Kirkuk FC
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| Full name | Kirkuk Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1947 as Kirkuk 1977-1990 Wahid Huzairan | ||
| Ground | Kirkuk Olympic Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 25,000 | ||
| Manager | Khaled Mohammed Sabar | ||
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Kirkuk Football Club (Arabic: نادي كركوك) is a football club based in Kirkuk, Iraq. The team plays in .
Kirkuk participated in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 1983–84, but was relegated for several seasons to the lower divisions, before returning to the top-flight seasons later.[1] They won the Iraq Division One in 2000–01.[1]
History[]
Kikruk Football Club was founded in Kirkuk, before becoming Wahid Huzairan in 1977.[2] In 1991 the club changed its name back to Kirkuk.[1]
Honours[]
- Iraq Division One
- Winners (1): 2000–01
References[]
- ^ a b c "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "BBC News – Should Iraq's leaders be more like their football players?". BBC News. 6 July 2014.
External links[]
Categories:
- Kirkuk
- Football clubs in Iraq
- 1947 establishments in Iraq
- 1977 establishments in Iraq
- West Asian football club stubs
- Iraqi sport stubs