2007–08 Syrian Premier League
| Season | 2007–08 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Karamah |
| Relegated | Afrin, Al-Horriya |
| AFC Cup | Al-Karamah, Al-Majd |
| Arab Champions League | Al-Ittihad, Al-Taliya |
| Top goalscorer |  Raja Rafe (Al-Majd), 21 goals |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → | |
The 2007–08 Syrian Premier League is the 37th season of the Syrian Premier League, Syria's premier football league. It began on 27 September 2007.
Al-Wathba and Qardaha were relegated from the previous season. Afrin and Al-Nawair moved up from the Syrian League 1st Division.
Premier League Teams (2007-2008)
| Club | City | Stadium | 2006-2007 season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Karamah | Homs | Khaled bin Walid Stadium | Syrian Premier League Champions |
| Al-Ittihad | Aleppo | Aleppo International Stadium | 2nd in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Taliya | Hamah | Al Baladi Stadium | 3rd in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Majd | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 4th in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Jaish | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 5th in Syrian Premier League |
| Teshrin | Latakia | Al Basil Stadium | 6th in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Futowa | Deir ez-Zor | Al Baladi Stadium | 7th in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Wahda | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 8th in Syrian Premier League |
| Hutteen | Latakia | Al Basil Stadium | 9th in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Shorta | Damascus | Abbasiyyin Stadium | 10th in Syrian Premier League |
| Jableh | Jabala | Al-Baath Stadium | 11th in Syrian Premier League |
| Al-Horriya | Aleppo | Aleppo International Stadium | 12th in Syrian Premier League |
| Afrin | Afrin, Syria | Aleppo International Stadium | 2. Syrian League / North Champions |
| Al-Nawair | Hamah | Al Baladi Stadium | 2. Syrian League / South Champions |
Final league standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Karamah | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 19 | +37 | 64 | Syrian Champions |
| 2 | Al-Majd | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 23 | +29 | 54 | |
| 3 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 54 | |
| 4 | Al-Taliya | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 46 | |
| 5 | Al-Jaish | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 44 | |
| 6 | Al-Futowa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Teshrin | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 29 | |
| 8 | Hutteen | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 29 | |
| 9 | Al-Wahda | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 29 | |
| 10 | Jableh | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 29 | |
| 11 | Al-Shorta | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 26 | |
| 12 | Al-Nawair | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 25 | |
| 13 | Afrin | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 23 | Relegated to 2. Syrian League |
| 14 | Al-Horriya | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 14 |
Source: [citation needed]
Top goal scorers
The top scorers from the Syrian Premier League 2007–08 are as follows:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Rafe
|
Al-Majd | 21 |
| 2 | Ahmad Omaier
|
Al-Taliya | 14 |
| 3 | Mohamad Hamwi
|
Al-Karamah | 13 |
 Jésus Gomez
|
Al-Ittihad | ||
 Zakrea Semo Konda
|
Al-Jaish |