Babil Sport Club ( ar, نادي بابل 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

Babil ''Bābili(m)'' * sux, 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 * arc, 𐡁𐡁𐡋 ''Bāḇel'' * syc, ܒܒܠ ''Bāḇel'' * grc-gre, Βαβυλών ''Babylṓn'' * he, בָּבֶל ''Bāvel'' * peo, 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢 ''Bābiru'' * elx, 𒀸𒁀𒉿𒇷 ''Babi ...

, that plays in

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 ...

History

Babil Sport Club was founded in 1960. The team has played in 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 ...

since the start of the tournament in 1974, and They had played for four seasons, and in all of them it had been struggling to stay away from relegation. In the end, they were relegated to the

in the 1978 season. The team returned after eleven seasons, but quickly relegated at the end of the season again. In the 1993–94 season, originally, the Iraq Youth Team participated in the league. Their record was 25 games, 8 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, 33 goals scored, 29 goals conceded and 24 points. At the halfway stage of the season, they were replaced by Babil, and Babil adopted the Youth Team's record at that point. In the end, Babil finished before last and survived from relegation, but finally relegated the following season. After ten seasons, Babil made a comeback in the league in 2004–05 season, but, as usual, they were relegated at the end of the season.

Crest

In September 2020, Babil SC announced its new logo through its media office, marking a new era for Babylonian football, which has a long history of active participation in the

. The announcement of the club’s new logo, which symbolizes the city's historical civilization, coincides with their preparations for the

that qualifies for the Premier League.

Current squad

First-team squad

Managerial history

Kadhim Mutashar Kadhim Mutashar (born 1 January 1960) is an Iraqi former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) we ...

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* Maitham Dael-Haq * Haider Al-Mulla * Ali Wahab * Fouad Jawad * Hazem Saleh * Jassim Jabor

Famous players

Razzaq Farhan Razzaq Farhan Mussa ( ar, رزاق فرحان موسى; born 1 July 1974) is a former Iraqi footballer and Olympic athlete who is currently the assistant manager of the Iraq national football team. Razzaq Farhan is an instinctive goalscorer, ...

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References

External links

Iraq Clubs- Foundation Dates
1960 establishments in Iraq Association football clubs established in 1960 Football clubs in Babil {{Iraq-footyclub-stub