Karbala SC

Karbala SC

Full name	Karbala Sport Club
Founded	1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Ground	Karbala International Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Ahmed Haddam
Manager	Hassan Ahmed
League	Iraq Stars League
2023–24	Iraq Stars League, 16th of 20
Home colours Away colours

Karbala Sport Club is an Iraqi 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.[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

First-team 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 ^FGN 91 FW  IRQ Hussein Talib 92 DF  IRQ Mohammed Saad 99 MF  MAR Karim Benarif ^FGN — DF  BFA Soumaïla Ouattara ^FGN — MF  CIV Ali Diakité ^FGN — MF  MLI Makan Samabaly ^FGN — FW  LBR William Jebor ^FGN

Current personnel

Management

Position	Name	Nationality
President:	Ahmed Haddam
Vice-president:
Member of the Board:
Member of the Board:
Member of the Board:
Member of the Board:
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References

1. Al-Jazeera SC official website – SWAT Incident

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