Amanat Baghdad Sport Club (Arabic: نادي أمانة بغداد الرياضي, lit. 'Mayoralty of Baghdad') is a football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, Iraq, that competes in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit. 'Capital Mayoralty'), the team merged with Al-Baladiyat SC in 1977, who had finished as runners-up of the 1975–76 Iraq FA Cup.
![]() | |||
Full name | Amanat Baghdad Sport Club | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Lions of the Capital, Qaher Al-Amaliqa[1] | ||
Founded | 1 July 1957; 65 years ago (1 July 1957), as Amanat Al-Asima | ||
Ground | Amanat Baghdad Stadium (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
Chairman | Falah Mendeb Al-Masudi | ||
Manager | Wissam Talib | ||
League | Iraq Division One | ||
2021–22 | Iraqi Premier League, 18th of 20 (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
| |||
On 1 July 1957, Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit. 'Capital Mayoralty') were formed to represent the Municipality of Baghdad.[2] Amanat Al-Asima won the Iraq Central FA League title in the 1958–59 season and won the Police Director General Cup twice in 1959 and 1960.
In 1977, Amanat Al-Asima merged with Al-Baladiyat SC to form Al-Amana SC (Arabic: الأمانة).[3] On 5 August 2009, Al-Amana SC was renamed to Baghdad SC (Arabic: بغداد).[4] In 2014, Baghdad SC renamed to Amanat Baghdad SC (Arabic: أمانة بغداد).[5]
Al-Baladiyat SC (Arabic: البلديات, lit. 'Municipalities')[3] was a club formed in 1974 by the merger of Isalat Al-Mai and Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab. Al-Baladiyat finished as runners-up of the Iraq FA Cup in the 1975–76 season.
Isalat Al-Mai (Arabic: إسالة الماء, lit. 'Water Board') was a team formed in 1954.[6] Isalat Al-Mai won the Iraq Central FA Second Division in the 1959–60 season.
Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab (Arabic: مصلحة نقل الركاب, lit. 'Passenger Transport Service') was a team formed in 1956.[7] Maslahat Naqil Al-Rukab won the Iraq Central FA League four times in 1956–57, 1960–61, 1964–65 and 1970–71, and finished as runners-up in 1967–68. They also won the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup in 1965.
Since 2011, Amanat Baghdad have got their own stadium. The Amanat Baghdad Stadium holds 5,000 people.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Position | Name | Nationality |
---|---|---|
Manager: | Wissam Talib | ![]() |
Assistant manager: | Vacant | ![]() |
Fitness coach: | Raad Salman | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach: | Haitham Khalil | ![]() |
Team supervisor: | Ahmed Ezzat | ![]() |
Updated to match played 3 August 2020
Source:
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
Iraqi Premier League | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons |
| ||||||||||||
Clubs |
| ||||||||||||
Competition |
| ||||||||||||
Statistics and awards |
| ||||||||||||
Associated competitions |
| ||||||||||||
|