Al-Zawraa (نادي الزوراء) is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. It was founded in 1969. Al-Zawraa is considered to be one of the best Iraqi football clubs in history, as it has won 11 national titles (most recently the 2005 - 2006 season). The team was a runner-up to the Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse in the 2000 edition of the now defunct Asian Cup Winner's Cup.

Honours

Local Honours

• Iraq Super League

(11): 1976, 1977, 1979, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006

• Iraq FA Cup Winners

(14): 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000

International performance

AFC Champions League

• 2003: Third qualifying round
• 2005: Group stage
• 2007: Group stage

Asian Club Championship

1996: Second Round

1997: 4th place

1998: Second Round

2001: First Round

2002: Second Round

Asian Cup Winners Cup

1993/94: First Round

1999/00: Finalist

Rivalries

2007/2008 Squad

First Team

Youth Team

Famous players

Famous Head Coaches

• Emmanuel "Ammo" Baba
• Wathik Naji Jasim
• Falah Hassan
• Anwar Jassim
• Adnan Hamad

See also

• Iraqi clubs at the AFC Champions League

External links

• Official site