Al-Diwaniya FC
Al-Diwaniya is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and has played at its home ground, it currently play in the Iraqi Premier League.
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Full name | Al-Diwaniya Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1965 | ||
Ground | Al-Diwaniya Stadium | ||
Capacity | 5,000 | ||
Chairman | Hussien Al-Ankoshei | ||
Manager | Hazim Saleh | ||
League | Iraqi Premier League | ||
2018–19 | Iraqi Premier League, 14th | ||
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History
1988–2018 : Ups and downs
The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to Iraq Division One at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to Division One again, but gained promotion four years later.
The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to Division One for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season (2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two conconsecutive seasons (2009–10, 2010–11) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years.
In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach Qusay Munir, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraq Division one and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.[1]
Current squad
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Manager: | Hazim Saleh | ![]() |
Assistant manager: | Saeed Mohsen | ![]() |
Assistant manager: | Abdul Zahra Aodah | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach: | Karim Suhail | ![]() |
Fitness coach: | Majed Abdul Hameed | ![]() |
Administrative director: | Ali Aajel | ![]() |
Updated to match played 8 July 2020
Source: alsabaah.iq
Managerial history
Qusay Munir (2017) Sabah Abdul Hassan (2017) Sami Bahat (2017) Nabil Zaki (2017–2018) Ahmad Kadhim Assad (2018) Haider Yahya (2018) Samir Kadhim Hassan (2018) Ali Hashim (2018) Razzaq Farhan (2018–2019) Sadiq Saadoun (2019) Hamid Rahim (2019–2020) Hazim Saleh (2020–)
Honours
- Iraq Division One
- Winner (1): 2016–17
References
- "الديوانية يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الأولى ويتأهل للممتاز". almasalah.net (in Arabic). August 11, 2017.