Al-Difaa Al-Madani SC
Full nameAl-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club
Founded2005
Dissolved2023
GroundAl-Aaras Stadium
OwnerMinistry of Interior
ChairmanAdel Al-Hurr Lazim
ManagerKadhim Yousef
Iraq Division One, 10th in Group 1

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.

The club was dissolved by the Ministry of Interior in 2023.[1]

History

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

Board members

Position Name Nationality
President:Adel Al-Hurr LazimIraq
Vice-president:Jabbar MohsinIraq
Secretary:Akram WaliIraq
Treasurer:Basheer Abdul SadaIraq
Member of the Board:VacantIraq

Updated to match played 14 December 2017
Source: newsabah.com

Managerial history

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "وزير الداخلية يستثني ثلاثة أندية من قرار حل أندية الوزارة" (in Arabic). Almaalomah. 23 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "ناد رياضي يستغل ملجئا ويحوله لمقر خاص". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 15 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "اليوم.. الزوراء يلاقي الدفاع المدني بغياب عشرة لاعبين ضمن بطولة الكأس". almustakbalpaper.net (in Arabic). 9 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "فريق الدفاع المدني يضرب موعدا مع الكبار في دوري الكرة الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "تأهل أربيل للدوري الممتاز عبر بوابة الدفاع المدني". aynaliraqnews.com (in Arabic). 20 August 2018.
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