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Zakho Sport Club, also spelled as Zaxo Sport Club ( ku-2, یانا زاخو یا وه‌رزشی / ''Yana Zaxo ya Werzişî'') is a
sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
based in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan. Zakho SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours
Duhok SC Duhok Sports Club ( ar, نادي دهوك الرياضي, ku, یانه‌یا وه‌رزشی یا دهوکێ), founded in 1970, is a Kurdish professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, ...
, 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.


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.


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 Duhok Sports Club ( ar, نادي دهوك الرياضي, ku, یانه‌یا وه‌رزشی یا دهوکێ), founded in 1970, is a Kurdish professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, ...
. 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.


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 The 1991 Iraqi uprisings were ethnic and religious uprisings in Iraq led by Shi'ites and Kurds against Saddam Hussein. The uprisings lasted from March to April 1991 after a ceasefire following the end of the Gulf War. The mostly uncoordinate ...
led to the cancellation of the remainder of the Iraqi football calendar. Zakho fans everywhere were extremely upset.


1991–92 season

The following season saw Zakho to return to sporting activities after head of the Olympic Committee
Uday Hussein Uday Saddam Hussein ( ar, عدي صدام حسين; 18 June 1964 – 22 July 2003) was an Iraqi politician and the eldest son of Saddam Hussein. He held numerous positions as a sports chairman, military officer and businessman, and was the head ...
guaranteed not to interfere with any Northern Iraqi sportsmen. Zakho were once again in the Northern group after being drawn with
Duhok SC Duhok Sports Club ( ar, نادي دهوك الرياضي, ku, یانه‌یا وه‌رزشی یا دهوکێ), founded in 1970, is a Kurdish professional sports club, based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, ...
, 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.


New stadium

On June 3, 2015 Zakho FC celebrated the opening of their new stadium, known as
Zakho International Stadium Zakho International Stadium (Arabic: ملعب زاخو الدولي, Kurdish: یاریگەها نێودەولەتیا زاخۆ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Zakho, Iraq. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Za ...
with an unofficial friendly against the Iraqi national team. The match was notable as
Shwan Jalal Shwan Jalal (born 14 August 1983) is a professional football coach and former goalkeeper. He is currently goalkeeping coach at Newcastle United. He was capped five times for the England C team, and was later called up for the Iraq national team ...
made his Iraq debut and kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 victory for
Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–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.


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. 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


First-team squad


Current technical staff

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Managerial history

* Khodr Wakohdar * Amir Abdul Aziz * Pauls Quryaquos * Nori Zainal * Mohammed Ahmed Mulla * Sadeq Musa * Ali Hilal * Saleem Mallakh * Mohammed Kadhim Mizyad * Hadi Mtanesh * Saleem Mallakh * Adel Abdul Qader * Tariq Al Hejiya * Sabah Abdul Hassan * Adel Abdul Qader * Talib Fadhel * Manaf Shekho * Adel Abdul Qader * Ammori Ahmed * Walid Dhahad * Nazar Ashraf *
Saadi Toma Saadi Toma Jirjes ( syr, ܣܥܕܝ ܬܐܘܡܐ) (born 25 April 1955) is an Iraqi former Association football, football player and coach. He played during his professional career at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and made 10 appearances with the Iraqi national ...
* Suleyman Ramadhan *
Basim Qasim Basim Qasim Hamdan Al-Suwaid ( ar, باسم قاسم; born 22 March 1963) is an Iraqi football manager and former player who last coached Al-Naft. He was a defender in his playing days, also capable of playing in midfield, and he played for Ir ...
* Nadhim Shaker * Mohammad Kwid * Ali Hadi * Ilie Stan *
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Essam Hamad Salem Essam Hamad Salem ( ar, عصام حمد سالم; born 22 October 1973) is an Iraqi football coach and former player. He played as a midfielder for Iraq in the 2000 Asian Cup. Essam also played for Al-Karkh, Al-Taawun, and Al-Zawraa at club ...
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Marian Mihail Marian Cucchiaroni Mihail (; born 7 May 1958) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Liga 1 club PSS Sleman. An attack-minded right-back, Mihail spent almost his entire 17-year career with ...
* Ahmed Wali * Dorinel Munteanu * Hadi Ahmed *
Emad Aoda Emad Aoda ( ar, عماد عودة) (born 15 November 1981 in Iraq) is a coach and former international Iraqi football player, he played as a defender. he is currently working as a coach for Al-Minaa club. International career Emad Aoda was pa ...
* Mohammed Yousef *
Haidar Obeid Jassim Haider Obeid ( ar, حيدر عبيد جاسم ) (born 2 April 1979) is an Iraqi former football defender who last played for Amanat Baghdad. He played for Apollon Limassol in the Cypriot First Division and Zob Ahan F.C. in the Iran Pro League ...
* Salih Radhi *
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Ahmad Kadhim Assad Ahmed Kadhim Assad ( ar, احمد کاظم عصاد; born on 1 July 1976) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Salam Zgharta. International career He was used in a three-man defensive li ...
* Abdul-Hafeedh Arbeesh * Ali Hadi * Ahmad Salah Alwan * Haitham Miteb * Sami Bahat *
Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail Labid Al-Zirjawi ( ar, عبد الوهاب أبو الهيل لابد الزيرجاوي; born 21 December 1975) is an Iraqi professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Iraqi club Zakho. Club ...


Honours

*Iraqi 3rd Division ** ''Winners (1) :'' 1991–92 *
Iraq Division One The Iraq Division One is the second-highest division of the Iraqi football league system after the Premier League. The league is contested by 24 clubs. It is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA). Each season, the two top-finishing teams ...
** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1997–98, 2001–02, 2018–19


Regional

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


References


External links

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