Diyala SC

Diyala
Full nameDiyala Sports Club
Nickname(s)Orange
Founded1957; 68 years ago (1957)
GroundBa'quba Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAhmed Al-Mousawi
ManagerSadeq Hanoon
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraqi Premier Division League, 1st of 22 (champions)
Websitehttps://www.diyalaclub.com/?hl=ar

Diyala Sports Club (Arabic: نادي ديالى), is an Iraqi football club based in Diyala, that plays in the Iraq Stars League.[1]

History

in Premier League

Diyala club played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1975–76 season,[2] and was relegated at the end of the season to the Iraqi First Division League. The total seasons that the team played in the Premier League reached 14 seasons until the 2010–11 season,[3] during which it was relegated 4 times, and withdrew twice.[4]

In the 2023–24 season, Diyala managed to won the Iraqi Premier Division League and be promoted to play in the Iraq Stars League again for the 2024–25 season.[5][6][7]

Managerial history

  • Iraq Safaa Adnan
  • Iraq Hazem Saleh
  • Iraq Ali Abdullah
  • Iraq Sadeq Hanoon

Honours

First-team squad

As of 15 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

  1. ^ "بعد خسارته برباعية نظيفة امام البيشمركة.. ديالى يشخص الاخطاء". shafaq.com (in Arabic). March 13, 2022.
  2. ^ History of the Iraqi League: 1975–76 season
  3. ^ "قرعة دوري النخبة العراقي لموسم 2010-2011". radiosawa.com (in Arabic). October 20, 2010.
  4. ^ "إنسحاب نادي ديالى من الدوري الممتاز لكرة القدم بسبب الازمة المالية". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). March 1, 2015.
  5. ^ "الگرمة وديالى يخطفان بطاقتي التأهل لدوري نجوم العراق". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "الكرمة وديالى يتأهلان إلى الدوري العراقي". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "ديالى بطلاً للدوري الممتاز بعد فوزه على الكرمة". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 20, 2024.