Karbala SC

Karbala SC
Full name	Karbala Sport Club
Founded	1958; 66 years ago
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
	Current season

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