Karbala SC

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.

Karbala SC

Full name	Karbala Sports Club
Founded	1958 (1958)
Ground	Karbala International Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Chairman	Ahmed Haddam
Manager	Hassan Ahmed
League	Iraqi Premier Division League
2025–26	Iraqi Premier Division League, 4th of 20
Home colours Away colours

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.	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 Nassif

No.	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