Al-Tijara Sport Club (''Trade SC'', ar, نادي التجارة 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

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 ...

, 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

In Premier League

Al-Tijara was founded in 1974 as Al-Iktisad as an amalgamation of

Ministry of Trade A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and Mi ...

teams, the most prominent of which were the Orosdi-Back team and the Al-Asha team. Al-Iktisad gained promotion to 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 ...

in 1975. The team played fifteen seasons in the Iraqi Premier League until

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, first three seasons (

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

– 78) from those, played in their old name Al-Iktisad.

Suspension and resumption

In 2014, sports activities were suspended in the club, and after four years, in 2018, activities resumed and new teams were established in various sports, including the football team, which recently qualified to play in the

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 ...

Managerial history

Ammo Baba Emmanuel Baba Dawud (27 November 1934 – 27 May 2009), better known as Ammo Baba ( ar, عمو بابا, syr, ܥܡܘ ܒܒܐ), was an Iraqi Assyrian football player and coach of the Iraq national football team. He scored the first international ...

Abdul Karim Jassim Abdul Karim Jassim Bader ( ar, عبد الكريم جاسم بدر; born 15 May 1956), also known as Jombi, is an Iraqi football coach and former player. Personal life He is son of former Iraqi international player Jassim Bader. Honours Pla ...

* Thiab Nuhair

Famous players

Mahdi Abdul-Sahib Mahdi Abdul-Sahib (born 28 July 1956) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward. He represented the Iraq national team at the 1978 Asian Games and 1982 Asian Games The 9th Asian Games ( hi, 1982 एशियाई खेल) ...

* Maad Ibrahim

References

External links

Al-Tijara SC
on Goalzz.com

Football clubs in Baghdad 1974 establishments in Iraq {{Iraq-footyclub-stub