Al-Kahrabaa SC

Al-Kahrabaa
Full nameAl-Kahrabaa Sports Club
FoundedJuly 21, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-21)
GroundAl-Kahrabaa Stadium
Capacity2,000
ChairmanAli Jabbar Al-Asadi
ManagerWali Karim
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 13th of 20
Current season

Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكهرباء الرياضي, lit.'Electricity Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad, and is known for its football team that competes in the Iraq Stars League.

History

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Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by Saad Abdul Hamed Al-Khatib (who was the first ever chairman) in the Ministry of Electricity.[1] They were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time for the 2004–05 season[2] where they remained until they got relegated to the Iraqi First Division League in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt[3] under coach Shaker Mahmoud,[4] where they have remained since. During the 2017–18 season, Al-Kahrabaa finished fifth, their best league position in history, which they later equalled in the 2022–23 season.[5]

Al-Kahrabaa reached the final of the 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Al-Talaba 3–0 in the semi-finals,[6] but lost the final against Iraqi giants Al-Zawraa 1–0 at the national Al-Shaab Stadium.[7] Al-Kahrabaa reached the final of the Iraq FA Cup again in the 2021–22 season, but were beaten 2–1 by Al-Karkh.[8]

AFC Cup debut

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Al-Kahrabaa finished the 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League in fifth place but since they have the license for the competition, they qualified for their first ever 2023–24 AFC Cup debut.

Current squad

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First-team squad

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As of 15 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Khalil
4 DF Iraq IRQ Harith Falah
8 MF Iraq IRQ Amir Faisal
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohanad Kadhim
15 MF Iraq IRQ Hussein Jassem Al-Tameeni
18 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Hasan
25 DF Iraq IRQ Ali Khaled
27 FW Iraq IRQ Muhaiman Salim
32 MF Iraq IRQ Murtadha Jamal
34 MF Iraq IRQ Abdullah Abdul-Amir
88 DF Iraq IRQ Amir Jalil
MF Iraq IRQ Murtadha Ali
GK Iraq IRQ Amjad Rahim
GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Abbas
GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Iraq IRQ Ali Kareem
DF Nigeria NGA Aniyikaye Adeleye FGN
DF Nigeria NGA Gbolagade Adelowo FGN
DF Iraq IRQ Hussam Kadhim
DF Iraq IRQ Khudhur Ali
DF Iraq IRQ Sattar Jabbar
MF Ghana GHA Farouk Mohammed FGN
MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Haitham
MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Zamel
MF Iraq IRQ Murtadha Hedaib
FW Nigeria NGA David Ikegoba FGN
FW Iraq IRQ Karrar Alaa
FW Iraq IRQ Muntadher Adel
FW Brazil BRA Ruan Teles FGN
Iraq IRQ Ali Al-Karrar Ahmed
Iraq IRQ Hassan Jaafer

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Iraq IRQ Ali Jasim (on loan at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya until the end of the 2023–24 season)

Managerial history

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Since the club’s promotion to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 2004–05 fifteen coaches have led the team:[9]

Honours

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Other sports

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Basketball

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References

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  1. ^ "نادي الكهرباء الرياضي 2001 في بداية تأسيس النادي". iraqsp.net (in Arabic). 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "تاريخ الدوري العراقي موسم 2004- 2005". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ "كرة الكهرباء تعود لدوري الكبار". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 14 August 2014.
  4. ^ "رئيس نادي الكهرباء يشيد بتأهل فريق الكرة الى الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018". goalzz.com. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. ^ "الكهرباء يبلغ نهائي كأس العراق للمرة الاولى في تأريخه". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. ^ "الزوراء يفوز على الكهرباء ويتوج بكأس العراق". nrttv.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. ^ "الكرخ بطلا لكأس العراق للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". Kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Al-Kahraba – Coaches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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