Karbala SC

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Karbala Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football.

Karbala SC
Full nameKarbala Sport Club
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
GroundKarbala International Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanAhmed Haddam
ManagerAbbas Attiya
LeagueIraq Stars League
2022–23Iraqi Premier League, 8th of 20

SWAT incident edit

On June 23, 2013, after a match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, seven football players of Karbala FC and their coach were beaten by the anti-terror police. They used sticks and batons against the coach and his players. Five of them were in critical condition, and on the 30th of June, Mohammed Al-Jaboury, coach of Karbala FC has died in hospital.[1]

Stadium edit

Karbala International Stadium is a purpose built football stadium being constructed in Karbala, Iraq. It was opened in 2016 in which it has the capacity to hold 30,000 people and become the new home of the club.

Current squad edit

First-team squad edit

As of 3 September 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRQ Abdulaziz Ammar
GK   IRQ Alaa Ahmed
DF   GUI Aboubacar Camara
DF   CIV Ibrahim Koné
DF   TOG Koami Awounyo
2 DF   IRQ Raad Fanar
DF   IRQ Ahmed Adel
DF   IRQ Mohammed Kareem
DF   IRQ AbdulRazaq Alhussaini
DF   MTN Bilal Bala
35 DF   IRQ Mohammed Salim
66 DF   IRQ Firas Fenjan
30 DF   IRQ Firas Zamel
DF   IRQ Hayder Faiq
39 FW   NGA Donatus Edafe
7 FW   IRQ Zidane Abduljabbar (on loan from Erbil)
14 MF   IRQ Baqer Attwan
88 MF   BFA Moussa Dao
MF   IRQ Wissam Kadhim
8 MF   IRQ Sajjad Raad
9 FW   IRQ Ahmed Abdulrazaq
FW   IRQ Hussein Kareem
10 FW   IRQ Mohammed Qasim Nassif
16 FW   IRQ Mustafa Radhi

Current personnel edit

Management edit

Position Name Nationality
President: Ahmed Haddam  
Vice-president:  
Member of the Board:  
Member of the Board:  
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