Al-Najda Sport Club ( ar, نادي النجدة الرياضي), is an Iraqi football team based in
Baghdad
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, that plays in the
Iraq Division Two.
History
Before the foundation of Al-Najda Sport Club, there was another football team, similarly named Shortat Al-Najda, which was founded in 1960, and was affiliated with the Iraqi Police. In 1974, Shortat Al-Najda and the other Police teams were replaced in the top-flight by
Al-Shorta Sports Club after the foundation of the
National Clubs First Division.
Shortat Al-Najda participated in non-
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competitions such as the Armed Forces League from 1974 until the early 1980s when the team disbanded. In 2005, Al-Najda SC was founded.
Managerial history
* Bahaa Kadhim
See also
*
2016–17 Iraq FA Cup
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References
External links
Al-Najda SCon Goalzz.com
2005 establishments in Iraq
Association football clubs established in 2005
Football clubs in Baghdad
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