Air Force Club or Nadi Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is a football

Football (soccer)

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 club based in Baghdad

Baghdad

Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...

, Iraq

Iraq

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. "Al Quwa Al Jawiya" is Arabic for "Air Force". It was the first club to be found in Iraq on July 4, 1931 under the name of "Gipsy Moth," by a group of Iraqi flight policemen from the RAF Base of Hinaidi. The men landed with their plaJawiya played its first match one day after it was founded, on July 5 against another military team from the Habbaniya (50 miles west of Baghdad) RAF base. Al Quwa Al Jawiya renamed its club to Al Tayaran (Airlines) in 1974 and decided to revert back to Al Quwa Al Jawiya in 1991.

Local Record

• League of the Institutes: (4)

1961-62, 1963-64, 1972-73 (as League of the Institutes of Baghdad), 1973-74 (as League of the Institutes of Iraq)

• Iraqi Premier League: (5)

1974-75, 1991-92, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2004-05

• Iraq FA Cup
  Iraq FA Cup
  The Iraq FA Cup is Iraq's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:*1958/59 : Amana Club*1959/60 : Nadi Athori *1960-62 not known*1962/63 : Al Quwa Al Jawiya*1963/64 : Maslaha Club...
  
   Winners: (7)

1963, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1992, 1997

Continental Record

• ACC: 1999 – 2nd Rd
• ACWC: 2002 – 1st Rd; 1997 – 1st Rd
• ASC: Did not participate

AFC Champions League

• 2004
  AFC Champions League 2004
  The 2004 AFC Champions League was the 23rd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 2nd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The title was won by Al-Ittihad over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.-Format:Group Stage...
  
  : Group stage
• 2006
  AFC Champions League 2006
  The 2006 AFC Champions League was the 25th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 4th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
  
  : Group stage
• 2008
  AFC Champions League 2008
  The 2008 AFC Champions League was the 27th AFC Champions League, the top-level Asian club football tournament, and the 6th under the current AFC Champions League title...
  
  : Group stage

AFC Cup Winners Cup

• 1996/97: First Round
• 2001/02: First Round

Individual Honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya : 2009 - Muayad Khalid

Muayad Khalid

Muayad Khalid is an Iraqi footballer. He currently plays as a fullback for Al-Shorta in Iraq and the Iraq Olympic team.-Info:...

Current squad

Famous players

Sabah Abdul-Jalil Hesham Atta Ajaj Ammo Baba Ammo Baba Emmanuel Baba Dawud better known as Ammo Baba , was a former Iraqi and ethnic Assyrian international football player and coach of the Iraq national football team...  Hassan Balah Edison David Edison David Edison Eshay David was an Iraqi Assyrian football player, who played for Iraq and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the 50's and 60's.-Career:...  Akram Emmanuel Youra Eshaya Youra Eshaya Youra Eshaya Pera is a former Iraqi and ethnic Assyrian and football player who was the first Iraqi player ever to play in Europe.-Early life:...  Razzaq Farhan Razzaq Farhan Razzaq Farhan Mussa is an Iraqi footballer and Olympic athlete.Farhan has played for several professional clubs, including Qatar Sports Club and Al-Faisaly...  Mujbel Fartous Hamed Fawzi

Ghanim Ghudayer Ghanim Ghudayer Ghanim Ghudayer was a member of the Iraq national football team, and played for Baghdad’s Air Force Club. On September 3, 2006, he was abducted by unknown assailants, some of whom were wearing military uniforms. Neither Ghudayer nor his remains have been found....  Hamza Hadi Natiq Hashim Samir Kadhim Sahib Khazal Hawar Mulla Mohammed Hawar Mulla Mohammed Hawar Mulla Mohammed Taher Zebari is an Iraqi Kurdish football player, who plays as Winger and Wingback positions for Zob Ahan in Iran. Hawar is known to be one of the best players in Iraqi national team and was a key figure in Iraq 2007 Asian Cup glory...  Luay Salah Luay Salah Luay Salah Hassan is an Iraqi football player. He plays for Arbil FC.-Info:After helping Al Quwa Al Jawiya to the Iraq league title in 2005, Louay Salah Hassan moved to Iran Pro League side Persepolis the following season. The 25-year-old striker gained AFC Champions League experience with Al...  Kadhim Shabib Nadhim Shaker Nadhim Shaker Nadhum Shaker Salim is a former Iraqi football player and also assistant coach of the Iraq national team.-Playing career:Nadhim Shaker was one of the most talented defenders in Iraqi football history...  Radhi Shenaishil Radhi Shenaishil Radhi Shenaishil Swadi , was a caretaker for the Iraqi National Football Team.- Playing career :Radhi Shnishel was born and brought up in Al-Thawra City in Baghdad. He started his footballing career with Al-Tayaran club in Baghdad as a youth player...

Notable former managers

Shawqi Aboud

Shawqi Aboud

Shawqi Aboud was an Iraqi coach that managed the Iraqi national team on three different occasions.He was born in 1927 in Adhammiya and died in 2008, Baghdad where his father worked for the Capital Municipality, it was there he first got the taste of sports growing up in Baghdad and playing at the...

 Abdelilah Mohammed

Abdelilah Mohammed Hassan

Abdellilah Mohammed Hassan was an Iraq football coach, who managed the Iraqi national team on two occasions in 1968 and 1972.Born in the northern city of Mosul in 1934, Abdellilah enrolled at the Sports Training College in Baghdad in 1955 and later traveled to England, where he earned a widely...

 Vojo Gardašević

Vojo Gardašević

Vojo Gardašević is a Montenegrin association football coach and former player.-Playing career:Gardašević played club football in the Netherlands for PEC Zwolle.-Coaching career:Gardašević has coached the national teams of Iraq, Kenya, and the Seychelles....

 Amer Jamil Adil Yousef Ayoub Odisho

Ayoub Odisho

Ayoub Odisho Barjam is an ethnic Assyrian Christian former Iraq national coach, who is currently coach of Arbil FC.Ayoub was a tough tackling full-back, who played for Al-Talaba during a playing career that spanned 14 years. The right-sided defender joined the Students club in 1976, making his...

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External links

• Club squad on AFC official website