Al-Difaa Al-Madani SC explained

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

The club was dissolved by the Ministry of Interior in 2023.[1]

History

Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Interior. The club didn't have a headquarters until 2017, when they rehabilitated one of the war shelters to turn it into a club headquarters,[2] 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 that season and lost the match.[3] The club played in Iraqi First Division League in 2017–18 season and almost qualified for Iraqi Premier League in 2018 season,[4] but in the final lost against Erbil, the Iraqi champions for three seasons in the last ten years and Erbil is qualified.[5]

Personnel

Board members

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: وزير الداخلية يستثني ثلاثة أندية من قرار حل أندية الوزارة . Almaalomah . 23 November 2023 . ar.
  2. Web site: ناد رياضي يستغل ملجئا ويحوله لمقر خاص. alsumaria.tv. Arabic. 15 May 2017.
  3. Web site: اليوم.. الزوراء يلاقي الدفاع المدني بغياب عشرة لاعبين ضمن بطولة الكأس. almustakbalpaper.net. Arabic. 9 November 2015.
  4. Web site: فريق الدفاع المدني يضرب موعدا مع الكبار في دوري الكرة الممتاز. alghadpress.com. Arabic. 12 July 2018.
  5. Web site: تأهل أربيل للدوري الممتاز عبر بوابة الدفاع المدني. aynaliraqnews.com. Arabic. 20 August 2018.