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25th Arabian Gulf Cup Squads
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup was an international football tournament held in Iraq from 6 to 19 January 2023. The eight national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad with a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 23 players, at least three of whom had to be goalkeepers. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. The age listed for each player is as of 6 January 2023, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team. Group A Iraq Coach: Jesús Casas Iraq announced a 35-man preliminary squad on 7 December 2022. Their final 23-man squad was announced on 24 December 2022. Ali Ebadi and Ahmed Farhan were added to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Arabian Gulf Cup
The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, known as Khaleeji Zain 25 for sponsorship reasons, was the 25th edition of the biennial football competition for the eight members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation. The tournament was hosted in Iraq for the first time since 1979, in the host city of Basra. Hosts Iraq won their fourth title by beating Oman 3–2 after extra time in the final. Teams Draw The draw was held on 25 October 2022 at at the Grand Millennium Al Seef in Basra. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of October 2022. Pot 1 contained the hosts Iraq and the holders Bahrain, who were assigned to A1 and A2 respectively. Squads Each team had to register a squad of 23 players, three of whom must be goalkeepers. Venues Officials Referees * Ma Ning * Ali Sabah * Abdullah Jamali * Ahmed Al-Kaf * Salman Falahi * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Faisaly SC
Al-Faisaly Sports Club () is a Jordanian professional Association football, football club based in Amman. Founded in 1932, the club competes in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Football in Jordan, Jordanian football. Nicknamed "the Blue Eagles", they were founded as Al-Ashbal Club in 1932. They won List of football clubs by competitive honours won, 84 official titles, 35 Jordanian Pro League, league titles, 21 Jordan FA Cups and 17 Jordan Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions, 9 Jordan FA Shields and 2 AFC Cups. Their main rival is Al-Wehdat SC, Al-Wehdat, a club formed by a Palestinian refugee camp in Amman. History Foundation and first years The club was founded in 1932 under the name Al-Ashbal Club. Football was not the only sport they played. However, because of a lack of financial resources, they focused on the most popular sport in Jordan, football. In 1941, Al-Faisaly restarted, but they realized that they need a large budget. They d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rewan Amin
Rewan Amin (, ; born 8 January 1996) is an Iraqi Kurdish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team. Club career Born in Dohuk, Iraq, Amin and his family migrated to the Dutch city of Leeuwarden when he was three. Three years later, he joined the youth setup of LAC Frisia 1883, before switching to the academy of Heerenveen six years later. In 2013, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club. In March 2013, reports emerged of English club Arsenal expressing their desire to sign him. In the pre-season of 2014–15, Amin injured his right knee. In the first match after his recovery, Amin was again injured against FC Groningen. Even though he recovered after the winter break, Amin was again injured, this time in a workout which ruled him out of play for eight weeks. On 12 May 2016, his contract was extended for another season. Although Amin played 32 times for the reserves, he failed to make a first team debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalal Hassan
Jalal Hassan Hachem (; born 18 May 1991) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Zawraa and the Iraq football team. Jalal is the captain of the Iraqi national team, and has been the starting goalkeeper for the majority of the past decade. He is the only Iraqi goalkeeper to claim the starting position in three consecutive Asian Cup campaigns. He led the team to victory in the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup on home soil, ending Iraq's 35-year wait for the trophy. Club career Early career Jalal started his career with Karbala where he spent three season before moving to Kurdish side Erbil. He was scouted by Hisham Dawood Erbil SC Jalal joined Erbil SC in 2012, where he was mainly a 2nd choice goalkeeper with the club. A few months into his tenure with Erbil, his team reached the final of the 2012 AFC Cup, where he was an unused substitute in the final as his team lost 4-0. That same season, Erbil finished in 2nd place, two points behind the champions AL-Shorta. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sports Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located in Kaifan, which is the 5th largest stadium in Kuwait. It is the first Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title, having won the 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup and 2013 AFC Cup. History The club is also called ''Al Kuwait'' and ''Al Ameed''. Members of the club during the 1980s formed a part of the Kuwaiti national team which reached the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The second golden age for the club was in the 2000s, as they have been winning most of the league titles and participating in AFC Cup. In 2009, Kuwait won the first AFC Cup winning against Al-Karamah from Syria with the victory of 2–1. In 2011, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan. The club became champion of AFC Cup in 2012 and 2013 defeating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherko Karim
Sherko Karim Lateef Gubari (, born 25 May 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Iraq Stars League club Erbil SC. Early life Born in to a Kurdish family in Kirkuk, Karim made his first steps on the fields of local Al-Thawra SC in his home city. He was discovered by Iraqi U-17 coach Muwafaq Hussein on one of his scouting trips scouring for new talent around the country, and after watching him, he quickly called him up to play for his side, and shortly after, moved to Baghdad to play for Al-Shorta. It was after the U-16s qualified for the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship that Iraqi clubs began clamouring for his signature, with Erbil SC one of the favourites to sign the striker but instead he moved south to the Iraqi capital to start his career in the top division, and after an initial offer from Al-Karkh, he moved to Al-Shorta. Karim came to prominence at Arab Cup U-17 in Tunisia in 2012, where he picked up awards for the best player and top scorer at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Abdulkareem
Hasan Abdulkareem Jabbar Sayyid (; born 17 April 1999), also known as Qoqiah (), is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi club Al-Zawraa and the Iraq national team. Club career Al-Shorta Senior debut Abdulkareem was promoted from the Al-Shorta youth team to their first team in summer 2018. He made one start and six substitute appearances for the club in their 2018–19 Iraqi Premier League title-winning campaign. Loans to Al-Karkh In Autumn 2019, Abdulkareem joined Al-Karkh on loan, before returning to his parent club Al-Shorta for the restarted 2019–20 season in February 2020, making one appearance. Abdulkareem joined Al-Karkh on loan again for the 2020–21 season, where he won ''Soccer Star'''s Young Player of the Season award. Al-Karkh Abdulkareem joined Al-Karkh on a permanent basis ahead of the 2021–22 season. International career Abdulkareem represented Iraq at under-19 and under-23 levels. He made his senior debut on 30 Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Zawraa SC
Al-Zawra'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a have won the most major honours of any club in Iraq, having won 14 league titles, 16 Iraq FA Cups and 5 Iraqi Super Cups—all record totals. Al-Zawra'a also won the Baghdad Championship a joint-record three times. Al-Zawra'a have won the domestic double a record eight times and became only the second Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple in the 1999–2000 season. In 2022, Al-Zawra'a opened the new all-seater Al-Zawraa Stadium which replaced the club's old ground at the same site. Al-Zawra'a finished fourth at the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship and were runners-up of the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Al-Zawra'a have competed in the AFC Champions League group stage three times and have reached the knockout rounds of the AFC Cup three ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaa Abbas
Alaa Abbas Abdulnabi Al-Farttoosi (; born 27 July 1997) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Iraq Stars League. Career Abbas was included in Iraq's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. On 24 December 2018, Abbas won his first international cap with Iraq against China in a friendly match. He played only one season with Kuwait SC in the Kuwait Premier League and has directly aroused the interest of several European clubs especially for his performances with the Iraqi national team. On 6 December 2020, the Portuguese club Gil Vicente officialized the arrival of striker Alaa Abbas for a three-year contract to strengthen the team's offensive in Liga NOS. The number 10 has been granted to him. Alaa Abbas' agent Aimar Risan stated on Iraqi national television that the contract with Gil Vicente includes a release clause of 25 million euros. Career statistics International International goals ''Scores and results lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Bayesh
Ibrahim Bayesh Kamil Al-Kaabawi (; born 1 May 2000) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Riyadh and the Iraq national team. Club Career Early Career Bayesh joined Naft Al Wasat from Zakho in February of 2017, to play the second half of the 16-17 season. Al Zawra'a Following his stint with Naft Al Wasat, Bayesh was close to joining Tunisian side Étoile Sportive du Sahel, however, talks broke down at the contract stage, and he signed for Baghdad side Al-Zawra'a.Bayesh only spent one season with Al-Zawra'a, where the team won the 17-18 league title. Bayesh's contract was terminated in june, due to disputes with the club, where the player missed two weeks on training unauthorized. Al Quwa Al Jawiya The following season, Bayesh joined Al-Zawra'a rivals Al Quwa Al Jawiya, In October of 2018, Bayesh scored the second goal in the final of 2018 AFC Cup, which his team won. International Career Bayesh was called up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CS Sfaxien
Club Sportif Sfaxien (), known as CS Sfaxien or simply CSS for short, is a Tunisian football club based in Sfax. The club was founded in 1928 and its colours are black and white (Bianconero). Their home stadium, Taieb Mhiri Stadium, has a capacity of 12,000 spectators. The club is currently playing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. History The club was founded in 1928 as ''Club Tunisien'', playing in green and red stripes. The team was promoted to the Tunisian First Division in 1947. In 1950, the first supporters group was founded by Béchir Fendri, and in 1962 the club was renamed "Club Sportif Sfaxien" and team colours were changed to the current black and white stripes. CSS celebrated their half-centenary in 1978 by winning the Tunisian League title. In November 1998, CSS captured the CAF Cup for the first time, beating Senegal's ASC Jeanne d'Arc in the final. In more recent times, CSS reached the final of the CAF Champions League 2006 but were beaten with a late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussein Ali Al-Saedi
Hussein Ali Jasim Al Saedi (; born 29 November 1996) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Shorta and the Iraq national team. A creative player, he mainly plays as an attacking midfielder but can also perform well as a winger. Club career Early career Hussein was born in Baghdad in 1996 and comes from Sadr City. The player started in the youth system of Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya for their Ishbal or cubs team until he enrolled at the Ammo Baba School. There he was trained by the Habib Jafar, a former Iraq player. Like his mentor, Hussein began his career as a right winger but is seen as more than just a right sided attacker. Hussein has a versatility to his game and has already proven that he can play anywhere in midfield, whether it be in the center, out-wide on either wings or as a playmaker. He went onto play for the Iraqi U-14s and for the Iraqi Schoolboys’ team at the 2013 Arab School Championship in Tunisia where he played three matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
