Omayya SC
# Omayya SC

Omaya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمية الرياضي) is a Syrian football club located in province of Idlib in the northwest of Syria. Omaya SC Played in the second division in Syria and the Syrian Premier League. The club won the Second Division in Syria many times and was promoted to the Syrian first division League 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 founded in 1951, holding the name Arab Brotherhood Club, and remained under this name until the formation of Syrian Sports Association, when Omayya SC was classified to play in the second division league.

## Promotion and relegation

The club was promoted to the first division for the first time in 1991 and then returned to the second division league. In the 2001-2002 season, the club was promoted to the first division again, where it remained for four seasons. They were promoted again in 2008 and exhibited a strong performance. In 2015, the club announced its withdrawal from the Syrian league.

## Notable players

The club provided the Syrian National team with quality players who have proven their presence on the scene, like Faysal Tattan who was the most effective player of Hittin Club in the eighties, Hazem Harbah who played for Teshreen Club for many years and was the leading scorer for the club, Ammar Zakour who was the star of Omaya before moving to Iraq and then to Lebanon as a professional player.

## 2015 squad

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

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