title: 2017–18 Syrian Premier League
text: # 2017–18 Syrian Premier League
  
  The 2017–18 Syrian Premier League season is the 47th since its establishment. This season's league featured one stage. It pitted one group of 14 teams and kicked off on 20 October 2017. Al-Jaish are the defending champions, having won the previous season championship.
  
  ## Teams
  
  ### Stadiums and locations
  
  | Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Al-Ittihad | Aleppo | Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium | 10,000 |
  | Al-Jaish | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 12,000 |
  | Al-Jihad | Hasakah | Qamishli 7 April Stadium | 10,000 |
  | Al-Karamah | Homs | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | 32,000 |
  | Al-Majd | Damascus | Tishreen Stadium | 12,000 |
  | Al-Muhafaza | Damascus | Al-Muhafaza Stadium | 1,000 |
  | Al-Nawair | Hama | Hama Municipal Stadium | 22,000 |
  | Al-Shorta | Damascus | Tishreen Stadium | 12,000 |
  | Al-Taliya | Hama | Hama Municipal Stadium | 22,000 |
  | Al-Wahda | Damascus | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | 12,000 |
  | Al-Wathba | Homs | Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium | 32,000 |
  | Al-Herafyeen | Aleppo | Ri'ayet al-Shabab Stadium | 10,000 |
  | Hutteen | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000 |
  | Tishreen SC | Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000 |
  
  ## League table
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Al-Jaish | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 56 | 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1 |
  | 2 | Al-Ittihad | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 56 | |
  | 3 | Al-Wahda | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 51 | |
  | 4 | Tishreen | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 41 | |
  | 5 | Al-Shorta | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 39 | |
  | 6 | Al-Taliya | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 38 | |
  | 7 | Al-Nawair | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 34 | |
  | 8 | Al-Karamah | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 33 | |
  | 9 | Al-Wathba | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 31 | |
  | 10 | Al-Majd | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 30 | |
  | 11 | Al-Herafyeen | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 28 | |
  | 12 | Hutteen | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 27 | |
  | 13 | Al-Muhafaza | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 23 | Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division |
  | 14 | Al-Jihad | 26 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 9 | Relegation to Syrian League 1st Division |
  
  ### Results
  
  | Home \ Away | HER | JSH | JIH | KAR | MJD | MUH | TAL | ITT | NAW | SHR | WAH | WTH | HUT | TIS |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Al-Herafyeen | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
  | Al-Jaish | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 |
  | Al-Jihad | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 |
  | Al-Karamah | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
  | Al-Majd | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
  | Al-Muhafaza | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
  | Al-Taliya | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
  | Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
  | Al-Nawair | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
  | Al-Shorta | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
  | Al-Wahda | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 6–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
  | Al-Wathba | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 |
  | Hutteen | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | — | 1–3 |
  | Tishreen | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — |
  
  ## Season statistics
  
  ### Top goalscorers
  
      As of 16 May 2018
  
  | Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Basel Mustafa | Al-Wahda | 15 |
  | 2 | Ali Ghoson | Al-Wathba | 12 |
  | 3 | Mohammad Abadi | Al-Shorta | 10 |
  | 3 | Mahmoud Al Baher | Tishreen | 10 |
  | 5 | Osama Omari | Al-Wahda | 9 |
  | 6 | Rami Amer | Al-Majd | 8 |
  | 6 | Ali Khalil | Al-Karamah | 8 |
  | 6 | Hasan Owaid | Al-Jaish | 8 |
  | 6 | Hosam Samman | Al-Muhafaza | 8 |
  | 10 | Mohammad Akkad | Hutteen | 7 |
  | 10 | Izzeddin Al Awad | Al-Jaish | 7 |
  | 10 | Alaa Al Dali | Al-Nawair | 7 |
  | 10 | Molham Babouli | Al-Ittihad | 7 |
  | 10 | Ahmed Kadmani | Al-Majd | 7 |
  | 10 | Ahmad Klzi | Al-Herafyeen | 7 |
  