Al-Najda SC explained

Al-Najda Sport Club (Arabic: نادي النجدة الرياضي), was an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad, that played in the Iraqi First Division League.^{[1] [2]}

The club was dissolved by the Ministry of Interior in 2023.^[3]

History

Before the foundation of Al-Najda Sport Club, there was another football team, similarly named Shortat Al-Najda, which was founded in 1960, and was affiliated with the Iraqi Police. In 1974, Shortat Al-Najda and the other Police teams were replaced in the top-flight by Al-Shorta Sports Club after the foundation of the National Clubs League.^[4]

Shortat Al-Najda participated in non-IFA competitions such as the Armed Forces League from 1974 until the early 1980s when the team disbanded. In 2005, Al-Najda SC was founded.^[5]

Managerial history

• Bahaa Kadhim

See also

• 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup

External links

• Al-Najda SC on Goalzz.com
• Iraq Clubs – Foundation Dates at the RSSSF

Notes and References

1. Web site: نادي النجدة العراقي عازم للوصول لنهائي كأس العراق. elarabielyoum.com. Arabic. 25 May 2017.
2. Web site: تفاصيل قرعة دوري كرة الدرجة الأولى لأندية بغداد. alsumaria.tv. Arabic. 8 November 2020.
3. Web site: وزير الداخلية يستثني ثلاثة أندية من قرار حل أندية الوزارة . Almaalomah . 23 November 2023 . ar.
4. Web site: Al Shorta Sports Club, History – Overview. alshorta.webs.com. English. 2010–2020.
5. Web site: نادي النجدة من الأندية العريقة اللي لها ماضي وتأريخ ومستقبل. Al-Najda SC. Arabic. 26 May 2016. Al-Maalij. Raad.