Wikipedia - Al-Diwaniya SC
Al-Diwaniya Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الديوانية الرياضي) is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah, Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq, the club was formed in 1965 and plays at the Al-Diwaniya Stadium. It currently competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League.
History
1988–2018 : Ups and downs
The 1988–89 season, the club was playing in Iraqi Premier League for first time, it was less successful during that season, and was relegated to Iraq Division One at the end. But gained promotion three years later, it played in league in three seasons (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95), and was relegated to Division One again, but gained promotion four years later.
The club returned to play in premier League for three more seasons (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02), then relegated to Division One for two consecutive years, and then returned to the premier League to play one season (2004–05) and then relegated at the end. Four years later, it returned and played in the premier League for two consecutive seasons (2009–10, 2010–11) then relegated and away from the premier League for six years.
In the 2016–17 season, Al-Diwaniya has achieved agreat level under the leadership of coach Qusay Munir, and became champions of the 2016–2017 Iraq Division one and were promoted to the 2017-18 Iraqi Premier League.
Al-Diwaniya hat noch nie einen großen Titel gewonnen, gehört aber zu den bekanntesten Vereinen im Irak. Der Verein hat eine große Anzahl von Fans, die ihn bei Heim- und Auswärtsspielen unterstützen.
Einige der bekanntesten Spieler, die für Al-Diwaniya gespielt haben, sind:
* Kadhim Allawi
* Ali Diab
* Rahim Hameed
* Jassim Mohammed
* Ali Rehema
Al-Diwaniya ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil der irakischen Fußballkultur und hat eine lange und reiche Geschichte. Der Verein ist ein Symbol für die Stadt Diwaniya und wird von den Fans geliebt und unterstützt.