List of football stadiums in Iraq
Future stadiums
Table:
Stadium
Location
Capacity
Sport
Occupant
Notes

Baghdad Sports City

Yusufiyah

85,000

Football

Proposed

Tajiat Stadium

Baghdad

60,000

Football

On hold

Ammo Baba Stadium

Baghdad

30,000

Football

Under construction

New Minaa Stadium

Basra

30,000

Football

Al-Mina'a SC

Under construction

New Babel Stadium

Hillah

30,000

Football

Al-Qasim SC

Under construction

Al Sunbula Stadium

Diwaniyah

30,000

Football

Al-Diwaniya FC

Under construction

New Nasiriyah Stadium

Nasiriyah

30,000

Football

Al-Nasiriya FC

Under construction

New Salah ad Din Stadium

Tikrit

30,000

Football

Salahaddin FC

Under construction

Ba'quba Stadium

Baqubah

30,000

Football

Diyala FC

On hold

Al Mosul University Stadium

Mosul

30,000

Football

Al-Mosul FC

On hold

As Samawah Stadium

Samawah

20,000

Football

Al-Samawa FC

Under construction

New Al Zawraa Stadium

Baghdad

16,000

Football

Al-Zawra'a SC

Under construction

Al Shorta Sports City

Baghdad

10,000

Football

Al-Shorta SC

Under construction

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Yusufiyah ( Arabic : اليوسفية ; also transliterated as Yusafiyah , Youssifiyah or Yusifiyah , occasionally prefixed with Al- ) is a regional township in the country of Iraq , located in Baghdad Governorate .
Taji ( Arabic : التاجي ) is a rural district north of the city of Baghdad , within Baghdad Governorate and Saladin Governorate . Taji District has about 400,000 inhabitants .
Baghdad ( /ˈbæɡdæd , bəɡˈdæd/ ; Arabic : بغداد [ baɣˈdaːd ] ( listen ) ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world . Located along the Tigris River , the city was founded in the 8th century and became the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate . Within a short time of its inception , Baghdad evolved into a significant cultural , commercial , and intellectual center of the Muslim world . This , in addition to housing several key academic institutions , including the House of Wisdom , as well as hosting a multiethnic and multireligious environment , garnered the city a worldwide reputation as the Centre of Learning . Baghdad was the largest city in the world for much of the Abbasid era during the Islamic Golden Age , peaking at a population of more than a million . The city was largely destroyed at the hands of the Mongol Empire in 1258 , resulting in a decline that would linger through many centuries due to frequent plagues and multiple successive empires . With the recognition of Iraq as an independent state ( formerly the British Mandate of Mesopotamia ) in 1932 , Baghdad gradually regained some of its former prominence as a significant center of Arabic culture , with a population variously estimated at 6 or over 7 million . [ note 1 ] In contemporary times , the city has often faced severe infrastructural damage , most recently due to the United States-led 2003 invasion of Iraq , and the subsequent Iraq War that lasted until December 2011 . In recent years , the city has been frequently subjected to insurgency attacks . The war had resulted in a substantial loss of cultural heritage and historical artifacts as well . As of 2018 [ update ] , Baghdad was listed as one of the least hospitable places in the world to live , ranked by Mercer as the worst major city for quality of life in the world .
New Minaa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Basra , Iraq , that is currently under construction . Once completed , it will be used mostly for football matches and will host the home matches of Al-Minaa as a replacement for their venue Al Mina ' a Stadium . The stadium will have a capacity of 30,000 spectators .
Basra ( Arabic : البصرة al-Baṣrah ) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab . It had an estimated population of 2.5 million in 2012 . Basra is also Iraq 's main port , although it does not have deep water access , which is handled at the port of Umm Qasr . The city is one of the ports from which the fictional Sinbad the Sailor journeyed . It played an important role in early Islamic history and was built in 636 . Basra is consistently one of the hottest cities in Iraq , with summer temperatures regularly exceeding 50 °C ( 122 °F ) . In April 2017 , the Iraqi Parliament recognized Basra as Iraq 's economic capital .
Al-Mina ' a Sports Club ( Arabic : نادي الميناء الرياضي , lit . 'Port Sports Club ' ) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal , Basra that participates in the Iraqi Premier League , the top-flight of Iraqi football . They are one of the most popular clubs in Iraq , particularly in the south , and were the first club from outside Baghdad to win the Iraqi Premier League . Al-Mina ' a was founded on November 22 , 1931 , in Al-Maqal . In 1974 , the club was merged with another club called Al-Bareed to form a single club called Al-Muwasalat , and it was a strange situation because the Al-Bareed team were based in Baghdad while Al-Mina ' a were based in Basra and the two teams met in Baghdad on the day of the match only , so after just one season the club was dissolved and Al-Mina ' a returned in their place . In the 1978 , the team won the league title for the first time . After a lean period in the post-war years , the team finished second in the league in the 2004-05 season , and therefore qualified for the 2006 AFC Champions League , becoming the first Iraqi club from outside Baghdad to play in this tournament . For a long time , the club was considered to be one of the Iraqi football clubs that had its own style of play , and the team practiced only under the supervision and training of coaches who graduated from the club , until the beginning of 2011 , when the club started to depend on foreign coaches .
Hillah ( Arabic : الحلة al-Ḥillah ) , also spelled Hilla , is a city in central Iraq on the Hilla branch of the Euphrates River , 100 km ( 62 mi ) south of Baghdad . The population is estimated at 364,700 in 1998 . It is the capital of Babylon Province and is located adjacent to the ancient city of Babylon , and close to the ancient cities of Borsippa and Kish . It is situated in a predominantly agricultural region which is extensively irrigated with water provided by the Hilla canal , producing a wide range of crops , fruit and textiles . Its name may be derived from the word beauty in Arabic . The river runs exactly in the middle of the town , and it is surrounded by date palm trees and other forms of arid vegetation , reducing the harmful effects of dust and desert wind . The city was once a major center of Islamic scholarship and education . The tomb of the Jewish prophet Ezekiel is reputed to be located in a nearby village , Al Kifl . It became a major administrative centre during the rule of the Ottoman and British Empires . In the 19th century , the Hilla branch of the Euphrates started to silt up and much agricultural land was lost to drought , but this process was reversed by the construction of the Hindiya Barrage in 1911-1913 , which diverted water from the deeper Hindiya branch of the Euphrates into the Hilla canal . It saw heavy fighting in 1920 during an uprising against the British , when 300 men of the Manchester Regiment were apparently defeated in the city . [ citation needed ]
Al-Qasim Sport Club ( Arabic : نادي القاسم الرياضي ) is an Iraqi football team based in Al-Qasim City , Babil , that plays in Iraqi Premier League .
Al Diwaniyah ( Arabic : الديوانية Ad Dīwānīyah ) , also spelt Diwaniya , is the capital city of Iraq 's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate . In 2002 the population was estimated at 440,927 .
Al-Diwaniya is a football club based in Al Diwaniyah , Al-Qādisiyyah , Iraq , the club was formed in 1965 and has played at its home ground , it currently play in the Iraqi Premier League .
Nasiriyah ( Arabic : الناصرية ; BGN : An Nāşirīyah ; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya ) is a city in Iraq . It is situated along the banks of the Euphrates River , about 225 miles ( 370 km ) southeast of Baghdad , near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur . It is the capital of the Dhi Qar Governorate . Its population 2003 was about 560,000 , making it the fourth largest city in Iraq . It had a religiously diverse population of Muslims , Mandaeans and Jews in the early 20th century , but today its inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims . Nasiriyah was founded by the Muntafiq tribe in the late 19th century during the Ottoman era . It has since become a major hub for transportation . Nasiriyah is the center of a date-growing area . The city 's cottage industries include boat-building , carpentry and silver working . The city museum has a large collection of Sumerian , Assyrian , Babylonian , and Abbasid artifacts . The ruins of the ancient cities of Ur and Larsa are located nearby .
An Nasiriyah Football Club ( Arabic : الناصرية ) - simply known as An Nasiriyah FC - , is an Iraqi football team based in An Nasiriyah , Dhi Qar Governorate . The club plays in the Iraq Division One and was founded on 21 October 1961 . An Nasiriyah FC is nicknamed Sons of Sumer ( Arabic : احفاد سومر ) . The An Nasiriyah Stadium is where An Nasiriyah FC play their home games . It is a multi-use stadium in An Nasiriyah , Iraq and has a maximum capacity of around 10,000 .
Tikrit ( Arabic : تكريت Tikrīt [ ˈtɪkriːt ] , Classical Syriac : ܬܓܪܝܬ Tagriṯ , Kurdish : Tikrît ) sometimes transliterated as Takrit or Tekrit , is a city in Iraq , located 140 kilometres ( 87 mi ) northwest of Baghdad and 220 kilometres ( 140 mi ) southeast of Mosul on the Tigris River . It is the administrative center of the Saladin Governorate . As of 2012 [ update ] , it had a population of 160,000 . Under Ba'athism , Tikrit was notable as the birthplace of Saddam Hussein , and early on as a power base for the regime . In recent years the city has been the site of conflict culminating in the Second Battle of Tikrit from March through April 2015 , resulting in the displacement of 28,000 civilians . The Iraqi government regained control of the city from the Islamic State on March 31 , 2015 . But the city was recaptured at the end of 2015 and now is in peace .
Salahaddin FC ( Arabic : نادي صلاح الدين ) is an Iraqi football team based in Tikrit .
Ba'quba Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Baqubah , Diyala Governorate , Iraq . It was used for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Diyala football club . Now , it is under reconstruction to hold 30,000 people .
Baqubah ( Arabic : بعقوبة ; BGN : Baqūbah ; also spelled Baquba and Baqouba ) is the capital of Iraq 's Diyala Governorate . The city is located some 50 km ( 31 mi ) to the northeast of Baghdad , on the Diyala River . In 2003 it had an estimated population of some 467,900 people . Baqubah served as a way station between Baghdad and Khorasan on the medieval Khorasan Road . During the Abbasid Caliphate , it was known for its date and fruit orchards , irrigated by the Nahrawan Canal . Situated on the main road and rail routes between Baghdad and Iran it is a centre of trade for agricultural produce . It is now known as the centre of Iraq 's commercial orange groves .
Diyala football club ( Arabic : نادي ديالى ) , is an Iraqi football club based in Diyala . The team was demoted from the first division after the 2005-06 season and finally they got promoted and will compete in 2008-09 . After one year spell in the top division they got relegated to the Iraq second division
Al Mosul University Stadium , is a multi-use stadium in Mosul , Iraq . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Mosul FC . The stadium holds 20,000 people .
Mosul ( Arabic : الموصل al-Mawṣil , Syriac : ܡܘܨܠ , romanized : Māwṣil , Kurdish : مووسڵ ) is a major city in northern Iraq . Located approximately 400 km ( 250 mi ) north of Baghdad , Mosul stands on the west bank of the Tigris , opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank . The metropolitan area has grown to encompass substantial areas on both the Left Bank ( east side ) and the Right Bank ( west side ) , as the two banks are described by the locals compared to the flow direction of Tigris . At the start of the 21st century , Mosul and its surroundings had an ethnically and religiously diverse population ; the majority of Mosul 's population were Arabs , with Assyrians , Armenians , Turkmens , Kurds , Yazidis , Shabakis , Mandaeans , Kawliya , Circassians in addition to other , smaller ethnic minorities . In religious terms , mainstream Sunni Islam was the largest religion , but with a significant number of followers of the Salafi movement and Christianity ( the latter followed by the Assyrians and Armenians ) , as well as Shia Islam , Sufism , Yazidism , Shabakism , Yarsanism and Mandaeism . Mosul 's population grew rapidly around the turn of the millennium and by 2004 , the city 's population was estimated to be 1,846,500 . In 2014 , the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant seized control of the city . The Iraqi government recaptured it in the Battle of Mosul three years later , during which the city sustained heavy damage . Historically , important products of the area include Mosul marble and oil . The city of Mosul is home to the University of Mosul and its renowned Medical College , which together was one of the largest educational and research centers in Iraq and the Middle East . Mosul , together with the nearby Nineveh plains , is one of the historic centers for the Assyrian people and their churches ; the Chaldean Catholic Church , the Syriac Orthodox Church , and the Assyrian Church of the East , containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah , some of which were destroyed by ISIL in July 2014 .
Mosul football club ( Arabic : نادي الموصل ) is an Iraqi football club based in Mosul .
As Samawah Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Samawah , Iraq . It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Samawa FC . The stadium holds 15,000 people . The stadium is currently under redevelopment to reach a capacity of 20,000 .
Samawah or As-Samawah ( Arabic language : السماوة ) is a city in Iraq , 280 kilometres ( 174 mi ) southeast of Baghdad . The city of Samawah is the modern capital of the Al Muthanna Governorate . The city is located midway between Baghdad and Basra , at the northern edge of the governorate . The province was established in 1975 ; prior to that date it was a unified province along with Qadissiya ( Diwaniya ) and Najaf .
Samawa FC ( Arabic : نادي السماوة ) , is an Iraqi sports club based in As-Samawa , Al-Muthanna , Iraq , which plays in the Iraqi Premier League , the top tier of the Iraqi football . The club 's home stadium is As Samawah Stadium .
Karkh or Al-Karkh ( Arabic : الكرخ ) is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad , Iraq , or alternatively , the western shore of the Tigris River as it ran through Baghdad . The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa . Its name is derived from the Syriac ( ܟܪܟܐ ) Karkha ; citadel . In a more limited sense Karkh is one of nine administrative districts in Baghdad , with Mansour district to the west , Kadhimiya district to the northwest , and the Tigris to the north , east and south . The Green Zone ( International Zone ) is in this district . Today , it is also a neighborhood between the International Zone and the Tigris .
Al-Zawraa Sport Club ( Arabic : نادي الزوراء الرياضي ) is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia , Karkh District , West Districts of the Tigris River , Baghdad . Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League , the top-flight of Iraqi football . Al-Zawraa are considered to be one of the biggest clubs in Iraq having won 14 league titles , more than any other Iraqi team , and having never been relegated . They won their most recent trophy in the 2018-19 season by claiming their 16th Iraq FA Cup title , also a national record . They have won the league unbeaten on a record four occasions and also hold the joint-record for the most Iraqi Elite Cups ( with three ) and the record for the most Iraqi Super Cups ( with four ) . They are one of only two teams to have won all four of the aforementioned trophies in the same season ( the 1999-2000 season ) , and they hold the joint-record for most consecutive league matches undefeated in Iraq ( 39 matches , from 1993 to 1994 ) . However , Al-Zawraa have not been able to replicate their domestic dominance on the continental stage and have not achieved any major continental honours . Their best continental achievements include finishing fourth at the 1996-97 Asian Club Championship and finishing as runners-up of the 1999-2000 Asian Cup Winners ' Cup where they lost the final to Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse . Since the AFC Champions League was formed in 2002 , Al-Zawraa have never advanced past the group stages of the tournament , although they have reached the knockout rounds of the AFC Cup three times and the round of 16 at the Arab Club Champions Cup twice . The team 's home colour is white , thus the nickname Al-Nawaris , which means The Gulls .
Al-Shorta Sports Club ( Arabic : نادي الشرطة الرياضي , lit . 'Police Sports Club ' ) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District , East Districts of the Tigris River , Baghdad . It has teams in 18 different sports , more than any other Iraqi club . The oldest and best known section of the club is the football team , which was founded in 1932 under the name Montakhab Al-Shorta and they are the third-oldest existing football club in the country . They are one of Iraq 's most successful clubs and they are the only existing Iraqi team to win a major top-tier continental club competition , having lifted the Arab Champions League trophy in 1982 after a 4-2 aggregate win over Al-Nejmeh in the final . They also reached the final of the AFC Champions League in 1971 , where they refused to face Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv in protest at the Israeli occupation of Palestine , instead waving the Palestinian flag around the field . They were referred to as champions by the Arab media and were greeted with a heroes ' reception upon their return to Baghdad , holding an open top bus parade , with Israel being expelled from the AFC three years later . The club has added two stars above their logo to represent these two achievements . They are the reigning champions of the Iraqi Premier League , having won the title in the 2018-19 season . They also won a joint record three Iraqi Elite Cups , in 2000 , 2001 and 2002 , being the only team to win that trophy three consecutive times . Al-Shorta hold numerous Premier League records in Iraq , such as the longest unbeaten run , the fewest losses in a season , the fewest goals conceded in a season , the most consecutive wins in a season , the most consecutive games scored in and the most seasons played in the top-flight .