Al-Janoub SC

Al-Janoub Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الجنوب الرياضي‎), is a Iraqi football club based in Basra, that plays in Iraq Division Two.

Al-Janoub SC
Full nameAl-Janoub Sport Club
Founded1952 (1952)
GroundAl-Janoub Club stadium
Capacity1,000
ChairmanHashim Sharif al-Musawi
LeagueIraq Division Two

History

Al-Janoub Sports Club was founded in 1952 by Mr. Abboud Al Shubbar, who was chosen as the club president at the beginning of its foundation by members of the General Assembly, which was made up of 72 members. Then Mr. Kadhim Jbarah became the club's president from 1953 to 1969, during which time sports teams were formed: football, basketball, volleyball, boxing, weightlifting, bodybuilding, table tennis, badminton and cycling team, with the number of club members increasing to 250. In the 1980s, women's sports teams were formed.[1][2]

Stadium

In 2015, the club's building and infrastructures were rebuilt, including the rehabilitation of a Al-Janoub stadium with a capacity of 1,000 spectators.[3]

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References
  1. نادي الجنوب يحقّق إنجازات راسخة في الذاكرة البصرية (in Arabic). azzaman.com. 21 August 2015.
  2. من تأريخ الحركة الرياضية في البصرة ... عن مجلة أهل النفط، العدد 56 لسنة 1956 (in Arabic). almadasupplements.com. 9 September 2018.
  3. افتتاح نادي الجنوب في البصرة بعد تأهيله بأكثر من ثلاثة مليارات دينار (in Arabic). alsumaria.tv. 27 May 2015.
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