Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Sport Club () is an Iraqi

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team based in

Baghdad Baghdad ( or ; , ) is the capital and List of largest cities of Iraq, largest city of Iraq, located along the Tigris in the central part of the country. With a population exceeding 7 million, it ranks among the List of largest cities in the A ...

, that plays in

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

History

In Premier League

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi team played 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 ...

for the first time in the 1999–2000 season, and it lasted for six seasons in the Premier League until the 2004–05 season, at the end of which it was relegated to 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 ...

. The team played its first four seasons in the name of Al-Difaa Al-Jawi, and in the last two seasons in the league the name of the club was changed, and it played in the league under the name Al-Estiqlal.

Re-establishment

After the team's exit from the Iraqi Premier League in 2005, its

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activities were suspended and the situation continued until 2021, when the club was re-established in that year under its first name (Al-Difaa Al-Jawi) and a new administrative body was elected, and multiple sports teams were formed, including the football team, which is currently playing in the

Managerial history

Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker (; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national teams (Iraq senior te ...

(1997–1999) * Saleh Radhi (1999–2002) * Salam Hashim (2002–2003) * Haitham Kadhim (2022–present)

Famous players

* Younis Abed Ali * Ali Mutashar * Wissam Zaki *

Samal Saeed Samal Saeed Mujbel Al Mamoori (; born 1 December 1987) is an Iraqi football defender who plays for Al-Diwaniya SC and the Iraq national football team. Personal Samal is the twin brother of the Iraqi midfielder Samer Saeed and the older brothe ...

* Samer Saeed

Honours

*Al-Quds International Championship **Winner (1): 1999

Other sports

Basketball

Iraqi Basketball Premier League The Iraqi Professional Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq. The record winners of the competition are Al-Karkh, who have won the championship 13 times. Al-Difaa Al-Jawi are the current champions, having won t ...

: **Champions (4): 1997–98, 1998–99, 2023–24, 2024–25

References

External links

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi SC
on Goalzz.com

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