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| Short name | SFA |
| Founded | 1936[1] |
| Headquarters | Al-Fayhaa, Damascus, Syria |
| FIFA affiliation | 1937[2] |
| AFC affiliation | 1970[3] |
| WAFF affiliation | 2001 (founding member) |
| President | Mohamed Mazen Daqouri[4] (acting) |
| Website | sfa |
The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; Arabic: الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national teams, the Syrian Premier League, and other domestic competitions. The SFA was founded in 1936 and has been a member of FIFA since 1937, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2001. Syria is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. Syria's team is commonly known as Nosour Qasioun (Arabic: نسور قاسيون, lit. 'Qasioun eagles').[citation needed]
- ^ Rizvi, Ahmed (20 July 2015). "Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow". thenationalnews.com. The National News Sport. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Syria". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- ^ The A–Z of Asian Football 97–98; 1997 Asian Football Confederation
- ^ "أخبار الاتحاد". الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2024.