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.
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| Full name | Al-Diwaniya Sport Club | |||
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| Founded | 1965 | |||
| Ground | Al-Diwaniya Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 5,000 | |||
| Chairman | Haider Jabbar (temporary) | |||
| Manager | Samer Saeed | |||
| League | Iraqi Premier Division League | |||
| 2022–23 | Iraqi Premier League, 20th of 20 (relegated) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
History
1988–2018 : Ups and downs
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 Iraq Division One 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 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 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 Iraq Division one and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.[1]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 3 September 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | MF |  IRQ | Aqeel Mahdi |
| 7 | MF | IRQ | Emad Abdulzahra |
| 6 | MF | IRQ | Ehab Razzaq |
| — | FW | IRQ | Bassim Ali |
| — | FW | IRQ | Obaida Kadhem |
| — | FW | IRQ | Emad Abdulhassan |
| — | FW | IRQ | Yousef Alaa |
| — | FW | IRQ | Mohammed Jumaa |
| 11 | FW | IRQ | Abdullah Hamed |
| 17 | FW | IRQ | Sajad Taleb |
| 10 | FW | IRQ | Mustafa Elameen |
Current technical staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Manager: | Hamza Hadi | |
| Assistant manager: | Ibrahim Abd-Nader | |
| Assistant manager: | Haider Karim | |
| Goalkeeping coach: | Hamid Kadhim | |
| Fitness coach: | Vacant | |
| Administrative director: | Ali Aajel | |
| U-19 Manager: | Adel Hattab | |
| U-16 Manager: | Samah Hussien | |
| U-13 Manager: | Jawad Kadhim | |
| Director of football: | Hatem Shalal | |
| Administrative Coordinator: | Zakaria Yahia | |
| Director of public relations: | Ali Awadh | |
Updated to match played 8 July 2020
Source: alsabaah.iq
Board members
| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| President: | Hussien Al-Ankoshei | |
| Vice-president: | Mazin Farhan | |
| Secretary: | Haider Jaber | |
| Treasurer: | Abdul Hussein Karim | |
| Member of the Board: | Karrar Hamdallah | |
| Member of the Board: | Dhurgham Mahmoud | |
Updated to match played 24 September 2019
Source: Mawazin.net, Alsumaria.tv
Kit suppliers
| Period | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 2020– | Kappa |
Managerial history
Qusay Munir (2017)- Sabah Abdul Hassan (2017)
- Sami Bahat (2017)
- Nabil Zaki (2017–2018)
- Ahmad Kadhim (2018)
- Haider Yahya (2018)
- Samir Kadhim (2018)
- Ali Hashim (2018)
- Razzaq Farhan (2018–2019)
- Sadiq Saadoun (2019)
- Hamid Rahim (2019–2020)
- Hazim Saleh (2020)
- Saad Hafedh (2020)
- Qusay Munir (2020–2021)
- Samir Kadhim (2021)
- Saeed Mohsen (2021)
Luciano Soares (2021)- Ahmed Khalef (2021)
- Ahmed Rahim (2021)
- Haider Karim (2021)
- Hamza Hadi (2021–)
Honours
- Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
- Champions (1): 2016–17
References
External links
- Team's profile at Kooora