Al-Qasim Club was founded in 1973 by a group of young athletes. The team have been in the
Iraq Division One for many years and have not been able to qualify for the
Premier League due to lack of financial support and lack of a good stadium.[1]
In the
2015–16 season, the team strengthened their ranks with good players[2] and was about to qualify for the Premier League, but finished second behind
Al-Bahri in Elite Stage, and Al-Bahri qualified.[3] As well as in the
2017–18 season, but they finished second behind
Erbil in Final stage, and Erbil qualified.[4]
Al-Qasim won the
2018–19 Iraq Division One title after defeating
Zakho in the final penalty shootout 4–1, after the match with a draw in the full time.[7]
Current squad
First-team squad
As of 18 October 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
