Baghdad derbies
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The Baghdad derbies are a series of derby matches between four Baghdad-based football clubs: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Al-Shorta, Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa,[1] collectively known as the 'Popular Teams'.[nb 1] They are the four most successful teams in the history of Iraqi football, and league games between the clubs are usually played at the neutral venue of Al-Shaab Stadium to accommodate more spectators. The match between Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawraa is often referred to as the Iraqi El Clásico.[18]
Other names | Iraqi El Clásico (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya v Al-Zawraa) |
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Location | Baghdad, Iraq |
Teams | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa |
First meeting | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Malakiya 1–0 Al-Shorta 1932–33 Prince Ghazi Cup (2 January 1933) |
Latest meeting | Al-Shorta 3–2 Al-Talaba 2023–24 Iraq Stars League (23 June 2024) |
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Largest victory | Al-Zawraa 7–0 Al-Talaba 7th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship (1997–98) |
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya were the first to be founded in 1931,[24] and Al-Shorta were founded in 1932,[25] with these two sides developing a strong rivalry during the Iraq Central FA Premier League era.[26] Al-Zawraa and Al-Talaba were founded in 1969, and with the foundation of the Iraqi National Clubs League (now known as Iraq Stars League), a four-way rivalry soon developed in the capital city. None of the four teams have ever been relegated from the Iraq Stars League.[27]
Al-Shorta won the Arab Club Champions Cup in 1982,[28] while Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya won the 2016, 2017 and 2018 editions of the AFC Cup, Asia's second-tier continental tournament. Al-Talaba and Al-Zawraa both previously finished runners-up of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and fourth place at the Asian Club Championship.[29]