Al-Yarmouk SC Aleppo
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Al-Yarmouk Sporting Club is a Syria
n football club based in Aleppo
. Founded in 1925, Al-Yarmouk is the oldest sports club and organization in Syria. The club has won the Syrian regions football championship for several times before the establishment of the official Syrian football league in 1966. The club was the winner of the Syrian Cup
in 1963-1964, a title that considered to be the only official achievement in the club's history. between 1925-1946, the club was konown as Homenetmen Aleppo. In 1946, the name was changed to An-Nadi As-Souri (The Syrian Club) until 1971 when it was renamed Al-Yarmouk.
, Aleppo became an active cultural and educational centre for the Armenian community of Syria. They found many cultural, scouting an sports organizations in the city. The young generation was mainly interested in football and athletics. The Armenian organizations formed their own football teams to compete each other within the community. In 1925, six of the created Armenian football teams in; Aghpyur, Ararat, Ardziv, Gaydzag, Nubarian and Dalvorig were unified to form the Homenetmen Aleppo Sporting Club and football team as a branch of the Homenetmen
Armenian worldwide sport and scouting organization.
The team was competing in the Syrian Premier League
starting from the first season in 1966-1967 until 1982-1983 when they were relegated to the 2nd division. Since that season the team failed to return back to the top level.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n football club based in Aleppo
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
. Founded in 1925, Al-Yarmouk is the oldest sports club and organization in Syria. The club has won the Syrian regions football championship for several times before the establishment of the official Syrian football league in 1966. The club was the winner of the Syrian Cup
Syrian Cup
The Syrian Cup is Syria's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:*1959/60 : Al Ahly *1960/61 : no cup*1961/62 : Rmelan*1962/63 : no cup*1963/64 : Al-Yarmouk SC Aleppo...
in 1963-1964, a title that considered to be the only official achievement in the club's history. between 1925-1946, the club was konown as Homenetmen Aleppo. In 1946, the name was changed to An-Nadi As-Souri (The Syrian Club) until 1971 when it was renamed Al-Yarmouk.
History
With the arrival of the Armenian refugees and survivals of the Armenian GenocideArmenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
, Aleppo became an active cultural and educational centre for the Armenian community of Syria. They found many cultural, scouting an sports organizations in the city. The young generation was mainly interested in football and athletics. The Armenian organizations formed their own football teams to compete each other within the community. In 1925, six of the created Armenian football teams in; Aghpyur, Ararat, Ardziv, Gaydzag, Nubarian and Dalvorig were unified to form the Homenetmen Aleppo Sporting Club and football team as a branch of the Homenetmen
Homenetmen
Homenetmen is a pan-Armenian diaspora organization devoted to sport and Scouting. The motto of Homenetmen is "Elevate Yourself and Elevate Others with You" .-Foundation:...
Armenian worldwide sport and scouting organization.
The team was competing in the Syrian Premier League
Syrian Premier League
The Syrian League is the highest division in football in Syria. The league began play in 1966.- Current clubs :*Al-Futowa *Al-Ittihad *Al-Jaish *Al-Jazeera *Al-Karamah *Al-Majd...
starting from the first season in 1966-1967 until 1982-1983 when they were relegated to the 2nd division. Since that season the team failed to return back to the top level.