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Erbil Sports Club (Arabic: نادي أربيل الرياضي, Kurdish: یانەی وەرزشیی هەولێر, romanized: Yaney Werzişîy Hewlêr) is a sports club based in the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region that plays in the Iraqi Premier League, the first-tier of Iraqi football. The club is also known as "Yaney Hewlêr", the Kurdish name for Erbil.

Erbil SC

Full name	Erbil Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Yellow Castle
Founded	3 November 1968; 54 years ago (1968)
Ground	Franso Hariri Stadium
Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Waleed Arab
Manager	Nizar Mahrous
League	Iraqi Premier League
2021–22	Iraqi Premier League, 11th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

For the first time in its history, Erbil became champions of the Iraqi Premier League after beating Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (1–0) in the final game on Friday, 6 July 2007. On 24 August 2008, Erbil retained their status as Iraqi Premier League champions with a win over Baghdad based Al-Zawraa. On 16 July 2009 Erbil became the champion of Iraq's super league for the third consecutive year after beating Najaf FC. They also won the league in 2012 with only one loss.

Erbil Sport Club is the first Iraqi-Kurdish team to qualify for the Asian Champions League and the Arab Champions League. In 2012 and 2014 they reached the AFC Cup final but lost both times. Erbil SC is the first Iraqi Premier League team to get players from outside Iraq.

History

Foundation

Erbil SC was founded on 3 November 1968, by the former Kurdistan-Iraq Football Association and spent many years in mid-table obscurity, occasionally challenging the top Iraqi sides.[1]

2004–2005

After the turn of the century and the beginning of the Iraq War, Erbil FC has dramatically improved and have become a real powerhouse in Iraqi club football. Top Iraqi players from southern Iraq and international players from around the world have begun coming to the kurdistan region and to Erbil SC to play their trade with good wages and relative safety.[1]

Nadhim Shaker and glory years

In the summer of 2005, Shaker left rivals Duhok SC to coach Erbil. In the 2005–06 season, Erbil started slow, only just managing to finish third in Group A just ahead of Sirwan FC on goal difference to advance to the second round. Erbil topped their group in the second round to advance to the end of season play-offs where they met southern giants Najaf FC in a two-legged home and away tie. Erbil were beaten by Najaf by a 4–1 scoreline which basically dented all hope of reaching the play-off final for the title. In the home leg, Erbil were winning 1–0 when the match got suspended with a replay taking place five days later with the match resulting in a 1–1 scoreline. This meant Erbil were knocked out of a chance of winning the championship but would instead take part in the third-place play-off match. This match didn't take place as in the other semi-final match between the two Baghdad giants, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Zawra'a. The second match of the leg was cancelled as the Al-Quwa players walked off the pitch, resulting in their disqualification and Erbil getting the automatic third-place finish. All in all, it was a strong first season under Shaker and that summer the team improved personnel ready for the next season.

Franso Hariri Stadium

Franso Hariri Stadium is the stadium where Erbil Sport Club play their home games. It is a multi-use stadium in Erbil. The stadium holds 25,000. It was built in 1992.

After the assassination of Franso Heriri on 18 February 2001, who actively supported rebuilding the stadium, the Kurdistan Regional Government renamed it in his memory.

In July 2009, Franso Hariri Stadium became Iraq national football team's home venue after the green-light from AFC to host the Iraqi national and clubs teams in Erbil.[2] However, due to technical problems, FIFA abandoned the idea of having more national games being hosted in the stadium.

Rivalries

Erbil SC's main rival is Duhok SC with whom they contest the South Kurdistan derby.

Honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Winning years	Runners-up
National	Iraqi Premier League	4	2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12	2010–11, 2012–13
Regional	Kurdistan Premier League	3	2009–10, 2011–12, 2015–16
Continental	AFC Cup	0	–	2012, 2014

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 1 appearance

2008: Group Stage

• AFC Cup: 6 appearances

2009: Quarter-finals

2011: Semi-finals

2012: Runners-up

2013: Round of 16

2014: Runners-up

2015: Group Stage

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Erbil:

• 2009 – Luay Salah

Current squad

First-team squad

As of 18 October 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK  IRQ Hussein Ali Joli — GK  IRQ Mohammed Azad Noori 12 GK  IRQ Hassanin Mohammed 1 GK  IRQ Rebaz Abdullah 20 GK  IRQ Ahmed Rebwar 30 DF  IRQ Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf 4 DF  BRA Hélio 5 DF  IRQ Niaz Mohammed 3 DF  IRQ Omar Jengi 31 DF  IRQ Herdi Siamand 34 DF  IRQ Ahmed Hasan Maknzi 16 DF  IRQ Karrar Faleh 23 DF  IRQ Kosrat Baiz 2 DF  BRA Bruno Oliveira 77 DF  IRQ Halo Fayaq 66 MF  TUN Aymen Trabelsi

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF  IRQ Didar Ghazi 13 MF  IRQ Ali Shakhwan 21 MF  IRQ Mohammed Saleh 27 MF  IRQ Rawa Yousef 33 MF  IRQ Ali Sarhan 30 MF  IRQ Amir Ismail 19 MF  IRQ Muayed Abdul Baset 6 MF  IRQ Jasim Mohammed 8 MF  IRQ Akam Hashem 7 FW  IRQ Ahmed Sartip 36 FW  IRQ Mohammed Muhsen 10 FW  IRQ Safin Mansor 29 FW  IRQ Barzan Sherzad Rashid 14 FW  IRQ Mazin Fayyadh 15 FW  IRQ Abdul Qadir Ayoub 17 FW  NGA Shuaibu Ibrahim 11 FW  IRQ Amjad Radhi

Recent history

Season	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	AFC CL	AFC Cup	Arab CL	Notes
2000–01	12	30	6	11	13	24	46	29
2001–02	6	38	20	12	6	61	32	72
2002–03	—	27	10	7	10	44	33	37				Abandoned due to war
2003–04	—	10	6	3	1	19	8					Abandoned due to war
2004–05	5	20	9	6	5	32	23
2005–06	3	19	6	7	5	18	16
2006–07	1	19	14	3	2	34	11				1st round
2007–08	1	24	15	6	3	33	10		Group stage
2008–09	1	27	20	5	2	55	17
2009–10	4	42	29	6	7	79	22
2010–11	2	27	17	6	4	54	21			Semi-finals
2011–12	1	38	23	14	1	65	22	83		Final
2012–13	2	34	21	7	6	67	34	70		Round of 16
2013–14	2	21	12	6	3	29	15	42		Final		Ended prematurely
2014–15	11	18	5	10	3	21	17			Group stage
2015–16	11	17	5	8	4	19	17
2016–17	Withdrew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				Relegated
2017–18	2 (Div. 1)											Promoted
2018–19	11	38	12	12	14	34	36	48
2019–20	—	9	2	4	3	8	11					Abandoned due to COVID-19
2020–21	12	38	10	14	14	39	41	44
2021–22	11	38	12	11	15	37	42	47

• From 2004 to 2005 season, the competition changed from League system to various rounds including table and knockout rounds.
• From 2011 to 2012 season, the competition went back to the single league system.
• From 2014 to 2015 season, the competition returned to a system with various rounds.
• From 2016 to 2017 season, the competition went back to the single league system.

Managerial history

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

Current technical staff

Position	Name	Nationality
Manager:	Nizar Mahrous
Assistant manager:	Saeed Sweidan
Assistant manager:	Ahmed Mnajed
Goalkeeping coach:	Samir Rihani
Fitness coach:	Vacant
Administrative director:	Haider Hammed
U-16 Manager:	Emad Asaad

Updated to match played July 2019
Source:^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Iraqi clubs in the AFC Cup
• Iraqi clubs in the AFC Champions League

References

External links

• Official Logo
• Official Site
• Club squad on AFC official website

На других языках

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[de] Erbil SC

Der Erbil SC (offiziell: Erbil Sport Club) ist ein irakisch-kurdischer Fußballverein aus Erbil.

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- [en] Erbil SC

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[es] Erbil Sport Club

El Arbil FC (kurdo: یانه‌ی وه‌رزشی هه‌ولێر, árabe: اربيل ) es un equipo de fútbol iraquí fundado en 1958 en la ciudad de Arbil, Región Autónoma Kurda con el nombre Brusk SC, el cual utilizaron hasta 1968, al cambiarlo por el que tienen actualmente.

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[ru] Эрбиль (футбольный клуб)

«Эрбиль» (араб. اربيل‎) — иракский футбольный клуб из города Эрбиль, также известен как «Хевлэр». В период с 1958 по 1968 носил название «Бруск» («Brusk», переименован в Аль-Shurta Эрбиль[уточнить]), а с 1968 и по сей день — «Эрбиль». Четырёхкратный чемпион Ирака по футболу.

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