Al-Jaish Sports Club ( ar, نادي الجيش الرياضي, lit=''Army Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

. The football team has won 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 ...

once in its history, back in 1984. For the 2008/09 season Al Jaish will play in the

Iraq Division One The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams ...

as they were relegated from the

the season before.

Honours

Major

**Winners (1): 1983–84 **''Runners-up (2):'' 1986–87, 1987–88 *

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq FA Cup, known as the Iraq Cup ( ar, كأس العراق) in Arabic, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football. First held in the 1948–49 season for clubs and institutions before returning in 1975–76 ...

**Winners (2): 1979–80, 1982–83 **''Runners-up (4):'' 1978–79, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1994–95

Minor

*Al-Qadisiya Championship **Winners (2): 1983, 1984 *Marah Halim Cup **Winners (1): 1984 **''Runners-up (1):'' 1983 *

Rovers Cup The Rovers Cup was an annual football tournament held in India, organized by the Western India Football Association. It was the second oldest tournament in India after Durand Cup. History Rovers Cup was incorporated by some British football e ...

**Winners (1): 1983 *Military Friendship Championship **Winners (1): 1980

Famous head coaches

* Munzir Al-Waaiz *

Hakeem Shaker Hakeem Shaker ( ar, حكيم شاكر; born 7 January 1963 in Baghdad, Iraq), is a former Iraqi football player and manager. At some point between late 2012 and early 2013, Hakeem was the first and only Iraqi coach to manage three Iraqi national ...

* Wojciech Przybylski

References

External links

Club's page on Goalzz.com
{{Iraq Division Two Sport in Baghdad 1974 establishments in Iraq Military association football clubs Football clubs in Baghdad