Newroz Sports Club (Arabic: نادي نوروز الرياضي) (Kurdish: یانەی وەرزشی نەورۆز) 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]
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| Full name | Newroz Sport Club | ||
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| Founded | 1994 | ||
| Ground | Sulaymaniyah Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Lahur Talabany | ||
| Manager | Wali Karim | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2022–23 | Iraqi Premier League, 10th of 20 | ||
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History edit
2019–20 season edit
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 edit
Newroz participated in the Iraq Division One 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 edit
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 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.
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Managerial history edit
Wali Karim (2019–)
Honours edit
Domestic edit
National edit
- Iraq Division One
- Runners-up (1): 2020–21
Regional edit
- Kurdistan Premier League
- Winners (1): 2019–20
References edit
- ^ "نوروز يحسم تأهله للدوري الممتاز لكرة القدم". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "اقليم كوردستان يلغي الدوري الممتاز لكرة القدم لهذا العام ويحدد البطل". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 25, 2020. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "نوروز بطلا لدوري كردستان هذا الموسم". Khanaqin news page (in Arabic). July 25, 2020.
- ^ "نوروز يستعيد صدارة دوري الدرجة الأولى قبل جولتين من نهايته". alrafidain.news (in Arabic). June 24, 2021. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "تأهل نادي نوروز للمرة الأولى في تاريخه للدوري الممتاز". basnews.com (in Arabic). July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Kurdish Newroz FC qualifies for the Iraqi Premier League". pukmedia.com. July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "الصناعة بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الأولى بعد فوزه على نوروز". ina.iq (in Arabic). July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "وضع حجر الأساس لملعب دولي يتسع لأكثر من 14 الف متفرج في السليمانية". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
External links edit
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