Al-Diwaniya Sport Club () is a
football club based in
Al Diwaniyah,
Al-Qādisiyyah,
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 the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the
Al-Diwaniya Stadium
Al-Diwaniya Stadium ( ar, ملعب الديوانية) is a multi-use stadium in Al Diwaniyah, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Diwaniya FC. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators.
See also
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. It currently competes 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 ...
.
History
1988–2018 : Ups and downs
The
1988–89 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, it was less successful during that season, and was 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 team ...
at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (
1992–93
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,
1993–94,
1994–95), and was relegated to Division One again, but gained promotion four years later.
The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons (
1999–2000,
2000–01,
2001–02), then relegated to Division One for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season (
2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two conconsecutive seasons (
2009–10,
2010–11
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) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years.
In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraq Division one and were promoted to the
2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.
Current squad
First-team squad
Current technical staff
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Hamza Hadi
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Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that to ...
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, U-19 Manager:, , Adel Hattab, ,
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Board members
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Managerial history
*
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
* Sabah Abdul Hassan
* Sami Bahat
* Nabil Zaki
*
Ahmad Kadhim
Ahmed Kadhim Assad ( ar, احمد کاظم عصاد; born on 1 July 1976) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Salam Zgharta
Salam Zgharta Football Club ( ar, نادي السلام ...
* Haider Yahya
*
Samir Kadhim
Samir Kadhim Hassan is an Iraqi football defender who played for Iraq in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Al Wakra
Samir was a dominating and aggressive man-marker and a regular for the Iraqi national team during the 1990s. He was a mem ...
* Ali Hashim
*
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, ...
*
Sadiq Saadoun
* Hamid Rahim
* Hazim Saleh
* Saad Hafedh
*
Qusay Munir
Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein ( ar, قصي منير عبودي الحسين, born 12 April 1981 in Iraq) is a former footballer and currently head coach of Al-Diwaniya. Prior to his managerial career Muneer was an acclaimed central midfielder ...
*
Samir Kadhim
Samir Kadhim Hassan is an Iraqi football defender who played for Iraq in the 1996 Asian Cup. He also played for Al Wakra
Samir was a dominating and aggressive man-marker and a regular for the Iraqi national team during the 1990s. He was a mem ...
*
Saeed Mohsen
Saeed Mohsen Ali ( ar, سعيد محسن علي) (Born 22 January 1982) is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Najaf FC in Iraq
Coaching career
Al-Diwaniya FC
Mohsen began his coaching career as an assistant to the Iraqi Hamid R ...
* Luciano Soares
* Ahmed Khalef
* Ahmed Rahim
* Haider Karim
*
Hamza Hadi
Hamza Hadi is a former Iraqi football defender who played for the Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. He also played for Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Dibba Al-Fujairah, Al-Shorta, and Al-Sinaa
Hamza Hadi was a member of the Iraqi Under-20s that to ...
Honours
*
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 team ...
**Winner (1): 2016–17
References
External links
Team's profile on kooora.com
Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
1965 establishments in Iraq
Football clubs in Al-Qādisiyyah
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