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

Karbala SC
Full nameKarbala Sport Club
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
GroundKarbala International Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanAhmed Haddam
ManagerHassan Ahmed
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 16th of 20
Current season

SWAT incident

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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

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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

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First-team squad

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As of 15 September 2024

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 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

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Management

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