Karbalaa FC

Karbala'a Football Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraq Division One, the second-tier of Iraqi football.

Karbala FC
Full nameKarbala'a Sport Club
Founded1958 (1958)
GroundKarbala Sports City
Capacity30,000
ManagerFadhel Abdul Hussein
LeagueIraq Division One
2018–19Iraq Division One, 10th

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

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Zuhair Fadhel
2 DF Haider Faeq
3 DF Haider Abdul Zahra
4 DF Mohammed Ebadi
5 DF Jassem Mohammed
6 MF Sabah Karim
7 MF Amer Saheb
8 FW Mustafa Mahmood
9 MF Mohaimen Saleem Mallakh
10 FW Jabbar Karim
11 FW Maithem Hamza
12 DF Yahya Fadhel
13 MF Taif Emad
14 DF Aqeel Qasem
17 MF Karrar Saleh (Captain)
No. Position Player
18 MF Ali Kadhem
19 GK Mahan Naghyaee
20 GK Haidar Qasem
22 GK Ali Taleb
26 MF Felipe Alves
27 DF Murtadha Shendi
28 DF Ammori Edan
29 MF Idrees Hazem
30 MF Saif Fares
31 MF Maher Ghanem
32 MF Uday Umran
33 MF Mushtaq Ibrahim
34 MF Ghassan Khaled
35 MF Karrar Abbas
36 FW Alaa Mohaysen

Honours

Winners (1): 2002–03 (shared)

References


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