Al-Diwaniya Sport Club () is a

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club based in

Al Diwaniyah Al Diwaniyah ( ''ad-Dīwānīyah''), also spelt Diwaniya, is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. In 2014 the population was estimated at 700,000. Overview The area around Al Diwaniyah, which is well irrigated from the nearby Eu ...

, Al-Qādisiyyah,

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 ...

, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the

Al-Diwaniya Stadium Al-Diwaniya Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Diwaniya FC. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators. See also *List of football ...

. It currently 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

1988–2018 : Ups and downs

The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in

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for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to

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 ...

at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons ( 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to First Division League again, but gained promotion four years later. The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons ( 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to First Division League for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season ( 2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two consecutive seasons ( 2009–10,

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) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years. In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach

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 Nation ...

, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraqi First Division League and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.

Current squad

First-team squad

Current technical staff

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Board members

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Kit suppliers

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Managerial history

* Sabah Abdul Hassan * Sami Bahat * Nabil Zaki * Ahmad Kadhim * Haider Yahya * Samir Kadhim * Ali Hashim *

Razzaq Farhan Razzaq Farhan Mussa (; born 1 July 1974) is a former Iraqi Association football, footballer and Olympic athlete who is currently the assistant manager of the Iraq national football team. Razzaq Farhan is an instinctive goalscorer, whose speed ...

* Sadiq Saadoun * Hamid Rahim * Hazim Saleh * Saad Hafedh *

* Samir Kadhim * Saeed Mohsen * Luciano Soares * Ahmed Khalef * Ahmed Rahim * Haider Karim *

Honours

(second tier) **Champions (1): 2016–17

References

External links

Team's profile
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