Al-Hudood Sports Club (
Arabic: نادي الحدود الرياضي,
lit. 'The Borders Sports Club') is an
Iraqi professional
sports club based in
Falastin Street, East Districts of the
Tigris River,
Baghdad. It has teams in various sports including
football,
basketball,
Jujutsu,
Kickboxing, and
Wrestling. The best known section of the club are the Jujutsu, Kickboxing, and Wrestling teams who play in the Arab and Asian tournaments as representatives of
Iraq.[1]
History
Al-Hudood were founded in 1976 by the Border Guards Command of the
MOI, In
2008–09 season, the football team was playing in the
Iraqi Premier League for first time.[2] It was less successful during the first two seasons, and relegated to
Iraq Division One at the end of the
2009–10 season. But regained promotion one year later, it played in league in
2011–12 season, and was relegated to Division One again. But two years later, the team was promoted to the
Iraqi Premier League, has resumed playing in the league since the
2014–15 season until it was relegated to the Division One in the
2020–21 season.
In addition to the club's participation in the
Iraqi Premier League and
Iraq FA Cup, the club has a military football team playing in the Interior Ministry League.[1] In January 2018, they beat
Himayat Al-Munshaat wal-Shakhsiyat on penalties to win the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Cup.[3]
Current squad
First-team squad
As of 30 May 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
