Al-Kahrabaa SC

Al Kahrabaa
Electric Club (English)

File:Al-Kahraba FC Badge.png
Full name	Al Kahrabaa Football Club
Founded	21 July 2001 (2001-07-21)
Ground	Al Taji Stadium (Temporary)
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Ali Jabbar Al-Asadi
Manager	Abbas Attiya
League	Iraqi Premier League
2018–19	Iraqi Premier League, 10th
Home colours Away colours

Al-Kahrabaa Football Club (Arabic: نادي الكهرباء الرياضي, lit. 'Electric Club or Electricity Club') is an Iraqi professional football club based in the Rusafa District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad that plays in Iraqi Premier League.

Kit suppliers

Period	Kit manufacturer
2020–	Jako

History

Al-Kahrabaa Sport Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by the Ministry of Electricity. They were promoted to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 2004–05 season where they remained until they got relegated to the Iraq Division One in 2012. They won the league during that season and were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt under coach Shaker Mahmoud, where they have remained since. During the 2017–18 season, Al-Kahrabaa finished fifth, their best season in history.

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, but lost the final against Iraqi giants Al-Zawraa 1-0 at the national Al-Shaab Stadium.

Club logo controversy

At the start of their history, Al-Kahrabaa used a badge that was very similar to the one used by Defensor Sporting, a club based in Montevideo.

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 23 October 2020

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	Muntadhar Ahmed
2	DF	IRQ	Khaldoun Aziz
3	DF	IRQ	Ali Ahmed Radhi
4	DF	IRQ	Harith Falah (captain)
5	DF	IRQ	Saif Hatam
6	MF	IRQ	Abbas Hadi
7	MF	IRQ	Gielan Luqman
8	MF	IRQ	Mustafa Ali
9	MF	IRQ	Murtadha Hdayeb
10	FW	IRQ	Alaa Mhaysen
11	FW	NGA	Raheem Owolabi Isiaka
12	GK	IRQ	Mohammed Kadhim Radhi
13	MF	CMR	Gustave Moundi Djengue
14	MF	GHA	Amissah Anfoh Assan
15	DF	IRQ	Muntadhar Abdul Sada
16	MF	IRQ	Murtadha Al-Kinani

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	IRQ	Mohammed Ibrahim
18	DF	IRQ	Ammori Eidan
19	MF	CMR	Jacob Youmbi
21	GK	IRQ	Mohammed Abbas Ali
22	MF	IRQ	Hussein Fadhel
23	GK	IRQ	Ammar Ali Hassan
24	MF	IRQ	Yasser Abdul Mohsin
25	DF	IRQ	Ali Khalid
27	FW	IRQ	Mustafa Saadoun
28	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Ali
29	MF	IRQ	Amir Ayad
30	DF	IRQ	Niaz Magdid
35	DF	IRQ	Nadhum Khodhor
37	FW	IRQ	Moamal Habib
99	MF	IRQ	Basil Saad

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	Hussein Falah (on loan at Al-Qasim until the end of the 2020–21 season)

Current technical staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Abbas Attiya
Assistant manager:	Qusay Hashim
Goalkeeping coach:	Bader Shaker
Fitness coach:	Waleed Juma
Director of football:	Hussein Zahrawi
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:

• 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–present)

Honours

• Iraq Division One
  • Winner (1): 2013–14

• Iraq FA Cup
  • Runners Up (1): 2018-19

External links

• Team picture