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 Premier 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.[1]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 3 September 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Current technical staff
| Position
|
Name
|
Nationality
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| Manager: |
Hamza Hadi |
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| Assistant manager: |
Ibrahim Abd-Nader |
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| Assistant manager: |
Haider Karim |
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| Goalkeeping coach: |
Hamid Kadhim |
|
| Fitness coach: |
Vacant |
|
| Administrative director: |
Ali Aajel |
|
| U-19 Manager: |
Adel Hattab |
|
| U-16 Manager: |
Samah Hussien |
|
| U-13 Manager: |
Jawad Kadhim |
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| Director of football: |
Hatem Shalal |
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| Administrative Coordinator: |
Zakaria Yahia |
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| Director of public relations: |
Ali Awadh |
|
Updated to match played 8 July 2020
Source: alsabaah.iq
Board members
| Position
|
Name
|
Nationality
|
| President: |
Hussien Al-Ankoshei |
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| Vice-president: |
Mazin Farhan |
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| Secretary: |
Haider Jaber |
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| Treasurer: |
Abdul Hussein Karim |
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| Member of the Board: |
Karrar Hamdallah |
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| Member of the Board: |
Dhurgham Mahmoud |
|
Updated to match played 24 September 2019
Source: Mawazin.net, Alsumaria.tv
Kit suppliers
| Period
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Kit manufacturer
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| 2020–
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Kappa
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Managerial history
Honours
References
External links
Luciano Soares (2021)
