| Full name | Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]