Kirkuk Sports Club (Arabic: نادي كركوك) is a football club based in Kirkuk, Iraq. The team plays in Iraqi Second Division League.
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Full name | Kirkuk Sports Club | ||
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Founded | 1977 | , as Wahid Huzairan||
Ground | Kirkuk Olympic Stadium | ||
Capacity | 25,000 | ||
Manager | Khaled Mohammed Sabar | ||
League | Iraqi Second 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
editKirkuk 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 2020-09-28.
- ^ "BBC News – Should Iraq's leaders be more like their football players?". BBC News. 6 July 2014.