Al-Thawra SC
Full nameAl-Thawra Sport Club
Founded1955 (1955), as Al-Faisaly
GroundAl-Thawra Stadium
ChairmanFadhel Aswad
ManagerTaha Qasim
LeagueIraq Division Two

Al-Thawra Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الثورة الرياضي) is an Iraqi football team based in Kirkuk, that plays in Iraq Division Two.[1][2][3][4]

History

Early years

Al-Thawra club was founded in 1955 under the name Al-Faisaly Club in relation to King Faisal II, and after the 14 July Revolution, 1958, the club’s name was changed to Al-Thawra, meaning: The Revolution.[5]

In Premier League

Al-Thawra team played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1977–78 season, the team ended their first season in twelfth place and was able to continue playing in the league, and their results were not good, as it won three matches, drawing three, and lost seven.[6] The team played their second season, the 1978–79 season, did not bring anything new, as the team continued its poor results, winning one match, drawing one and losing all their other matches,[7] and the Football Association punished the team because of its fans' assault on the referee and assistant referees in its match against Al-Sinaa, and it was considered relegated to the Iraq Division One before completing the league with four rounds remaining.[8][9]

Managerial history

  • Iraq Mohammed Balla
  • Iraq Emad Qadir
  • Iraq Mohammed Hadi Jassim
  • Iraq Sabah Ghani
  • Iraq Taha Qasim

Famous players

References

  1. "اليوم: خمسة مباريات بدوري الاندية الممتازة". burathanews.com (in Arabic). April 6, 2013.
  2. "نادي الثورة يسمي مدربا جديدا لفريقه الكروي ويتعاقد مع محترف نيجيري". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). October 27, 2013.
  3. "نادي الثورة الكركوكلي يتعاقد مع المدرب طه قاسم". pukmedia.com (in Arabic). August 25, 2014.
  4. "ست مباريات تحسمها الركلات الترجيحية وانسحاب الناصرية أمام الصويرة". alsabaah.iq (in Arabic). October 20, 2020. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  5. "ملعب الثورة في كركوك.. عن رياضة فوق أنقاض مشروع يشوبه الفساد". jummar.media (in Arabic). November 30, 2022.
  6. History of the Iraqi League: 1977–78 season
  7. History of the Iraqi League: 1978–79 season
  8. "نتائج مباريات الدوري العراقي الموسم 1978-1979". forum.kooora.com (in Arabic). January 4, 2020.
  9. "(المدى) تستعرض أبرز لمحات أبطال المسابقة تاريخياً..اتحاد الكرة ينظّم قرعة الدوري بمشاركة 19 نادياً لمرحلتين". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). October 5, 2022.
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