Al-Etisalat SC

Al-Etisalat
The Communications Club (English)
Full nameAl-Etisalat Sports Club
Founded1963; 61 years ago (1963) (as a team)
1992; 32 years ago (1992) (as a club)
ChairmanEmad Mohsin
ManagerRasheed Sultan
LeagueIraqi Premier Division League
2022–23Iraqi First Division League, 8th in Group 1

Al-Etisalat Sports Club (The Communications, Arabic: الاتصالات), is an Iraqi football team based in Baghdad was called Al-Bareed before season 2009/10. They play in the Iraqi Premier League.

The Al-Bareed team was founded in 1963, and was merged with Al-Minaa for the 1974–75 season to form Al-Muwasalat. After the season ended, Al-Muwasalat was dissolved and Al-Minaa were reinstated in their place, meanwhile Al-Bareed was consigned to competing in non-IFA competitions as it was an institute-representative team and not a club. In 1992, Al-Bareed was registered as a sports club and entered the lower divisions of Iraqi club football organised by the IFA.[1]

  1. ^ Hashim, Refel (25 May 2002). "Iraq 1974/75". RSSSF.