Amanat Baghdad SC

Amanat Baghdad Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمانة بغداد‎ الرياضي, lit.'Mayoralty of Baghdad Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: 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.

Amanat Baghdad
Full nameAmanat Baghdad Sports Club
Nickname(s)Lions of the Capital,
Qaher Al-Amaliqa[1]
Founded1 July 1957 (1 July 1957) (as Amanat Al-Asima)
GroundAmanat Baghdad Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanFalah Mendeb Al-Masudi
ManagerWissam Talib
LeagueIraq Stars League
2022–23Iraqi Division One, 2nd of 24 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

On 1 July 1957, Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit.'Capital Mayoralty') were formed to represent the Municipality of Baghdad.[2] Amanat Al-Asima won the Iraq Central FA Premier League 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 (Arabic: الأمانة).[3] On 5 August 2009, Al-Amana SC was renamed to Baghdad SC (Arabic: بغداد).[4] In 2014, Baghdad SC renamed to Amanat Baghdad SC (Arabic: أمانة بغداد).[5]

Al-Baladiyat

Al-Baladiyat SC (Arabic: البلديات, lit.'Municipalities')[3] 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 in the 1975–76 season.

Isalat Al-Mai

Isalat Al-Mai (Arabic: إسالة الماء, lit.'Water Board') was a team formed in 1954.[6] Isalat Al-Mai won the Iraq Central FA Second Division in the 1959–60 season.

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab logo

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (Arabic: مصلحة نقل الركاب, lit.'Passenger Transport Service') was a team formed in 1956.[7] Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won the Iraq Central FA Premier League 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 in 1965.

Stadium

Since 2011, Amanat Baghdad have got their own stadium. The Amanat Baghdad Stadium holds 5,000 people.

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
GK Iraq IRQ Sarhang Muhsin
GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Khudher
DF Jordan JOR Yousef Al-Alousi
DF Nigeria NGA Elum Chidiebere Henry
DF Iraq IRQ Ali Hussein
DF Iraq IRQ Milad Falah
DF Iraq IRQ Ayman Arzaij
DF Iraq IRQ Abbas Manie
DF Iraq IRQ Sajad Tahseen
DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Sabah
MF Iraq IRQ Amir Ghannem
MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Hussein
MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Faleh
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iraq IRQ Abdulameer Kadhem
MF Iraq IRQ Muntadher Rahim
MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Zeyad
MF Iraq IRQ Sattar Yasin
MF Iraq IRQ Sattar Jabbar
MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hatam
MF Iraq IRQ Ali Abdulzahra
FW Iraq IRQ Sajjad Hussein
FW Iraq IRQ Jaber Kareem
FW Iraq IRQ Ali Abdulrazaq
FW Ivory Coast CIV Zégbéhi Yohoré
FW Nigeria NGA Sad'eeq Yusuf
FW Ghana GHA Nana Antwi Manu
FW Lebanon LBN Mohammad Kdouh

Technical staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager:Wissam TalibIraq
Assistant manager:VacantIraq
Fitness coach:Raad SalmanIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Haitham KhalilIraq
Team supervisor:Ahmed EzzatIraq

Updated to match played 3 August 2020
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Managerial history

Honours

Major

National

Regional

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:

References

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