Al-Difaa Al-Jawi SC


Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Sport Club is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi Third Division League.

History

In Premier League

Al-Difaa Al-Jawi team played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 1999–2000 season, and it lasted for six seasons in the Premier League until the 2004–05 season, at the end of which it was relegated to the Iraqi First Division League. The team played its first four seasons in the name of Al-Difaa Al-Jawi, and in the last two seasons in the league the name of the club was changed, and it played in the league under the name Al-Estiqlal.

Re-establishment

After the team's exit from the Iraqi Premier League in 2005, its sports activities were suspended and the situation continued until 2021, when the club was re-established in that year under its first name and a new administrative body was elected, and multiple sports teams were formed, including the football team, which is currently playing in the Iraqi Second Division League.

Managerial history

Famous players

Honours

Other sports

Basketball