Al-Diwaniya Sport Club () is a

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club based in

Al Diwaniyah Al Diwaniyah ( ar, ٱلدِّيوَانِيَّة ''ad-Dīwānīyah''), also spelt Diwaniya, is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. In 2002 the population was estimated at 440,927. Overview The area around Al Diwaniyah, which i ...

, Al-Qādisiyyah,

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the

Al-Diwaniya Stadium Al-Diwaniya Stadium ( ar, ملعب الديوانية) is a multi-use stadium in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Diwaniya FC. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators. See also *List ...

. It currently competes in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

History

1988–2018 : Ups and downs

The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in

for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to

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at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons ( 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to Division One again, but gained promotion four years later. The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons ( 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to Division One for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season ( 2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two conconsecutive seasons ( 2009–10,

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) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years. In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach

Qusay Munir Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, 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 ...

, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraq Division one and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.

Current squad

First-team squad

Current technical staff

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Hamza Hadi Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that to ...

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Board members

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Kit suppliers

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Managerial history

* Sabah Abdul Hassan * Sami Bahat * Nabil Zaki *

Ahmad Kadhim Ahmed Kadhim Assad ( ar, احمد کاظم عصاد; born on 1 July 1976) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Salam Zgharta Salam Zgharta Football Club ( ar, نادي السلام ...

* Haider Yahya *

Samir Kadhim Samir Kadhim Hassan is an Iraqi football defender who played for Iraq in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Al Wakra Samir was a dominating and aggressive man-marker and a regular for the Iraqi national team during the 1990s. He was a mem ...

* Ali Hashim *

Razzaq Farhan Razzaq Farhan Mussa ( ar, رزاق فرحان موسى; born 1 July 1974) is a former Iraqi footballer and Olympic athlete who is currently the assistant manager of the Iraq national football team. Razzaq Farhan is an instinctive goalscorer, ...

Sadiq Saadoun Sadiq Saadoun Abdul-Ridha (; born 12 June 1972) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he has played for Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea and Al-Talaba SC in Iraq. Internationally Saadoun represented Iraq in the ...

* Hamid Rahim * Hazim Saleh * Saad Hafedh *

Saeed Mohsen Saeed Mohsen Ali ( ar, سعيد محسن علي) (Born 22 January 1982) is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Najaf FC in Iraq Coaching career Al-Diwaniya FC Mohsen began his coaching career as an assistant to the Iraqi Hamid R ...

* Luciano Soares * Ahmed Khalef * Ahmed Rahim * Haider Karim *

Honours

**Winner (1): 2016–17

References

External links

Team's profile on kooora.com
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate 1965 establishments in Iraq Football clubs in Al-Qādisiyyah {{Iraq-footyclub-stub