# Al-Kahrabaa SC

Al-Kahraba'a Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكهرباء الرياضي, lit. 'Electricity Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad, and is known for its football team that competes in the Iraq Stars League.

## 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 for the first time for the 2004–05 season where they remained until they got relegated to the Iraqi First Division League in 2013. They were promoted back to the Premier League at the first attempt under coach Shaker Mahmoud, 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 2022–23 season.
Al-Kahraba'a reached the final of the 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Al-Talaba 3–0 in the semi-finals, but lost the final against Iraqi giants Al-Zawraa 1–0 at the national Al-Shaab Stadium. 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 2022–23 Iraqi Premier League in fifth place but since they have the license for the competition, they qualified for their first ever 2023–24 AFC Cup debut.

## 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 | Mohammed Ahmed |
| 2 | DF | IRQ | Sattar Jabbar |
| 3 | DF | IRQ | Sajjad Khalil |
| 5 | MF | IRQ | Hussein Jassem Al-Tameeni |
| 6 | DF | IRQ | Hussam Kadhim |
| 7 | DF | IRQ | Abbas Adel |
| 8 | MF | IRQ | Amir Faisal |
| 11 | FW | IRQ | Muntadher Adel Namma |
| 13 | DF | IRQ | Ali Al-Karar Ahmed |
| 14 | MF | MTN | Mohamed Dellah Yaly |
| 15 | DF | IRQ | Khudhur Ali |
| 18 | MF | IRQ | Murtadha Hedaib |
| 21 | GK | IRQ | Mohammed Abbas |
| 25 | DF | IRQ | Ali Khaled |
| 27 | MF | IRQ | Ali Raheem Kenani |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | IRQ | Ahmed Sartip |
| 32 | FW | MTN | Mohamed Soueïd |
| 34 | MF | IRQ | Abdullah Abdul-Amir |
| 41 | GK | IRQ | Amjad Rahim |
| 44 | MF | TUN | Khemais Maaouani |
| 45 | DF | IRQ | Ali Kareem |
| 46 | FW | IRQ | Muntadher Rahim |
| 47 | MF | IRQ | Hayder Abdulkareem |
| 49 | FW | IRQ | Nihad Muhammad |
| 79 | FW | IRQ | Wakaa Ramadan |
| 80 | DF | MAR | Mohamed Bentarcha |
| 96 | MF | IRQ | Mueen Ahmed |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Ruan Teles |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | MF | IRQ | Ali Jasim (on loan at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya until the end of the 2023–24 season) |

## Managerial history

Since the club’s promotion to the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in 2004–05 fifteen coaches have led the team:
* Nabil Zaki (2001–2006)
* Adil Abdul-Ridha (2006)
* Nazar Ashraf (2006)
* Younis Abid Ali (2006–2007)
* Rajah Mohammed (2007)
* Bassim Mohammed (2007)
* Nabil Zaki (2007)
* Shaker Mahmoud (2007–2008)
* Naeem Saddam (2008)
* Sabah Abdul Hassan (2008)
* Karim Farhan (2008)
* Shaker Mahmoud (2009–2011)
* Hassan Ahmed (2011–2013)
* Nabil Zaki (2013–2014)
* Shaker Mahmoud (2014–2015)
* Ali Hadi (2013–2014)
* Khalid Mohammed Sabbar (2016)
* Younis Al Qattan (2016)
* Abbas Attiya (2016–2018)
* Khalid Mohammed Sabbar (2018)
* Abbas Attiya (2018–2021)
* Ahmed Salah Alwan (2021)
* Luay Salah (2021–present)

## Honours

* Iraq FA Cup
** Runners-up (2): 2018–19, 2021–22

## Other sports
### Basketball

* Iraqi Basketball Premier League:
** Champions (2): 2005–06, 2012–13