The 2011–12 Syrian Premier League season is the 41st since its establishment. The 2010–11 league campaign was suspended due to the Syrian civil war.
This seasons league will feature two stages. Stage one will pit two groups of eight teams and kicked off on 9 October. The top four off each group would advance to the Championship pool to determine the overall league champions. The bottom four placed sides would enter the relegation pool to determine who would be relegated.
Teams Two teams were promoted from the 2nd tier league; Hurriya SC based in Aleppo and Baniyas Refinery SC representing the city of Baniyas. No club was relegated from the previous season due to the 2011 Syrian uprising which forced the league to be suspended.
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Al-Ittihad Aleppo Aleppo International Stadium 75,000 Al-Jaish Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 30,000 Al-Jazeera Hasakah Al-Basil Stadium Al-Hasakah 20,000 Al-Karamah SC Homs Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium 32,000 Al-Majd Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 30,000 Nawair SC Hama Hama Municipal Stadium 20,000 Al-Shurta Damascus Al-Jalaa Stadium 10,000 Taliya SC Hama Hama Municipal Stadium 20,000 Al-Wahda Damascus Abbasiyyin Stadium 30,000 Al-Wathba SC Homs Khalid ibn al-Walid Stadium 32,000 Omayya Idlib Idlib Municipal Stadium 12,000 Al-Futowa Deir ez-Zor Al Baladi Stadium Deir ez-Zor 10,000 Hutteen SC Latakia Al-Assad Stadium 35,000 Tishreen Latakia Al-Assad Stadium 35,000 Hurriya SC Aleppo Al-Hamadaniah Stadium 20,000 Baniyas Refinery SC Baniyas Baniyas Refinery Stadium 20,000
Stage One
Each team plays each other once, top four advanced to the championship pool, bottom four enter relegation pool
Group A
Group A Playoff
A single game playoff match was required by the 4th and 5th placed teams due to both sides being level on points. Head to head results do not matter. Winner advance to Championship Pool and loser advance to Relegation Pool.
Group B
Group B Playoff
A single game playoff match was required by the 4th and 5th placed teams due to both sides being level on points. Head to head results do not matter. Winner advance to Championship Pool and loser advance to Relegation Pool.
Stage Two
Championship Pool
Relegation Pool