Afak Sports Club (), is an

Iraq Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to Iraq–Saudi Arabia border, the south, Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq border, the east, the Persian Gulf and ...

i football club based in

Afak Afak () is a town in Al-Qadisiyah Governorate, Iraq. It is located 25 km (16 mi) northeast of Al Diwaniyah and 170 km (105 mi) south of Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, larg ...

, Al-Qādisiyyah. The team competes in the

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 ...

History

Afak Club was established in 1991 by some athletes in Al Diwaniyah Governorate, and after reaching the

Iraqi First Division League The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...

, it participated seven times in the final rounds of qualifying for the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

, but did not qualify. In the

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season, the team managed to reach the third-place match after playing 13 matches without losing, but they lost in the match to determine the third place against

Samarra Samarra (, ') is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Saladin Governorate, north of Baghdad. The modern city of Samarra was founded in 836 by the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tasim as a new administrative capital and mi ...

1-0, from a penalty kick, and for the eighth time, they were close to qualifying, without qualifying to play in the Premier League.

Stadium

On May 31, 2016, Afak Stadium was opened in the presence of sports and government figures. The stadium accommodate 5,000 spectators.

Managerial history

* Haider Hussein * Saeed Mohsen * Haider Abbas * Hussein Mohie

References

External links

Afak SC
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