Newroz SC


Newroz Sports Club is a professional sports club based in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, whose football team plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top flight of Iraqi football.

History

2019–20 season

In the 2019–20 season, the Kurdistan Football Association announced the cancellation of the Kurdistan Premier League due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Newroz were at the top of the league standings until that time, where they played 15 matches, won 7, drew 5 and lost 3 matches, and collected 26 points.

2020–21 season

Newroz participated in the Iraqi First Division League in the 2020–21 season, and two rounds before the end of the league, the team managed to maintain the top of the Group 1, and remained at the top of this group until the end of the league, where it qualified for the Iraqi Premier League for the first time, after collecting 30 points from 9 wins and 3 draw and one loss. In the final match, the team lost against Al-Sinaa 1–0 to take second place in the championship.

New International Stadium

In January 2021, the former club president Lahur Sheix Jangi Talabani laid the foundation stone for the Newroz International Stadium in Sulaymaniyah. Their stadium can accommodate 14,500 spectators, the stadium has cost $12 million, The stadium opened on 26th of October, 2024. with their first game against Al-Najaf SC, Newroz won 2-1

Current squad

First-team squad

FGN
CZN
FGN

Managerial history

  • Wali Kareem
  • Nizar Mahrouz
  • Jorvan Vieira
  • Qahtan Chatir
  • Yasin Aras
  • Wali Kareem

    Honours

  • Iraqi Premier Division League
  • *Runners-up : 2020–21