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Duhok FC
Duhok Sports Club (, ) is an Iraq, Iraqi professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraq, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Founded in 1970, the club competes in the Iraq Stars League. Duhok SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours Zakho FC, Zakho, producing passionate and fierce matches every season, with whom they contest the "Badinan Derby". Duhok became the first Iraqi club to both participate in and win the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, having been crowned champions in the 2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, 2024–25 season. Club history Duhok Football Club (Duhok FC) was founded by the youth of Duhok city when three teams joined together to establish the club on 14 December 1970. Duhok Football Club began its football journey in rural league competitions until the 1974–75 season, when the club decided to suspend its activities to support the post-nationalistic struggle to defend the rights of the Kurdish people in Iraq. In 1976, Duhok Football Team par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duhok Stadium
Duhok Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Dohuk, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and Serves You Right, serves as the home stadium of Duhok SC which plays in the Iraqi Premier League. The stadium has a Capacity building, capacity of 22,800. See also *List of football stadiums in Iraq References Football venues in Iraq Football venues in Iraqi Kurdistan Athletics (track and field) venues in Iraq Multi-purpose stadiums in Iraq 1986 establishments in Iraq Sports venues completed in 1986 Duhok {{Iraq-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahid Kovli
Wahid or Waheed is an Arabic masculine given name, meaning "One", "Absolute One". Its feminine form is Wahida. Al-Wahid is one of the 99 names of Allah. Given name * Waheed Akhtar (1934–1996), Urdu poet * Waheed Alli, Baron Alli (born 1964), British multimillionaire media entrepreneur and politician * Waheed Arian (born 1983), British doctor and radiologist, born in Afghanistan * Mohamed Waheed Hassan (born 1953), political figure * Wahid Hasyim (1914–1953), first Minister of Religious Affairs, Indonesia * Waheed Murad (1938–1983), producer, writer, and protagonist of many film musicals * Waheed Muzdha (1953–2019), Afghan political analyst, writer and a peace activist * Wahid Omar (born 1978), Afghan politician * Waheed Qureshi (1925–2009), Pakistani linguist, literary critic, educationalist and scholar * Wahid Baksh Sial Rabbani (1910–1995), saint in the Chishti order of Sufis * Wahid Supriyadi (born 1959), Indonesian diplomat * Wahid Ullah Zaid (born 1944), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masies Artien
Masies Artien (born 8 August 1993) is an Iraqi Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Duhok SC, Duhok and the Iraq national football team, Iraq national team Club career Artien started his career with Dutch fourth tier side SV Argon, Argon, where he suffered consecutive relegations to the Dutch sixth tier and helped them win the 2013 KNVB Amateur Cup. In 2013, Artien signed for FC Eindhoven in the Dutch second tier, where he made three appearances. On 4 October 2013, he debuted for FC Eindhoven during a 3–2 win over FC Den Bosch. Before the second half of 2013–14, Artien signed for Armenian club FC Gandzasar Kapan, Gandzasar, but left due to payment problems. In 2014, he signed for Montfoort in the Dutch fifth tier, where he suffered relegation to the Dutch sixth tier. In 2016, Artien signed for Dutch fourth tier team Rijnsburgse Boys, helping them earn promotion to the Dutch third tier. On 4 January 2022, SV Spakenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Najm Shwan
Najm Shwan (born 9 July 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Duhok SC, in Iraq Stars League, and the Iraq national team. International career On 11 August 2019, Shwan made his first international cap with Iraq against Yemen in the 2019 WAFF Championship. Honours Al-Zawraa *Iraqi Premier League: 2015–16 *Iraq FA Cup The Iraq Cup (), commonly known as the Iraq FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Iraq, Iraqi football organised by the Iraq Football Association. Firs ...: 2016–17, 2018–19 References External links * 1997 births Living people Men's association football defenders Iraqi men's footballers Iraqi expatriate men's footballers 21st-century Iraqi sportsmen Iraq men's international footballers Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erbil SC
Erbil Sports Club (, ) is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the first-tier of Iraqi football. Erbil are one of the most successful teams in Iraq, and the most successful from the Kurdish region, having won the league title 4 times, including a record-tying three times in a row between 2006 and 2009. In 2012, Erbil became the first Iraqi team to reach the final of the AFC Cup, a feat they repeated in 2014 AFC Cup but lost both times. Erbil also fields a football team in the Kurdistan Premier League, as well as a team in the majority of sports across the country. History Early History and promotion to the top division Erbil SC was founded on 3 November 1968, by the former Kurdistan-Iraq Football Association and spent decades in regional leagues and lower league competitions. The team finally qualified for the top division for the first time in the 1987-88 season, where they finished 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event at the ancient Greek Olympic festival was the race that comprised one length of the stadion at Olympia, where the word "stadium" originated. Most of the stadiums with a capacity of at least 10,000 are used for association football. Other popular stadium sports include gridiron football, baseball, cricket, the various codes of rugby, field lacrosse, bandy, and bullfighting. Many large sports venues are also used for concerts. Etymology "Stadium" is the Latin form of the Greek word " stadion" (''στάδιον''), a measure of length equalling the length of 600 human feet. As feet are of variable length the exact length of a stadion depends on the ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adidas
Adidas AG (; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. It is the holding company for the Adidas Group, which also owns an 8.33% stake of the football club Bayern Munich, and Runtastic, an Austrian fitness technology company. Adidas's revenue for 2024 was listed at €23 billion. The company was started by Adolf Dassler in his mother's house. He was joined by his elder brother Rudolf in 1924 under the name ''Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik'' ("Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory"). Dassler assisted in the development of spiked running shoes ( spikes) for multiple athletic events. To enhance the quality of spiked athletic footwear, he transitioned from a previous model of heavy metal spikes to utilising canvas and rubber. Dassler persuaded U.S. sprinter Jesse Owens to use his ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korek Telecom
Korek Telecom () is an Iraqi telecommunications company in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. In March 2011, France Télécom (now Orange S.A.) acquired a 20% indirect stake in Korek Telecom. On Jan 1, 2015, Korek launched 3G in Iraq after winning one of the three 3G licenses awarded by Government of Iraq On Dec 16, 2015, Korek became the first operator in Iraq to launch Free Basics in Iraq in partnership with Internet.org and Facebook. In March 2023, the company was implicated in a major corruption scandal and found guilty of bribing regulators, self-dealing, diversions of corporate assets, sham loans, and other illegal schemes. Fraud and corruption In March 2023, Paris-based International Court of Arbitration ICC International Court of Arbitration is an institution for the resolution of international commercial disputes. It operates under the auspices of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and consists of more than 100 arbitrators from rough ... found Korek and its fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Cell
Asiacell Telecom Company (, ) is an Iraqi telecommunications company that offers mobile phone services and Mobile Internet mainly in Iraq. History Asiacell, the first mobile telecommunications company in Iraq, was established in the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region in 1999. Asiacell began its first commercial operations in 2000. In October 2003, Asiacell was granted a two-year GSM license for the six northern provinces of Iraq, catering in the process to a wider client base who collectively shared a need for a quality mobile network. The license was extended in 2005 to cover the entirety of the Iraqi Republic. Consequently, today it is the only telecom network to provide coverage nationwide. In August 2007, Asiacell bid and won a 15-year national license, becoming the GSM telecom operator with the largest long-term network coverage in the country. The company's breakthrough successes have naturally led to its expansion and growth, thereby quickly reaching almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Cup
The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC Champions League Elite and above the AFC Challenge League. The competition was founded in 2004 as the AFC Cup, it was played primarily among clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying slots to the top-tier AFC Champions League. The competition rebranded to its current name in 2024. In a bid to increase competitivenes, its format was also changed to include clubs from higher ranked AFC member associations. The prize money was also increased. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions. Participation in the competition is open to clubs from the top 12 nations in the East and the West region based on the AFC club competitions ranking. The participant from each nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talaba SC
Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known as Al-Talaba ahead of the 1978–79 season after being merged with a new club of the same name. Their home stadium is Al-Talaba Stadium. Al-Talaba are one of Iraq's most successful teams having won five league titles, most recently in the 2001–02 season. They have also achieved two FA Cups, one Super Cup and a joint-record three Baghdad Championships. The club's best achievements on the continental stage include finishing fourth at the 1986 Asian Club Championship and finishing second and fourth at the 1995 and 1998–99 editions of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup respectively. The club was owned by the National Union of Iraqi Students until 1993, when the club was attached to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
