Al-Sinaa Sports Club () is a

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club based in Thawra District, East Districts of the

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, that plays in

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History

Premier League Play Overview

Al-Sinaa started playing in the

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since the start of the championship in the 1974–75 season, and lasted for 23 consecutive seasons, before being relegated to the

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in the 1997–98 season. The team returned to play in the Premier League in the 2001–02 season, and, in the 2010–11 season, got third place in the league, but was relegated to the Iraqi First Division League again in the 2012–13 season. It returned in the 2015–16 season, but was relegated from the league in the same season after it fell to the bottom of the standings in its group.

2020–21 season

After qualifying for the preliminary round, Al-Sinaa played in the

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, 13 matches without losing, winning 11, drawing 2, gaining 35 points and taking first place in Group 2, and qualified for the

, led by coach Sadeq Hanoon. In the final match, the team beat

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1–0 to become the champion of the

Managerial history

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 ...

* Sadeq Hanoon * Tahsin Fadhel *

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Safwan Abdul-Ghani Safwan Abdul-Ghani Mohammed (; born September 9, 1983, in Iraq) is a former Iraqi football player who last played for Najaf in Iraq. He is the current manager of Al-Ramadi SC Player career Managerial career After many years as a TV Pundit, ...

Honours

Domestic

(second tier) **Winners (1):

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**Winners (1): 1983–84

References

External links

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