Draw for National Cup

DAMASCUS,(ST)-Draw for the 2013-2014 National Cup has been made at the Football Association’s headquarters in Damascus.

Eighteen clubs from 1^st division and 21 from 2^nd division have confirmed participation in the event.

The 1^st round will be launched on June 15 .One week later the 2^nd round will be held while the 16^th round will be held on June 29.

The quarter-finals will be held on July 20 while the contest’s final will be held on  July 27.

As for the contest’s format, matches will be held according to the round-robin format  on neutral stadia. In case the matches ended in a draw. The match will be extended for half an hour. Shoot outs will define the winner eventually.

The first division clubs which confirmed participation in the said event are as follows:

Majd, Karama, Hurria, Hutteen, Wahda, Nawaeer, Taleeaa, Jihad, Tishreen, Futuwa, Jaish, Ittihad, Shurta, Omaya, Wahda, Musfat Banias, Jazeera and Muhafaza.

The 2^nd division clubs are: Ifreen, Yarmouk, Ommal Aleppo, Hirafiou Aleppo, Shabaa, Tadamon, Jablah, Khabour, Sahil, Hirak, Shahba, Mleiha, Irbin, Nidal, Ommal Quneitra, Harasta, Breiqa, Arabi,Kissweh, Daraya and Joulan.

M.Daoud