Haifa SC
Iraqi football club
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Haifa Sport Club (Arabic: نادي حيفا الرياضي), is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Baladiyat, Baghdad, that plays in the Iraqi Third Division League.[1][2][3][4]
Full nameHaifa Sport Club
Founded1973
GroundHaifa Stadium
ChairmanSaad Tawfiq
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| Full name | Haifa Sport Club | ||
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| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | Haifa Stadium | ||
| Chairman | Saad Tawfiq | ||
| Manager | Saad Shihab | ||
| League | Iraqi Third Division League | ||
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History
Founding and Naming
Haifa Club was established on March 21, 1973 in Baghdad for the Palestinian community in Iraq. The name of the club was taken from the name of the city of Haifa.[5]
In Premier League
Haifa team played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1999–2000 season, and the team was not good enough, and finished the season at the bottom of the standings.[6]
Managerial history
Saad Shihab
