Al-Sulaikh SC explained

Al-Sulaikh SC (ar|نادي الصليخ الرياضي) is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi First Division League.^[1]

History

Early years

Al-Sulaikh Sports Club was founded in 1957 in Baghdad.

Al-Hawat

In 1974, Al-Sulaikh merged with a club named Al-Hawat. Al-Hawat had previously participated in the Iraq FA Baghdad First Division in the 1949–50 season.^[2]

In Premier League

Al-Sulaikh played in the Iraqi Premier League in 2005–06 season,^[3] but relegated to the Iraqi First Division League after finished the season in 7th place in the Group Stage.^[4]

Honours

• Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
  • Winners: 1995–96

Managerial history

• Khudhair Abbas
• Ali Wahab
• Karim Farhan
• Rashid Sultan
• Hazim Saleh
  • Muthana Khalid Shaker Abed Ali

Famous players

• Mahdi Karim^[5]
• Mustafa Karim^[6]
• Essam Yassin^[7]

See also

• 2002–03 Iraq FA Cup
• 2015–16 Iraq FA Cup
• 2022–23 Iraq FA Cup

External links

• Al-Sulaikh SC on Goalzz.com
• Iraq Clubs- Foundation Dates

Notes and References

1. Web site: الصليخ يبدأ الإعداد للدوري التأهيلي. al-mashriq.net. Arabic. November 8, 2018.
2. Web site: هذه هي اندية العراق لسنة 1974. Kooora. ar. 6 August 2013. Abdul-Wahab. Mohammed.
3. Web site: الصليخ رقم صعب في الدوري. almadapaper.net. Arabic. August 16, 2005.
4. Web site: Iraqi League stats for the 2005–06 season. goalzz.com. English. June 24, 2006.
5. Web site: مهدي كريم يودع ملاعب الإحتراف ، ويعود الى الدوري العراقي الممتاز. alsumaria.tv. Arabic. July 29, 2009.
6. Web site: ادارة الصليخ تحتفي بنجمها مصطفى كريم. kooora.com. Arabic. June 1, 2009.
7. Web site: عصام ياسين: أستحق أن أكون ضمن قائمة المنتخب. magazine.imn.iq. Arabic. January 4, 2019.