Syrian League 1st Division () is the second division in football in Syria. It is operated by the Syrian Football Association (SFA). The league began to play in 1960s. After each season the two top clubs are promoted to the Premier League, and the bottom clubs are relegated to the Syrian League 2nd Division. In the 2022–23 season, Al-Hurriya SC and Sahel SC won the title and they were promoted to Premier League.
In 2022–23 season, the league consists of 24 clubs divided into 4 groups based on their geographical distribution. However, the final round consists of 8 teams divided into two groups.
Current clubs (2022–23)
Group 1
Al-Shorta
Al-Arabi
Al-Yaqdhah
Douma
Al-Nabek
Al-Kesswa
Group 2
Jaramana
Al-Shouleh
Al-Horgelah
Al-Muhafaza
Muadamiyat al-Sham
Al-Tall
Group 3
Al-Hurriya
Al-Tadamon
Nawair
Shorta Hama
Al-Neyrab
Sabikhan
Group 4
Al-Sahel
Al-Jihad
Afrin
Morek
Ommal Hama
Al-Khittab
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 2013–14: Al-Nidal SC 2014–15: N/A 2015–16: N/A 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