Syrian League 1st Division (Arabic: الدوري السوري الدرجة الأولى) is the second division in football in Syria.^[1] It is operated by the Syrian Football Association (SFA).^[2] The league started in the 1960s. After each season, the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League. In the 2022–23 season, Al-Hurriya SC and Sahel SC won the title and were promoted to Premier League.

In 2023–24 season, the league consists of 27 clubs divided into a league based on their geographical distribution. However, the Promoted consists of 2 teams divided into league table.^[3]

Current clubs (2023–24)

Afrin

Al-Jihad

Al-Yaqdhah

Sabikhan

Al-Jazeera

Morek

Kesswa

Jaramana

Al-Horgelah

Al-Arabi

Al-Shouleh

Al-Tall

Douma

Damascus

Muadamiyat

Shortet Tartous

Al-Nabek

Al-Khittab

Ommal Hama
Shorta Hama
Al-Hawareth
Nawair

Shahba

Damascus teams
Al-Shorta
Al-Muhafaza
Al-Majd
Al-Hilal (Syria)

Locations of teams in the Syrian League 1st Division 2023–24

1. Al-Shorta
2. Al-Arabi
3. Al-Yaqdhah
4. Douma
5. Al-Nabek
6. Al-Kesswa
7. Jaramana
8. Al-Shouleh
9. Al-Horgelah
10. Al-Muhafaza
11. Muadamiyat al-Sham
12. Al-Tall
13. Al-Jazeera SC (Syria)
14. Al-Hawareth
15. Nawair
16. Shorta Hama
17. Al-Neyrab
18. Sabikhan
19. Shortet Tartous
20. Al-Jihad
21. Afrin
22. Morek
23. Ommal Hama
24. Al-Khittab
25. Al-Majd SC
26. Al-Hilal SC (Syria)
27. Shahba

Champions

The list includes recent champions starting from the 2004–05 season:

• 2004–05: Al-Jihad SC
• 2005–06: Al-Shorta SC
• 2006–07: Nawair SC & Afrin SC
• 2007–08: Al-Wathba SC & Omayya SC
• 2008–09: Al-Jazeera SC & Afrin SC
• 2009–10: Hutteen SC & Al-Fotuwa SC
• 2010–11: Baniyas Refinery SC & Al-Hurriya SC
• 2011–12 Al-Muhafaza SC & Al-Jihad SC
• 2012–13: N/A^[a]
• 2013–14: Al-Nidal SC
• 2014–15: N/A^[b]
• 2015–16: N/A^[c]
• 2016–17: Al-Herafyeen SC
• 2017–18: Sahel SC
• 2018–19: Al-Jazeera SC & Al-Fotuwa SC
• 2019–20: Al-Hurriya SC & Al-Horgelah SC
• 2020–21: Nawair SC & Afrin SC
• 2021–22: Al-Jazeera SC & Al-Majd SC
• 2022–23: Al-Hurriya SC & Sahel SC
• 2023-24: