Sport in Iraq

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The most popular sport in Iraq is soccer or football. The national football team reached the World Cup finals in 1986, but failed to progress out of the group stage. Recently they reached the finals of the Asian Games in 2006, defeating former World Cup semifinalists South Korea in 2006 and eventually losing to Qatar. Football is largely seen as a uniting factor in the country following years of war and unrest. [1] This is also the most practiced sport in Iraq. Iraq also enjoys basketball, hockey and swimming plus a little golf

Iraq has sports leagues. Some of them are paid for by sponsors of local industries,. For example, Electric Club is paid for by the Ministry of electricity and Al Naft is paid for by oil revenues.

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[edit] Soccer

Soccer is the number one sport in Iraq,but other sports are also popular.

The Iraqi Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم‎) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraq Super League. It was founded in 1948, and has been a member of FIFA since 1950 and the Asian Football Confederation since 1971.

Dawri Al-Nokba is the same as the "Iraq Super League."

[edit] Basketball

In Iraq, there are at least two leagues, the Iraqi Basketball Association, the country's professional organization, runs a number of adult and youth leagues., and the Premiere League, for elite players.

[edit] Lists

[edit] List of Basketball Clubs

  • Armenia Club
  • Electric Club, whose starting guard Ahmed Obeid was kidnapped in Diyala province in November 2006
  • Al Shurta Club in Baghdad
  • Peshmerga Club, a Kurdish team

[edit] List of popular sports figures

[edit] List of popular Soccer Clubs

[edit] Sources


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