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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 | Iraq Division Three | ||
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Kirkuk Sports Club (Arabic: نادي كركوك) is a football club based in Kirkuk, Iraq. The team plays in Iraq Division Three.
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 Iraq Division One in 2000–01.[1]
History
Kikruk Sports Club was founded as Wahid Huzairan in 1977.[2] In 1991 the club changed its name to Kirkuk.[1]
Honours
- Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
- Champions (2): 1982–83, 2000–01
References
- ^ 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.