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| Full name | Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | July 21, 2001; 24 years ago (2001-07-21) | ||
| Ground | Al-Kahraba'a Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ali Jabbar Al-Asadi | ||
| Manager | Wali Karim | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2024–25 | Iraq Stars League, 13th of 20 | ||
Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club (Arabic:نادي الكهرباء الرياضي,lit. 'Electricity Sports Club') is anIraqi professionalsports club based inRusafa District,Baghdad, and is known for its football team that competes in theIraq Stars League.
Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by Saad Abdul Hamed Al-Khatib (who was the first ever chairman) in theMinistry of Electricity.[1] They were promoted to theIraqi Premier League for the first time for the2004–05 season[2] where they remained until they got relegated to theIraqi First Division League in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt[3] under coachShaker Mahmoud,[4] where they have remained since. During the2017–18 season, Al-Kahraba'a finished fifth, their best league position in history, which they later equalled in the2022–23 season.[5]
Al-Kahraba'a reached the final of the2018–19 Iraq FA Cup for the first time in their history after beatingAl-Talaba 3–0 in the semi-finals,[6] but lost the final against Iraqi giantsAl-Zawraa 1–0 at the nationalAl-Shaab Stadium.[7] Al-Kahraba'a reached the final of the Iraq FA Cup again in the2021–22 season, but were beaten 2–1 byAl-Karkh.[8]
Al-Kahraba'a finished the2022–23 Iraqi Premier League in fifth place but since they have the license for the competition, they qualified for their first ever2023–24 AFC Cup debut.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Since the club’s promotion to theIraqi Premier League for the first time in2004–05 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)
