Kirkuk Sports Club (, ) is a football club based in
Kirkuk
Kirkuk (; ; ; ) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate. The city is home to a diverse population of Kurds, Iraqi Turkmen, Iraqi Turkmens and Arabs. Kirkuk sits on the ruins of the original Kirkuk Cit ...
, Iraq. The team 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 ...
.
Kirkuk participated 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 ...
for the first time in
1983–84, but was relegated for several seasons to the lower divisions, before returning to the top-flight seasons later.
They won the Iraqi First Division League in 2000–01.
History
Kirkuk Sports Club was founded as Wahid Huzairan in 1977.
In 1991 the club changed its name to Kirkuk.
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)
**Champions (2): 1982–83, 2000–01
References
External links
Club's page on Goalzz.com
Football clubs in Iraq
Kirkuk
1977 establishments in Iraq
Football clubs in Kirkuk
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