Al-Difaa Al-Madani SC

Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الدفاع المدني الرياضي, lit. 'Civil Defense SC'), is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Shaab, Baghdad, that plays in the Iraq Division One and Iraq FA Cup.

Al-Difaa Al-Madani SC
Full nameAl-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club
Founded2005 (2005)
GroundAl-Aaras Stadium
OwnerMinistry of Defence
ChairmanAdel Al-Hurr Lazim
ManagerKadhim Yousef
LeagueIraq Division One
2022–23Iraq Division One, 10th in Group 1

History

Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Defence.[1] The club didn't have a headquarters until 2017, when they rehabilitated one of the war shelters to turn it into a club headquarters,[2] they played in the Iraq FA Cup in 2015–16 season, the team played their first match against Al-Mahmoudiyah FC and beat him, but they were in the 32nd round facing Al-Zawraa, the league champions that season and lost the match.[3] The club played in Iraq Division One in 2017–18 season and almost qualified for Iraqi Premier League in 2018 season,[4] but in the final lost against Erbil, the Iraqi champions for three seasons in the last ten years and Erbil is qualified.[5]

Personnel

Board members
Position Name Nationality
President:Adel Al-Hurr LazimIraq
Vice-president:Jabbar MohsinIraq
Secretary:Akram WaliIraq
Treasurer:Basheer Abdul SadaIraq
Member of the Board:VacantIraq

Updated to match played 14 December 2017
Source: newsabah.com

Managerial history

See also

References
  1. "نادي الدفاع المدني". iraqakhbar.com (in Arabic). 17 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  2. "ناد رياضي يستغل ملجئا ويحوله لمقر خاص". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 15 May 2017.
  3. "اليوم.. الزوراء يلاقي الدفاع المدني بغياب عشرة لاعبين ضمن بطولة الكأس". almustakbalpaper.net (in Arabic). 9 November 2015.
  4. "فريق الدفاع المدني يضرب موعدا مع الكبار في دوري الكرة الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2018.
  5. "تأهل أربيل للدوري الممتاز عبر بوابة الدفاع المدني". aynaliraqnews.com (in Arabic). 20 August 2018.
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