Al-Jamiea Sport 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 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 the
Iraqi Third Division League
The Iraqi Third Division League is a football league that is the fifth tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league was established in 2024.
League format
Each team can register up to 25 players in their squad list, and each club is requi ...
.
Al-Talaba controversy
The club was founded by the former national team star
Younis Mahmoud
Younis Mahmoud Khalaf (; born 3 February 1983) is an Iraqi former professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward for the Iraq national football team, Iraq national team and is currently the ...
, and some fans of the
Al-Talaba
Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...
club considered that the establishment of the Al-Jamiea Club represents a coup against the Al-Talaba Club to dismantle it and rob its financial resources, because the two clubs belong to the same sponsor, the
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and because the name of the “Al-Jamiea” is the name of the team that Al-Talaba club was previously known by, but the Minister of Higher Education confirmed that there is no contemplation of dismantling the Al-Talaba club and the
financial grant
A grant is a funding, fund given by a person or organization, often a Government, public body, charitable foundation, a specialised grant-making institution, or in some cases a business with a corporate social responsibility mission, to an indi ...
will be paid to it, and Younis Mahmoud stressed that the Al-Jamiea club relies on
self-support.
See also
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Al-Talaba SC
Al-Talaba Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known a ...
References
External links
Al-Jamiea SCon Goalzz.com
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Football clubs in Iraq
Association football clubs established in 2020
2020 establishments in Iraq
Football clubs in Baghdad