Afak Sports Club (Arabic: نادي عفك), is an Iraqi football club based in Afak, Al-Qādisiyyah. The team competes in the Iraqi Premier Division League.[1][2]

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Full nameAfak Sports Club
Founded1991; 33 years ago (1991)
GroundAfak Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanMahmoud Karim
ManagerHussein Mohie
LeagueIraqi Premier Division League
2022–23Iraqi First Division League, 7th in Group 2
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History

Afak Club was established in 1991 by some athletes in Al Diwaniyah Governorate,[3] and after reaching the Iraqi First Division League, it participated seven times in the final rounds of qualifying for the Premier League, but did not qualify. In the 2020–21 season, the team managed to reach the third-place match after playing 13 matches without losing,[4] but they lost in the match to determine the third place against Samarra 1-0, from a penalty kick, and for the eighth time, they were close to qualifying, without qualifying to play in the Premier League.[5]

Stadium

On May 31, 2016, Afak Stadium was opened in the presence of sports and government figures. The stadium accommodate 5,000 spectators.[6]

Managerial history

References

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