Zeravani ( ar, نادي زيرفاني, ku-2, یانه ی زێڕه ڤانی) 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 Duhok,

Iraqi Kurdistan Iraqi Kurdistan or Southern Kurdistan ( ku, باشووری کوردستان, Başûrê Kurdistanê) refers to the Kurdish-populated part of northern Iraq. It is considered one of the four parts of "Kurdistan" in Western Asia, which also inc ...

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 the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

. It was formed in 2011, entering competition in the Kurdish Premier League.

Club history

The predecessor club was known as

Peris FC Peris Sports Club ( ar, نادي بيرس الرياضي) was a sports club based in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. History In Premier League The club participated in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time in the 2003–04 season. The follo ...

, which competed in the

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion ...

, a FIFA sanctioned league, until the 2009–10 season. The club then ceased operation. In 2011, Zeravani SC was formed from the remnants of Peris FC, and began competing in the Kurdish Premier League. It used the same stadium and same colours as Peris FC. Zeravani SC were champions of the 2012–13 Kurdish Premier League season and runners-up of the

2015–16 Iraqi Women's Football League The 2015–16 Iraqi Women's Football League was the first season of the Iraqi Women's Football League, which started on 25 April 2016 and ended on 19 July 2016. Ghaz Al-Shamal won the title coached by Qasim Jameel by beating Zeravani 1–0 in the ...

season.

Current squad

References

External links

Official website
2011 establishments in Iraq Duhok Association football clubs established in 2011 Football clubs in Dohuk {{Iraq-footyclub-stub