Al-Diwaniya Sport Club () is a
football club based in
Al Diwaniyah
Al Diwaniyah ( ar, ٱلدِّيوَانِيَّة ''ad-Dīwānīyah''), also spelt Diwaniya, is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. In 2002 the population was estimated at 440,927.
Overview
The area around Al Diwaniyah, which i ...
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Al-Qādisiyyah,
Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the
Al-Diwaniya Stadium. It currently competes in the
Iraqi Premier League.
History
1988–2018 : Ups and downs
The
1988–89 season, the club was playing in
Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to
Iraq Division One
The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing te ...
at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (
1992–93,
1993–94,
1994–95), and was relegated to Division One again, but gained promotion four years later.
The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons (
1999–2000,
2000–01,
2001–02), then relegated to Division One for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season (
2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two conconsecutive seasons (
2009–10,
2010–11
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) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years.
In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraq Division one and were promoted to the
2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.
Current squad
First-team squad
Current technical staff
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Hamza Hadi
Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa
Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that t ...
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, U-19 Manager:, , Adel Hattab, ,
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, U-16 Manager:, , Samah Hussien, ,
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, U-13 Manager:, , Jawad Kadhim, ,
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, Director of football:, , Hatem Shalal, ,
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, Administrative Coordinator:, , Zakaria Yahia, ,
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Board members
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Managerial history
*
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
* Sabah Abdul Hassan
* Sami Bahat
* Nabil Zaki
*
Ahmad Kadhim
* Haider Yahya
*
Samir Kadhim
* Ali Hashim
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Razzaq Farhan
Razzaq Farhan Mussa ( ar, رزاق فرحان موسى; born 1 July 1974) is a former Iraqi footballer and Olympic athlete who is currently the assistant manager of the Iraq national football team.
Razzaq Farhan is an instinctive goalscorer, ...
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Sadiq Saadoun
Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha (; born 12 June 1972) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a defender.
At club level, he has played for Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea and Al-Talaba SC in Iraq. Internationally Saadoun represented Iraq in the ...
* Hamid Rahim
* Hazim Saleh
* Saad Hafedh
*
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
*
Samir Kadhim
*
Saeed Mohsen
* Luciano Soares
* Ahmed Khalef
* Ahmed Rahim
* Haider Karim
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Hamza Hadi
Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa
Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that t ...
Honours
*
Iraq Division One
The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing te ...
**Winner (1): 2016–17
References
External links
Team's profile on kooora.com
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
1965 establishments in Iraq
Football clubs in Al-Qādisiyyah
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