Karbala SC

Karbala SC
Full nameKarbala Sport Club
Founded1958; 67 years ago (1958)
GroundKarbala International Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanAhmed Haddam
ManagerHassan Ahmed
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 16th of 20
Current season

Karbala Sport Club is an Iraqi professional football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football.

SWAT incident

On June 23, 2013, after a match against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, seven football players of Karbala FC and their coach were beaten by the anti-terror police. They used sticks and batons against the coach and his players. Five of them were in critical condition, and on the 30th of June, Mohammed Al-Jaboury, coach of Karbala FC has died in hospital.

Stadium

Karbala International Stadium is a purpose built football stadium being constructed in Karbala, Iraq. It was opened in 2016 in which it has the capacity to hold 30,000 people and become the new home of the club.

Current squad

As of 15 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRQ Abdulaziz Ammar
7 FW  IRQ Abdul-Qadir Tariq
10 FW  IRQ Mushtaq Talib
14 DF  IRQ Ali Salih
16 FW  IRQ Mustafa Radhi
19 MF  IRQ Nour Al-Mustafa Ghanim
21 FW  IRQ Salah Hassan
22 GK  IRQ Zainulabdeen Nassif
27 MF  IRQ Abbas Salih
55 DF  YEM Ahmed Al-Wajeeh
66 MF  IRQ Abdullah Hassoon
No. Pos. Nation Player
71 MF  IRQ Abdulabbas Ayad
79 FW  IRQ Mazin Fayyadh
82 DF  BFA Mohamed Ouattara
91 FW  IRQ Hussein Talib
92 DF  IRQ Mohammed Saad
99 MF  MAR Karim Benarif
DF  BFA Soumaïla Ouattara
MF  CIV Ali Diakité
MF  MLI Makan Samabaly
FW  LBR William Jebor

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