Kirkuk SC

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Kirkuk Sports Club (Arabic: نادي كركوك, Kurdish: یانەی وەرزشیی کەرکووک) is a football club based in Kirkuk, Iraq. The team plays in Iraqi Third Division League.

Full nameKirkuk Football Club
Founded1977; 49 years ago (1977), as Wahid Huzairan
Capacity23,000 (25.000)
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Kirkuk
Full nameKirkuk Football Club
Founded1977; 49 years ago (1977), as Wahid Huzairan
GroundKirkuk Olympic Stadium
Capacity23,000 (25.000)
LeagueIraqi Third Division League
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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

Kirkuk Sports Club was founded as Wahid Huzairan in 1977.[2] In 1991 the club changed its name to Kirkuk.[1]

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