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| Full name | Newroz Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname | Hope of the City | ||
| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) | ||
| Ground | Newroz Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 14,500 | ||
| Owner | Lahur sheikh jangi | ||
| Manager | Wali Kareem | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2024–25 | Iraq Stars League, 9th of 20 | ||
| Website | newrozsportsclub | ||
Newroz Sports Club (Kurdish:یانەی وەرزشی نەورۆز,Arabic:نادي نوروز الرياضي) is a professional sports club based inSulaymaniyah,Kurdistan Region,Iraq, whose football team plays in theIraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football.[1]
In the 2019–20 season, theKurdistan Football Association announced the cancellation of theKurdistan Premier League due to theCOVID-19 pandemic. Newroz 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]
Newroz participated in theIraqi First Division League in the2020–21 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 theIraqi 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 againstAl-Sinaa 1–0 to take second place in the championship.[7]
In January 2021, the former club presidentLahur Sheix Jangi Talabani laid the foundation stone for theNewroz International Stadium inSulaymaniyah. Their stadium can accommodate 14,500 spectators, the stadium has cost $12 million, The stadium opened on 26th of October, 2024. with their first game against Al-Najaf SC, Newroz won 2-1[8]
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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Wali Kareem (2021 - 2022) Nizar Mahrouz (2022 - 2023)
Jorvan Vieira (2023 - 2024) Qahtan Chatir (2024 - 2025)
Yasin Aras (7/2025 - 10/2025) Wali Kareem (2025 - Present)
