Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الدفاع المدني الرياضي, lit. 'Civil Defense SC'), was an Iraqi football team based in Al-Shaab, Baghdad, that played in the Iraq Division One and Iraq FA Cup.
| Full name | Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| Ground | Al-Aaras Stadium | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Interior | ||
| Chairman | Adel Al-Hurr Lazim | ||
| Manager | Kadhim Yousef | ||
| Iraq Division One, 10th in Group 1 | ||
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The club was dissolved by the Ministry of Interior in 2023.[1]
History edit
Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Interior.[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 edit
Board members edit
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| President: | Adel Al-Hurr Lazim | 
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| Vice-president: | Jabbar Mohsin |
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| Secretary: | Akram Wali |
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| Treasurer: | Basheer Abdul Sada |
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| Member of the Board: | Vacant |
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Updated to match played 14 December 2017
Source: newsabah.com
Managerial history edit
Haider Jabbar- Mahdi Kadhim
- Adel Ajar
- Kadhim Yousef
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "وزير الداخلية يستثني ثلاثة أندية من قرار حل أندية الوزارة" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 23 November 2023.
- ^ "ناد رياضي يستغل ملجئا ويحوله لمقر خاص". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 15 May 2017.
- ^ "اليوم.. الزوراء يلاقي الدفاع المدني بغياب عشرة لاعبين ضمن بطولة الكأس". almustakbalpaper.net (in Arabic). 9 November 2015.
- ^ "فريق الدفاع المدني يضرب موعدا مع الكبار في دوري الكرة الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2018.
- ^ "تأهل أربيل للدوري الممتاز عبر بوابة الدفاع المدني". aynaliraqnews.com (in Arabic). 20 August 2018.
External links edit
- Al-Difaa Al-Madani – team profile at kooora.com (in Arabic)
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