Syrian Cup 1961
NB: started on Apr 7; contested between 16 clubs:
Northern Zone
Al-Ahly (Aleppo)
Al-Jadid (Aleppo)
Al-Sahel (Tartous)
Al-Rafidain (Hasaka)
Al-Shahbaa (Aleppo)
Al-Souri (Aleppo)
Jalaa SC (Aleppo)
Jableh SC
Southern Zone
Al-Ahly (Damascus)
Al-Fida (Homs)
Al-Nahda (Damascus)
Al-Nejma (Homs)
Al-Shabab (Damascus)
Al-Shabab (Sweida)
Al-Souri (Damascus)
Barada SC (Damascus)
1/8 Finals
Northern Zone
Jalaa SC 1-0 Jableh SC
Al-Rafidain 2-1 Al-Shahbaa
Al-Ahly (Aleppo) 2-2 Al-Jadid
Al-Souri (Aleppo) 1-0 Al-Sahel
Southern Zone
Al-Nahda 2-0 Al-Nejma
Al-Souri (Damascus) 1-0 Al-Shabab (Sweida)
Al-Ahly (Damascus) 5-0 Al-Shabab (Damascus)
Barada SC 3-0 Al-Fida
1/8 Final Replay Northern Zone
Al-Ahly (Aleppo) 3-2 Al-Jadid
Quarterfinals
Northern Zone
Al-Ahly (Aleppo) 2-1 Jalaa SC
Al-Souri (Aleppo) 5-2 Al-Rafidain
Southern Zone
Barada SC 1-1 Al-Nahda
Al-Ahly (Damascus) 7-1 Al-Souri (Damascus)
Quarterfinal Replay Southern Zone
Barada SC 2-1 Al-Nahda
Semifinals
Northern Zone
Al-Ahly (Aleppo) 1-0 Al-Souri (Aleppo)
Southern Zone
Al-Ahly (Damascus) 2-2 Barada SC
Semifinal Replay Southern Zone
Al-Ahly (Damascus) 6-0 Barada SC
Final [May 5, Damascus]
Al-Ahly (Damascus) 2-0 Al-Ahly (Aleppo)
[Khaled el-Dirani 18, Ezzat Qarsai 83]
[Ahly (Damascus): Mahmoud Rizk; Bashar Shakour, Philippe al-Chayeb,
Ali Rashdam, Ahmad Zarzoor; Hassan Nabhani, Khaled el-Dirani,
Ezzat Qarsai; Ibrahim Moghrabi, Abdulqader Jurban, Adil al-Turki]
[ref: Arwant Ohanessian]
[spectators included Abdelhamid al-Sarraj, president of the Syrian
Executive Council]
NB: both finalists qualified for the United Arab Republic championship 1960/61.
Source: [Kar 16]
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