Al-Zawraa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الزوراء الرياضي) is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of

Iraqi football The Iraq national football team ( ar, منتخب العراق لكرة القدم) represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association (IFA), the governing body for football in Iraq. Iraq's usual home ...

. Al-Zawraa are the most decorated club in Iraq having won 14 Premier League titles, 16 Iraq FA Cups and 5 Iraqi Super Cups, all national records. Al-Zawraa also won the Iraqi Elite Cup a joint-record 3 times. Al-Zawraa have won the domestic double a record eight times and became only the second Iraqi team to win the domestic quadruple in the 1999–2000 season. The club's most recent trophy came in

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

with a 1–0 win over rivals Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya in the Super Cup. In 2022, Al-Zawraa opened the new all-seater Al-Zawraa Stadium which replaced the club's old stadium at the same site. Al-Zawraa finished fourth at the

1996–97 Asian Club Championship The 1996–97 Asian Club Championship was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia. Pohang Steelers of South K ...

and were also runners-up of the

1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup The winners of the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below. First round West Asia ''1 Al Arabi withdrew'' East Asia Second round West A ...

. Al-Zawraa have competed in the

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

group stage three times and have reached the knockout rounds of the

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

three times, as well as reaching the round of 16 at the

Arab Club Champions Cup The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by eli ...

twice. The team's home colour is white, thus the nickname ''Al-Nawaris'', which means The Gulls.

History

Al-Zawraa were founded on 29 June 1969 as ''Al-Muwasalat'', which means 'Transportation'. Al-Muwasalat participated in the Iraq Central FA Fourth Division in the 1969–70 season. In the 1970–71 season, they won the fourth division and were promoted to the third division. The 1971–72 season saw the establishment of 'Al-Muwasalat B' (the club's B team) by the merging of Al-Bareed B and Al-Matar Al-Madani, and they joined the fourth division. In their first season, Al-Muwasalat B won the fourth division under coach Rasheed Radhi and were promoted to the third division, beating Al-Shabab 2–1 on 1 June 1972 at Al-Kashafa Stadium. On 16 November 1972, the club was renamed to Al-Zawraa. The 1972–73 season saw both Al-Zawraa and Al-Zawraa B competing in the third division, and in the 1973–74 season, Al-Zawraa B won the third division title, securing promotion to the second division. As they were the club's B team, the A and B teams merged back together, and the club competed in the newly founded Iraqi Second Division in the 1974–75 season. Al-Zawraa won the second division title that season under Rasheed Radhi's leadership, being promoted into the Iraqi National League for the first time in their history for the 1975–76 season. A club named Al-Naqil (meaning 'Transport'), who were attached to the Ministry of Transport, were the runners-up of the

1974–75 Iraqi National League The 1974–75 Iraqi National Clubs First Division was the first edition of the competition since the Iraq Football Association (IFA) founded it as the country's first nationwide league of clubs, replacing the Iraqi National First Division that had ...

, but the club was dissolved due to a lack of financial backing. Al-Naqil's players joined newly-promoted side Al-Zawraa, who were founded by the Minister of Transport, Adnan Ayoub Sabri Al-Ezzi. This meant that Al-Zawraa became one of the strongest clubs in Iraq from their first season in the top-flight, which was the 1975–76 season, where they managed to win both the league title and the Iraq FA Cup. In the 1976–77 season, Al-Zawraa retained their title, winning the league undefeated, and the 1978–79 season saw Al-Zawraa win the league undefeated again, also winning the Iraq FA Cup to secure their second double. The 1980s is the only full decade in which Al-Zawraa failed to win a league title. However, they managed to win three Iraq FA Cup titles that decade, with victories in the 1980–81, 1981–82 and 1988–89 seasons. Al-Zawraa also won the first ever Arab Cooperation Council Club Championship in 1989, and began the 1990s by retained that title as well as winning the Iraq FA Cup again and qualifying to the 1990 Arab Club Champions Cup, which was eventually abandoned. The 1990s would go on to become the most successful in Al-Zawraa's history, as they were crowned champions of Iraq for the fourth time in 1990–91 and also won another Iraq FA Cup to secure another double. Al-Zawraa won the first ever edition of the Iraqi Elite Cup in

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...

and they succeeded in winning another Iraq FA Cup in the

1992–93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since th ...

season. The next three seasons were three of the best in Al-Zawraa's history; they won three consecutive doubles in 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96. They also participated in their first ever AFC tournaments, being knocked out in the first round of the

1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup The winners of the 1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, the association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation, are listed below. First round ''1 Al Nasr withdrew'' ''2 Sarawak withdrew'' Second round ...

and the second round of the

1995 Asian Club Championship The 1995 Asian Club Championship was the 15th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia. Ilhwa Chunma of South Korea wo ...

. Al-Zawraa recorded their best participation in the Asian Club Championship in 1996–97 as they reached the semi-finals, eventually finishing fourth. Al-Zawraa won the

1997–98 Iraq FA Cup The 1997–98 Iraq FA Cup was the 21st edition of the Iraq FA Cup as a clubs-only competition. The tournament was won by Al-Zawraa for the 12th time in their history, beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 4–3 on penalties in the final after a 1–1 draw. ...

which saw manager Anwar Jassam win his record fifth FA Cup, and followed that up by winning their first Iraqi Super Cup with a 1–0 win over league champions Al-Shorta. In the

1997–98 Asian Club Championship The 1997–98 Asian Club Championship was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia. Pohang Steelers of South K ...

, Al-Zawraa reached the second round before being knocked out. Al-Zawraa continued to dominate Iraqi football by winning the double in 1998–99 and securing their first domestic quadruple in 1999–2000 by winning all four domestic trophies. They also reached the final of the

, the furthest that they have ever reached in a major continental competition, but lost 1–0 to

Shimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. As champions, Al-Zawraa qualified for the

2000–01 Asian Club Championship The 2000–01 Asian Club Championship was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia. Suwon Samsung Bluewings of ...

but were knocked out in the first round. Al-Zawraa won their third consecutive league title in 2000–01 and also won the Iraqi Super Cup, while they reached the second round of the

2001–02 Asian Club Championship The 2001–02 Asian Club Championship was the 21st and last edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region (Asia). It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia. Suwon Samsung Blu ...

and lost to Al-Sadd in

2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification Following is a result of results from the 2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification rounds. The league was the 22nd edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 1st edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Qual ...

. Al-Zawraa won the Iraqi Elite Cup for the third and final time in

2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

, becoming joint-record winners of the competition. In the

2003–04 Arab Champions League The 2003–04 Arab Champions League is the first edition of a new format called Arab Champions League replacing the former Arab Unified Club Championship. The teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. CS Sfaxien of Tunisia won the final ...

, Al-Zawraa were knocked out at the round of 16, while they were knocked out at the group stage of the

2005 AFC Champions League The 2005 AFC Champions League was the 24th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 3rd edition under the current AFC Champions League title. The championship was retained by the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad with a 5–3 a ...

. In the 2005–06 season, Al-Zawraa secured their 11th league title by defeating

Al-Najaf Najaf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), also known as Baniqia ( ar, بَانِيقِيَا), is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated popula ...

via a penalty shootout after a goalless draw, while in the

2005–06 Arab Champions League 2005 and 2006 saw the 3rd edition of Arab Champions League. 32 teams represented Arab nations from Africa and Asia. Raja Casablanca of Morocco won the final against ENPPI of Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of E ...

, they were defeated over two legs by MC Algiers in the round of 16. Al-Zawraa also participated in the

2007 AFC Champions League The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title. Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds became champions for the first time, beating Se ...

(knocked out in the group stage) and the

2009 AFC Cup The 2009 AFC Cup was the sixth season of the AFC Cup and is competed among clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. With the Asian Football Confederation reviewed the format of the AFC Champions League and made sig ...

(knocked out in the round of 16 by

Erbil Erbil, also called Hawler (, ar, أربيل, Arbīl; syr, ܐܲܪܒܹܝܠ, Arbel), is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It lies in the Erbil Governorate. It has an estimated population of around 1,600,000. Hu ...

). In

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, they returned to the top of Iraqi football by winning their 12th league title after a penalty shootout win over

. This qualified them to the

2012 AFC Cup The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four year ...

but they were knocked out in the round of 16. Al-Zawraa won the 2015–16 league title without losing a game in what was their 13th league title. They then won the

2016–17 Iraq FA Cup The 2016–17 Iraq FA Cup was the 28th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a clubs-only competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 19 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 41 teams from the Iraq Division One part ...

and

2017 Iraqi Super Cup The 2017 Iraqi Super Cup was the 8th edition of the Iraqi Super Cup, and the first since the competition's name was changed from ''Iraqi Perseverance Cup'' to ''Iraqi Super Cup''. The match was contested between the Baghdad rivals, Al-Zawraa and A ...

titles, coupling the latter with the

2017–18 Iraqi Premier League The 2017–18 Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز 2017–18) was the 44th season of the Iraqi Premier League, the highest division for Iraqi association football clubs, since its establishment in 1974. The season ...

title which saw them extend their national record to 14 league triumphs. After knockout stage and group stage exits in the

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

and

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

respectively, Al-Zawraa returned to the

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, collecting eight points but failing to advance to the next round. The team had two impressive games against

Al-Wasl Al Wasl Sports Club ( ar, نادي الوصل) is a multi-sports club in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It is best known for its football team. Current Board of Directors See also * Al Wasl FC References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alwasl Clu ...

, beating them 5-0 in

Karbala Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...

and 5–1 at Zabeel Stadium. Al-Zawraa won the

2018–19 Iraq FA Cup The 2018–19 Iraq FA Cup was the 29th edition of the Iraqi knockout football cup as a clubs-only competition, the main domestic cup in Iraqi football. A total of 20 teams from the Iraqi Premier League and 25 teams from the Iraq Division One and ...

, thus qualifying to the qualifying rounds of the AFC Champions League in

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

and

where they were eliminated both times. Al-Zawraa won their fifth Iraqi Super Cup title in

Stadium

Al-Zawraa currently play at Al-Zawraa Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,443. Al-Zawraa play their derby matches against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya,

Al-Shorta Al-Shorta Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشرطة الرياضي, lit=''Police Sports Club'') is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Baghdad. It has teams in 17 different sports, more than any other Iraqi club, and the best known sectio ...

and Al-Talaba at Al-Shaab Stadium in order to accommodate more spectators.

Supporters

Ultras The Kings is the name of the ultras group of Al-Zawraa fans. The group was founded in response to the foundations and successes of the Ultras Green Harp (Al-Shorta) and Ultras Blue Hawks (Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya) groups. The ultras group use flares, banners and flags in order to create a good atmosphere during matches.

Current squad

First-team squad

Out on loan

Notable players

''For a list of all Al-Zawraa players, see List of Al-Zawraa players''

Retired numbers

Rivalries

Al-Zawraa's main rivals are Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, with whom they contest the Iraqi El Clasico. They are also rivals with

and Al-Talaba.

Managers

The table below shows Al-Zawraa managers of the last 10 years that have won noteworthy titles. For a more detailed and chronological list of Al-Zawraa managers from 1969 onwards with their trophies, see List of Al-Zawraa managers.

Notable managers

Current technical staff

{, class="toccolours" !bgcolor=silver, Position !bgcolor=silver, Name !bgcolor=silver, Nationality , - bgcolor=#eeeeee , Manager:, , Ayoub Odisho, , , - , Assistant manager:, , Ali Rehema, , , - , Goalkeeping coach:, , Emad Hashim, , , -bgcolor=#eeeeee , Fitness coach:, , Ismail Saleem, , , - , Administrative director:, , Abdul Rahman Rashid, , , - , Age teams supervisor:, , Raed Khalil, , , -bgcolor=#eeeeee , Age teams supervisor:, , Abdul Amir Naji, , , - , Reserves coach:, , Khalid Ghani, , , - , U19 Manager:, , Abdul Mohsin Mohammed, , , - , U16 Manager:, , Amir Qasim, , , - , Women's futsal coach:, , Samir Saad, , , -

Honours

National

{, class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" !width=15%, Competition !Titles !Winning years !Runners-up , - ! scope=col, Iraqi Premier League , bgcolor="DCE5E5", 14 , 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, , 2000–01, 2005–06,

, 2015–16, 2017–18 , , 1979–80, 1991–92,

, 1996–97, 2007–08,

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, - ! scope=col, Iraq Division One , 1 , 1974–75 , – , - ! scope=col, Iraq FA Cup , bgcolor="DCE5E5", 16 , 1975–76, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91,

, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2016–17, 2018–19 , 1987–88, 2015–16,

, - ! scope=col, Iraqi Elite Cup , bgcolor="DCE5E5", 3 ,

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

, - ! scope=col, Iraqi Super Cup , bgcolor="DCE5E5", 5 ,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

International

{, class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" !Competition !Titles !Winning years !Runners-up !Third place !Fourth place , - ! scope=col, Asian Club Championship , 0 , – , – , – , , - ! scope=col, Asian Cup Winners' Cup , 0 , – , , – , – , - * * shared record

Regional

*Iraq Central FA Third Division **Winners (1): 1973–74 *Iraq Central FA Fourth Division **Winners (1): 1970–71

Friendly

*Arab Cooperation Council Championship **Winners (2): 1989, 1990 *Victory Championship **Winners (2): 1984, 1986 * Tournament for the Armed Forces **Winners (1):

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

*Tishreen Tournament **Winners (1): 2004 *Al-Zawraa Championship **Winners (1): 2004 *Jerusalem International Championship **Winners (1): 2000 *Al-Shaab Friendship Tournament **Winners (1): 1999

Statistics

In domestic competitions

National

{, class="wikitable collapsible " style="text-align: center;" , - !Year ! League ! Iraq Cup !

Super Cup A super cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in association football, which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competitions during the prev ...

! Elite Cup , - , 1974–75, , bgcolor="#dfd", Promoted (Div. 1), , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , rowspan=11, Started in
1986, , rowspan=17, Started in
1991 , - , 1975–76, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 1976–77, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 1977–78, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , Quarter-final , - , 1978–79, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 1979–80, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Semi-final , - , 1980–81, , Seventh place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 1981–82, , Fifth place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 1982–83, , Seventh place, , Quarter-final , - , 1983–84, , Fifth place, , - , - , 1984–85, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'' , - , 1985–86, , Ninth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , , - , 1986–87, , Seventh place, , -, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 1987–88, , Fifth place, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 1988–89, , Fourth place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 1989–90, , Fourth place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 1990–91, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 1991–92, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , Second round, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 1992–93, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place , - , 1993–94, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place , - , 1994–95, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place , - , 1995–96, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place , - , 1996–97, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Semi-final, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up , - , 1997–98, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place , - , 1998–99, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , Group stage , - , 1999–2000, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 2000–01, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up , - , 2001–02, , Fourth place, , Quarter-final, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , Group stage , - , 2002–03, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'', , Round of 32, , , , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place , - , 2003–04, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 2004–05, , Fourth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , rowspan=18, Abolished in
2004 , - , 2005–06, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2006–07, , Eighth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2007–08, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2008–09, , Seventh place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2009–10, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2010–11, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2011–12, , Eighth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2012–13, , Fourth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2013–14, , Sixth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2014–15, , Eighth place, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2015–16, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2016–17, , Fourth place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2017–18, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'', , bgcolor=gold, Winner , - , 2018–19, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Third place, , bgcolor=gold, Winner, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2019–20, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'', , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not finished'', , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up , - , 2020–21, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor=silver, Runner-up, , bgcolor="#cd5c5c", ''not held'' , - , 2021–22, , Sixth place, , bgcolor="#cc9966", Semi-final, , bgcolor=gold, Winner

In international competitions

{, class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" , - !rowspan="2", Competition !colspan="5", Record , - !G !W !D !L !Win % , - , align=left,

, - , align=left, Asian Cup Winners' Cup , - , align=left,

, - , align=left,

, - ! Total

Performance in AFC competitions

: 7 appearances ::

: Third qualifying round ::

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

: Group stage ::

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: Group stage ::

: Second qualifying round ::

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; 2022 Sri Lankan protests, Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretari ...

: Second qualifying round * Asian Club Championship: 5 appearances ::

: Second round ::

: ''Fourth place'' ::

: Second round ::

: First round ::

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

: Second round * Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances ::

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

: First round ::

: ''Runners-up'' *

: 4 appearances ::

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

: Round of 16 ::

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

: Round of 16 ::

: Zonal semi-final ::

: Group stage

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Joh ...

:The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Zawraa: :* 2009 –

Mohammed Gassid Mohammed Gassid Kadhim Al-Jaberi ( ar, محمد گاصد كاظم الجابري; born 10 December 1986) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iraqi Premier League club Al-Najaf. Honours Al-Shorta * Iraqi Pr ...

References

External links

*
All-Time Coaches
{{Iraq Super League Football clubs in Iraq Football clubs in Baghdad Sport in Baghdad 1969 establishments in Iraq Articles which contain graphical timelines Association football clubs established in 1969