# 2008–09 Syrian Cup

The 2008-09 version of the Syrian Cup is the 39th edition to be played. It is the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Syria.
Al-Karamah went into this edition as the holders.

## Calendar

| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
| First qualifying round | 26 December 2008 27 December 2008 30 December 2008 31 December 2008 1 January 2009 5 January 2009 | 11 | 22 |
| Second qualifying round | 20 January 2009 21 January 2009 26 January 2009 27 January 2009 3 February 2009 4 February 2009 | 20 | 40 |
| Round One | | 16 | 32 |
| Round of 16 | 27 March 2009 28 March 2009 13 April 2009 28 April 2009 1 May 2009 | 8 | 16 |
| Quarter-finals | 22 May 2009 29 May 2009 30 May 2009 31 May 2009 7 June 2009 | 4 | 8 |
| Semi-finals | 17 June 2009 20 June 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| Final | 17 July 2009 | 1 | 2 |

## First qualifying round

22 teams play a knockout tie. 11 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ras Al-Ayn | 1-6 | Al-Jihad | 0-5 | 1-1 |
| Salamiyah | 3-3 (a) | Al-Mukharram | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Al-Nabk | 7-3 | Arbeen | 1-1 | 6-2 |
| Duma | 1-2 | Barada | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Ommal Rmelan | 3-3 (?-?) | Ommal Aleppo | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Safita | 5-5 (4-3) | Khaled bin Walid | 4-1 | 1-4 |
| Al-Eys | 1-4 | Al-Herafyeen | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Gudedat Al-Chaas | 3-7 | Al-Qusayr | 1-3 | 2-4 |
| Al-Shahbaa | 2-11 | Jisr Al-Shugur | 1-4 | 1-7 |
| Al-Gezlanya | 4-4 (a) | Shaqa | 2-1 | 2-3 |
| Al-Mleha | 5-4 | Ommal Hama | 3-3 | 2-1 |

## Second qualifying round

40 teams play a knockout tie. 20 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Nidal | 2-1 | Al-Keswah | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Shahba | 9-0 | Jisr Al-Shugur | 4-0 | 5-0 |
| Salamiyah | 3-8 | Al-Yarmouk | 3-5 | 0-3 |
| Al-Nabk | 1-5 | Ommal Al-Quneitra | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| Al-Muhafaza | 2-4 | Al-Horriya | 1-4 | 1-0 |
| Moaret Al-Noaman | 3-1 | Al-Herafyeen | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Al-Forat | 2-8 | Al-Mleha | 2-2 | 0-6 |
| Al-Gezlanya | 1-4 | Al-Shorta Hama | 1-1 | 0-3 |
| Ommal Aleppo | 2-5 | Daraya | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Safita | 3-3 (a) | Jeroud | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Saraqib | 4-1 | Mourk | 3-0 | 1-1 |
| Mayadin | 2-4 | Baniyas Refinery | 2-1 | 0-3 |
| Qardaha | 0-6 | Al-Yaqdhah | 0-3 | 0-3 |
| Areeha | 6-0 | Abu Hardoub | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Al-Shouleh | 2-1 | Al-Qusayr | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Palmyra | 1-9 | Afrin | 0-2 | 1-7 |
| Al-Hrak | 3-5 | Moadameet Al-Sham | 2-1 | 1-4 |
| Al-Shabab | 1-7 | Al-Jihad | 0-2 | 1-5 |
| Al-Sahel | 2-1 | Abu Kamal | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Al-Jazeera | 4-1 | Barada | 2-0 | 2-1 |

## First round

32 teams play a knockout tie. 16 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Moaret Al-Noaman | 3-7 | Al-Taliya | 2-2 | 1-5 |
| Al-Jihad | 0-6 | Al-Futowa | 0-2 | 0-4 |
| Al-Shorta | 8-1 | Shahba | 1-0 | 7-1 |
| Al-Majd | 9-1 | Ommal Al-Quneitra | 3-0 | 6-1 |
| Daraya | 2-4 | Teshrin | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Al-Mleha | 3-4 | Afrin | 1-3 | 2-1 |
| Al-Shouleh | 9-0 | Areeha | 6-0 | 3-0 ¹ |
| Al-Karamah | 2-0 | Baniyas Refinery | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Al-Nawair | 9-0 | Moadameet Al-Sham | 4-0 | 5-0 |
| Al-Sahel | 0-2 | Nidal | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Jableh | 5-2 | Al-Shorta Hama | 1-2 | 4-0 |
| Omayya | 15-0 | Safita | 1-0 | 14-0 |
| Al-Horriya | 3-7 | Al-Wathba | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Al-Yarmouk | 1-10 | Al-Ittihad | 0-3 | 1-7 |
| Al-Yaqdhah | 3-1 | Saraqib | 0-1 | 3-0 ² |
| Al-Jazeera | 0-6 | Al-Jaish | 0-3 | 0-3 ¹ |
¹ Areeha failed to the 2nd leg, match awarded 3-0 to Al-Sholla.
² Saraqib failed to the 2nd leg, match awarded 3-0 to Al-Yaqaza.
3 Al-Jazeera failed to the 2nd leg, match awarded 3-0 to Al-Jaish.

## Round of 16

16 teams play a knockout tie. 8 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ittihad | 2-1 | Teshrin | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| Al-Jaish | 7-2 | Al-Nawair | 3-0 | 4-2 |
| Al-Wathba | 4-3 | Al-Futowa | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Jableh | 1-3 | Al-Majd | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Omayya | 0-4 | Al-Karamah | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Afrin | 0-0 (4-3) | Nidal | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al-Taliya | 6-0 | Al-Shouleh | 3-0 ¹ | 3-0 ¹ |
| Al-Shorta | 9-0 | Al-Yaqdhah | 6-0 | 3-0 |
¹ Al-Sholla failed to the Round of 16, matches awarded 3-0 to Al-Taliya.

## Quarter-finals

8 teams play a knockout tie. 4 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Shorta | 4–4 (a) | Al-Wathba | 4–2 | 0–2 |
| Al-Jaish | 1–2 | Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Majd | 4–3 | Afrin | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Al-Taliya | 2–3 | Al-Karamah | 2–1 | 0–2 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

4 teams play a knockout tie. 2 clubs advance to the final. Games played over two legs
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Ittihad | 3–4 | Al-Majd | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Al-Karamah | 4–2 | Al-Wathba | 2–1 | 2–1 |

### Second leg
## Final

| Al-Karamah | Al-Majd |
Al-Karamah: :
| GK | 1 | Mosab Balhous |
| DF | 13 | Belal Abduldaim | 90+3' |
| DF | 24 | Richard | 41' |
| DF | 14 | Anas Al Khouja |
| MF | 4 | Hassan Abbas (c) |
| MF | 25 | Feras Esmaeel |
| MF | 21 | Aatef Jenyat | | 89' |
| MF | 15 | Alaa Al Shbli | 84' |
| MF | 11 | Fahd Aodi | | 90+3' |
| FW | 8 | Mohannad Ibrahim | | 80' |
| FW | 9 | Mohamad Al Hamawi |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | 26 | Hani Al Taiar | | 80' |
| DF | 3 | Yasser Shahen | | 89' |
| DF | 23 | Tawfek Taearah | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||||
| Mohammad Kwid ||||
Al-Majd: :
| GK | 1 | Samer Saeed |
| DF | 2 | Ali Diab |
| DF | 15 | Oko Bota |
| DF | 5 | Hamzeh Al Aitoni | 61' |
| MF | 3 | Samer Awad (c) |
| MF | 18 | Ali Al Rifai | | 69' |
| MF | 21 | Junior | 45+1' | 80' |
| MF | 23 | Zaher Midani |
| MF | 9 | Bashar Kaddour | | 68' |
| FW | 10 | Mohamed Al Zeno |
| FW | 24 | Raja Rafe |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 7 | Firas Masaes | | 68' |
| MF | 17 | Iyad Awead | | 69' |
| FW | 11 | Abdulhadi Al Hariri | | 80' |
| Manager: ||||
| Mohannad Al Fakir ||||
| MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Shaker Hemidi (Syria) Ahmad Kazaz (Syria) Fourth official: Ahmad Dilo (Syria) | MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shootout if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of 3 substitutions. |

### Syrian Cup Winner

* Syrian Cup 2008-09 Winners
* Al-Karamah 7th Title 3rd in a row