Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional

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based in Rusafa District,

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, and is known for its football team that competes in the

Iraq Stars League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Associa ...

History

Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club was founded on 21 July 2001 by Saad Abdul Hamed Al-Khatib (who was the first ever chairman) in the Ministry of Electricity. They were promoted to the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraq Stars League (), is the highest level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Iraqi Premier Division League. It is governed by the Iraqi Pro League Asso ...

for the first time for the 2004–05 season where they remained until they got relegated to the

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in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt under coach

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, where they have remained since. During the 2017–18 season, Al-Kahraba'a finished fifth, their best league position in history, which they later equalled in the

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season. Al-Kahraba'a reached the final of the

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for the first time in their history after beating

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3–0 in the semi-finals, but lost the final against Iraqi giants

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1–0 at the national

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. Al-Kahraba'a reached the final of the Iraq FA Cup again in the 2021–22 season, but were beaten 2–1 by Al-Karkh.

AFC Cup debut

Al-Kahraba'a finished the

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in fifth place but since they have the license for the competition, they qualified for their first ever

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debut.

Current squad

First-team squad

Out on loan

Managerial history

Since the club’s promotion to the

for the first time in 2004–05 fifteen coaches have led the team: * Nabil Zaki * Adil Abdul-Ridha *

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* Rajah Mohammed * Bassim Mohammed * Nabil Zaki *

* Naeem Saddam * Sabah Abdul Hassan * Karim Farhan *

* Hassan Ahmed * Nabil Zaki *

* Ali Hadi *

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* Younis Al Qattan * Abbas Attiya *

* Abbas Attiya * Ahmed Salah Alwan *

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Honours

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**Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2021–22

Other sports

Basketball

Iraqi Basketball Premier League The Iraqi Professional Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Iraq. The record winners of the competition are Al-Karkh, who have won the championship 13 times. Al-Difaa Al-Jawi are the current champions, having won t ...

: **Champions (2): 2005–06, 2012–13

References

External links

Team profile
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