Al-Diwaniya SC

Al-Diwaniya
Full nameAl-Diwaniya Sport Club
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
GroundAl-Diwaniya Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanHaider Jabbar (temporary)
ManagerSamer Saeed
LeagueIraqi Premier Division League
2022–23Iraqi Premier League, 20th of 20 (relegated)
Websitehttps://diwaniyasc.store/index.html

Al-Diwaniya Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الديوانية الرياضي) is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the Al-Diwaniya Stadium. It currently competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League.

History

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1988–2018 : Ups and downs

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The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to Iraqi First Division League at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to First Division League 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 First Division League 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 consecutive seasons (2009–10, 2010–11) 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, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraqi First Division League and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.[1]

Current squad

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First-team squad

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As of 3 September 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK Iraq IRQ Redha Abdulaziz
DF Iraq IRQ Samal Saeed
3 DF Iraq IRQ Muntadher Hussein
16 DF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Ahmed
DF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri
DF Brazil BRA Macarrao
DF Iraq IRQ Ali Hamed
25 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Qassim
8 DF Iraq IRQ Anwar Mahdi
19 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Jasim
4 DF Iraq IRQ Karrar Bachai
MF Iraq IRQ Nadeem Kareem
MF Guinea GUI Jean Mousté
18 MF Iraq IRQ Ammar Jabbar
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Iraq IRQ Aqeel Mahdi
7 MF Iraq IRQ Emad Abdulzahra
6 MF Iraq IRQ Ehab Razzaq
FW Iraq IRQ Bassim Ali
FW Iraq IRQ Obaida Kadhem
FW Iraq IRQ Emad Abdulhassan
FW Iraq IRQ Yousef Alaa
FW Iraq IRQ Mohammed Jumaa
11 FW Iraq IRQ Abdullah Hamed
17 FW Iraq IRQ Sajad Taleb
10 FW Iraq IRQ Mustafa Elameen

Current technical staff

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Position Name Nationality
Manager: Hamza Hadi Iraq
Assistant manager: Ibrahim Abd-Nader Iraq
Assistant manager: Haider Karim Iraq
Goalkeeping coach: Hamid Kadhim Iraq
Fitness coach: Vacant Iraq
Administrative director: Ali Aajel Iraq
U-19 Manager: Adel Hattab Iraq
U-16 Manager: Samah Hussien Iraq
U-13 Manager: Jawad Kadhim Iraq
Director of football: Hatem Shalal Iraq
Administrative Coordinator: Zakaria Yahia Iraq
Director of public relations: Ali Awadh Iraq

Updated to match played 8 July 2020
Source: alsabaah.iq

Board members

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Position Name Nationality
President: Hussien Al-Ankoshei Iraq
Vice-president: Mazin Farhan Iraq
Secretary: Haider Jaber Iraq
Treasurer: Abdul Hussein Karim Iraq
Member of the Board: Karrar Hamdallah Iraq
Member of the Board: Dhurgham Mahmoud Iraq

Updated to match played 24 September 2019
Source: Mawazin.net, Alsumaria.tv

Kit suppliers

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Period Kit manufacturer
2020– Kappa

Managerial history

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Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "الديوانية يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الأولى ويتأهل للممتاز". almasalah.net (in Arabic). August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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