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'''Al-Karma Sport Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الكرمة الرياضي}}), also pronounced '''Al-Garma''', is an Iraqi professional football club based in Al-Karmah, Al-Anbar, that plays in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. Founded in 2020, Al-Karma have won the Iraqi First Division League once and were the runner-up of the Iraqi Premier Division League once, and now participate in the Iraq Stars League.
==History== Founded in 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=نفط البصرة يتغلب على نادي الكرمة|url=https://alrased.news/%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D9%86%D9%81%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B5%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9/|website=alrased.news|language=Arabic|date=September 13, 2022|last=|first=|access-date=May 11, 2023|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512000529/https://alrased.news/%d8%a7%d8%ae%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%82-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%b6%d9%8a%d8%a9/%d9%86%d9%81%d8%b7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b5%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d9%8a%d8%aa%d8%ba%d9%84%d8%a8-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%86%d8%a7%d8%af%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b1%d9%85%d8%a9/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=بحضور ممثلي الأندية المشاركة.. إقامة قرعة بطولة كأس العراق|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A8%D8%AD%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%83-%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82|website=shafaq.com|language=Arabic|date=October 27, 2022|last=|first=}}</ref> Al-Karma was promoted 3 times in the space of 4 years,<ref>{{cite web|title=إقامة قرعة دوري الدرجة الأولى والثانية لبطولة كأس العراق|url=https://almadapaper.net//view.php?cat=276724|website=almadapaper.net|language=Arabic|date=October 27, 2022|last=|first=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=نتائجُ مبارياتِ الدور الأول من مُنافساتِ بُطولةِ كأس العراق للمَوسم ٢٠٢٣/٢٠٢٢|url=https://ifa.iq/%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AC%D9%8F-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%90-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%8F%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B3-9862/|website=ifa.iq|language=Arabic|date=November 1, 2022|last=|first=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=الاتحاد العراقي يحدد موعد وآلية انطلاق بطولة الجمهورية|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%88-%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%85%D9%87%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9|date=July 28, 2023|website=shafaq.com|language=ar}}</ref> having started off in the fourth tier of Iraqi football.<ref>{{Cite web|title=رئيس اتحاد الكرة يبارك تأهل فرق الكرمة والغراف والفهد وغاز الشمال إلى دوري الدرجة الأولى|url=https://www.addustor.com/content.php?id=26473|date=July 30, 2023|website=addustor.com|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=غاز الشمال والگرمة يتنافسان على لقب بطل دوري الدرجة الثانية لكرة القدم|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85|date=July 31, 2023|website=shafaq.com|language=ar}}</ref> In the 2023–24 season,<ref>{{Cite web|title=الجوية تقهر الكرخ وتتوعّد أربيل بمواجهة نارية في نهائي الكأس|url=https://www.azzaman.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B9%D9%91%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC/|date=August 2, 2023|website=azzaman.com|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=اليوم.. ملعب الشعب يحتضن نهائي دوري الدرجة الثانية|url=https://www.ina.iq/190982--.html|date=August 6, 2023|website=ina.iq|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=الگرمة" بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الثانية بفوزه على غاز الشمال بركلات الترجيح"|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AD|date=August 6, 2023|website=shafaq.com|language=ar}}</ref> Al-Karma managed to finish runner-up in the Iraqi Premier Division League and be promoted to play in the Iraq Stars League for the 2024–25 season for the first time in its history.<ref>{{Cite web|title= الگرمة وديالى يخطفان بطاقتي التأهل لدوري نجوم العراق|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%81-%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82|date=July 5, 2024|website=shafaq.com|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= الكرمة وديالى يتأهلان إلى الدوري العراقي|url=https://www.alkhaleej.ae/2024-07-06/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9|date=July 6, 2024|website=alkhaleej.ae|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title= ديالى بطلاً للدوري الممتاز بعد فوزه على الكرمة|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9#:~:text=%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%82%20%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2%2F%20%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC%20%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%20%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89,%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85%20%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%85%202023%2D2024%20.|date=July 20, 2024|website=shafaq.com|language=ar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=الكرمة يتوجه جواً إلى أربيل استعداداً لمواجهة دهوك بافتتاح دوري نجوم العراق |url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%88%D9%83-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82 |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=شفق نيوز |language=ar}}</ref>
==Stadium== On March 9, 2020, work began on the construction of Al-Karma Stadium, with a capacity of 5,000,<ref>{{cite web|title=وزير الشباب والرياضة: بالإرادة والإصرار نُعيد الألفة والبناء|url=https://moys.gov.iq/ar/view/3052|website=moys.gov.iq|language=Arabic|date=March 9, 2020|last=|first=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=المباشرة بإعمار ملعب الأنبار الأولمبي في الرمادي|url=https://diyaruna.com/ar/articles/cnmi_di/features/2020/03/31/feature-01|website=diyaruna.com|language=Arabic|date=March 31, 2020|last=|first=}}</ref> and the work is still ongoing.<ref>{{cite web|title=تواصل الأعمال في مشروعي ملعبي الأنبار والگرمة|url=https://www.ina.iq/125202--.html|website=ina.iq|language=Arabic|date=May 5, 2021|last=|first=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=بالأرقام.. قضاء الكرمة في الأنبار يعلن عن مشاريعه المنجزة خلال عام 2022|url=https://www.ina.iq/174352--2022.html|website=ina.iq|language=Arabic|date=December 29, 2022|last=|first=}}</ref> For their first season in the Iraq Stars League, they have used Al-Ramadi Stadium as their home stadium in Ramadi, the capital of Al Anbar Governorate which Al-Karmah is located in.
==Current squad== ===First-team squad=== {{updated|3 August 2025}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=IRQ|name=Mahmoud Khudhair|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=BRA|name=Jeferson Bahia|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=IRQ|name=Karrar Amer|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=IRQ|name=Ahmed Maknzi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=JOR|name=Mohammad Abu Hashish|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRQ|name=Amoori Faisal|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=IRQ|name=Aymen Hussein|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=IRQ|name=Hasan Ashour|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=JOR|name=Ibrahim Sadeh|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=IRQ|name=Shihab Razzaq|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=JOR|name=Ali Olwan|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=IRQ|name=Mohammed Hameed|pos=GK|other=captain}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=IRQ|name=Moamel Abdulridha|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Mohsin|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=IRQ|name=Montader Abdel Amir|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=IRQ|name=Abdullah Sattar Aiad|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=IRQ|name=Abbas Qasim|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=NIG|name=Youssouf Oumarou|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=IRQ|name=Laith Sajid|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=IRQ|name=Halo Fayaq|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
==Personnel== ===Technical staff=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- | Head coach ||{{flagicon|IRQ}} Ghazi Fahad |- | Assistant coach ||{{flagicon|IRQ}} Munir Jaber |- | Goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|ROU}} Dragoș Plopeanu |- |Fitness coach || {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohammed Mustafa |- | Match analyst ||{{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Fernández |- |}
==Managerial history== *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Shokur Ali Hassan *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Faleh Munif *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Khamis Humoud *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Shaker Mohammed Sabbar *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Haidar Mahmoud *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Ali Waheed *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Natiq Haddad *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Ghazi Fahad *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Ahmed Khalaf
==Honours== *'''Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)''' **''Runners-up (1):'' 2023–24 *'''Iraqi First Division League (third tier)''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2022–23
==References== {{reflist|1}}
==External links== * [https://m.goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=53006 Al-Karma SC] on Goalzz.com * [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iraqfound.html Iraq Clubs — Foundation Dates] at the RSSSF
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