Babil SC
{{Short description|Iraqi football club}}
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| fullname = Babil Sport Club
| founded = {{Start date and age|1960}}
| ground = Babil Stadium
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| chairman = Haider Al-Mulla
| manager = Jassim Jabor
| league = Iraqi Second Division League |
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| nickname = Lions of Babylon, Sons of civilisation
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Babil Sports Club ({{langx|ar|نادي بابل الرياضي}}), or Babylon Sports Club, is an Iraqi football club based in Babil, that plays in Iraqi Second Division League.{{cite web|title=تصاعد تصفيات 9 محافظات للدرجة الأولى بكرة القدم|url=https://www.azzaman-iraq.com/content.php?id=192|website=azzaman-iraq.com|language=Arabic|date=February 7, 2017|last=|first=}}{{cite web|title=الدور التأهيلي لبطولة الكأس ينطلق اليوم بإقامة 23 مباراة|url=http://azzaman-iraq.com/content.php?id=32317|website=azzaman-iraq.com|language=Arabic|date=September 11, 2019|last=|first=}}
History
Babil Sport Club was founded in 1960. The team has played in the Iraqi Premier League since the start of the tournament in 1974,[http://www.niiiis.com/74-75.html الدوري العراقي موسم 1974–1975] (in Arabic) Niiiis.com and They had played for four seasons, and in all of them it had been struggling to stay away from relegation. In the end, they were relegated to the Iraqi First Division League in the 1978 season.[http://www.niiiis.com/77-78.html الدوري العراقي موسم 1978–1977] (in Arabic) Niiiis.com The team returned after eleven seasons, but was quickly relegated at the end of the season again.[http://www.niiiis.com/77-78.html الدوري العراقي موسم 1988–1989] (in Arabic) Niiiis.com
In the 1993–94 season, originally, the Iraq Youth Team participated in the league. Their record was 25 games, 8 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses, 33 goals scored, 29 goals conceded and 24 points. At the halfway stage of the season, they were replaced by Babil, and Babil adopted the Youth Team's record at that point.[http://www.niiiis.com/93-94.html الدوري العراقي موسم 1993–1994] (in Arabic) Niiiis.com In the end, Babil finished before last and survived from relegation, but finally relegated the following season.[http://www.niiiis.com/94-95.html الدوري العراقي موسم 1994–1995] (in Arabic) Niiiis.com After ten seasons, Babil made a comeback in the league in 2004–05 season, but, as usual, they were relegated at the end of the season.
Crest
In September 2020, Babil SC announced its new logo through its media office, marking a new era for Babylonian football, which has a long history of active participation in the Iraqi Premier League. The announcement of the club’s new logo, which symbolizes the city's historical civilization, coincides with their preparations for the Iraqi First Division League that qualifies for the Premier League.{{cite web|script-title=ar:نادي بابل يدشن شعاره الجديد ويتأهب للمشاركة بدوري الدرجة الاولى|url=https://mondialar.com/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B4%D9%86-%D8%B4%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A3%D9%87%D8%A8-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85/|publisher=mondialar.com|date=20 September 2020|language=ar}}
Managerial history
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Kadhim Mutashar
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Thair Ahmed
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Maitham Dael-Haq
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Haider Al-Mulla
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Ali Wahab
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Fouad Jawad
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Hazem Saleh
- {{flagicon|IRQ}} Jassim Jabor
Famous players
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraqfound.html Iraq Clubs – Foundation Dates] at the RSSSF
{{Iraqi Second Division League}}
Category:Football clubs in Iraq
Category:1960 establishments in Iraq
Category:Association football clubs established in 1960
Category:Football clubs in Babil
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