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 Iraqi Premier Division League, 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.
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| Full name | Amanat Baghdad Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 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 | Iraqi Premier Division League | ||
| 2023–24 | Iraq Stars League, 19th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| 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
editIsalat 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
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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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
edit| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager: | Wissam Talib | 
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| Assistant manager: | Vacant |
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| Fitness coach: | Raad Salman |
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| Goalkeeping coach: | Haitham Khalil |
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| Team supervisor: | Ahmed Ezzat |
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Updated to match played 3 August 2020
Source: [1]
Managerial 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
- ^ a b "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- Amanat Baghdad Official website
- Club page on Kooora
- Amanat Baghdad Facebook