Al-Difaa Al-Jawi SC
Full nameAl-Difaa Al-Jawi Sport Club
Founded1994 (1994)
GroundAl-Ghazaliya Stadium
ChairmanMaan Zaid Al-Saadi
ManagerHaitham Kadhim
LeagueIraq Division Three

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الدفاع الجوي الرياضي) is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad, that plays in Iraq Division Three.[1]

History

In Premier League

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi team played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1999–2000 season,[2] and it lasted for six seasons in the Premier League until the 2004–05 season, at the end of which it was relegated to the Iraq Division One.[3] The team played its first four seasons in the name of Al-Difaa Al-Jawi, and in the last two seasons in the league the name of the club was changed, and it played in the league under the name Al-Estiqlal.[4]

Re-establishment

After the team's exit from the Iraqi Premier League in 2005, its sports activities were suspended and the situation continued until 2021, when the club was re-established in that year under its first name (Al-Difaa Al-Jawi) and a new administrative body was elected, and multiple sports teams were formed, including the football team, which is currently playing in the Iraq Division Three.[5][6]

Managerial history

Famous players

Honours

  • Al-Quds International Championship
    • Winner (1): 1999

Other sports

Basketball

References

  1. "انطلاق دوري الدرجة الثالثة لكرة القدم السبت المقبل". shafaq.com (in Arabic). December 20, 2021.
  2. History of the Iraqi League: 1999–2000 season
  3. History of the Iraqi League: 2004–05 season
  4. History of the Iraqi League: 2003–04 season
  5. "قيادة الدفاع الجوي تعيد تأسيس ناديها الرياضي وتنتخب معن السعدي رئيساً له". ina.iq (in Arabic). September 2, 2021.
  6. "السعدي: وضعنا خططا مستقبلية للنهوض برياضات نادي الدفاع المدني". alzawraapaper.com (in Arabic). October 4, 2021.
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