Al-Karma SC

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Al-Karma SC
Full nameAl-Karma Sport Club
NicknameSoqoor Al-Gharbiya (Western Falcons)
Founded2020 (2020)
GroundAl-Ramadi Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanMuthana Reikan Al-Halbousi
Head coachGhazi Fahad
LeagueIraq Stars League
2025–26Iraq Stars League, 5th of 20

Al-Karma Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الكرمة الرياضي), also pronounced Al-Garma, is an Iraqi professional football club based in Al-Karmah, Al-Anbar, that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. Founded in 2020, Al-Karma have won the Iraqi First Division League once and were the runner-up of the Iraqi Premier Division League once, and now participate in the Iraq Stars League.

History

Founded in 2020,[1][2] Al-Karma was promoted 3 times in the space of 4 years,[3][4][5] having started off in the fourth tier of Iraqi football.[6][7] In the 2023–24 season,[8][9][10] Al-Karma managed to finish runner-up in the Iraqi Premier Division League and be promoted to play in the Iraq Stars League for the 2024–25 season for the first time in its history.[11][12][13][14]

Stadium

On March 9, 2020, work began on the construction of Al-Karma Stadium, with a capacity of 5,000,[15][16] and the work is still ongoing.[17][18] For their first season in the Iraq Stars League, they have used Al-Ramadi Stadium as their home stadium in Ramadi, the capital of Al Anbar Governorate which Al-Karmah is located in.

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 3 August 2025

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
2 DF  IRQ Mahmoud Khudhair
3 DF  BRA Jeferson Bahia
4 DF  IRQ Karrar Amer
5 DF  IRQ Ahmed Maknzi
6 DF  JOR Mohammad Abu Hashish
8 MF  IRQ Amoori Faisal
9 FW  IRQ Aymen Hussein
12 DF  IRQ Hasan Ashour
15 MF  JOR Ibrahim Sadeh
16 MF  IRQ Shihab Razzaq
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  JOR Ali Olwan
20 GK  IRQ Mohammed Hameed (captain)
22 MF  IRQ Moamel Abdulridha
23 MF  IRQ Ali Mohsin
25 FW  IRQ Montader Abdel Amir
27 MF  IRQ Abdullah Sattar Aiad
29 DF  IRQ Abbas Qasim
37 MF  NIG Youssouf Oumarou
40 GK  IRQ Laith Sajid
77 DF  IRQ Halo Fayaq

Personnel

Technical staff

Position Staff
Head coachIraq Ghazi Fahad
Assistant coachIraq Munir Jaber
Goalkeeping coachRomania Dragoș Plopeanu
Fitness coachEgypt Mohammed Mustafa
Match analystSpain Dani Fernández

Managerial history

Honours

References

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  2. "بحضور ممثلي الأندية المشاركة.. إقامة قرعة بطولة كأس العراق". shafaq.com (in Arabic). October 27, 2022.
  3. "إقامة قرعة دوري الدرجة الأولى والثانية لبطولة كأس العراق". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). October 27, 2022.
  4. "نتائجُ مبارياتِ الدور الأول من مُنافساتِ بُطولةِ كأس العراق للمَوسم ٢٠٢٣/٢٠٢٢". ifa.iq (in Arabic). November 1, 2022.
  5. "الاتحاد العراقي يحدد موعد وآلية انطلاق بطولة الجمهورية". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 28, 2023.
  6. "رئيس اتحاد الكرة يبارك تأهل فرق الكرمة والغراف والفهد وغاز الشمال إلى دوري الدرجة الأولى". addustor.com (in Arabic). July 30, 2023.
  7. "غاز الشمال والگرمة يتنافسان على لقب بطل دوري الدرجة الثانية لكرة القدم". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 31, 2023.
  8. "الجوية تقهر الكرخ وتتوعّد أربيل بمواجهة نارية في نهائي الكأس". azzaman.com (in Arabic). August 2, 2023.
  9. "اليوم.. ملعب الشعب يحتضن نهائي دوري الدرجة الثانية". ina.iq (in Arabic). August 6, 2023.
  10. "الگرمة" بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الثانية بفوزه على غاز الشمال بركلات الترجيح"". shafaq.com (in Arabic). August 6, 2023.
  11. "الگرمة وديالى يخطفان بطاقتي التأهل لدوري نجوم العراق". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 5, 2024.
  12. "الكرمة وديالى يتأهلان إلى الدوري العراقي". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). July 6, 2024.
  13. "ديالى بطلاً للدوري الممتاز بعد فوزه على الكرمة". shafaq.com (in Arabic). July 20, 2024.
  14. "الكرمة يتوجه جواً إلى أربيل استعداداً لمواجهة دهوك بافتتاح دوري نجوم العراق". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  15. "وزير الشباب والرياضة: بالإرادة والإصرار نُعيد الألفة والبناء". moys.gov.iq (in Arabic). March 9, 2020.
  16. "المباشرة بإعمار ملعب الأنبار الأولمبي في الرمادي". diyaruna.com (in Arabic). March 31, 2020.
  17. "تواصل الأعمال في مشروعي ملعبي الأنبار والگرمة". ina.iq (in Arabic). May 5, 2021.
  18. "بالأرقام.. قضاء الكرمة في الأنبار يعلن عن مشاريعه المنجزة خلال عام 2022". ina.iq (in Arabic). December 29, 2022.