Al-Samawa SC () is an Iraqi

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in As-Samawa, Al-Muthanna, that competes in the

Iraqi First Division League The Iraqi First Division League is a Association football, football league that is the third tier of the Iraqi football league system, which was founded in 1974. The league consists of 20 teams split into two groups in the first stage. The top fou ...

, the third tier of Iraqi football. The club's home stadium is As Samawah Stadium.

History

Al-Samawa Sports Club was founded in 1963 by Shamkhi Jabr Athab, the first president of the club was Hatem Rashid Deibes. In

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

the team played in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...

since the beginning of the league, they won sixth place. In the end of next season 1975–76 they came in last place and relegated to

. The club returned to play in the Premier League again in the 1999–2000 season, and continued for seven seasons until they relegated to First Division League in the 2005–06 season. The club returned after a year to qualification for the Premier League again since the 2007–08 season, and after three seasons relegated to First Division League in the 2009–10 season, but returned to play in the Premier League in 2015–16 season where qualified after winning the Iraqi First Division championship for 2014-15 season.

Managerial history

Since winning the

and returning to play in the

Premier League The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...

in the 2015 season so far, the team has led twelve coaches. * Abdallah Alzayadi * Ali Wahab * Mohammed Alosh * Khalid Aoda * Hassan Kamal * Sabah Abdul Hassan * Aqeel Ghani * Muneer Jaber * Hazim Saleh * Safaa Adnan * Ghalib Abdul Hussein * Maitham Dael-Haq * Samir Kadhim * Ghalib Abdul Hussein * Aqeel Ghani *

Shaker Mahmoud Shaker Mahmoud Hamza (; born 5 May 1963) is an Iraqi former football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Shabab. He was part of Iraq's second Olympic Games campaign in 1984 in Los Angeles, United ...

* Samir Kadhim * Aqeel Ghani * Haider Hussien * Ali Jawad * Falah Hadi Hussein

Honours

Iraqi Premier Division League The Iraqi Premier Division League () is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Iraq Stars League. The league is contested by 20 clubs and is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two ...

(second tier) **Winners (1): 2014–15

References

External links

Al-Samawa SC
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