Babil Sports Club (), or Babylon Sports 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 club based in

Babil Babylon ( ) was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about south of modern-day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-sp ...

, 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

Babil Sport Club was founded in 1960. The team has 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 ...

since the start of the tournament in 1974, and They had played for four seasons, and in all of them it had been struggling to stay away from relegation. In the end, they were 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 ...

in the 1978 season. The team returned after eleven seasons, but was quickly relegated at the end of the season again. In the 1993–94 season, originally, the Iraq Youth Team participated in the league. Their record was 25 games, 8 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, 33 goals scored, 29 goals conceded and 24 points. At the halfway stage of the season, they were replaced by Babil, and Babil adopted the Youth Team's record at that point. In the end, Babil finished before last and survived from relegation, but finally relegated the following season.الدوري العراقي موسم 1994–1995
(in Arabic) Niiiis.com After ten seasons, Babil made a comeback in the league in 2004–05 season, but, as usual, they were relegated at the end of the season.

Team

Managerial history

* Kadhim Mutashar * Thair Ahmed * Maitham Dael-Haq * Haider Al-Mulla * Ali Wahab * Fouad Jawad * Hazem Saleh * Jassim Jabor

Famous players

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 ...

References

External links

Iraq Clubs – Foundation Dates
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