Al-Hawija Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الحويجة الرياضي), is an Iraqi football team based in Hawija District, Kirkuk, that plays in the Iraqi First Division League.[1][2][3]

Al-Hawija SC
Full nameAl-Hawija Sport Club
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
GroundAl-Hawija Stadium
ChairmanAli Eidan Jalil
ManagerMohammed Shathar
LeagueIraqi First Division League
2022–23Iraq Division One, 11th in Group 1 (relegated)

After ISIS era edit

After the end of the era of ISIS control over Hawija, and the return of life to its people, the sports activity of the club returned, after its closure, and a new football team was formed,[4] which participated in the 2020–21 Iraq FA Cup,[5] and also participated in the league qualifiers for the 2020–21 Iraq Division One.[6]

Rivalries edit

The Al-Hawija SC–Daquq SC rivalry is a rivalry between Kirkuk-based association football clubs Al-Hawija and Daquq. Both clubs are currently playing in the Iraq Division Two.[7]

Managerial history edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "اليوم .. الحويجة يتطلع إلى خطف البطاقة الثانية". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). January 9, 2021. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "إجراء قرعة المنطقة الشمالية بكرة القدم". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). January 14, 2021. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "تاهل الخالص و ديالى وفوز مهم للحويجة والبيشمركة في دوري الكروي للدرجة الأولى العراقي". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). January 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "نادي الحويجة يفتح أبوابه من جديد". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). July 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "غدا.. انطلاق مباريات بطولة كأس العراق لكرة القدم في بغداد والمحافظات". also sportnow-iq.net (in Arabic). October 17, 2020.
  6. ^ "فرصة أخيرة للحويجة بمواجهة البيشمركة". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). February 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "ديربي كركوك يجمع الحويجة وداقوق". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). January 24, 2021.

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