Newroz SC

Newroz Sports Club (Kurdish: یانەی وەرزشی نەورۆز, Arabic: نادي نوروز الرياضي) is a professional sports club based in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, whose football team plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football.^[1]

Newroz SC

Full name	Newroz Sport Club
Nickname(s)	Hope of a city
Founded	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Ground	Newroz International Stadium
Capacity	15,000
Manager	Qahtan Chathir
League	Iraq Stars League
2023–24	Iraq Stars League, 7th of 20
Website	newrozsportsclub.com
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

2019–20 season

In the 2019 season, the Kurdistan Football Association announced the cancellation of the Kurdistan Premier League due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They considered Newroz to be the league champion for this season, because they were at the top of the league standings until that time,^[2] where they played 15 matches, won 7, drew 5 and lost 3 matches, and collected 26 points.^[3]

2020–21 season

Newroz participated in the Iraqi First Division League in the 2020–21 season, and two rounds before the end of the league, the team managed to maintain the top of the Group 1,^[4] and remained at the top of this group until the end of the league, where it qualified for the Iraqi Premier League for the first time,^[5][6] after collecting 30 points from 9 wins and 3 draw and one loss. In the final match, the team lost against Al-Sinaa 1–0 to take second place in the championship.^[7]

New International Stadium

In January 2021, the club president Lahur Talabany laid the foundation stone for the Newroz International Stadium in Sulaymaniyah. The new stadium can accommodate 14,500 spectators, and its construction will cost $12 million. It is hoped that the stadium will be completed in less than two years.^[8]

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 19 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  IRQ Mohammed Delawar 4 DF  IRQ Alai Ghasem 5 DF  IRQ Shwana Mahmoud 6 DF  IRQ Dyar Yakhi 6 FW  IRQ Ibrahim Mohammed 7 MF  IRQ Hawkar Jamal 8 FW  IRQ Marwan Hussein 9 FW  IRQ Aso Rostam 10 FW  BRA Cláudio Maradona FGN 11 MF  IRQ Shivan Omar 12 GK  IRQ Choman Ahmad 14 MF  IRQ Rastko Fareeq 17 FW  IRQ Mueen Ahmed 18 FW  IRQ Ayad Abed Farhan

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  JPN Ahamad Azzawi CZN 25 GK  IRQ Hani Shaker 26 MF  IRQ Sattar Jabbar 28 GK  IRQ Emad Eissa 30 MF  IRQ Ismail Ahmed 32 DF  BRA Wellington Taira FGN 33 DF  IRQ Abbas Mohamad 53 DF  IRQ Taqi Falah 66 DF  IRQ Hangaw Mohammed 70 FW  IRQ Mohammed Taqi 77 DF  CMR Daniel Kamy FGN 81 FW  CIV Inters Gui FGN 88 MF  NGA Ifeanyi Ifeanyi FGN — DF  JOR Mohammad Zureiqat FGN

Managerial history

• Wali Karim (2019–)

Honours

Domestic

National

• Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)
  • Runners-up (1): 2020–21

Regional

• Kurdistan Premier League
  • Winners (1): 2019–20