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Quwat Salahaddin were founded as '''Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha''' ({{lang-ar|فريق الفرقة الثالثة|lit=''Third Division''}}) and were originally based in [[Baqubah]] before moving to [[Habbaniyah]].<ref name="jaish">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraq75.html|title=Iraq 1974/75|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=25 July 2019}}</ref> Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha won the [[Iraq Central FA Premier League]] on one occasion in [[1965–66 Iraq Central FA Premier League|1965–66]] and also won the [[Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup]] on two occasions in [[1963 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup|1963]] and [[1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup|1966]]. In 1972, the team was renamed to Quwat Salahaddin.
Quwat Salahaddin were founded as '''Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha''' ({{lang-ar|فريق الفرقة الثالثة|lit=''Third Division''}}) and were originally based in [[Baqubah]] before moving to [[Habbaniyah]].<ref name="jaish">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraq75.html|title=Iraq 1974/75|website=[[RSSSF]]|date=25 July 2019}}</ref> Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha won the [[Iraq Central FA Premier League]] on one occasion in [[1965–66 Iraq Central FA Premier League|1965–66]] and also won the [[Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup]] on two occasions in [[1963 Iraq Central FA Altruism Cup|1963]] and [[1966 Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup|1966]]. In 1972, the team was renamed to Quwat Salahaddin.


In 1974, the [[Iraq Football Association]] decided to implement a clubs-only policy for domestic competitions, forming the [[Iraqi Premier League|Iraqi National Clubs First Division]] which was only open to clubs and not institute-representative teams such as Quwat Salahaddin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niiiis.com/story.html|title=Iraqi Football League History|publisher=NIIIIS.com|language=ar|date=9 January 2017}}</ref> With the IFA dictating that only a single club would be allowed to represent the Army in the new top-flight, [[Al-Jaish SC (Iraq)|Al-Jaish Sports Club]] was established on 18 August 1974 by the [[National Olympic Committee of Iraq|Iraqi Olympic Committee]],<ref name="birth of lions">{{cite book|last1=Mubarak|first1=Hassanin|title=Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq|year=2020|isbn=979-8670555623}}</ref> replacing Quwat Salahaddin, Quwat Al-Nasr and Al-Quwa Al-Bahriya in the top-flight.
In 1974, the [[Iraq Football Association]] decided to implement a clubs-only policy for domestic competitions, forming the [[Iraqi Premier League|Iraqi National Clubs League]] which was only open to clubs and not institute-representative teams such as Quwat Salahaddin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://niiiis.com/story.html|title=Iraqi Football League History|publisher=NIIIIS.com|language=ar|date=9 January 2017}}</ref> With the IFA dictating that only a single club would be allowed to represent the Army in the new top-flight, [[Al-Jaish SC (Iraq)|Al-Jaish Sports Club]] was established on 18 August 1974 by the [[National Olympic Committee of Iraq|Iraqi Olympic Committee]],<ref name="birth of lions">{{cite book|last1=Mubarak|first1=Hassanin|title=Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq|year=2020|isbn=979-8670555623}}</ref> replacing Quwat Salahaddin, Quwat Al-Nasr and Al-Quwa Al-Bahriya in the top-flight.


Quwat Salahaddin participated in the 1974–75 Armed Forces League, after which most of the team's players joined Al-Jaish SC and the newly-formed [[Salahaddin SC]].<ref name="jaish"/>
Quwat Salahaddin participated in the 1974–75 Armed Forces League, after which most of the team's players joined Al-Jaish SC and the newly-formed [[Salahaddin SC]].<ref name="jaish"/>

Revision as of 23:54, 15 October 2023

Quwat Salahaddin
Full nameQuwat Salahaddin Al-Ayoubi
Founded1957
Dissolved1975; 49 years ago (1975)
LeagueIraqi National First Division

Quwat Salahaddin (Template:Lang-ar) was an Iraqi football team based in Habbaniyah which competed in the Iraq Central FA Premier League from the 1962–63 season until the 1972–73 season. They also competed in Iraq's first national football league in the 1973–74 season.

History

Quwat Salahaddin were founded as Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha (Template:Lang-ar) and were originally based in Baqubah before moving to Habbaniyah.[1] Al-Firqa Al-Thalitha won the Iraq Central FA Premier League on one occasion in 1965–66 and also won the Iraq Central FA Perseverance Cup on two occasions in 1963 and 1966. In 1972, the team was renamed to Quwat Salahaddin.

In 1974, the Iraq Football Association decided to implement a clubs-only policy for domestic competitions, forming the Iraqi National Clubs League which was only open to clubs and not institute-representative teams such as Quwat Salahaddin.[2] With the IFA dictating that only a single club would be allowed to represent the Army in the new top-flight, Al-Jaish Sports Club was established on 18 August 1974 by the Iraqi Olympic Committee,[3] replacing Quwat Salahaddin, Quwat Al-Nasr and Al-Quwa Al-Bahriya in the top-flight.

Quwat Salahaddin participated in the 1974–75 Armed Forces League, after which most of the team's players joined Al-Jaish SC and the newly-formed Salahaddin SC.[1]

Honours

Major

Minor

  • Army Cup
    • Winners (2): 1961, 1963
  • Quartet Cup
    • Winners (1): 1963

References

  1. ^ a b "Iraq 1974/75". RSSSF. 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Iraqi Football League History" (in Arabic). NIIIIS.com. 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin (2020). Birth of the Lions of Mesopotamia: The early years of football in Iraq. ISBN 979-8670555623.
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