Al-Hedod Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional

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based in Falastin Street, East Districts of the

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. It has teams in various sports including

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and

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. The best known section of the club are the Jujutsu, kickboxing and wrestling teams who play in the Arab and Asian tournaments as representatives of

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History

Al-Hedod SC was founded in 1976 by the Border Guards Command of the

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, In 2008–09 season, the football team was playing in the Iraqi Premier League for first time. It was less successful during the first two seasons, and relegated to

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at the end of the 2009–10 season. But regained promotion one year later, it played in league in 2011–12 season, and was relegated to First Division League again. But two years later, the team was promoted to the Iraqi Premier League, has resumed playing in the league since the 2014–15 season until it was relegated to the First Division League in the 2020–21 season. In addition to the club's participation in the Iraqi Premier League and

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, the club has a military football team playing in the Interior Ministry League. In January 2018, they beat Himayat Al-Munshaat wal-Shakhsiyat on penalties to win the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Cup.

Current squad

First-team squad

Current technical staff

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Managerial history

* Adel Nima * Abdul Ameer Naji * Thair Adnan * Adel Nima * Ali Wahab * Adel Nima * Mudhafar Jabbar * Adel Nima * Mudhafar Jabbar * Ammar Hussien * Abbas Attiya * Adel Nima * Haidar Abdul-Amir

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) **Winners (1): 2021–22

References

External links

Club page
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