Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Shihab Jahid
ManagerAyoub Odisho
LeagueIraq Stars League
2022–23Iraqi Premier League, 2nd of 20

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (

Arabic: نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit. 'Air Force Sports Club') is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq.[1]

Its football team is one of the most successful in Iraq, having won seven

2023. The club also won a joint-record three Umm al-Ma'arik Championships as well as two Iraqi Super Cups
, and in the 1996–97 season became the first of only two clubs to win all four major national trophies in the same season.

On the continental level, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are joint-record winners of the AFC Cup having become the first club to win three consecutive titles in 2016, 2017 and 2018. They have also participated in the group stage of the AFC Champions League on six occasions.

History

On 4 July 1931, 73 days after the foundation of the

Royal Air Force station of RAF Hinaidi, making it the oldest existing football club in Iraq. The club was named Gipsy Moth after the model of the first fleet of the Iraqi Air Force, but soon the club was renamed to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya, simply meaning Royal Air Force. Dressed in army fatigues and short khakis, they played their very first game a day later against a team from RAF Habbaniya and won the match. The win over the British forces helped the club grow in popularity as many Iraqis began supporting the club as its reputation spread across the nation.[2]

As the British forces and its leaders saw that the club's activities had broadened and its members and followers had multiplied which was clearly seen in the matches they played in, the British wanted to get rid of some of its leaders, but

Iraqi National First Division.[4][5][6]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya being awarded the Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup trophy in 1964.

Jawiya were one of the six teams to compete in the

1972–73, winning the league with a 100% win record (seven wins from seven games).[citation needed
]

The club continued their strong form and won the country's new nationwide league in the

Nadhum Shaker scoring the winning penalty.[citation needed
]

In the

Al-Jaish (Army Club) and Al-Tayaran. However, after immense pressure from supporters of the club, Al-Tayaran returned to action on 12 May 1991, but returned to their old name of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The 1991–92 season saw Jawiya win their first ever national Double and goes down as one of the most successful seasons in the club's history. Managed by Adil Yousef, Jawiya claimed the title on the very last day of the season, defeating Al-Zawraa 1–0 in their last game thanks to an early goal by their top scorer Akram Emmanuel to overtake their opponents and claim the trophy. The game was controversial as Al-Zawraa scored a goal through Laith Hussein that was ruled out for offside; had the goal counted, Al-Zawraa would have retained their title. Jawiya coupled their league success with their second FA Cup win, defeating Al-Khutoot 2–1 in the cup final. Jawiya managed to win their first Umm al-Ma'arik Championship title in the 1994–95 season with a penalty shootout win over Al-Talaba after the game ended goalless.[citation needed
]

Jawiya, under the leadership of Ayoub Odisho, started the 1996–97 season by winning the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship. Jawiya also managed to win the Iraqi Premier League with 22 wins from 30 games with their top scorer being Sabah Jeayer. Four days before clinching the league title, Jawiya won their third Iraq FA Cup with a penalty shootout victory against Al-Shorta in front of 50,000 spectators at Al-Shaab Stadium. Jawiya became history-makers by winning the Iraqi Super Cup 3–1 against Al-Zawraa at the end of the season to become the first team in Iraqi football history to win all four major domestic trophies in a single season. The joy of the 1996–97 campaign was followed by a heartbreaking 1997–98 season. Jawiya conceded a 97th-minute equalising penalty to Al-Zawraa in the 1998 Iraq FA Cup final and lost the ensuing penalty shootout. Jawiya then drew 1–1 against Al-Zawraa in their last league match of the season, and missed out on the title to Al-Shorta after Al-Shorta scored a 91st-minute winning penalty in their match against Al-Sulaikh. Jawiya players mistakenly thought that Al-Shorta had drawn their match which would have made them champions and they began celebrating on the field, with Ayoub Odisho giving an interview on live television. Midway through Odisho's interview, the stadium announcer declared that the final score of Al-Shorta's game was 3–2 and that Al-Shorta were officially the champions of Iraq.[citation needed]

2016 AFC Cup winning starting line-up.

Jawiya clinched their third Umm al-Ma'arik Championship title in the

Al-Zawraa 2–0, thus denying their opponents the Double.[9]

By finishing as runners-up of the 2014–15 league, Jawiya qualified for the

2018 final, and clinched their seventh Premier League title in the 2020–21 season under Ayoub Odisho, coupling it with the 2020–21 Iraq FA Cup title to earn their third national double.[citation needed
]

Stadium

Main article: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Stadium

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's stadium is located in Baghdad, near Falastin Street, opposite the former stadium site of their rivals Al-Shorta. It has a capacity of 6,000. The seats are light blue in colour.[citation needed]

Kits

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's home kit is blue with white trimmings, while their away kit is yellow with blue trimmings.[citation needed]

Rivalries

Main articles: Baghdad derbies and Al-Araqa derby

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya's main rivals are

Al-Minaa, which is sometimes called the Al-Araqa derby, because the two clubs are the oldest clubs in Iraq.[14][15]

Supporters

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya are one of the traditional "Big Four" of Baghdad and thus have a large fanbase, concentrated mainly in Iraq's capital.[citation needed]

Current squad

As of 8 October 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Tunisia TUN Ghaith Maaroufi
5 MF Iraq IRQ Youssef Fawzi
6 DF Iraq IRQ Sameh Saeed
7 FW Iraq IRQ Shareef Abdul-Kadhim
8 MF Iraq IRQ Ibrahim Bayesh (vice-captain)
9 FW Vietnam VIE Nguyễn Văn Toàn
10 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Jasim (on loan from Al-Kahrabaa)
11 MF Iraq IRQ Humam Tariq (captain)
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Shakir
13 MF Togo TOG Franco Atchou
14 FW Ghana GHA Sampson Eduku
16 MF Iraq IRQ Shihab Razzaq
17 DF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Saadoun
18 FW Nigeria NGA Cedric Apoko
19 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Qasim Majid
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Brazil BRA
Paulo César
24 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Raed
25 MF Iraq IRQ Saad Abdul-Amir
28 MF Iraq IRQ
Mohammed Ridha Jalil
30 DF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Waleed
33 GK Iraq IRQ Mustafa Bassim
34 GK Iraq IRQ Ali Khalid
38 DF Togo TOG Klousseh Agbozo
40 DF Mauritania MTN Bakary N'Diaye
44 DF Iraq IRQ Hammoud Mishaan
48 DF Iraq IRQ Ruslan Hanoon
66 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Al-Baqir
77 FW Yemen YEM Jacob Gabriël
95 FW Iraq IRQ Lazar Marković

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Hassan (on loan at Al-Qasim until the end of the 2022–23 season)
— FW Iraq IRQ Saif Rashed (on loan at Newroz until the end of the 2022–23 season)
— FW Iraq IRQ Abbas Ali (on loan at Samarra until the end of the 2022–23 season)
— MF Iraq IRQ Ali Mohammed Jaber (on loan at Al-Diwaniya until the end of the 2022–23 season)
— FW Iraq IRQ Maitham Waad (on loan at Al-Sinaa until the end of the 2022–23 season)
— FW Iraq IRQ Abbas Jassim (on loan at Al-Kahrabaa until the end of the 2022–23 season)

Managers

Current technical staff

Position Name Nationality
Manager: Ayoub Odisho Iraq
Assistant manager: Razzaq Farhan Iraq
Assistant manager: Hamza Hadi Iraq
Goalkeeping coach: Ahmad Jassim Iraq
Technical Advisor: Mahdi Jassim Iraq
Administrative director: Jassim Ghulam Iraq
Team supervisor: Ahmed Khudhair Iraq

Source:[citation needed]

Honours

Major

Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic
(national) 		Iraq Stars League 7 1974–75, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2020–21
Iraqi National First Division 1
1973–74
Iraq FA Cup 6 1977–78, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2022–23
Umm al-Ma'arik Championship 3s 1994–95, 1996–97, 1998–99
Iraqi Super Cup 2 1997, 2001
Domestic
(regional) 		Iraq Central FA Premier League 4 1957–58, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1972–73
Iraq FA Baghdad Cup 1 1974
Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup 2s 1962, 1964
Continental AFC Cup 3s 2016, 2017, 2018
  •   record
  • S shared record

Minor

Competition Titles Seasons
New Iraq Championship 1 2003
Al-Quds International Championship 1 2001
Victory Championship 1 1988
Farewell League Trophy 1 1986
Al-Milad Cup 1 1985
Al-Wehdat Championship 1 1984
Stafford Challenge Cup 1 1982[16]
Army League 1 1973–74
Army Cup 4s 1958, 1959, 1964, 1973
Authority Director Cup 1 1964
Al-Firqa Al-Thaniya Cup 1 1961
Inter-Forces Tournament 1 1957
Wajih Younis Cup 1 1956
Jamal Baban Cup 1 1950
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Cup 2 1941, 1942
Palestine Cup 1 1942
Capital Secretariat Cup 1 1941
Guardian Cup 1 1940
Taha Al-Hashimi Cup 1 1939
Casuals Cup 4 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36
Prince Ghazi Cup 3 1932–33, 1933–34, 1934–35
  •   record
  • S shared record

Statistics

In domestic competitions

Regional

National

Other sports

Basketball

See also

References

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