Samarra SC

Samarra Sport Club (Arabic: نادي سامراء الرياضي) is an Iraqi professional football club based in Samarra. Founded in 1973, the club competes in Iraq Division One.

Samarra Sport Club
Full nameSamarra Sport Club
Nickname(s)Abnaa Al-Malwiya
(Sons of Malwiya)
Founded1973 (1973)
GroundSamarra Stadium
Capacity8,000
ChairmanSaddam Azeez
ManagerAli Wahab
LeagueIraq Division One
2022–23Iraq Division One, 6th in Group 1

History

In the Iraqi Premier League

Samarra played in the Iraqi Premier League for 22 consecutive seasons, starting from the 1989–90 season, where they played for the first time,[1] until the 2010–11 season, when they relegated to the Iraq Division One.[2]

2020–21 Season

After qualifying for the preliminary round, Samarra in the 2020–21 Iraq Division One played 13 matches, winning 8, drawing 3, losing 2 and gaining 27 points to occupy second place behind the leaders Al-Sinaa in Group 2, and qualified for the third place match.[3] In the match to determine the third place, Samarra played against Afak, the second team in Group 1, and defeated them 1–0 to occupy the third place, and qualified for the play-off match, which qualifies for the Iraqi Premier League.[4] In the play-off match, Samarra managed to defeat Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya on penalties, after the original time of the match ended with a score of 1-1, to officially qualify the team to play in the Iraqi Premier League.[5]

Managerial history
  • Iraq Zahid Qassim
  • Iraq Ayoub Younis
  • Iraq Ahmed Kadhim (2020–2021)
  • Iraq Sami Bahat (2021)
  • Iraq Ali Hussien Dawood (2021) (Caretaker)
  • Iraq Ahmed Kadhim (2021)
  • Iraq Samer Saeed (2021–2022)
  • Iraq Moayad Taha (2022)
  • Iraq Nihad Ghazi (2022)
  • Iraq Zahed Qasim (2022–2023)
  • Iraq Ali Wahab (2023–)

Honours

References
  1. تاريخ الدوري العراقي، الدوري العراقي موسم ١٩٨٩–١٩٩٠ niiiis.com (in Arabic)
  2. Iraqi League 2010/2011-Group Stage goalzz.com
  3. "سامراء يقلص الفارق مع المتصدر لنقطتين في الدوري". baghdadtoday.news (in Arabic). June 13, 2021.
  4. "سامراء يفوز على عفك ويضمن بطاقة الملحق المؤهل لدوري الكرة الممتاز". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 11, 2021.
  5. "سامراء يهزم الصناعات الكهربائية ويتأهل لدوري الكرة الممتاز". iraqakhbar.com (in Arabic). July 30, 2021.


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