Al-Kahrabaa SC

Al-Kahrabaa
	File:Al-Kahraba FC Badge.png
Full name	Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club
Founded	July 21, 2001; 22 years ago
Ground	Al Taji Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Ali Jabbar Al-Asadi
Manager	Luay Salah
League	Iraqi Premier League
2021–22	Iraqi Premier League, 9th of 20
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكهرباء الرياضي, lit. 'Electricity Club') is an Iraqi professional football club based in the Rusafa District, near the Tigris river, Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi Premier League.

History

Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by the Ministry of Electricity.^[1] They were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time for the 2004–05 season^[2] where they remained until they got relegated to the Iraq Division One in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt^[3] under coach Shaker Mahmoud,^[4] where they have remained since. During the 2017–18 season, Al-Kahrabaa finished fifth, their best season in history.^[5]

Al-Kahrabaa reached the final of the 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Al-Talaba 3–0 in the semi-finals,^[6] but lost the final against Iraqi giants Al-Zawraa 1–0 at the national Al-Shaab Stadium.^[7] Al-Kahrabaa reached the final of the Iraq FA Cup again in the 2021–22 season, but were beaten 2–1 by Al-Karkh.^[8]

Club logo controversy

At the start of their history, Al-Kahrabaa used a badge that was very similar to the one used by Defensor Sporting, a club based in Montevideo.^[9]

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 18 October 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
77	GK	IRQ	Abdullah Faisal
—	GK	IRQ	Ali Abdul-Hassan
1	GK	IRQ	Ali Ebadi
23	GK	IRQ	Ammar Ali
5	DF	IRQ	Saif Hatem Abbood
25	DF	IRQ	Ali Khaled
35	DF	IRQ	Nadhem Khudher
40	DF	IRQ	Hussein Abbas
—	DF	GHA	Mohammed Alhassan
—	DF	IRQ	Mustafa Sameer
4	DF	IRQ	Harith Falah
15	DF	CMR	Aaron Mbimbe
19	DF	IRQ	Mohammed Salam
3	DF	IRQ	Sajjad Khalil
24	DF	GHA	Polo Amanor
14	MF	BRA	Airton
8	MF	IRQ	Amir Faisal


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	SYR	Zaher Midani
21	MF	IRQ	Ivan Khalid
27	MF	IRQ	Mustafa Saadoun
32	MF	IRQ	Murtadha Jamal
99	MF	IRQ	Ali Kareem
7	MF	IRQ	Ali Jasim
31	MF	IRQ	Abbas Jasim
34	MF	IRQ	Abdullah Abdulameer
18	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Hasan
99	FW	CMR	Frank Cédric Abogo
11	FW	GHA	Stephen Baffour
10	FW	SEN	Daouda Diémé
30	FW	SEN	Ibrahima Diop
—	FW	IRQ	Mustafa Jawda
9	FW	IRQ	Muhaiman Salim
28	FW	IRQ	Ameer Saiah
29	FW	IRQ	Ameer Adel

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	IRQ	Hussein Falah (on loan at Al-Qasim until the end of the 2020–21 season)

Current technical staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Luay Salah
Assistant manager:	Usama Ali
Goalkeeping coach:	Jalil Zaidan
Fitness coach:	Haider Abdul Qadir
Team analyst:	Alaa Abd Aon
Reserve coach:	Adnan Abdullah
U-19 coach:	Ali Wali
Technical advisor:	Abbas Attiya
Director of football:	Hussein Zahrawi
Managing director:	Juma Jaber
Administrative director:	Habib Jabbar
Club doctor:	Qasim Mowhi

Updated to match played 8 November 2018
Source: alsumaria.tv

Managerial history

Since the club’s promotion to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 2004–05 fifteen coaches have led the team:^[10]

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)

Honours

Iraq Division One (second tier)
- Winner (1): 2013–14 (shared)

Iraq FA Cup
- Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2021–22

References

^ "نادي الكهرباء الرياضي 2001 في بداية تأسيس النادي". iraqsp.net (in Arabic). 26 April 2008.
^ "تاريخ الدوري العراقي موسم 2004- 2005". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 11 August 2009.
^ "كرة الكهرباء تعود لدوري الكبار". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 14 August 2014.
^ "رئيس نادي الكهرباء يشيد بتأهل فريق الكرة الى الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 August 2014.
^ "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018". goalzz.com. 18 July 2018.
^ "الكهرباء يبلغ نهائي كأس العراق للمرة الاولى في تأريخه". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 11 June 2019.
^ "الزوراء يفوز على الكهرباء ويتوج بكأس العراق". nrttv.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2019.
^ "الكرخ بطلا لكأس العراق للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". Kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 July 2022.
^ "Imitación ilimitada (copias en el otro Fútbol)". cafefutbol.blogspot.com (in Spanish). 28 September 2009.
^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Al-Kahraba – Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

External links

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[1] "نادي الكهرباء الرياضي 2001 في بداية تأسيس النادي". iraqsp.net (in Arabic). 26 April 2008.

[2] "تاريخ الدوري العراقي موسم 2004- 2005". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 11 August 2009.

[3] "كرة الكهرباء تعود لدوري الكبار". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 14 August 2014.

[4] "رئيس نادي الكهرباء يشيد بتأهل فريق الكرة الى الممتاز". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). 12 August 2014.

[5] "Iraqi Premier League 2017/2018". goalzz.com. 18 July 2018.

[6] "الكهرباء يبلغ نهائي كأس العراق للمرة الاولى في تأريخه". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 11 June 2019.

[7] "الزوراء يفوز على الكهرباء ويتوج بكأس العراق". nrttv.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2019.

[8] "الكرخ بطلا لكأس العراق للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". Kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 July 2022.

[9] "Imitación ilimitada (copias en el otro Fútbol)". cafefutbol.blogspot.com (in Spanish). 28 September 2009.

[10] Mubarak, Hassanin. "Al-Kahraba – Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

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