Al-Muwasalat SC explained

Clubname:Al-Muwasalat SC
Fullname:Al-Muwasalat Sports Club
Founded:18 August 1974
Season:
Position:
Iraqi National League, 3rd
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Al-Muwasalat Sports Club (Arabic: نادي المواصلات الرياضي) was a sports club based in Baghdad, Iraq.[1]

History

In Premier League

On 18 August 1974, the Iraq Football Association decided to form the Iraqi National Clubs Division as the first nationwide league of clubs in the country.[2] It was decided that two top-flight teams, Al-Minaa and Al-Bareed, would be merged to form Al-Muwasalat to compete in the inaugural season of the new league.[3] Al-Minaa were a team based in Basra, while Al-Bareed were based in Baghdad, and despite the two teams being merged, players from the two teams would continue to train separately in their respective cities and would only meet on the day of a game.[4]

Al-Muwasalat finished in third place in 1974–75 but it was decided that the club would be dissolved after just one season.[5] Al-Minaa were reinstated in place of Al-Muwasalat in the Iraqi top-flight, while Al-Bareed were consigned to competing in non-IFA competitions until 1992 when they were registered as a club and re-entered the Iraqi football pyramid.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mubarak. Hassanin. Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq. 2020. Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US . 979-8670555623.
  2. Web site: Domestic Seasons. Soccer Iraq. 1 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Iraq 1974/75. Hashim. Refel. Mubarak. Hassanin. RSSSF. 25 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Al-Minaa Sport Club History. qurna.3arabiyate.net. ar. December 7, 2008. April 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925181751/http://qurna.3arabiyate.net/t13-topic. September 25, 2017. dead.
  5. Book: Al-Sabti. Ali. Iraqi League History 1956-1974. 2018. Iraq.
  6. Web site: Iraq - Foundation Dates. Mubarak. Hassanin. RSSSF. 14 December 2007.