Al-Jaish SC (Iraq)

Al-Jaish SC

Full name	Al-Jaish Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Masnaa Al-Abtal (Hero Factory)
Founded	18 August 1974; 50 years ago (1974-08-18)
Ground	Al Jaish Stadium
Capacity	6,000
Chairman	Osama Al-Sakni
Manager	Maher Ohkla
League	Iraqi First Division League
2023-24	Iraqi Second Division League 2nd round group 7 1st (Promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Al-Jaish Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الجيش الرياضي, lit. 'Army Sports Club') is an Iraqi sports club based in Baghdad. The football team has won the Iraq Stars League once in its history, back in 1984. The club was founded in 1974.

Honours

Major

• Iraq Stars League (top tier)
  • Winners (1): 1983–84
  • Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1987–88
• Iraqi Second Division League (third tier)
  • Winners (1): 2023–24
• Iraq FA Cup
  • Winners (2): 1979–80, 1982–83
  • Runners-up (4): 1978–79, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1994–95

Minor

• Al-Qadisiya Championship
  • Winners (2): 1983, 1984
• Marah Halim Cup
  • Winners (1): 1984
  • Runners-up (1): 1983
• Rovers Cup
  • Winners (1): 1983^[1][2]
• Military Friendship Championship
  • Winners (1): 1980

Famous head coaches

• Munzir Al-Waaiz
• Hakeem Shaker
• Wojciech Przybylski

Other sports

Basketball

• Iraqi Basketball Premier League:
  • Champions (2): 1979–80, 1983–84

References

1. Morrison, Neil (2002). "India – List of Rovers Cup Finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
2. Nirwane, Sarwadnya (18 January 2022). "Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India". thesportslite.com. Mumbai: The Sports Lite. Archived from the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

External links

• Al-Jaish SC at Goalzz