Karbala Sports Club is an Iraqi professional football club based in Karbala that plays in the Iraqi Premier Division League, the second 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.

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

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.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK IRQ Abdulaziz Ammar 4 DF BFA Soumaïla Ouattara 6 MF MLI Makan Samabaly 7 FW IRQ Abdul-Qadir Tariq 9 FW LBR William Jebor 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 NassifNo. Pos. Nation Player 27 MF IRQ Abbas Salih 42 MF CIV Ali Diakité 55 DF YEM Ahmed Al-Wajeeh 66 MF IRQ Abdullah Hassoon 71 MF IRQ Abdulabbas Ayad 79 FW IRQ Mazin Fayyadh 82 DF BFA Mohamed Ouattara 91 FW IRQ Hussein Talib 92 DF IRQ Mohammed Saad 99 MF MAR Karim Benarif
1GKIRQAbdulaziz Ammar
4DFBFASoumaïla Ouattara
6MFMLIMakan Samabaly
7FWIRQAbdul-Qadir Tariq
9FWLBRWilliam Jebor
10FWIRQMushtaq Talib
14DFIRQAli Salih
16FWIRQMustafa Radhi
19MFIRQNour Al-Mustafa Ghanim
21FWIRQSalah Hassan
22GKIRQZainulabdeen Nassif
No.Pos.NationPlayer
27MFIRQAbbas Salih
42MFCIVAli Diakité
55DFYEMAhmed Al-Wajeeh
66MFIRQAbdullah Hassoon
71MFIRQAbdulabbas Ayad
79FWIRQMazin Fayyadh
82DFBFAMohamed Ouattara
91FWIRQHussein Talib
92DFIRQMohammed Saad
99MFMARKarim Benarif

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