Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الدفاع المدني الرياضي, lit. 'Civil Defense SC'), is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Shaab, Baghdad, that plays in the Iraq Division One and Iraq FA Cup.
Full name | Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club | ||
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Founded | 2005; 17 years ago (2005) | ||
Ground | Al-Aaras Stadium | ||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||
Chairman | Adel Al-Hurr Lazim | ||
Manager | Adel Ajar | ||
League | Iraq Division One | ||
2021–22 | Iraq Division One, 13th of 24 | ||
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Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Defence.[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]
Position | Name | Nationality |
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President: | Adel Al-Hurr Lazim | ![]() |
Vice-president: | Jabbar Mohsin | ![]() |
Secretary: | Akram Wali | ![]() |
Treasurer: | Basheer Abdul Sada | ![]() |
Member of the Board: | Vacant | ![]() |
Updated to match played 14 December 2017
Source: newsabah.com
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