Al-Janoub SC
| Full name | Al-Janoub Sport Club | ||
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| Founded | 1952 | ||
| Ground | Al-Janoub Club stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Chairman | Hashim Sharif al-Musawi | ||
| League | Iraq Division Two | ||
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Al-Janoub Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الجنوب الرياضي), is an Iraqi football club based in Basra, that plays in Iraq Division Two.
History[]
Al-Janoub Sports Club was founded in 1952 by Mr. Abboud Al Shubbar, who was chosen as the club president at the beginning of its foundation by members of the General Assembly, which was made up of 72 members. Then Mr. Kadhim Jbarah became the club's president from 1953 to 1969, during which time sports teams were formed: football, basketball, volleyball, boxing, weightlifting, bodybuilding, table tennis, badminton, and cycling team, with the number of club members increasing to 250. In the 1980s, women's sports teams were formed.[1][2]
Stadium[]
In 2015, the club's building and infrastructures were rebuilt, including the rehabilitation of a Al-Janoub stadium with a capacity of 1,000 spectators.[3]
References[]
- ^ نادي الجنوب يحقّق إنجازات راسخة في الذاكرة البصرية (in Arabic). azzaman.com. 21 August 2015.
- ^ من تأريخ الحركة الرياضية في البصرة ... عن مجلة أهل النفط، العدد 56 لسنة 1956 (in Arabic). almadasupplements.com. 9 September 2018.
- ^ افتتاح نادي الجنوب في البصرة بعد تأهيله بأكثر من ثلاثة مليارات دينار (in Arabic). alsumaria.tv. 27 May 2015.
External links[]
- West Asian football club stubs
- Iraqi sport stubs
- Football clubs in Iraq
- 1952 establishments in Iraq
- Association football clubs established in 1952
- Football clubs in Basra
- Basra