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Erbil SC
Full nameErbil Sports Club
Nickname(s)Yellow Castle - Mother Club
Founded3 November 1968; 56 years ago (3 November 1968)
GroundFranso Hariri Stadium
Capacity35,000
ChairmanMuayyad Maghdid (Temporary)
ManagerSamir Babo
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 14th of 20
Websitehttp://www.erbilsc.com/default.aspx
Current season

Erbil Sports Club (Kurdish: یانەی وەرزشیی ھەولێر, romanized: Yaney Werzişîy Hewlêr, Arabic: نادي أربيل الرياضي) is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the first-tier of Iraqi football. Erbil also fields a team in the Kurdistan Premier League.

For the first time in its history, Erbil became champions of the Iraqi Premier League after beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1–0) in the final game on Friday, 6 July 2007[1]. On 24 August 2008, Erbil retained their status as Iraqi Premier League champions with a win over Baghdad based Al-Zawraa. On 16 July 2009 Erbil became the champion of Iraq's super league for the third consecutive year after beating Najaf FC. They also won the league in 2012 with only one loss.

In 2012 they became the first Iraqi team to reach the final of the AFC Cup, a feat they repeated in 2014 AFC Cup but lost both times.

History

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Early History and promotion to the top divsion

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Erbil SC was founded on 3 November 1968, by the former Kurdistan-Iraq Football Association and spent decades in regional leagues and lower league competitions.[2]The team finally qualified for the top division for the first time in the 1987-88 season, where they finished 15th out of 16th in the league, however the team escaped relegation as the FA decided to not relegate any team due to a planned expansion on the league[3].The following season, the FA adapted a bizarre league and playoff style, teams where split into one of four groups, where the top two teams from each group come together to play a knockout style playoff. Erbil surprisingly finished in the top ten[4].In the 1989-1990 season, Erbil would finish bottom of the league with only 8 points, however they would once again benefit from the FA deciding to increase the number of teams, and as such escaped relegation [5].

1990s

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At the halfway stage of the 1990-91 season, Erbil were forced to withdraw from the competition due to the 1991 uprisings in Iraq. so the Iraq U19 team was brought in to play the remaining half of the season.[6][7]

The club was allowed to stay in the league, after it was decided that their withdrawal was outside of their control in the previous season. In the 1991-92 season, Erbil finished bottom of the league with 19 points from 38 matches, however that season the FA decided that the bottom three teams would play a play-off to decide the relegated team, Erbil managed to survive the playoffs, meaning they managed to stay in the league despite finishing bottom for the third time in their young history[8].

Erbil would continue to avoid relegation for three more seasons, however their stint in the stars league came to an end in the 94-95 season where they finished in the bottom 12 teams, all of whom were relegated[9].

Erbil would spend the next four seasons in the second division, before winning the 1989-99 second division title, which earned them a return to the top flight ahead of the new Millennium[10]. In their best ever result up to that point, Erbil finished 10th that season, with the team winning 70 points in a 50 game season.

2000s and rise to the top of domestic football

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ier Erbil finished 6th in the 2001-02 season, continuing their upward trajectory in domestic football[11].

The following two seasons were abandoned due to the 2003 Iraq war and the ensuing internal conflicts[12], which made it unsafe to continue holding football matches[13].

The football federation was successful in hosting the 2004-05 season, where Erbil reached the final stage but finished 2nd in their group behind Al Quwa Al Jawiya[14].

In the summer of 2005, Nadhim Shaker left rivals Duhok SC to coach Erbil. In the 2005–06 season, Erbil started slow, only just managing to finish third in Group A just ahead of Sirwan FC on goal difference to advance to the second round. Erbil topped their group in the second round to advance to the end of season play-offs where they met southern giants Najaf FC in a two-legged home and away tie. Erbil were beaten by Najaf by a 4–1 scoreline which basically dented all hope of reaching the play-off final for the title. In the home leg, Erbil were winning 1–0 when the match got suspended with a replay taking place five days later with the match resulting in a 1–1 scoreline. This meant Erbil were knocked out of a chance of winning the championship but would instead take part in the third-place play-off match. This match didn't take place as in the other semi-final match between the two Baghdad giants, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawra'a. The second match of the leg was cancelled as the Al-Quwa players walked off the pitch, resulting in their disqualification and Erbil getting the automatic third-place finish. All in all, it was a strong first season under Shaker and that summer the team improved personnel ready for the next season. Their 3rd place finish meant that the team would qualify to the Arab Club Championship.

The great season that Erbil enjoyed led to a spur of investment, combined with the several deteriorating security situation in Baghdad and the southern provinces, Erbil became the premier destination for local players, including Luay Salah, and the runner up top goal scorer of the previous season, Mustafa Karim[15]. Erbil rode that momentum throughout the season, leading to them winning the league title for the first time in the 06-07 season. Erbil became the first Kurdish club to win the Iraqi league title, and only the third team outside of Baghdad to win the title[16]. Ahmed Salah was the top goal scorer that season, the first time a player from Erbil to finish as top goal scorer of the season, and the team was captained by Rafid Badr Al-Deen.

Winning the Iraqi league meant that Erbil would take part of the Asian Champions League for the first time ever[17] Their first match was against Qatari sideAl-Gharafa SC, which finished in a 1-1 draw [18]. The team finished 3rd in group D with 8 points.

The team hired Akram Salman to be the team's new coach. The side would continue their great performances locally heading into the following season. the team would finish top of their group in the first two stages, as they reached the final of the playoffs to decide the league champions, in front of a crowd of 50,000 fans in Baghdad, defeated Al-Zawraa'a to retain their league title, after Ahmed Salah Alwan scored the winner in the 99th minute during extra time[19]

Due to the poor performance of Iraqi clubs in the Asian Champions League, the club would qulify to Asia's second tier club competition, The AFC Cup. The team reached the quarter final before they lost against Al-Kuwait club[20]. Ahead of the 08-09 season, Erbil hired manager Thair Ahmed to replace Akram Salman, who left Erbil to go manage in Jordan with Al-Wehdat SC. The team also signed Gunian Ismail Bango and Senegalese Camara Flouseen, who became the first foreign players to play in Iraq[21]. The change in personnel did not effect Erbil, who equaled the league record in winning the third straight league title, after beating Al Najaf on penalties[22]. The duo of Ahmed Salah and Luay Salah finished as the top two top goal scorers in the league, with 15 and 11 goals respectively.

Loss of local dominance and focus on Asian campaigns

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Franso Hariri Stadium

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Franso Hariri Stadium is the stadium where Erbil Sport Club play their home games. It is a multi-use stadium in Erbil. The stadium holds 25,000. It was built in 1992.

After the assassination of Franso Heriri on 18 February 2001, who actively supported rebuilding the stadium, the Kurdistan Regional Government renamed it in his memory.

In July 2009, Franso Hariri Stadium became Iraq national football team's home venue after the green-light from AFC to host the Iraqi national and clubs teams in Erbil.[23] However, due to technical problems, FIFA abandoned the idea of having more national games being hosted in the stadium.

Rivalries

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Erbil SC's main rival is Duhok SC with whom they contest the South Kurdistan derby. Also, the rivalry between Erbil SC and Zakho SC is known as the "Kurdish derby".[24] Within the Kurdish Premier League, they also have a Derby against Peshmerga Hawler SC, which is another club situated inside Erbil.

Honours

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Type Competition Titles Seasons
National Iraq Stars League 4 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12
Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier) 1 1998–99
Regional Kurdistan Premier League 3 2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16

Performance in AFC competitions

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2008: Group Stage
2009: Quarter-finals
2011: Semi-finals
2012: Runners-up
2013: Round of 16
2014: Runners-up
2015: Group Stage

Individual honours

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2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Erbil:

Current squad

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First-team squad

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As of 20 September 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Tunisia TUN Bilel Ifa FGN
3 DF Iraq IRQ Omar Jengi
4 DF Brazil BRA Hélio FGN
5 DF Iraq IRQ Niaz Mohammed
6 FW Iraq IRQ Gielan Luqman
7 FW Iraq IRQ Sherko Karim
8 MF Iraq IRQ Osama Rashid
9 FW Jamaica JAM Collin Anderson FGN
10 MF Brazil BRA Higor Vidal FGN
11 FW Tunisia TUN Youssef Ben Souda FGN
15 MF Iraq IRQ Moayed Safaa
16 MF Iraq IRQ Didar Ghazi
17 FW Iraq IRQ Mustafa Qabeel
18 FW Iraq IRQ Dana Kamiran
19 MF Iraq IRQ Safin Mansour
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Rebwar
21 MF Iraq IRQ Ivan Khalid
22 GK Iraq IRQ Hussein Ali Joli
25 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Raheem
27 MF Iraq IRQ Rawa Yousef
29 DF Iraq IRQ Yadger Ibrahim
32 DF Iraq IRQ Arkan Ameer
36 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Muhsen
70 DF Syria SYR Khaled Kourdoghli FGN
75 GK Iraq IRQ Dolvan Mahdi
77 DF Iraq IRQ Halo Fayaq
— GK Iraq IRQ Ammar Ali
— GK Iraq IRQ Mahdi Hashim
— FW Iraq IRQ Halgurd Qais
— FW Iraq IRQ Mohammed Salam

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player

Recent history

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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P AFC CL AFC Cup Arab CL Notes
2000–01 12 30 6 11 13 24 46 29
2001–02 6 38 20 12 6 61 32 72
2002–03 — 27 10 7 10 44 33 37 Abandoned due to war
2003–04 — 10 6 3 1 19 8 Abandoned due to war
2004–05 5 20 9 6 5 32 23
2005–06 3 19 6 7 5 18 16
2006–07 1 19 14 3 2 34 11 1st round
2007–08 1 24 15 6 3 33 10 Group stage
2008–09 1 27 20 5 2 55 17
2009–10 4 42 29 6 7 79 22
2010–11 2 27 17 6 4 54 21 Semi-finals
2011–12 1 38 23 14 1 65 22 83 Final
2012–13 2 34 21 7 6 67 34 70 Round of 16
2013–14 2 21 12 6 3 29 15 42 Final Ended prematurely
2014–15 11 18 5 10 3 21 17 Group stage
2015–16 11 17 5 8 4 19 17
2016–17 Withdrew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated
2017–18 2
(Div. 1)		 Promoted
2018–19 11 38 12 12 14 34 36 48
2019–20 — 9 2 4 3 8 11 Abandoned due to COVID-19
2020–21 12 38 10 14 14 39 41 44
2021–22 11 38 12 11 15 37 42 47
2022–23 6 38 16 10 12 44 39 58
2023–24 14 38 9 14 15 46 50 41
  • From 2004 to 2005 season, the competition changed from League system to various rounds including table and knockout rounds.
  • From 2011 to 2012 season, the competition went back to the single league system.
  • From 2014 to 2015 season, the competition returned to a system with various rounds.
  • From 2016 to 2017 season, the competition went back to the single league system.

Managerial history

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Name Nationality Years
Yahya Alwan Iraq 2004–05
Nadhim Shaker Iraq 2005–07
Akram Salman Iraq 2007–08
Thair Ahmed Iraq 2008–10
Ayoub Odisho Iraq 2010–11
Nizar Mahrous Syria 2012–13
Rodion Gačanin Croatia 2012-2013
Ayoub Odisho Iraq 2013–15
Ahmad Salah Iraq 2015
Thair Ahmed Iraq 2015–17
Ali Wahab Iraq 2017–18
Emad Aoda Iraq 25 August 2018 – 6 December 2018
Nadhum Shaker Iraq 8 December -26 April 2019
Akram Ahmad Salman Iraq 28 April 2019 – 5 October 2019
Rodion Gačanin Croatia 19 October 2019 – 10 February 2021
Luay Salah Iraq 11 February 2021 – 15 May 2021
Taha Kader Iraq 15 May 2021 – 16 October 2021
Tarek Jarraya Tunisia 16 October 2021 – 11 December 2021
Nizar Mahrous Syria 23 December 2021 - 22 December2022
Ghazi Fahad Iraq 22 December 2022 - 6 February 2023
Abbas Obeid Iraq 6 February 2023 - 20 May 2024
Samir Babo[25] Iraq 20 May 2024 - Present

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Current technical staff

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Position Name Nationality
Manager: Samir Babo Iraq
Assistant manager: Keyfi Abdulrahman

Iraq

Assistant manager: -
Goalkeeping coach: Emad Hashim

Iraq

Medic: -
Administrative director: -
U-16 Manager: Sartip Omar

Iraq

Updated to match played 2024
Source: http://erbilsc.com/ku_football_team1.aspx

See also

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References

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  15. ^ "فريق أربيل الكردي يمثل العراق بدوري أبطال العرب". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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