Al-Kut Sport Club ( ar, نادي الكوت 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
Wasit
Wasit ( ar, وَاسِط, Wāsiṭ, syr, ܘܐܣܛ) is an ancient city in Wasit Governorate, south east of Kut in eastern Iraq.
History
The city was built by al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf in c. 702 CE on the west bank of the Tigris across from the hist ...
, that plays in
Iraq Division Two
The Iraq Division Two is a football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system. The league consists of 126 teams and was founded in 1974.
League format
The Division Two consists of 126 teams divided into 2 groups. The to ...
.
History
1991–2006 : Ups and downs
The
1991–92 season, the club was playing in
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 ...
for first time, They kept trying to compete with teams in the league for three seasons and they was mediating the teams in the league standings or close to relegation sometimes. In the fourth season, they were relegated to
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 ...
at the end. But gained promotion one years later, they played in league in two seasons (
1996–97,
1997–98, and were relegated to Division One again, but gained promotion one years later. The club returned to play in the premier League for two more seasons (
1999–2000,
2000–01), then relegated to Division One for three consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play two season (
2004–05), (
2005–06) and then relegated at the end.
Current squad
First-team squad
Current technical staff
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, Manager:, , Majed Kadhim Al-Badri, ,
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, Assistant manager:, , Muhanad Mahdi, ,
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, Goalkeeping coach:, , Haider Nafil, ,
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, Fitness coach:, , Thaer Zwaid, ,
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, Team supervisor:, , Ali Aifan, ,
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References
External links
Iraq Clubs- Foundation Dates
1956 establishments in Iraq
Association football clubs established in 1956
Football clubs in Wasit
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