Al-Difaa Al-Madani SC
Iraqi football club
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Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الدفاع المدني الرياضي, lit. 'Civil Defense SC'), was an Iraqi football team based in Al-Shaab, Baghdad, that played in the Iraqi First Division League and Iraq FA Cup.
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| Full name | Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club | ||
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| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Dissolved | 2023 | ||
| Ground | Al-Aaras Stadium | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Interior | ||
| Iraqi First Division League, 10th in Group 1 | ||
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The club was dissolved by the Ministry of Interior in 2023.[1]
History
Al-Difaa Al-Madani Sport Club was founded in 2005 by Ministry of Interior.[1] The club didn't have a headquarters until 2017, when they rehabilitated one of the war shelters to turn it into a club headquarters,[2] they played in the Iraq FA Cup in 2015–16 season, the team played their first match against Al-Mahmoudiyah FC and beat him, but they were in the 32nd round facing Al-Zawraa, the league champions that season and lost the match.[3] The club played in Iraqi First Division League in 2017–18 season and almost qualified for Iraqi Premier League in 2018 season,[4] but in the final lost against Erbil, the Iraqi champions for three seasons in the last ten years and Erbil is qualified.[5]
Personnel
Board members
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| President: | Adel Al-Hurr Lazim |  |
| Vice-president: | Jabbar Mohsin | |
| Secretary: | Akram Wali | |
| Treasurer: | Basheer Abdul Sada | |
| Member of the Board: | Vacant | |
Updated to match played 14 December 2017
Source: newsabah.com
Managerial history
Haider Jabbar- Mahdi Kadhim
- Adel Ajar
- Kadhim Yousef
