Al-Talaba SC is an Iraqi professional association football club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad, who currently play in the Iraqi Premier League. It was established in 1969, and has not been relegated from the Iraqi Premier League since its promotion in 1975.
The club moved to Al Talaba Stadium in the early-1980s. Since 2010 the club has played their home games at several stadiums until the construction of the new stadium is finished. Al-Talaba is part of the Popular Teams of Baghdad, who whenever they play against each other, it is considered a derby. The other Popular Teams are Al-Shorta, Al-Zawraa and Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. The club has won the Iraqi Premier League five times, the Iraq FA Cup twice and the Baghdad Championship three times.
In the 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup Al-Talaba reached the final and lost to Bellmare Hiratsuka, becoming only the third Iraqi team (Aliyat Al-Shorta were the first in 1971 and Al-Rasheed were the second in 1989) to have reached this far into an AFC competition. They are also the first Iraqi team to become the runners-up of the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Key
Key to league: Pos = Final position P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals scored GA = Goals against Pts = Points
Key to rounds: W = Winner RU = Runner-up SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16/R32 = Round of 16, round of 32, etc. 1R/2R = First round, second round, etc. GS = Group stage
ChampionsRunners-up
Seasons Tables correct as of 2 June 2026 Regional Season League Iraq FA Cup FA Baghdad Cup Asia / Arab NotesDivision (tier)PWDLFAPtsPos 1970–71Central Div 2 (2)1stN/AN/A 1971–72Central Prem (1)711581638thNot held 1972–73Central Div 2 (2) 1973–74Central Div 2 (2)Banned
National Season League Iraq FA Cup Baghdad Championship Asia / Arab NotesDivision (tier)PWDLFAPtsPos 1974–75Div 2 (2)175thN/AN/ANot held 1975–76Prem (1)2468101624208thQF 1976–77Prem (1)1147093152ndNot held 1977–78Prem (1)13463810148thQF 1978–79Prem (1)126331712153rdBanned 1979–80Prem (1)2211562713273rdRU 1980–81Prem (1)11812195171stRU 1981–82Prem (1)2214624416341stRU 1982–83Prem (1)2215344321332ndQFNot held 1983–84Prem (1)2414824019362ndQF 1984–85Prem (1)15852261429N/AQF 1985–86Prem (1)151131268251stNot held 1986–87Prem (1)441515143434456thR32 Asian Club Championship 4th 1987–88Prem (1)3081482931308thSF 1988–89Prem (1)2614574127–RUQF 1989–90Prem (1)2612773219316thR16 1990–91Prem (1)2817744922412ndR16 1991–92Prem (1)3824776629554thR163rd 1992–93Prem (1)6946185130341101stRUW 1993–94Prem (1)50301558842753rdRUW 1994–95Prem (1)462814480291064th1RRU 1995–96Prem (1)228773430316thWAsian Cup Winners' CupRU 1996–97Prem (1)3017945816603rdQFR1 1997–98Prem (1)3018756728615thQF4th 1998–99Prem (1)3024337125752ndRU3rdAsian Cup Winners' Cup4th 1999–2000Prem (1)50301010116561004thR164th 2000–01Prem (1)3017944322604thNot held4thAsian Cup Winners' Cup1R 2001–02Prem (1)3829458918911stWRU 2002–03Prem (1)241923561559N/AWRUAFC Champions LeagueGS 2003–04Prem (1)2200516N/ANot heldRUArab Champions LeagueQF 2004–05Prem (1)2311753217–3rdN/A 2005–06Prem (1)169432911–2nd – Group 4 – Second stageArab Champions LeagueR16 2006–07Prem (1)155641111–4th 2007–08Prem (1)30101372924–3rd – Group 2 – Elite stageArab Champions LeagueR32 2008–09Prem (1)2414553215473rd – Group 2 – Group stage 2009–10Prem (1)43231375325–RU 2010–11Prem (1)2691163325388th – Group B – Group stageAFC CupGS 2011–12Prem (1)38191184529684th 2012–13Prem (1)34981735473514thR16 2013–14Prem (1)229492830318thNot held 2014–15Prem (1)164571818175th – Group 2 – Group stage 2015–16Prem (1)2410952820–3rd – Final stageDid not enter 2016–17Prem (1)361412105138547thQF 2017–18Prem (1)3811101743594314thNot held 2018–19Prem (1)3810141447524413thSF 2019–20Prem (1)62221110–N/AR32 2020–21Prem (1)388151536473917thR32 2021–22Prem (1)3820995433693rdR32 2022–23Prem (1)38199105239664thQF 2023–24Prem (1)381314114038538thR16 2024–25Prem (1)38189114027634thQF 2025–26Prem (1)38181195338656thR16
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