Aliyat Al-Shorta SC
Full name | Aliyat Al-Shorta Sport Club | ||
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Founded | 1961 2017 (as a club) | (as a team)||
Ground | Al-Walaa Stadium | ||
Chairman | Majid Falih Al-Moussawi | ||
Manager | Azhar Tahir | ||
League | Iraqi First Division League | ||
2022–23 | Iraqi First Division League, 4th in Baghdad Group 2 | ||
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Aliyat Al-Shorta Sport Club (
History
The Aliyat Al-Shorta (Police Machinery) football team was founded in 1961 by the Police Games Committee. They were promoted to the
In 1971, Aliyat Al-Shorta became the first Iraqi team to take part in Asia's main club competition, the Asian Champion Club Tournament, and made history by becoming the first Arab side to reach the final.[3] They won all the games they took to the field for en route to the final of the tournament, including two wins against the competition's defending champions Taj Tehran, but refused to face Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv for political reasons, waving the Palestinian flag around the field during the award ceremony and taking the runner-up spot.[4] They were regarded as champions by the Iraqi media and were greeted with a heroes' welcome upon their return to the country, holding an open top bus parade.[5][6] Aliyat Al-Shorta won the league title again in 1971–72, followed by two consecutive league runner-up finishes.
In 1974, the
After that season, a proposal was made by former international referee Ghani Hussein Al-Jabouri for Aliyat Al-Shorta to enter the National Clubs League under the name Al-Dakhiliya SC but it was not approved. Ten players from Aliyat Al-Shorta subsequently joined Al-Shorta Sports Club to compete in the National Clubs League in the 1975–76 season, and from 1975, Aliyat Al-Shorta participated in the Iraqi Police Football League, which the team won on twelve occasions.[10]
In 1989, Aliyat Al-Shorta registered to enter the Ministry of Interior tournaments for the first time.[11] In 1992, Aliyat Al-Shorta were eliminated from the semi-finals of the National Security Championship with a 2–1 loss to Shorta Baghdad. In 2009, Aliyat Al-Shorta participated in the Minister of Interior Cup but were beaten 5–0 by Al-Jinsiya.[12] In 2011, the Baghdad Police Command decided to dissolve the Aliyat Al-Shorta team but reversed its decision after appeals from team members.[13][14]
On 12 June 2017, Aliyat Al-Shorta were granted a preliminary foundation permit by the Ministry of Youth and Sports for a period of six months, allowing them to be established as a sports club once the foundation requirements were met.[15] In November 2017, Aliyat Al-Shorta were granted the full permit and were registered as a sports club, entering the lower divisions of Iraqi club football organised by the IFA. In 2022, the club was promoted to the Iraqi Second Division League for the first time after a 2–1 win over Al-Atheer in Baghdad Group 2 of the 2021–22 Iraqi Third Division League.[16]
Managers
Dates[10] | Name |
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1961–1973 | Mohammed Najeeb Kaban |
1973–1974 | Shaker Ismail |
1983–1985 | Sabah Hatim |
1985–1986 | Riyadh Nouri |
1987–1988 | Sabah Luaibi |
1988–1991 | Hassan Allawi |
1991–2003 | Nasser Noumi |
2017–2018 | Atta Hassan |
2018–2019 | Kadhim Yousef |
2019–2020 | Mustafa Mahmoud |
2021–2023 | Kadhim Yousef |
2023–2024 | Mustafa Mahmoud |
2024– | Azhar Tahir |
Honours
Major
Type | Competition | Titles | Winning years | Runners-up |
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Domestic (national) |
Iraqi National First Division | 0 | – | 1973–74
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Domestic (regional) |
Iraq Central FA Premier League/First Division | 4 | 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72 | 1964–65, 1970–71, 1972–73 |
Iraq Central FA Second Division | 1 | 1962–63 | – | |
Iraq Central FA Third Division | 1 | 1961–62 | – | |
Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup | 0 | – | 1965 | |
Independent Baghdad Tournament | 0 | – | 1973 | |
Continental | Asian Champion Club Tournament | 0 | – | 1971 |
Minor
- Iraqi Police Football League
- Winners (12): including 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Police Perseverance Cup
- Winners (1): 2000
- Police Director General Cup
- Winners (2): 1965, 1972
- Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Cup
- Winners (1): 1970
- Alexandria International Summer Tournament
- Winners (1): 1967
- Police Cup Championship
- Winners (1): 1965
Statistics
In domestic competitions
Regional
Year | Central League | Baghdad Cup | Perseverance Cup |
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1961–62 | Promoted (Div. 3) | Started in 1974 |
did not qualify |
1962–63 | Promoted (Div. 2) | ||
1963–64 | Seventh place | ||
1964–65 | Runner-up | Runner-up | |
1965–66 | Fourth place | did not qualify | |
1966–67 | not finished | Abolished in 1966 | |
1967–68 | Winner | ||
1968–69 | Winner | ||
1969–70 | Winner | ||
1970–71 | Runner-up | ||
1971–72 | Winner | ||
1972–73 | Runner-up | ||
1973–74 | Folded in 1973 |
Quarter-final |
National
Year | National First Division
|
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1973–74 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ "Sports Briefs: Local". The Iraq Times. 1 July 1963. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Aliyat win Police Cup". Baghdad News. 7 December 1965. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Asian champions Maccabi Tel Aviv return to Israel" (in Hebrew). Davar. 6 April 1971. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Amitsur, D. (22 August 1971). "The Arabs' leg up to Israel in Asian football" (in Hebrew). Davar. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "The 46th anniversary of Al-Shorta giving the title to an Israeli team and honouring the Arabs". Mondial. 2 April 1971. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ "Al-Mal'ab Newspaper - April 1971 - Champions of Asia Return to Baghdad". Kooora (in Arabic). April 1971. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Iraqi Football League History" (in Arabic). NIIIIS.com. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ISBN 979-8670555623.
- ^ Abdul-Wahab, Muhammad (12 January 2017). "The championship that has been forgotten - 1974/75 Armed Forces League" (in Arabic). Kooora.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
- ^ a b Mubarak, Hassanin (5 November 2020). "Various Baghdad Police Clubs - Coaches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ Al-Mayali, Uday (2020). المفهوم والمصداق للبت في تأريخ دوري العراق. Iraq.
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- ^ "Aliyat Al-Shorta initial foundation permit". Ministry of Youth and Sports. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "تأهل نادي اليات الشرطة الى دوري الدرجة الثانية". Baghdad Police Command. 22 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2022.