Karbala SC

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Karbala SC
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Full nameKarbala Sports Club
Founded1958;67 years ago (1958)
Ground Karbala International Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanAhmed Haddam
Manager Hassan Ahmed
League Iraqi Premier Division League
2024–25 Iraq Stars League, 20th of 20 (relegated)

Karbala Sports Club is an Iraqi professional football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second tier of Iraqi football.

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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. [1]

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

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