Al-Bahri Sport Club () is an

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i professional

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club based in Al-Jubaila,

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. In 1990, the Iraqi Defense Ministry dissolved the club within its decision to dissolve all Iraqi military clubs, the club was playing in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...

, then it was reconstituted.

History

Al-Bahri were founded in 1976, and in only their second season in existence, they reached the semifinals of the 1977–78 Iraq FA Cup, beating the reigning champions at the time ( Al-Zawra'a) on the way, however they withdrew from the semifinal and handed their opponents Al-Tayaran a 3–0 victory. The following season, they won 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 ...

and were promoted into the 1979–80 Iraqi National League. However, they failed to win a single match, drawing four games and losing a huge 18 matches, finishing bottom of the league and being relegated back into the lower division. They returned to the Iraqi Premier League in the 1986–87 season by finishing in the top two of a ten-team relegation/promotion playoff. They finished eighth out of 12 teams in the league, successfully avoiding relegation for the first time in their history. In the 1987–88 Iraqi National League, Al-Bahri finished 11th out of 16 teams, and in 1988–89, they were one of the ten teams to reach the final round, eventually finishing in the top six of the league. In 1989–90, Al-Bahri finished 11th out of 14 teams. Their spell in the Iraqi Premier League would come to an end when halfway through the 1990–91 season, the Iraqi Defense Ministry dissolved the club within its decision to dissolve all Iraqi military clubs. The club was reconstituted for the following season but never managed to make it back into the Iraqi Premier League until the 2016–17 season when they finished as runners-up in the

2015–16 Iraqi First Division League The 2015–16 Iraqi First Division League. Al-Hussein ended as champions of the division for the first time in their history, and Al-Bahri were runners-up on the goals scored rule. Both teams were promoted to the 2016–17 Iraqi Premier League. ...

, which was enough to secure promotion.

Current squad

Managerial history

* Abdul Yemma Warwar *

Nasser Talla Dahilan Nasser Talla Dahilan (; born 1978) was an International Iraqi former football, who play with Iraq national football team in 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification, he is currently working as assistant coach for Al-Minaa club. Managerial statistics ...

* Saad Hafidh * Abdul Yemma Warwar * Asaad Abdul Razzaq * Ahmed Rahim

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 ...

(second tier) **Winner (2): 1978–79, 1985–86

Other games

Volleyball

The Al-Bahri

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team won the Iraqi volleyball League title in the 2006–07 and 2010–11 seasons. The team also participated in the AVC Club Volleyball Championship and Arab Clubs Championship as a representative of

. The U-20 volleyball team won the Iraqi volleyball League U-20 title in the 2015–16 season.

References

External links

Al-Bahri SC
at Goalzz.com

Basra Clubs Union
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