Duhok FC
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| Full name | Dohuk Football Club |
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| Founded | 1970 |
| Ground | Duhok Stadium |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Chairman | Saeed Ahmed |
| Manager | Hazim Salih |
| League | Iraq Division One |
| 2015–16 |
Iraqi Premier League, 20th (relegated) |
| Website | Club home page |
Dohuk Football Club (Arabic: نادي دهوك الرياضي, Kurdish: یانهیا وهرزشی یا دهوکێ), officially Duhok Sports Club founded in 1970, is an Iraqi professional football club, based in Dohuk, Iraqi Kurdistan that plays in the Iraq Division One.
Duhok Football Club (Duhok FC) was founded by the youth of Duhok city when three teams joined together to establish the club on 14 December 1970.
Duhok football club began its football in rural leagues class until in 1974–75 the club decided to suspend its activities in order to support the post nationalistic struggle to defend the rights of Kurdish people in Iraq. In 1976, Duhok football team participated in the Iraqi third division, from 1978 to 1990 the team was in second division, During the 1990–91 season the team did not participate in the league because of a major uprising. The football team resumed its participation in the 1992–93 season of the fourth division, and went up to the third division a year later. In the 1993–94 season the club participated in the third division. The club was promoted yet again this time to the second division.The 1994–95 season was a very triumphant season for Duhok SC, as they claimed the second division and qualified to the Iraqi first division in the 1995–96 season. Duhok remained in the first division during the 1996–97 season. In the 1997–98 season, Duhok SC secured promotion to the Iraqi premier league for the first time in its history by winning the first division. since then Duhok SC spent many years in mid-table obscurity occasionally challenging the top Iraqi sides. However all this changed after the invasion of Iraq, with this came liberation and freedom for all Kurdish sport teams and personalities who have excelled in both domestic and international competitions. Duhok Sc finally realized its full potential during the 2009–10 season, as Duhok SC won their first ever Iraqi premier league championship beating Talaba SC 1–0 to become the champions for the first time. Since then Duhok, SC became runners-up in 2011–12 season, thus qualifying to the AFC cup for the second time in its history. The last time Duhok SC played in the AFC cup in 2010–11, they reached the quarter-finals.
Duhok Stadium is the stadium where Duhok Sport Club play their home games. It is a multiuse stadium in Duhok,Kurdistan. The stadium originally held 10,000 people, but after reconstruction it now holds 25,000 people, making it the one of the largest in Iraq. It was built in 1992, It is located on Raza Road, Duhok.
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