Kirkuk SC
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Iraqi association football club
Football club
| Full name | Kirkuk Sports Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977; 48 years ago (1977), as Wahid Huzairan |
| Ground | Kirkuk Olympic Stadium |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Manager | Khaled Mohammed Sabar |
| League | Iraqi Second Division League |
Kirkuk Sports Club (Arabic: نادي كركوك, Kurdish: یانەی وەرزشیی کەرکووک) is a football club based in Kirkuk, Iraq. The team plays in Iraqi Second Division League.
Kirkuk participated in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 1983–84, but was relegated for several seasons to the lower divisions, before returning to the top-flight seasons later.[1] They won the Iraqi First Division League in 2000–01.[1]
History
[edit ]Kirkuk Sports Club was founded as Wahid Huzairan in 1977.[2] In 1991 the club changed its name to Kirkuk.[1]
Honours
[edit ]- Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
- Champions (2): 1982–83, 2000–01
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2020年09月28日.
- ^ "BBC News – Should Iraq's leaders be more like their football players?". BBC News. 6 July 2014.
External links
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