Al-Karkh Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Karkh

Karkh

Karkh or Al-Karkh is historically the name of the western half of Baghdad, Iraq, or alternatively, the western shore of the river Tigris as it ran through Baghdad. The eastern shore is known as Al-Rasafa....

, Baghdad

Baghdad

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. The team was known as Al-Rasheed Club until 1991. They were runners-up to Qatari club Al-Sadd SC in the 1989 Asian Champions Cup having narrowly lost on the away goals rule. In 2006, the club surprisingly got demoted from the top Iraqi league to the second division.

First-team squad

Famous Head Coaches

Ammo Baba

Ammo Baba

Emmanuel Baba Dawud better known as Ammo Baba , was a former Iraqi and ethnic Assyrian international football player and coach of the Iraq national football team...

 Hazim Jassam Nasrat Nassir Jamal Salih

Jamal Salih

Jamal Salih was a former Iraq national football player and coach.He began his career as a player with Al-Omma Sports Club...

 Wathik Naji Anwar Jassam

Anwar Jassim

Anwar Jassam is a former Iraq national football coach.Jassam won the 1978–79 Iraqi League with Al-Zawraa.-References:...

Famous players

Anad Abid

Anad Abid Tweresh

Anad Abid Tweresh is an Iraqi football midfielder who played for Iraq in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Al-Rasheed Club.-External links:*...

Karim M. Allawi Khalil M. Allawi Adnan Dirjal

Adnan Dirjal

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Sharar Haidar Maad Ibrahim Habib Jafar

Habib Jaafar

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Ahmad Jassim

Ahmad Jassim Mohammed

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Haris Mohammed Saad Qais

Saad Qais Noaman

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Ahmed Radhi Samir Shaker

Samir Shaker Mahmoud

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Honours

• Iraqi Premier League: (3)

1987, 1988, 1989 as (Al Rasheed)

• Iraq FA Cup
  Iraq FA Cup
  The Iraq FA Cup is Iraq's premier knockout tournament in men's football .-Previous winners:*1958/59 : Amana Club*1959/60 : Nadi Athori *1960-62 not known*1962/63 : Al Quwa Al Jawiya*1963/64 : Maslaha Club...
  
   Winners: (2)

1987, 1988 as (Al Rasheed)

• Arab Champions League
  Arab Champions League
  The Arab Champions League is a football tournament for clubs in the Arab world. It was inspired by the UEFA Champions League.The Arab Champions League was first known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, and established in 1982. In 2001, it merged with the Arab Cup Winners' Cup to form the new Prince...
  
  : (3)

1985, 1986, 1987 as (Al Rasheed)

Performance in AFC competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 5 appearances

1986: Qualifying Stage

1988: Group Stage

1989: Finalist

1990: Group Stage