Al-Difaa Al-Madani

Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الدفاع المدني الرياضي‎, lit. 'Civil Defense SC'), is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Shaab, Baghdad, that plays in the Iraq Division One and Iraq FA Cup.

Al-Difaa Al-Madani SC
Full nameAl-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club
Founded2005 (2005)
GroundAl-Aaras Stadium
OwnerMinistry of Defence
ChairmanAdel Al-Hurr Lazim
ManagerHaider Jabbar[1]
LeagueIraq Division One
2017–18Iraq Division One, 3rd in Group1
WebsiteClub website

History

Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Defence.[2] The club didn't have a headquarters until 2017, when they rehabilitated one of the war shelters to turn it into a club headquarters,[3] they played in the Iraq FA Cup in 2015–16 season, the team played their first match against Al-Mahmoudiyah FC and beat him, but they were in the 32nd round facing Al-Zawraa, the league champions last season and lost the match.[4] The club played in Iraq Division One in 2017–18 season and almost qualified for Iraqi Premier League in 2018 season,[5] but in the final lost against Erbil, the Iraqi champions for three seasons in the last ten years and Erbil is qualified.[6]

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name Nationality
Manager:Haider Jabbar
Assistant manager:Ahmed Saud
Goalkeeping coach:Mohammed Nasser
Director of football:Jabbar Mohsen

Updated to match played 1 December 2018
Source: yaqein.net

Board members
Position Name Nationality
President:Adel Al-Hurr Lazim
Vice-president:Jabbar Mohsin
Secretary:Akram Wali
Treasurer:Basheer Abdul Sada
Member of the Board:Vacant

Updated to match played 14 December 2017
Source: newsabah.com

See also

References
  1. "تسمية حيدر جبار مدرباً لفريق الدفاع المدني". yaqein.net (in Arabic). 16 November 2018.
  2. "نادي الدفاع المدني". iraqakhbar.com (in Arabic). 17 November 2018.
  3. "ناد رياضي يستغل ملجئا ويحوله لمقر خاص". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 15 May 2017.
  4. "اليوم.. الزوراء يلاقي الدفاع المدني بغياب عشرة لاعبين ضمن بطولة الكأس". almustakbalpaper.net (in Arabic). 9 November 2015.
  5. "فريق الدفاع المدني يضرب موعدا مع الكبار في دوري الكرة الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2018.
  6. "تأهل أربيل للدوري الممتاز عبر بوابة الدفاع المدني". aynaliraqnews.com (in Arabic). 20 August 2018.


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