Al-Kahrabaa SC

Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكهرباء الرياضي, lit. 'Electricity Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad, and is known for its football team that competes in the Iraq Stars League.

Al-Kahrabaa
Full nameAl-Kahrabaa Sports Club
FoundedJuly 21, 2001 (2001-07-21)
GroundAl-Kahrabaa Stadium
Capacity2,000
ChairmanAli Jabbar Al-Asadi
ManagerLuay Salah
LeagueIraq Stars League
2022–23Iraqi Premier League, 5th of 20

History

Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by Saad Abdul Hamed Al-Khatib (who was the first ever chairman) in 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 Iraqi First Division League 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 league position in history, which they later equalled in the 2022–23 season.[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]

AFC Cup debut

Al-Kahrabaa finished the 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League in fifth place but since they have the license for the competition, they qualified for their first ever 2023–24 AFC Cup debut.

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 Ali Ebadi
3 DF  IRQ Sajjad Khalil
4 DF  IRQ Harith Falah
5 DF  IRQ Saif Hatem Abbood
6 FW  IRQ Najm Shwan
7 MF  IRQ Al-Muntasser Bellah Fuad
8 MF  IRQ Amir Faisal
9 FW  IRQ Mustafa Al Ameen
10 FW  SEN Daouda Diémé
11 FW  CMR Anael Ngoba
12 GK  IRQ Mohanad Kadhim
13 DF  IRQ Hayder Ahmed
15 MF  IRQ Hussein Jassem Al-Tameeni
16 MF  SYR Zaher Midani
17 FW  GHA Dennis Tetteh
18 MF  IRQ Mohammed Hasan
19 DF  IRQ Mohammed Salam
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  IRQ Ivan Khalid
23 GK  IRQ Ammar Ali
24 DF  GHA Nartey Polo
25 DF  IRQ Ali Khaled
27 FW  IRQ Muhaiman Salim
29 MF  IRQ Ali Al-Sajjad
30 FW  SEN Ibrahima Diop
32 MF  IRQ Murtadha Jamal
33 FW  GHA Shafiu Mumuni
34 MF  IRQ Abdullah Abdulameer
77 GK  IRQ Abdullah Faisal
80 MF  IRQ Nabeel Sabah
88 DF  IRQ Amir Jalil
90 FW  IRQ Mahmoud Khalil
97 FW  GHA Rafiq Aminu
— MF  IRQ Murtadha Ali

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 Ali Jasim (on loan at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya until the end of the 2023–24 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:[9]

Honours

Other sports

Basketball

References
  1. "نادي الكهرباء الرياضي 2001 في بداية تأسيس النادي". iraqsp.net (in Arabic). 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. "تاريخ الدوري العراقي موسم 2004- 2005". niiiis.com (in Arabic). 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  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. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "الكهرباء يبلغ نهائي كأس العراق للمرة الاولى في تأريخه". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  7. "الزوراء يفوز على الكهرباء ويتوج بكأس العراق". nrttv.com (in Arabic). 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  8. "الكرخ بطلا لكأس العراق للمرة الأولى في تاريخه". Kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  9. Mubarak, Hassanin. "Al-Kahraba – Coaches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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