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Syrianska FC
Full nameSyrianska Football Club (SFC)
Founded1977
GroundSödertälje Fotbollsarena,
Södertälje
Capacity6,700
ChairmanSweden Andreas Temiz
ManagerSweden Özcan Melkemichel
LeagueAllsvenskan
2010Superettan 1st (promoted)

Syrianska FC is a Swedish football club from Södertälje, a city south of Stockholm. The club, formed in 1977 by Aramean (Syriac) immigrants arriving from Syria and Turkey has advanced through the league system and is 2011 playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan.

The fans

Gefe Fans, also known as Syrianska Fans, is the official fanclub of the Syriac football (soccer) team Syrianska FC, based in Sweden. It was started 2002 by a group of Syrianska supporters in Södertälje. The fanclub's name, Gefe Fans, means "Wings", in reference to the wings in the Aramean flag. The club's fans are spread all over the world as it represents the national team for Aramean (Syriac) people originally from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Turkey.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

History

  • 1977 - The Syriac Association based in Södertälje, Sweden forms a football team named "Suryoye SK". The team start for the first time in Division 7 East.
  • 1983 - Suryoye SK advances from 7 to div 6.
  • 1985 - Suryoye Sk wins div 6 and moving to div 5.
  • 1986 - The team changes its name from Suryoyo to Syrianska.
  • 1987 - Syrianska wins div 5 and moving to div 4.
  • 1990 - Syrianska wins div 4 and moving to div 3.
  • 1991 - Syrianska wins for the first time series as newcomers and advances to div 2.
  • 1995 - For the first time in club history, the team loses and moves down to div 3. This was despite a major effort that failed.
  • 1996 - The year after the club moved down, the board in Syrianska wants to do a pre-launch with a frame from them their ranks. The club is a long-term goal with a variety of milestones where the goal is "Division 1 year 2001".
  • 1999 - Syrianska moves up to div 2.
  • 2000 - Syrianska plays again in div 2 and ports in third place after a very strong season as newcomers. They start seriously investing in youth activities.
  • 2001 - Syrianska wins div 2 with an impressive hindsight - 53 points and 65 made goal. Syrianska derive their goal to win the series but may nevertheless not advance to Superettan. Instead, the result is to qualify to enrich Åtvidaberg in two unforgettable and regular matches for a large audience (6435 fanatical spectators at home).
  • 2003 - Syrianska sets a new target to Superettan as the ultimate in 2006.
  • 2004 - Syrianska ends up in the middle in Div 1 and fix up for next season the following year.
  • 2005 - Syrianska misses once again the chance for advancement in a qualifier to Superettan. Faced with a ocean of Syriac supporters in Södertälje, Syrianska loses at home against Qviding FIF with 0-2 and then wins away the match with 2-1. Syrianska was very close to advance to Superettan, but fate wanted it any other time.
  • 2006 - Syrianska, with Özcan Melkemichel as coach, doing his best seriestart ever. The newly built soccer stadium in Södertälje is now the new home for Syrianska and has cost 95 million.
  • 2007 - After an injury-filled and tentative start to the season, for the first in 20 years, Syrianska plays a derby match against Assyriska and wins with 2-1 in front of 7 146 spectators. In the second derby match against Assyriska, Syrianska won again with 1-0 after goal by Robert Massi in front of 6 313 spectators. Syrianska finished in fourth place, but in practice it had won the division if that were not for the points deduction.
  • 2008 - Before the series started, Syrianska had the pleasure to receive Allsvenska Hammarby IF at home in the Swedish Cup. The match was broadcasted on TV4. Hammarby took the lead with 0-4 after the break before Syrianska rest made a pickup that already ranked as classics and etched firmly in mind for a long time. Rabi Elias penalty, Mattias Metesa both great goals and Semir Metes signature with a thunder shot in the goal got the commentator on TV4 to express themselves lyrically over Syrianskas pickup to 4-4 and spectators cheering joy on the spot. Syrianska was the closest victory before Hammarby eventually settled with two quick goals. Syrianska ensured the division victory when it was two rounds remaining and finished in brilliant 59 points.
  • 2009 - Syrianska played their first season in Swedens second-highest division, Superettan. They came in 4th place, 1 point behind the third place.
  • 2010 - Syrianska becomes the champion of the Superettan. They will play next season in the Allsvenskan league.

Current squad

As of 6 May 2010. 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 Sweden SWE Christian Frealdsson
2 DF Sweden SWE Suleyman Sleyman
3 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Ristic
4 FW Sweden SWE Peshraw Azizi
5 DF Sweden SWE Isa Demir
6 MF Sweden SWE Joakim Hagernäs
7 MF Sweden SWE Robert Massi
8 MF State of Palestine PLE Imad Zatara
9 MF Serbia SRB Dennis Velic
10 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Besim Kunic
11 MF Sweden SWE Abgar Barsom
14 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Kutshi Kanga
15 DF Sweden SWE Daniel Danho
16 DF Syria SYR Rabi Elia
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Sweden SWE Anders Bååth
19 MF Sweden SWE Nahir Awrohum
20 MF Nigeria NGA Obi Etie
21 GK Jamaica JAM Dwayne Miller
22 MF Estonia EST Martin Vunk (on loan from FC Flora)
23 FW Norway NOR Dinko Felic
24 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Haris Skenderovic
25 MF Template:Country data Eri Yussuf Saleh
26 MF Sweden SWE Philip Ibrahim
30 GK Sweden SWE Aday Sleyman
44 FW Sweden SWE Semir Mete
77 DF Sweden SWE Ahmet Özdemirok
99 FW Nigeria NGA Peter Ijeh
MF Sweden SWE Johan Arneng

For season transfers, see either transfers winter 2010–2011 or transfers summer 2011.

Noted players

Sweden Aramean-Syriac people

See also

References