Al-Kahrabaa SC

Iraqi football club

Football club

Al-Kahrabaa

Full name

Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club

Founded

July 21, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-21)

Ground

Al-Kahrabaa Stadium

Capacity

2,000

Chairman

Ali Jabbar Al-Asadi

Manager

Wali Karim

League

Iraq Stars League

2023–24

Iraq Stars League, 13th of 20

Home colours

Away colours

Current season

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.

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 15 September 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
3	DF	IRQ	Sajjad Khalil
4	DF	IRQ	Harith Falah
8	MF	IRQ	Amir Faisal
12	GK	IRQ	Mohanad Kadhim
15	MF	IRQ	Hussein Jassem Al-Tameeni
18	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Hasan
25	DF	IRQ	Ali Khaled
27	FW	IRQ	Muhaiman Salim
32	MF	IRQ	Murtadha Jamal
34	MF	IRQ	Abdullah Abdul-Amir
88	DF	IRQ	Amir Jalil
—	MF	IRQ	Murtadha Ali
—	GK	IRQ	Amjad Rahim
—	GK	IRQ	Mohammed Abbas
—	GK	IRQ	Mohammed Ahmed


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	IRQ	Ali Kareem
—	DF	NGA	Aniyikaye Adeleye ^FGN
—	DF	NGA	Gbolagade Adelowo ^FGN
—	DF	IRQ	Hussam Kadhim
—	DF	IRQ	Khudhur Ali
—	DF	IRQ	Sattar Jabbar
—	MF	GHA	Farouk Mohammed ^FGN
—	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Haitham
—	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Zamel
—	MF	IRQ	Murtadha Hedaib
—	FW	NGA	David Ikegoba ^FGN
—	FW	IRQ	Karrar Alaa
—	FW	IRQ	Muntadher Adel
—	FW	BRA	Ruan Teles ^FGN
—		IRQ	Ali Al-Karrar Ahmed
—		IRQ	Hassan Jaafer

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)

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]

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

Other sports

Basketball

Iraqi Basketball Premier League:
- Champions (2): 2005–06, 2012–13

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ Mubarak, Hassanin. "Al-Kahraba – Coaches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

External links

Team profile on Goalzz

Iraq Stars League

Seasons

1970s	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Clubs

2024–25	Al-Hudood Al-Kahrabaa Al-Karkh Al-Karma Al-Minaa Al-Naft Al-Najaf Al-Qasim Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Shorta Al-Talaba Al-Zawraa Diyala Duhok Erbil Karbala Naft Al-Basra Naft Maysan Newroz Zakho
Former	Al-Adala Al-Adhamiya Al-Amara Al-Bahri Al-Baladiyat Al-Basra Al-Dawr Al-Ahli Al-Difaa Al-Jawi Al-Diwaniya Al-Etisalat Al-Furat Al-Hasanain Al-Hilla Al-Hindiya Al-Hussein Al-Ittihad Al-Jaish Al-Jamahir Al-Kadhimiya Al-Khutoot Al-Kufa Al-Kut Al-Mosul Al-Muwasalat Al-Naqil Al-Nasiriya Al-Numaniya Al-Rafidain Al-Ramadi Al-Rasheed Al-Salam Al-Samawa Al-Shabab Al-Shatra Al-Shirqat Al-Shuala Al-Sinaa Al-Sinaat Al-Kahrabaiya Al-Sulaikh Al-Taji Al-Thawra Al-Tijara Al-Umal Amanat Baghdad Ararat Babil Balad Haifa Kirkuk Masafi Al-Junoob Masafi Al-Wasat Maysan Naft Al-Wasat Peris Peshmerga Salahaddin Samarra Sirwan Sulaymaniya

2024–25