Premier League (Syria)

Premier League (Syria) (Prime Premier League, الدوري السوري الممتاز) - Syria’s top-tier club league organised under the Syrian Football Association and the AFC. Regulations: it is played as a round-robin league where teams meet home and away, the number of participating clubs is set by the season regulations, a win is worth 3 points, a draw 1 and a loss 0, standings are based on total points with goal difference and goals scored applied as tie-breakers, and a neutral-venue play-off match may be used when a title, relegation or continental qualification place must be decided. Promotion and relegation link the top division with the Syrian First Division, while Syria’s AFC club entries follow the AFC access list and are typically allocated to the league champions and the domestic cup winners, including places in AFC Champions League Two and the AFC Challenge League.