45,000 spectators. Mostly, however, 1,000 to 2,000 spectators come, which is significantly below average for Syrian standards. The club was founded in 1947 and is the record champion with 14 championships. Al-Jaish won the cup seven times. The club's greatest success was winning the AFC Cup in 2004.
Club successes
National
- Syrian master
- Masters 1973, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Syrian Cup
- Winner 1986, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2014
Continental
- AFC Cup
- 2004 winner
Al-Jaish in the international club competitions
On November 27, 2004, Al Jaish won the AFC Cup , which is similar to the European UEFA Cup . Al Jaish was the first Syrian club to win a title at continental level - it is all the more interesting that the final opponent was called al-Wahda and two Syrian clubs faced each other in the final. Both games took place at al-Abbasiyin Stadium. In the first leg, in which Al Wahda officially had home rights, Al Jaish won 3-2; the second leg ended 1-0 for Al Wahda. Because the first game was counted as an away game for Al Jaish, the record champions decided the "Battle of Damascus" for themselves due to the away goal rule . Both clubs take part in the AFC Champions League in 2005 .
In the "Arab Club Champions Cup" and "Arab Cup Winner's Cup", the forerunners of the Arab Champions League , it was also Al Jaish who held up the flag of Syrian club football: Between 1998 and 2000, each of the two competitions reached the finals twice, however, had to admit defeat all four times.
Individual evidence
- ↑ rsssf.com: Overview of the masters