Al-Diwaniya Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الديوانية الرياضي) is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the Al-Diwaniya Stadium. It currently competes in the Iraqi Third Division League.

History

1988–2018 : Ups and downs

The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to Iraqi First Division League at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to First Division League again, but gained promotion four years later.

The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to First Division League for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season (2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two consecutive seasons (2009–10, 2010–11) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years.

In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach Qusay Munir, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraqi First Division League and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 3 September 2022

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 31 GK IRQ Redha Abdulaziz — DF IRQ Samal Saeed 3 DF IRQ Muntadher Hussein 16 DF IRQ Sajjad Ahmed — DF UAE Mohammed Al-Dhahri — DF BRA Macarrao — DF IRQ Ali Hamed 25 DF IRQ Hassan Qassim 8 DF IRQ Anwar Mahdi 19 DF IRQ Hussein Jasim 4 DF IRQ Karrar Bachai — MF IRQ Nadeem Kareem — MF GUI Jean Mousté 18 MF IRQ Ammar JabbarNo. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF IRQ Aqeel Mahdi 7 MF IRQ Emad Abdulzahra 6 MF IRQ Ehab Razzaq — FW IRQ Bassim Ali — FW IRQ Obaida Kadhem — FW IRQ Emad Abdulhassan — FW IRQ Yousef Alaa — FW IRQ Mohammed Jumaa 11 FW IRQ Abdullah Hamed 17 FW IRQ Sajad Taleb 10 FW IRQ Mustafa Elameen
31GKIRQRedha Abdulaziz
—DFIRQSamal Saeed
3DFIRQMuntadher Hussein
16DFIRQSajjad Ahmed
—DFUAEMohammed Al-Dhahri
—DFBRAMacarrao
—DFIRQAli Hamed
25DFIRQHassan Qassim
8DFIRQAnwar Mahdi
19DFIRQHussein Jasim
4DFIRQKarrar Bachai
—MFIRQNadeem Kareem
—MFGUIJean Mousté
18MFIRQAmmar Jabbar
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23MFIRQAqeel Mahdi
7MFIRQEmad Abdulzahra
6MFIRQEhab Razzaq
—FWIRQBassim Ali
—FWIRQObaida Kadhem
—FWIRQEmad Abdulhassan
—FWIRQYousef Alaa
—FWIRQMohammed Jumaa
11FWIRQAbdullah Hamed
17FWIRQSajad Taleb
10FWIRQMustafa Elameen

Current technical staff

PositionNameNationality
Manager:Hamza HadiIraq
Assistant manager:Ibrahim Abd-NaderIraq
Assistant manager:Haider KarimIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Hamid KadhimIraq
Fitness coach:VacantIraq
Administrative director:Ali AajelIraq
U-19 Manager:Adel HattabIraq
U-16 Manager:Samah HussienIraq
U-13 Manager:Jawad KadhimIraq
Director of football:Hatem ShalalIraq
Administrative Coordinator:Zakaria YahiaIraq
Director of public relations:Ali AwadhIraq

Updated to match played 8 July 2020 Source:

Board members

PositionNameNationality
President:Hussien Al-AnkosheiIraq
Vice-president:Mazin FarhanIraq
Secretary:Haider JaberIraq
Treasurer:Abdul Hussein KarimIraq
Member of the Board:Karrar HamdallahIraq
Member of the Board:Dhurgham MahmoudIraq

Updated to match played 24 September 2019 Source: ,

Kit suppliers

PeriodKit manufacturer
2020–Kappa

Managerial history

Honours

External links

  • at Kooora