Amanat Baghdad Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمانة بغداد الرياضي, lit. 'Mayoralty of Baghdad Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight 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.
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| Full name | Amanat Baghdad Sports Club | ||
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| Nicknames | Lions of the Capital, Qaher Al-Amaliqa[1] | ||
| Founded | 1 July 1957 (as Amanat Al-Asima) | ||
| Ground | Amanat Baghdad Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Falah Mendeb Al-Masudi | ||
| Manager | Wissam Talib | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2025–26 | Iraq Stars League, 18th of 20 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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History
editOn 1 July 1957, Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit. 'Capital Mayoralty') were formed to represent the Mayoralty of Baghdad.[2] Amanat Al-Asima won the Iraq Central FA Premier 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]
Merged teams
editAl-Baladiyat
editAl-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
editMaslahat Naqil Al-Rukab
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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 Premier 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. The team wore red shirts.[8]
Stadium
editSince 2011, Amanat Baghdad have got their own stadium. The Amanat Baghdad Stadium holds 5,000 people.
Current squad
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 30 May 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
editManagerial history
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Ahmed Khalef (2015–2018)- Thair Ahmed (2018)
- Essam Hamad (2018–2021)
- Jamal Ali (2021)
- Wissam Talib (2021–present)
Honours
editMajor
editNational
- Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
- Winners (1): 1990–91
Regional
- Iraq Central FA Premier League (top tier)
- Winners (1): 1958–59
Minor
edit- Police Director General Cup
- Winners (2): 1959, 1960
Individual honours
edit- The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Amana:
- 2009 – Essam Yassin
References
edit- ↑ "شباب نادي امانة بغداد.. مواهب متميزة ومدربين كبار وبناء علمي صحيح". aladalanews.net (in Arabic). 31 August 2015.
- ↑ List of Iraqi League Champions
- 1 2 "الزوراء يواجه بغداد في افتتاح دوري النخبة". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 13 July 2010.
- ↑ "نادي الأمانة يغير اسمه الى بغداد اعتبارا من الأربعاء". ankawa.com (in Arabic). 6 August 2009.
- ↑ "تغيير اسم نادي بغداد الى "أمانة بغداد" وتسمية عبعوب رئيسا فخريا له". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Iraqi League 1974–75
- ↑ "كأس العراق الفرق الفائزة ببطولة كأس العراق". w.mdar.co (in Arabic). 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Convincing win for Asimah over P.T.S." The Iraq Times. 9 March 1959.
External links
edit- Official website
- Amanat Baghdad on Kooora
- Amanat Baghdad SC on Facebook