Al-Zawraa SC
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Full name | Al-Zawraa Sport Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Gulls Al-Nawarees (النوارس) | ||
Founded | 1969 as Al-Muwasalat 1972 renamed to Al-Zawraa | ||
Ground | Al Zawraa Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq | ||
Capacity | 20,000 | ||
Chairman | Salam Hashim | ||
Manager | Radhi Shnaishil | ||
League | Iraq Super League | ||
2006-07 | 8th (4th in final (elite) group) | ||
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Al-Zawraa (Template:Lang-ar) 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 clubs in history, as it has won 11 national titles (most recently the 2005 - 2006 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.
Honours
Local Honours
(11): 1976, 1977, 1979, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006
- Iraq FA Cup Winners
(14): 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
International performance
- 1993/94: First Round
- 1999/00: Finalist
Rivalries
Al-Zawra rival team is Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya.
2007/2008 Squad
First Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth Team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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