Amanat Baghdad SC

Amanat Baghdad
Full nameAmanat Baghdad Sports Club
NicknamesLions of the Capital,
Qaher Al-Amaliqa
Founded1 July 1957 (1 July 1957) (as Amanat Al-Asima)
GroundAmanat Baghdad Stadium
Capacity5,000
ChairmanFalah Mendeb Al-Masudi
ManagerWissam Talib
LeagueIraq Stars League
2024–25Iraqi Premier Division League, 4th of 20 (promoted via play-offs)
Websitewww.baghdad-club.net

Amanat Baghdad Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أمانة بغداد الرياضي, lit.'Mayoralty of Baghdad Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional football team based in Karkh District, Baghdad, that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Formed in 1957 as Amanat Al-Asima (Arabic: أمانة العاصمة, lit.'Capital Mayoralty'), the team merged with Al-Baladiyat SC in 1977, who had finished as runners-up of the 1975–76 Iraq FA Cup.