Erbil SC

Erbil SC was founded on 3 November 1968, by the former Kurdistan-Iraq Football Association and spent many years in mid-table obscurity, occasionally challenging the top Iraqi sides.[1]

After the turn of the century and the beginning of the Iraq War, Erbil FC has dramatically improved and have become a real powerhouse in Iraqi club football. Top Iraqi players from southern Iraq and international players from around the world have begun coming to the kurdistan region and to Erbil SC to play their trade with good wages and relative safety.[1]

In the summer of 2005, 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.

As of 18 October 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  IRQ Hussein Ali Joli — GK  IRQ Mohammed Azad Noori 12 GK  IRQ Hassanin Mohammed 1 GK  IRQ Rebaz Abdullah 20 GK  IRQ Ahmed Rebwar 30 DF  IRQ Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf 4 DF  BRA Hélio 5 DF  IRQ Niaz Mohammed 3 DF  IRQ Omar Jengi 31 DF  IRQ Herdi Siamand 34 DF  IRQ Ahmed Hasan Maknzi 16 DF  IRQ Karrar Faleh 23 DF  IRQ Kosrat Baiz 2 DF  BRA Bruno Oliveira 77 DF  IRQ Halo Fayaq 32 MF  IRQ Didar Ghazi 13 MF  IRQ Ali Shakhwan 21 MF  IRQ Mohammed Saleh

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 MF  IRQ Rawa Yousef 33 MF  IRQ Ali Sarhan 30 MF  IRQ Amir Ismail 19 MF  IRQ Muayed Abdul Baset 6 MF  IRQ Jasim Mohammed 8 MF  IRQ Akam Hashem 7 FW  IRQ Ahmed Sartip 36 FW  IRQ Mohammed Muhsen 10 FW  IRQ Safin Mansor 29 FW  IRQ Barzan Sherzad Rashid 14 FW  IRQ Mazin Fayyadh 15 FW  IRQ Abdul Qadir Ayoub 17 FW  NGA Shuaibu Ibrahim 11 FW  IRQ Amjad Radhi — FW  IRQ Sherko Karim — FW  CZE Jakub Yunis

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  IRQ Zidane Abduljabbar (on loan at Karbala SC until the end of the 2022–23 season) — MF  IRQ Rebaz Rahim (on loan at Peshmerga S until the end of the 2022–23 season)

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Nizar Mahrous
Assistant manager:	Saeed Sweidan
Assistant manager:	Ahmed Mnajed
Goalkeeping coach:	Samir Rihani
Fitness coach:	Vacant
Administrative director:	Haider Hammed
U-16 Manager:	Emad Asaad

Updated to match played July 2019
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