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Al-Jaish Damascus is a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club based in Damascus

Damascus

Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...

, Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

, founded in 1947. The club plays in the Abbasiyyin Stadium

Abbasiyyin Stadium

Abbasiyyin Stadium in Damascus is an all-seater stadium in Syria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Al-Jaish. The stadium was built in 1976 and holds 30,000 spectators....

, which holds 45,000 people. The team colors are red and white.

Achievements

Syrian League: 11

1973, 1976, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2010

2009–10 Syrian Premier League

The Syrian Premier League 2009-10 was the 39th season of the Syrian Premier League. The season began on 9 October 2009 and ended on May 7, 2010.* Al-Futowa and Hutteen were relegated from the previous season.* Afrin and Al-Jazeera moved up from the 2...

Syrian Cup
Syrian Cup
The Syrian Cup is Syria's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:*1959/60 : Al Ahly *1960/61 : no cup*1961/62 : Rmelan*1962/63 : no cup*1963/64 : Al-Yarmouk SC Aleppo...

: 7

1967, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004

AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

: 1

2004

Performance in AFC competitions

AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...

: 2 appearances

2002–03

AFC Champions League 2002-03

The 2002–03 AFC Champions League was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title...

: Qualifying West – 4th Round

2005

AFC Champions League 2005

The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title....

: Group Stage

AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

: 3 appearances

2004

AFC Cup 2004

The 2004 AFC Cup was the 1st edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Qualification:...

: Champion

2010

AFC Cup 2010

The 2010 AFC Cup was the 7th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League between 2009 and 2010 season, significant changes were made in...

: Group Stage

2011: Group Stage

Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

: 1 appearance

1999-00: Second Round

Current squad

As of October 27, 2011:

Notable/Former Players

Hassouneh Al-Sheikh

Hassouneh Qasem Al-Sheikh is a Jordanian footballer who is a midfielder for Al-Faisaly . He is a member of the Jordan national football team and has always played as player number 8. He was the previous captain of his national team until he left before the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.-International goals:-...

Ahmed Hayel

Ahmed Hayel Ibrahim is a Jordanian football player who currently plays as a Striker for Al-Faisaly . Hayel is also a member of the Jordan national football team.-International goals:- External links :...

Feras Esmaeel

Feras Esmaeel is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Zakho FC, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a midfielder...

Kawa Hesso

Kawa Hesso is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Zakho FC in Iraq.-International career:He made his debut for the Syria national team in the 2009 Nehru Cup in India. Senior national coach Fajr Ibrahim called him for the first time, and he debuted in Syria's 4–0 win over Sri Lanka on 24...

Meaataz Kailouni

Mutaz Kailouni is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Steel Azin F.C., which competes in the Azadegan League the second division in Iran.-International career:...

Hugo Acosta Phillimon Chepita

Phillimon Chepita

Philimon Chipeta is a Zambian football striker who, as of 2010, is playing for Al-Jaish Damascus.He was part of the Zambian African Nations Cup teams in 2002.He is known for his ability to score using his head. This was shown when he become the top scorer in 2003 and scores mostly with...

Zachariah Simukonda

Zachariah Simukonda is a Zambian football striker who currently plays as a Striker for PBDKT T-Team FC in the Malaysia Super League....

External links

Official Site

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