Amanat Baghdad Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمانة بغداد الرياضي, lit.'Mayoralty of Baghdad Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit.'Capital Mayoralty'), the team merged with Al-Baladiyat SC in 1977, who had finished as runners-up of the 1975–76 Iraq FA Cup.

History

On 1 July 1957, Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit.'Capital Mayoralty') were formed to represent the Mayoralty of Baghdad. Amanat Al-Asima won the Iraq Central FA Premier League title in the 1958–59 season and won the Police Director General Cup twice in 1959 and 1960.

In 1977, Amanat Al-Asima merged with Al-Baladiyat SC to form Al-Amana SC (Arabic: الأمانة). On 5 August 2009, Al-Amana SC was renamed to Baghdad SC (Arabic: بغداد). In 2014, Baghdad SC renamed to Amanat Baghdad SC (Arabic: أمانة بغداد).

Merged teams

Al-Baladiyat

Al-Baladiyat SC (Arabic: البلديات, lit.'Municipalities') was a club formed in 1974 by the merger of Isalat Al-Mai and Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab. Al-Baladiyat finished as runners-up of the Iraq FA Cup in the 1975–76 season.

Isalat Al-Mai

Isalat Al-Mai (Arabic: إسالة الماء, lit.'Water Board') was a team formed in 1954. Isalat Al-Mai won the Iraq Central FA Second Division in the 1959–60 season.

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab logo

Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (Arabic: مصلحة نقل الركاب, lit.'Passenger Transport Service') was a team formed in 1956. Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won the Iraq Central FA Premier League four times in 1956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65 and 1970–71, and finished as runners-up in 1967–68. They also won the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup in 1965. The team wore red shirts.

Stadium

Since 2011, Amanat Baghdad have got their own stadium. The Amanat Baghdad Stadium holds 5,000 people.

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 30 May 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IRQ Hassan Abbas 4 DF IRQ Milad Falah 5 DF IRQ Safaa Jabbar 6 MF IRQ Jasim Mohammed 8 FW CMR Ernest Thierry Anang 9 MF IRQ Karrar Ali 11 MF IRQ Mohammed Ibrahim 13 DF IRQ Ayman Arzaij 14 DF IRQ Uday Shehab 16 GK IRQ Abdulsalem Hammad 18 MF IRQ Mohammed Sabah 21 MF IRQ Mohammed Khalid 26 DF IRQ Raad FanarNo. Pos. Nation Player 30 MF IRQ Hussein Ghazwan 35 MF BFA Lem Ismael Souleymane 53 DF IRQ Taqi Falah 55 MF IRQ Omar Adnan 66 MF IRQ Mohammed Ahmed 70 MF CIV Florent Didier Koré 77 MF IRQ Hussein Zeyad 80 FW IRQ Ridha Fadhil 88 FW IRQ Ali Khalil 90 DF NIG Karim Doudou 98 FW IRQ Ashar Ali — DF IRQ Ahmed Abdul-Hussein — MF ALG Sofiane Feghouli
1GKIRQHassan Abbas
4DFIRQMilad Falah
5DFIRQSafaa Jabbar
6MFIRQJasim Mohammed
8FWCMRErnest Thierry Anang
9MFIRQKarrar Ali
11MFIRQMohammed Ibrahim
13DFIRQAyman Arzaij
14DFIRQUday Shehab
16GKIRQAbdulsalem Hammad
18MFIRQMohammed Sabah
21MFIRQMohammed Khalid
26DFIRQRaad Fanar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
30MFIRQHussein Ghazwan
35MFBFALem Ismael Souleymane
53DFIRQTaqi Falah
55MFIRQOmar Adnan
66MFIRQMohammed Ahmed
70MFCIVFlorent Didier Koré
77MFIRQHussein Zeyad
80FWIRQRidha Fadhil
88FWIRQAli Khalil
90DFNIGKarim Doudou
98FWIRQAshar Ali
—DFIRQAhmed Abdul-Hussein
—MFALGSofiane Feghouli

Technical staff

PositionNameNationality
Manager:Wissam TalibIraq
Assistant manager:VacantIraq
Fitness coach:Raad SalmanIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Haitham KhalilIraq
Team supervisor:Ahmed EzzatIraq

Updated to match played 3 August 2020 Source:

Managerial history

Honours

Major

National

Regional

Minor

  • Police Director General Cup Winners (2): 1959, 1960

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Amana: Iraq 2009 – Essam Yassin

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