Al-Zawraa

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Al-Zawraa
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Full name Al-Zawraa Sport Club
Nickname(s) The Gulls
Al-Nawarees (النوارس)
Founded 1937 as AlSikak (Railways). up to 1969, Dr. Sabri al Ezzi had founded a new team called Al-Muwasalat
Ground None
(Capacity 20,000)
Chairman Flag of Iraq Salam Hashim
Manager Flag of Iraq Radhi Shnaishil
League Iraq Super League
2006-07 8th (4th in final (elite) group)
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Al-Zawraa (Arabic: نادي الزوراء‎) is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. It was founded in 1969. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football club in history, as it has won 11 national titles (most recently the 2005 - 2006 season). The team was runners-up to Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse in the 2000 edition of the now defunct Asian Cup Winner's Cup.

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[edit] Honours

[edit] Local Honours

(11): 1976, 1977, 1979, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006

(14): 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000

[edit] International performance

[edit] AFC Champions League

  • 2003: Third qualifying round
  • 2005: Group stage
  • 2007: Group stage

[edit] Asian Club Championship

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

[edit] Asian Cup Winners Cup

1993/94: First Round
1999/00: Finalist

[edit] Rivalries

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

[edit] 2007/2008 Squad

[edit] First Team

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Iraq GK Ahmed Ali Jaber (VC)
2 Flag of Iraq DF Zaman Jawad
3 Flag of Iraq DF Ali Kamil
4 Flag of Iraq DF Ahmed Salam Hashim
5 Flag of Iraq MF Hassan Zabon
6 Flag of Iraq DF Aus Ibrahim
7 Flag of Iraq MF Ali Yussef Issa
8 Flag of Iraq MF Alaa Abdul-Wahid
9 Flag of Iraq FW Omar Kadhim
10 Flag of Iraq FW Abdul-Salam Abood
11 Flag of Iraq MF Alaa Abdul-Sattar
12 Flag of Iraq MF Hussein Saddam
13 Flag of Iraq DF Akram Sattar Jabbar
14 Flag of Iraq MF Ali Sabah Abbas
No. Position Player
15 Flag of Iraq DF Gaith Abdul-Ghani (C)
16 Flag of Iraq MF Mohannad Nassir
17 Flag of Iraq FW Mussa Sattar Hashim
18 Flag of Iraq FW Ali Kadhim Nassir
19 Flag of Iraq MF Salar Abdul-Jabbar
20 Flag of Iraq MF Sinan Fawzi
21 Flag of Iraq DF Omar Sabah Jassim
22 Flag of Iraq GK Ammar Ali Hussein
23 Flag of Iraq MF Sajjad Hussein
24 Flag of Iraq MF Naseem Jasim
25 Flag of Iraq DF Ahmad Ibrahim
26 Flag of Iraq MF Mohammed Fadhil
30 Flag of Iraq GK Sarmad Rasheed
Flag of Iraq DF Abbas Hussein Rehema

[edit] Squad changes during 2007/08 season

In:

Out:

[edit] Youth Team

No. Position Player
Flag of Iraq FW Omar Nasih Ali
Flag of Iraq FW Mohammed Abdul-Jabar
No. Position Player

[edit] Famous players

 

[edit] Famous Head Coaches


[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Iraq Super League 2007-08 Clubs
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Al-Adala | Al-Bareed | Al-Forat | Al-Jaish | Al-Kahraba | Al-Minaa | Al-Naft | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | Al-Ramadi | Al-Samawa | Al-Shatra | Al-Shorta | Al-Shuala | Al-Sinaa | Al-Talaba | Al-Zawraa | Arbil | Duhok | Karbalaa | Kirkuk | Kufa | Maysan | N. Al-Janoob | Najaf | Peris | Samaraa | Sirwan | Sulaymaniya | Zaxo
Iraq Super League Seasons

2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09