Al-Junoob Sport Club ( ar, نادي الجنوب الرياضي), is an
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 ...
i football club based in
Basra
Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is hand ...
, that plays in
Iraq Division Three
The Iraq Division Three is a football league that is the fourth tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 173 teams and was founded in 1974.
League format
The Division Three consists of 173 teams, Each group of teams aff ...
.
History
Al-Junoob Sports Club was founded in 1952 by Mr. Abboud Al Shubbar, who was chosen as the club president at the beginning of its foundation by members of the General Assembly, which was made up of 72 members. Then Mr. Kadhim Jbarah became the club's president from 1953 to 1969, during which time sports teams were formed:
football
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,
basketball
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,
volleyball
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,
boxing
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,
weightlifting
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,
bodybuilding
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,
table tennis
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,
badminton
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, and
cycling
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team, with the number of club members increasing to 250. In the 1980s, women's sports teams were formed.
Stadium
In 2015, the club's building and infrastructures were rebuilt, including the rehabilitation of a Al-Junoob stadium with a capacity of 1,000 spectators.
See also
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2000–01 Iraqi Elite League
The 2000–01 Iraqi Elite League was the 27th season of the competition since its foundation in 1974. The name of the league was changed from ''Iraqi First Division'' to ''Iraqi Elite League''. Instead of relegating teams from the 1999–2000 seas ...
References
External links
Iraq Clubs- Foundation DatesBasra Clubs Union
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Football clubs in Iraq
1952 establishments in Iraq
Association football clubs established in 1952
Football clubs in Basra
Basra