Al-Sinaa SC

Al-Sinaa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الصناعة الرياضي, lit. 'Industry Sports Club') is a football club based in Thawra District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League.

Al-Sinaa SC

Full name	Al-Sinaa Sports club
Nickname(s)	Masnaa Al-Nujoom (Stars Factory)
Founded	1965; 59 years ago (1965) (as Kahrabaa Al-Wusta)
Ground	Al-Sinaa Stadium
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Ammar Abdullah Al-Janabi
Manager	Safwan Abdul-Ghani
League	Iraqi Premier Division League
2022–23	Iraqi Premier League, 19th of 20 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

History

Premier League Play Overview

Al-Sinaa started playing in the Iraqi Premier League since the start of the championship in the 1974–75 season,^[1] and lasted for 23 consecutive seasons, before being relegated to the Iraqi First Division League in the 1997–98 season.^[2] The team returned to play in the Premier League in the 2001–02 season,^[3] and, in the 2010–11 season, got third place in the league,^[4] but was relegated to the Iraqi First Division League again in the 2012–13 season.^[5] It returned in the 2015–16 season, but was relegated from the league in the same season after it fell to the bottom of the standings in its group.^[6]

2020–21 season

After qualifying for the preliminary round, Al-Sinaa played in the 2020–21 Iraqi First Division League, 13 matches without losing, winning 11, drawing 2, gaining 35 points and taking first place in Group 2, and qualified for the Iraqi Premier League, led by coach Sadeq Hanoon.^[7][8] In the final match, the team beat Newroz 1–0 to become the champion of the Iraqi First Division League.^[9]

Managerial history

• Qusay Munir (2018–2019)
• Sadeq Hanoon (2020–2022)
• Tahsin Fadhel 2022)
• Khalid Mohammed Sabbar (2022–2023)
• Qusay Munir (2023–2024)
• Safwan Abdul-Ghani (2024-)

Honours

Domestic

• Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
  • Winners (1): 2020–21
• Iraq FA Cup
  • Winners (1): 1983–84

References

1. تاريخ الكرة العراقية الدوري العراقي موسم ١٩٧٤–١٩٧٥ Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine niiiis.com (in Arabic)
2. تاريخ الكرة العراقية الدوري العراقي موسم ١٩٩٧–١٩٩٨ Archived 2021-07-12 at the Wayback Machine niiiis.com (in Arabic)
3. تاريخ الكرة العراقية الدوري العراقي موسم ٢٠٠١–٢٠٠٢ Archived 2021-07-12 at the Wayback Machine niiiis.com (in Arabic)
4. Iraqi League 2010/2011-Third Place Archived 2021-07-12 at the Wayback Machine goalzz.com
5. Iraqi Elite League 2012/2013 League Archived 2021-07-12 at the Wayback Machine goalzz.com
6. Fuchs Premier League 2015/2016 Group stage Archived 2021-07-12 at the Wayback Machine goalzz.com
7. "الصناعة في مكانه الطبيعي". newsabah.com (in Arabic). June 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
8. "الصناعة يتأهل رسميا لدوري الكرة الممتاز". ina.iq (in Arabic). June 29, 2021. Archived from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
9. "الصناعة بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الأولى بعد فوزه على نوروز". ina.iq (in Arabic). July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

External links

• Al-Sinaa SC on Goalzz.com