Zakho FC

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Zakho (Zaxo)
Zakho FC logo.png
Full nameZakho Sport Club
Nickname(s)Sons Of Khabour
Kurdish: Kurên Xabîrî
Arabic: أبناء الخابـور
Short nameZSC
Founded3 June 1987; 34 years ago (3 June 1987)
GroundZakho International Stadium
Capacity25,000
Chairman
Sporting director
CoachAbdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
LeagueIraqi Premier League
Kurdistan Premier League
2020–21Iraqi Premier League, 9th of 20
Kurdistan Premier League, 1st of 14 Group A
Current season

Zakho Sport Club, also spelled as Zaxo Sport Club (Kurdish: یانا زاخو یا وه‌رزشی‎ / Yana Zaxo ya Werzişî) is a Sports Club based in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan. Zakho SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours Duhok SC, always producing the most passionate and fierce matches every season, with whom they contest the Bahdinan Derby.

History[]

Football in Zakho was played unofficially from the early 1920s with many local amateur games as well as school competitions regularly being held in Zakho or nearby districts. This eventually led to the formation of the first ever football team in Zakho in 1948. This was made up of local workers and young men.[1]

Beginnings[]

In 1986 the management team of the Zakho Youth Sporting Center which consisted of president Yousef Dawad Jabo as well as members: Ali Omran,Bashar Rahmallah,Khaled Hussein,Neshan Kerob,Khalat Ramadan and Khwaste Furman came up with the idea of starting Zakho Football Club to replace the Sporting Center or to be a part of it. According to the National Olympic Committee of Iraq one of the requirements for the creation of the club was that there was to be actual participation of the Sporting Center in sports competitions for at least one year before the club could be registered. So the sporting committee set up teams for different age groups and started competing in different Friendly Matches.[1]

Regional Championship[]

In 1986 Zakho competed in a regional tournament in Duhok under the name of Zakho Youth Center against Duhok Police, Duhok Youth Center, Duhok students and Duhok SC. Zakho went on to win the competition after defeating all the participants including Duhok FC on penalties. In addition to the regional tournament that the Sporting Center achieved, they also found success in other sports such as Basketball, Wrestling, Weightlifting and Bodybuilding which improved their establishment bid significantly. Finally on June 3, 1987 the club was officially registered.[1]

Debut season[]

Since the club's inception in 1987 the club did not participate in any competition mandated by the Iraqi FA until 1990 for various reasons. Eventually they participated in the 1990/91 Third Division where they were in the Northern Group alongside At-Ta'mim club, Serwan club, Alkarma and Qurqosh. Each team would play home and away where the winner would go to the final of the 3rd league - the winner of this would be promoted to the Second Division. Zakho would top the group with 15 points but the 1991 uprisings in Iraq led to the cancellation of the remainder of the Iraqi football calendar. Zakho fans everywhere were extremely upset.[1]

1991–92 season[]

The following season saw Zakho to return to sporting activities after head of the Olympic Committee Uday Hussein guaranteed not to interfere with any Northern Iraqi sportsmen. Zakho were once again in the Northern group after being drawn with Duhok SC, Qaraqosh, Al Karama and Tel Afar. Zakho topped the group after 5 wins and 3 draws and qualified to the final round.

In the final round Zakho were to play each of Samawa FC, The Neighborhood and Al Hillah. The format was each team to play each other in a single-legged tie. Zakho won the group with 7 points and were crowned Iraqi Third Division champions and qualified to the second division.[1]

New stadium[]

On June 3, 2015 Zakho FC celebrated the opening of their new stadium, known as Zakho International Stadium with an unofficial friendly against the Iraqi national team. The match was notable as Shwan Jalal made his Iraq debut and kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory for Iraq. Despite this, the new stadium has been a success and the club's fans hope there will be bright times ahead for Zakho FC.[2]

Premier League[]

Zakho continued to compete in the Iraqi Premier League. In 2015-16 the club narrowly missed out on progression to the elite league, finishing 5th in their area group just one point behind the final elite league spot.[3]

Zakho now competes in the unified Iraqi Premier League which has eliminated the initial stages based on area for one league containing all clubs. Zakho finished 16th in the 2016-17 season having won twice and drawn 16 times during the seasons 32 games. Zakho lost the other 14 games.

Current squad[]

As of 9 February 2021

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Iraq IRQ Omar Abdullah
4 DF Brazil BRA Hélio
5 MF Mali MLI Idrissa Traoré
6 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Essam
7 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Zero Kerko
8 MF Iraq IRQ Saif Salman
9 FW Iraq IRQ Ahmed Dawood
10 FW Iraq IRQ Ziyad Ahmed
11 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Ayad
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Shaker
13 MF Iraq IRQ Amjad Waleed
14 FW Colombia COL Juan David Castañeda
15 FW Pakistan PAK Kaleemullah Khan
16 GK Iraq IRQ Hemeen Mahmoud
17 FW Iraq IRQ Mohammed Jawad
18 DF Iraq IRQ Saad Ghanem
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Iraq IRQ Moayad Abdul Basitt
20 DF Iraq IRQ Ihab Kadhim
21 MF Iraq IRQ Riber Nazi
22 DF Iraq IRQ Essam Yassin
23 DF Iraq IRQ Waleed Salem (Captain)
25 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Adel
28 GK Iraq IRQ Emad Eisa
29 MF Iraq IRQ Ramdhan Seddiq
31 MF Iraq IRQ Haroun Ahmed
32 DF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Mohammed
33 GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Khalaf
55 MF Iraq IRQ Omar Adnan
— DF Brazil BRA Bruno Oliveira
— DF Brazil BRA Caíque Oliveira
— MF Iraq IRQ Brwa Nouri (on loan from Bali United)

Current technical staff[]

Position Name Nationality
Coach: Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Iraq
Assistant coach: Saeed Hussein Lebanon
Fitness coach: Rodrigo Almeida Brazil
Goalkeeping coach: Nabil Awad Iraq
Team manager: Taha Abdul Hakeem Iraq
Team supervisor: Shvan Abdi Kurdistan Region
Club doctor: Makram Halabi Lebanon
Reserve team coach: Khamis Humoud Iraq
Reserve ass. coach: Nawzad Ali Kurdistan Region
U-19 Head coach: Tariq Hameed Iraq
U-16 Manager: Bahdin Ali Kurdistan Region
U-13 Manager: Adnan Khairallah Kurdistan Region
Director of football: Taha Zakholi Iraq
Administrative Coordinator: Dr. Sherzad Zakariya Kurdistan Region
Director of public relations: Dilzhar Adnan Kurdistan Region

Updated to match played 28 June 2020
Source: awajelpress.com

Kit suppliers[]

Period Kit manufacturer
2020– GABY FOX

Managerial history[]

  • Iraq Khodr Wakohdar (1986–1987)
  • Iraq Amir Abdul Aziz (1987–1990)
  • Iraq Pauls Quryaquos (1992–1993)
  • Iraq Nori Zainal (1993–1994)
  • Iraq Mohammed Ahmed Mulla (1995–1996)
  • Iraq Sadeq Musa (1996–1997)
  • Iraq Ali Hilal (1997–1998)
  • Iraq Saleem Mallakh (1998–1999)
  • Iraq Mohammed Kadhim Mizyad (1999–2000)
  • Iraq Hadi Mtanesh (2002–2004)
  • Iraq Saleem Mallakh (2004–2005)
  • Iraq Adel Abdul Qader (2005–2006)
  • Iraq Tariq Al Hejiya (2006–2007)
  • Iraq Sabah Abdul Hassan (2007–2008)
  • Iraq Adel Abdul Qader (2007)
  • Iraq Talib Fadhel (2007)
  • Iraq Manaf Shekho (2007)
  • Iraq Adel Abdul Qader (2008)
  • Iraq Ammori Ahmed (2009–2010)
  • Iraq Walid Dhahad (2010)
  • Iraq Nazar Ashraf (2010)
  • Iraq Saadi Toma (2010–2011)
  • Iraq Suleyman Ramadhan (2011)
  • Iraq Basim Qasim (2011)
  • Iraq Nadhim Shaker (2011–2012)
  • Syria Mohammad Kwid (2012–2014)
  • Iraq Ali Hadi (2014–2015)
  • Romania Ilie Stan (2015)
  • Romania Marin Ion (2016)
  • Iraq Essam Hamad Salem (2016)
  • Romania Marian Mihail (2016)
  • Iraq Ahmed Wali (2016)
  • Romania Dorinel Munteanu (2017)
  • Iraq Hadi Ahmed (2017)
  • Iraq Emad Aoda (2017)
  • Iraq Mohammed Yousef (2017)
  • Iraq Haidar Obeid Jassim (2017)
  • Iraq Salih Radhi (2017–2018)
  • Iraq Haidar Obeid Jassim (2018)
  • Iraq Ahmad Kadhim Assad (2019)
  • Libya Abdul-Hafeedh Arbeesh (2019)
  • Iraq Ali Hadi (2019–2020)
  • Iraq Ahmad Salah Alwan (2020–2021)
  • Iraq Haitham Miteb (2021)
  • Iraq Sami Bahat (2021)
  • Iraq Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail (2021–)

Honours[]

  • Iraqi 3rd Division
    • Winners (1) : 1991–92

Regional[]

  • Kurdistan Cup
    • Winners (2) : 2010–11, 2011–12
  • Kurdistan Super Cup
    • Winners (2) : 2010–11, 2011–12

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "نادي زاخو الرياضي ... ذكرى 29 عاما على التأسيس .. البداية". forum.kooora.com (in Arabic). June 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "منتخب العراق يسجل فوزا في افتتاح ملعب زاخو". alghadpress.com (in Arabic). June 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "مدرب زاخو العراقي: الحظ سرق منا بطاقة العبور للأدوار النهائية". kooora.com (in Arabic). April 10, 2016.

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