Al-Zawra'a SC

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Al-Zawra'a SC
Al Zawra Logo
Full name Al-Zawra'a Sport Club
Nickname(s) The Gulls (النوارس)
The Kings (الملوك)
The Boss (الزعيم)
School of Football (المدرسة)
Founded 1969 as Al-Muwasalat
1972 renamed Al-Zawraa
Ground Al Zawraa Stadium,[1] Baghdad, Iraq
Ground Capacity 20,000[1]
Chairman Falah Hassan
Manager Basim Qasim
League Iraqi Premier League
2014–15 Iraqi Premier League, 8th
Website Club home page
Current season
File:Zawraa SC Logo.png
Al-Zawra'a Alternative Logo

Al-Zawra'a Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الزوراء الرياضي‎‎) is an Iraqi football club based in Utayfia, Karkh district, West Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Zawra'a is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 12 national titles (most recently the 2010–11 season). The team was a runner-up to the Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse in the 2000 edition of the now defunct Asian Cup Winner's Cup.

History

  • In 1937 Sikak Al-Hadeed (Railways) was founded.
  • In 1969 Al-Muwasalat (Transportation) was founded.
  • In 1972 Al-Muwasalat (Transportation) renamed Al-Zawraa.
  • In 1974 Sikak Al-Hadeed (Railways) renamed Al-Naqil (Transport).
  • In 1975 Al-Naqil (Transport) is dissolved an the club's players and coaching staff joined fellow Ministry of Transport club Al-Zawraa
  • In 1975 Al-Zawra promoted to Iraqi League for the first time and win the league and cup double in first season.

Stadium

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The Kings Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الملوك‎‎) is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Zawra. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1978.

Al Shaab Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الشعب‎‎) also known as The People's Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Baghdad, Iraq. It is used mostly for football (soccer) matches and is the home of the Iraq national football team. The stadium has seating for 45,000 fans. It was built in 1966. The opening match featured Iraq and Benfica, for whom Eusébio was playing.

Ultras Kings

Al-Zawraa fans are called Kings Al-Zawraa Ultras .

Squad

The current squad for the 2014–15 season.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Iraq GK Ahmad Ali (vice-captain)
2 Iraq DF Ashraf Abdul-Karim
3 Syria DF Hussein Jwayed
4 Iraq DF Muayad Khalid
5 Iraq DF Aqeel Qassim
7 Iraq FW Tariq Ziyad
9 Iraq FW Mohammed Mahmoud
11 Nigeria FW Rahim Olabi
12 Iraq GK Hashem Ali
14 Iraq DF Haidar Abdul-Amir (Captain)
17 Iraq MF Haidar Sabah
No. Position Player
18 Iraq MF Ali Madhloum
19 Iraq FW Mohammed Juma
20 Iraq GK Alaa Gatea
22 Iraq MF Thul-Faqar Malek
23 Iraq MF Mahmoud Abdul-Salam
24 Iraq DF Mohammed Karim Kamel
30 Iraq GK Mohammed Kadhim
29 Iraq FW Ayad Ibrahim
31 Syria DF Abdulkader Al Barak
33 Iraq MF Numaier Hameed
34 Iraq MF Mohammed Ibrahim
35 Iraq MF Samer Majed Abdul-Malik
Brazil MF Jô Baiano

Notable players

For a list of all Al-Zawraa players, see List of Al-Zawraa players

Rivalries

Al-Zawra'a rival team is Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.

Managers

Name From To Record
G W D L Win %
Iraq Radhi Shenaishel 13 August 2007 1 September 2008 13 8 2 3 61.54
Iraq Radhi Shenaishel 8 September 2010 16 August 2011 27 19 6 2 70.37
Iraq Radhi Shenaishel 26 March 2012 3 February 2014 62 28 18 16 45.16
Iraq Emad Mohammed 6 October 2014 30 June 2015 22 9 5 8 40.91
Iraq Basim Qasim 21 July 2015 present 2 1 1 0 50.00

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Honours

Local honours

1976, 1977, 1979, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2011
1975-76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000

Al-Zawra'a in the Iraqi League

Performance in AFC competitions

2003: Third qualifying round
2005: Group stage
2007: Group stage
2009: Round of 16
2012: Round of 16

Asian Club Championship

1996: Second Round
1997: 4th place
1998: Second Round
2001: First Round
2002: Second Round

Asian Cup Winners Cup

1993/94: First Round
1999/00: Finalist

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Zawra'a:

See also

References

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