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 200827 December 200830 December 200831 December 20081 January 20095 January 2009 11 22 Second qualifying round 20 January 200921 January 200926 January 200927 January 20093 February 20094 February 2009 20 40 Round One 16 32 Round of 16 27 March 200928 March 200913 April 200928 April 20091 May 2009 8 16 Quarter-finals 22 May 200929 May 200930 May 200931 May 20097 June 2009 4 8 Semi-finals 17 June 200920 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
Second qualifying round
40 teams play a knockout tie. 20 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
First round
32 teams play a knockout tie. 16 clubs advance to the next round. Games played over two legs
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
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
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals 4 teams play a knockout tie. 2 clubs advance to the final. Games played over two legs
First leg
Second leg
Final
Al-Karamah: GK 1 Mosab BalhousDF 13 Belal AbduldaimDF 24 RichardDF 14 Anas Al KhoujaMF 4 Hassan Abbas (c)MF 25 Feras EsmaeelMF 21 Aatef JenyatMF 15 Alaa Al ShbliMF 11 Fahd AodiFW 8 Mohannad IbrahimFW 9 Mohamad Al HamawiSubstitutes:FW 26 Hani Al TaiarDF 3 Yasser ShahenDF 23 Tawfek TaearahManager: Mohammad KwidAl-Majd: GK 1 Samer SaeedDF 2 Ali DiabDF 15 Oko BotaDF 5 Hamzeh Al AitoniMF 3 Samer Awad (c)MF 18 Ali Al RifaiMF 21 JuniorMF 23 Zaher MidaniMF 9 Bashar KaddourFW 10 Mohamed Al ZenoFW 24 Raja RafeSubstitutes:MF 7 Firas MasaesMF 17 Iyad AweadFW 11 Abdulhadi Al HaririManager: 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-Karamah7th Title 3rd in a row
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