Ground Capacity 20,000 Manager Dorinel Munteanu Capacity 20,000 | Founded 1987 League Iraqi Premier League | |
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Full name Zakho Sport Club (official name) Ground Zakho International Stadium Chairman Abdul-Jabar Saif Al-Deen 2015–16 Iraqi Premier League, 9th | ||
Zakho Sport Club (Kurdish: یانا زاخو یا وهرزشی / Yana Zaxo ya Werzişî) is a sports club based in Zakho, Dohuk, Iraq. They are playing in the Iraqi Premier League.
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Zakho SC's biggest rivals are also their neighbours Duhok SC, always producing the most passionate and fierce matches every season, with whom they contest the Duhok Derby.
History
Football in Zakho was played from the early 1920s where many local teams were playing football as well schools competitions were held in zakho or nearby districts which eventually led to forming the first ever football team in Zakho in 1948 made up mainly from 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 sport center in sports competitions for at least a year before the club could be registered. So the sporting committee set up teams for different age groups and started having 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, Duhok SC. Zakho went on to win the competition after defeating all the participants. Defeating Duhok FC on penalties.In addition to the regional tournament that the club achieved,they also found success in other sports such as Basketball,Wrestling,Weightlifting, and Bodybuilding which improved there bid significantly. And on June the 3rd 1987 the club was officially established.
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.where 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 in which the winner would be promoted to the second division. Zakho would top the group with 15 points but the 1991 uprisings in Iraq led to the cancellation of the remainder of the Iraqi football calendar.
1991/92 season
The following season saw Zakho to return to sporting activities after head of the Olympic committee Udau Hussein guaranteed not to interfere with any Northern Iraqi sportsmen. Zakho were once again in the Northern group after being drawn with Duhok SC,Qurqosh,Al Karama, and Ta'lfar. 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.
Current Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.