Al-Talaba SC From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Al-Talaba Full name Al-Talaba Sports Club Nickname(s) Al-Aneeq (The Elegant) Founded 17 December 1969 ; 55 years ago (as Jami'at Baghdad ) Ground Al-Madina Stadium (league) Al-Talaba Stadium (cup) Capacity 32,000 (league) 10,000 (cup) President Salah Hadi Al-Fatlawi Coach Basim Qasim League Iraq Stars League 2024–25 Iraq Stars League, 4th of 20 Home colours Away colours Al-Talaba Sports Club ( Arabic : نادي الطلبة الرياضي , lit. ''Students Sports Club'') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Al-Rusafa , Baghdad . Its football team competes in the Iraq Stars League , the top flight of Iraqi football . Founded in 1969, the club was named Al-Jamiea but became known as Al-Talaba ahead of the 1978–79 season after being merged with a new club of the same name. Their home stadium is Al-Talaba Stadium . Al-Tala...