Iraqi football club
Football club
Karbala SC![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/21/Karbala_FC_logo.png/200px-Karbala_FC_logo.png) |
Full name | Karbala Sport Club |
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Founded | 1958; 66 years ago (1958) |
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Ground | Karbala International Stadium |
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Capacity | 30,000 |
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Chairman | Ahmed Haddam |
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Manager | Carlos Inarejos |
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League | Iraq Stars League |
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2023–24 | Iraq Stars League, 16th of 20 |
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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.
SWAT incident
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
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
First-team squad
- As of 30 May 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 | 1 | GK | IRQ | Abdulaziz Ammar | 5 | DF | CMR | Joel Tchofo | 7 | FW | IRQ | Abdul-Qadir Tariq | 8 | MF | IRQ | Sajjad Raad | 10 | FW | IRQ | Mushtaq Talib | 14 | DF | IRQ | Ali Salih | 16 | FW | IRQ | Mustafa Radhi | 19 | MF | IRQ | Nour Al-Mustafa Ghanim | 21 | FW | IRQ | Salah Hassan | 22 | GK | IRQ | Zainulabdeen Nassif | 24 | MF | IRQ | Mohammed Kareem | 26 | DF | IRQ | Mustafa Mohammed | | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | 27 | MF | IRQ | Abbas Salih | 55 | DF | YEM | Ahmed Al-Wajeeh | 66 | MF | IRQ | Abdullah Hassoon | 71 | DF | IRQ | Abdulabbas Ayad | 77 | MF | BFA | Sami Hien | 79 | FW | IRQ | Mazin Fayyadh | 82 | DF | BFA | Mohamed Ouattara | 88 | FW | CAF | Karl Namnganda | 90 | DF | IRN | Aghil Kaabi | 91 | FW | IRQ | Hussein Talib | 92 | DF | IRQ | Mohammed Saad | 99 | MF | MAR | Karim Benarif | |
Current personnel
Management
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President: | Ahmed Haddam | |
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References
- ^ Al-Jazeera SC official website – SWAT Incident
External links
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