Amanat Baghdad Sport Club ( ar, نادي أمانة بغداد‎ الرياضي, lit=Mayoralty of Baghdad) is a football team based in Karkh District,

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. I ...

, Iraq, that competes in the

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 ...

, the second tier of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima ( ar, أمانة العاصمة, lit=Capital Mayoralty), the team merged with Al-Baladiyat SC in 1977, who had finished as runners-up of the

1975–76 Iraq FA Cup The 1975–76 Iraq FA Cup was the first edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a clubs-only competition, after the inaugural edition in the 1948–49 season included both clubs and institute-representative teams. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa, beat ...

History

On 1 July 1957, Amanat Al-Asima ( ar, أمانة العاصمة, lit=Capital Mayoralty) were formed to represent the Municipality of Baghdad. Amanat Al-Asima won the

Iraq Central FA League The Iraq Central FA League, previously named the Iraq FA Baghdad League ( ar, دوري الاتحاد العراقي لمنطقة بغداد) and also known as the League of the Institutes ( ar, دوري المؤسسات, ''Dawri Al-Muassasat'') d ...

title in the 1958–59 season and won the Police Director General Cup twice in 1959 and 1960. In 1977, Amanat Al-Asima merged with Al-Baladiyat SC to form Al-Amana SC ( ar, الأمانة). On 5 August 2009, Al-Amana SC was renamed to Baghdad SC ( ar, بغداد). In 2014, Baghdad SC renamed to Amanat Baghdad SC ( ar, أمانة بغداد).

Merged teams

Al-Baladiyat

Al-Baladiyat SC ( ar, البلديات, lit=Municipalities) was a club formed in 1974 by the merger of Isalat Al-Mai and Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab. Al-Baladiyat finished as runners-up of the

Iraq FA Cup The Iraq FA Cup, known as the Iraq Cup ( ar, كأس العراق) in Arabic, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football. First held in the 1948–49 season for clubs and institutions before returning in 1975–76 ...

in the 1975–76 season.

Isalat Al-Mai

Isalat Al-Mai ( ar, إسالة الماء, lit=Water Board) was a team formed in 1954.Iraqi League 1974–75
/ref> Isalat Al-Mai won the Iraq Central FA Second Division in the 1959–60 season.

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab ( ar, مصلحة نقل الركاب, lit=Passenger Transport Service) was a team formed in 1956. Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won the

four times in 1956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65 and 1970–71, and finished as runners-up in 1967–68. They also won the

Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup The Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup, previously called Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup (Arabic: كأس الإيثار, ''Al-Ithar Cup''), was an annual Iraqi football match contested at the end of the season between the champions and the runners-u ...

in 1965.

Stadium

Since 2011, Amanat Baghdad have got their own stadium. The

Amanat Baghdad Stadium Amanat Baghdad Stadium ( ar, ملعب أمانة بغداد) is a football stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Amanat Baghdad SC. It has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. See als ...

holds 5,000 people.

Current squad

First-team squad

Technical staff

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Managerial history

* Ahmed Khalef *

Thair Ahmed Thair Ahmed (born 1 July 1959) is an Iraqi football coach, who coaches Al-Talaba. Coaching career Ahmed began the 2018-2019 season with leading of Amanat Baghdad for 14 games, then he moved to his glory club Al-Talaba SC. He is coaching t ...

Essam Hamad Essam Hamad Salem ( ar, عصام حمد سالم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. Essam also played for Al-Karkh, Al-Taawun, and Al-Zawraa at clu ...

Jamal Ali Jamal Ali Hamza (born 2 February 1956) is an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for and now coaches Al Minaa. Jamal Ali played for the Iraqi Olympic team at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. ...

* Wissam Talib

Honours

Major

;National *

(second tier) **Winners (2): 1990–91, 2004–05 (shared) ;Regional *

**Winners (1): 1958–59

Minor

*Police Director General Cup **Winners (2): 1959, 1960

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup :The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Amana: :* 2009 –

Essam Yassin Essam Yassin Abbas ( ar, عصام ياسين عباس) (born March 11, 1987 in Iraq) is an Iraqi football player, who currently plays for Al-Shorta SC in Iraq. Style of play Essam a complete and dominant defender, who influential at club, His ...

References

External links

Amanat Baghdad Official website

Club page on Kooora
* Amanat Baghda
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