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Al-Qassim FC
Al-Qasim Sport Club () is an Iraqi football club based in Al-Qasim City, Babil, that competes in the Iraq Stars League. History Al-Qasim Club was founded in 1973 by a group of young athletes. The team have been in the Iraqi First Division League for many years and have not been able to qualify for the Premier League due to lack of financial support and lack of a good stadium. In the 2015–16 season, the team strengthened their ranks with good players and was about to qualify for the Premier League, but finished second behind Al-Bahri in Elite Stage, and Al-Bahri qualified. As well as in the 2017–18 season, but they finished second behind Erbil in Final stage, and Erbil qualified. Al-Qasim won the 2018–19 Iraqi First Division League title after defeating Zakho in the final penalty shootout 4–1, after the match with a draw in the full time. As a result, they were promoted to the 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League for first time, and chose Al Kifl Stadium as their home s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Kifl Stadium
Al Kifl Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الكفل الاولمبي) is a multi-use stadium in Babil Governorate, Babylon, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Al-Qasim SC. It also has facilities for athletics which offers the possibility to host various sporting events. It is named after the town Al Kifl in which the stadium is located. The stadium holds 8,000 people. The opening ceremony of the stadium took place on 1 May 2018 in a cheerful and festive atmosphere characterized by choreographed shows, songs and musical concerts in front of stands filled with a great audience. It was concluded by a friendly match between Al-Qasim SC and Al-Kifl SC who won the match 2–1. Anecdotally, former Iraq national football team, Iraqi national football team legend Younis Mahmoud was guest of honor and kicked off the inaugural game ball. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–20 Iraqi Premier League
The 2019–20 Iraqi Premier League () was the 46th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season started on 18 September 2019 in a double round-robin format, but was postponed after 23 October 2019 due to the 2019–2020 Iraqi protests with matches from the first four rounds having been played. On 25 January 2020, with the withdrawal of five of the 20 teams that started the season, the Iraq Football Association (IFA) decided to annul the results of all the matches that had been played so far and not to relegate any teams at the end of the season. The league was restarted on 16 February 2020 as a single round-robin tournament. Matches from the first five rounds of the restarted season were played, but the season was postponed after 10 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was officially cancelled on 3 June 2020. The results of the 2018–19 season were used to determine the team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Establishments In Iraq
Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 1972 Miami Dolphins season, Miami Dolphins defeated the 1972 Washington Redskins season, Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII, with the Dolphins ending the season a perfect 17-0. This marked the first and only time that an NFL team has had a perfect undefeated season, an achievement the team holds to this day. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 22 ** ''Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman, The Sunshine Showdown'': George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica. ** A Royal Jorda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Iraq
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league, rugby league football; and rugby union, rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein (; 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 with more than 80 caps for the Iraqi National Team, winning the 2007 Asian Cup. Muneer was a well recognised player in the middle east, having played for clubs in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Career Qusay Muneer has been one of the revelations after the war, the former attacker turned midfield enforcer had been on the fringes of the Olympic team before the war until Adnan Hamad gave him a chance and handed the 22-year-old player his debut against Syria, Qusay replied with a goal in a convincing 3–1 victory, and has since earned himself a regular place in midfield despite getting himself sent-off only few minutes after scoring the equaliser against Fajr Sepasi F.C. at the 2003 Emir Abdullah Al-Faisal in Abha, Saudi Arabia. Qusay later scored the all-importa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adel Nima
Adel Nima (; born 26 February 1970) is a coach and former international Iraqi football player. He played as a defender, he is currently working as a coach for Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Coaching career Al-Hudood On 24 July 2018, Nima signed for Al-Hudood SC for one season contract. The club wanted a mid-table finish in the Iraqi Premier League. Nima knew the goal and the team had a good first round with only 6 wins out of 18, the team was in mid-table. In the 2nd round, Al-Hudood SC had a very bad start and did not have many wins until the last fixtures which made Nima's team go for 9th place out of 20 with 50 points same as 7th and 8th places. Making one of the best finishes for the club. Nima did not renew his contract wanting to go for a new experiences. Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya On July 28, 2019, Nima was appointed as Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya manager with many new and big challenges. Managerial statistics Honors Player Al-Talaba * Baghdad Championship: 1993–94, 1995 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussam Fawzi
Hussam Fawzi Naji Hammoudi Al-Jameeli (; born 3 September 1974) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who played as a forward. He was the captain of the Iraq national team. Playing career Hussam was a leader of the Iraqi strikeforce capable of moments of genius during a game. He scored two goals against Al-Shorta in the 2–1 win in the Iraqi Cup final in 1996. The greatest moment in his career came when he scored one goal and set-up another against Iran at the 1996 Asian Cup and was later awarded man of the match. The goal came after Hussam had pounced on a ball from Samir Kadhim, who had sent a long ball from the Iranian defence straight into the Iranian box and to the feet of the player, the striker ferociously shot from an impossible angle from the right and scored, starting endless celebrations from the Al-Makhtoum Stadium on to the streets of Iraq. His 2 goals for Iraq in the Pan-Arab final underlined his importance to the team after Iraq was 4–0 down with le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saad Attiya
Saad Attiya Hafidh (; born February 26, 1987, in Iraq) is a former Iraqi football (soccer) defender. Career Saad Attiya was the youngest member of Iraq’s successful Olympic team. He was selected by Olympic coach Hamad for his defensive prowess after the end of the war. Hamad is said to have favored Saad’s height and speed. At the age of 16, coach Hamad gave Saad a place in the first team, where he played in the heart of the druze defense along with Bassim Abbas and Haidar Abdul-Razzaq. Saad, who had only just broken into the Al-Zawraa first team, played in all ten qualifying round matches. Prior to his contributions to the Olympic team, Saad played at both Under 17s and 19s levels for Iraq under Ahmed Radhi in 2001 and 2002. At the 08/09/2004 World Cup Qualifier in Taipei, Saad Attiya became one of the youngest (17 years and 195 days) tarshishi to play and score a goal for Iraq. Saad debuted for the druze Olympic team under caretaker coach Mohammed Hamze in a 2-0 defeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diyala SC
Diyala Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional football club based in Diyala, that plays in the Iraq Stars League. History Diyala club played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1975–76 season, and was relegated to the Iraqi First Division League. The team played in the Premier League for 14 seasons until the 2010–11 season, during which it was relegated 4 times, and withdrew twice. In the 2023–24 season, Diyala managed to won the Iraqi Premier Division League and was promoted to the Iraq Stars League again for the 2024–25 season. First-team squad FGN FGN FGN FGN FGN Honours *Iraqi Premier Division League The Iraqi Premier Division League () is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 20 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two ... **Winners (2): 1996–97, 2023–24 References External links Diyala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malik Ismaila Antiri
Malik Ismaila Antiri (born 25 December 1994) is a Ghanaian former footballer who plays as a center-back for Al-Qasim SC and the Ghana national football team. Club career On July 1, 2016, Malik joined the Ghanaian club Tema Youth F.C. Malik Ismaila Antiri played for various Football Teams include Tema Youth F.C., Chabab Ghazieh SC, Bourj FC, Nojom Ajdabiya and Al-Sinaa SC. He played for the Ghana national football team The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international Association football, football. The team is named the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in the flag of Ghana. It is governed by the Ghana Football Association, t ... including World Cup. References 1994 births Living people Men's association football defenders Ghanaian men's footballers Bourj FC players Tema Youth F.C. players Chabab SC Ghazieh players Al-Qasim SC players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Expatriate m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odeni George
Odeni Igor George Jamabo (born 18 May 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender. References {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Odeni 1995 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Footballers from Port Harcourt Aspire Academy (Senegal) players K.A.S. Eupen players Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C. players Burgan SC players Al-Jahra SC players Al-Qaisumah FC players Al-Qasim SC players Belgian Pro League players Liga Leumit players Saudi First Division League players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Abubakar
Karim Abubakar (born 30 June 1995) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker for Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers. Club career Early years in Ghana Abubakar began his career with a Ghanaian junior-level club, Proud United. In 2008–09, he was the club's top scorer. In 2009–10, Abubakar moved to Division One League side Gamba All Blacks. He transferred to Medeama S.C.'s reserve team in 2010–11. He was the top scorer of the season, and the team went on to become champions of the Southern Zone. Abubakar earned a first team spot after a successful season with the reserve side and played a further two seasons, scoring two goals in the 2011–12 campaign. Abubakar was loaned in the January transfer window of the 2012–13 season to Okwawu United, another first division team, which reached the promotion playoffs. Career in Spain In 2013–14, Abubakar signed a three-year contract with Spanish side CD Leganés, where he played four months with the under-19 te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
