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.
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| Full name | Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | July 21, 2001 | ||
| Ground | Al-Kahrabaa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ali Jabbar Al-Asadi | ||
| Manager | Wali Karim | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2023–24 | Iraq Stars League, 13th of 20 | ||
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History
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
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
First-team squad
- 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.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managerial history
Since the club’s promotion to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 2004–05 fifteen coaches have led the team:[9]
Nabil Zaki (2001–2006)- Adil Abdul-Ridha (2006)
- Nazar Ashraf (2006)
- Younis Abid Ali (2006–2007)
- Rajah Mohammed (2007)
- Bassim Mohammed (2007)
- Nabil Zaki (2007)
- Shaker Mahmoud (2007–2008)
- Naeem Saddam (2008)
- Sabah Abdul Hassan (2008)
- Karim Farhan (2008)
- Shaker Mahmoud (2009–2011)
- Hassan Ahmed (2011–2013)
- Nabil Zaki (2013–2014)
- Shaker Mahmoud (2014–2015)
- Ali Hadi (2013–2014)
- Khalid Mohammed Sabbar (2016)
- Younis Al Qattan (2016)
- Abbas Attiya (2016–2018)
- Khalid Mohammed Sabbar (2018)
- Abbas Attiya (2018–2021)
- Ahmed Salah Alwan (2021)
- Luay Salah (2021–present)
Honours
Other sports
Basketball
- Iraqi Basketball Premier League:
- Champions (2): 2005–06, 2012–13
References
External links
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