{{Short description|Iraqi football club}} {{Football club infobox | clubname = Newroz SC | image = Newroz SC logo.svg | image_size = 175 | fullname = Newroz Sports Club | nickname = A City's Hope | founded = {{Start date and age|1994}} | ground = Newroz Stadium | capacity = 14,500 | owner = Lahur Talabani | manager = Wali Kareem | league = Iraq Stars League | current = | season = 2024–25 | position = Iraq Stars League, 9th of 20 | website = {{URL|https://newrozsportsclub.com/}} | pattern_la1 = _blackborder | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = _blackborder | pattern_sh1 = _blacksides | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _blackborder | pattern_b2 = _newells11t | pattern_ra2 = _blackborder | pattern_sh2 = _blacksides | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = FF0000 | socks2 = FF0000 }}
'''Newroz Sports Club''' ({{langx|ku| یانەی وەرزشی نەورۆز}}, {{langx|ar|نادي نوروز الرياضي}}) 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%84%D9%87-%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-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85|title=نوروز يحسم تأهله للدوري الممتاز لكرة القدم|website=shafaq.com|language=Arabic|date=July 3, 2021|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=December 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212124902/https://shafaq.com/ar/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%AA-%D9%87%D9%84%D9%87-%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-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85|url-status=live}}</ref>
==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,<ref>{{cite web|title=اقليم كوردستان يلغي الدوري الممتاز لكرة القدم لهذا العام ويحدد البطل|url=https://shafaq.com/en/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84|website=shafaq.com|language=Arabic|date=July 25, 2020|last=|first=|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719144431/https://shafaq.com/en/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%BA%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%84%D9%87%D8%B0%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AD%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84|url-status=live}}</ref> where they played 15 matches, won 7, drew 5 and lost 3 matches, and collected 26 points.<ref>{{cite web|title= نوروز بطلا لدوري كردستان هذا الموسم|url=https://ar-ar.facebook.com/571663586231487/posts/3305309506200201/|website=Khanaqin news page|language=Arabic|date=July 25, 2020|last=|first=}}</ref>
===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,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alrafidain.news/News/8152363/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%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%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87|title=نوروز يستعيد صدارة دوري الدرجة الأولى قبل جولتين من نهايته|website=alrafidain.news|language=Arabic|date=June 24, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=November 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128212442/https://alrafidain.news/News/8152363/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%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%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%87|url-status=live}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.basnews.com/ar/babat/699144|title=تأهل نادي نوروز للمرة الأولى في تاريخه للدوري الممتاز|website=basnews.com|language=Arabic|date=July 3, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719141554/https://www.basnews.com/ar/babat/699144|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=67698|title=Kurdish Newroz FC qualifies for the Iraqi Premier League|website=pukmedia.com|language=|date=July 3, 2021|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719150439/https://www.pukmedia.com/EN/EN_Direje.aspx?Jimare=67698|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=الصناعة بطلاً لدوري الدرجة الأولى بعد فوزه على نوروز|url=https://www.ina.iq/130526--.html|website=ina.iq|language=Arabic|date=July 16, 2021|last=|first=|access-date=July 19, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716172636/https://www.ina.iq/130526--.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alsumaria.tv/Entertainment-News/368969/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/alsumaria-news|title=وضع حجر الأساس لملعب دولي يتسع لأكثر من 14 الف متفرج في السليمانية|website=alsumaria.tv|language=Arabic|date=January 6, 2021|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711182102/https://www.alsumaria.tv/Entertainment-News/368969/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/alsumaria-news|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Current squad== ===First-team squad=== {{updated|6 July 2025}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=IRQ|name=Haider Saman|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=IRQ|name=Mohammed Dlawar|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=IRQ|name=Hamza Adnan|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=IRQ|name=Wael Ben Othman|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=IRQ|name=Rawa Yousef|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=IRQ|name=Ibrahim Mohammed|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRQ|name=Marwan Hussein|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=IRQ|name=Aso Rostam|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|name=Cláudio Maradona|pos=FW}}<sup>'''FGN'''</sup> {{Fs player|no=11|nat=IRQ|name=Sivan Omar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=YEM|name=Mohammed Hashm Al-Najjar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=IRQ|name=Rastgo Fariq|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=IRQ|name=Ahmed Khaled Hamad|pos=DF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=JOR|name=Mohammad Zureiqat|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Salah Jaber|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=JAP|name=Ahamad Azzawi|pos=MF}}<sup>'''CZN'''</sup> {{Fs player|no=22|nat=IRQ|name=Hassan Abbas|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=IRQ|name=Hani Shaker|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=IRQ|name=Emad Eissa|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=IRQ|name=Muntadher Sattar|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=IRQ|name=Emad Issa|pos=GK}}<sup>'''FGN'''</sup> {{Fs player|no=53|nat=IRQ|name=Taqi Falah|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=66|nat=IRQ|name=Hangaw Mohammed|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=90|nat=NGA|name=Ndifreke Effiong|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=TUN|name=Alaeddine Dridi|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}}
==Managerial history== *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Wali Kareem (2021 - 2022) *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Nizar Mahrouz (2022 - 2023) *{{Flagicon|Brazil}} Jorvan Vieira (2023 - 2024) *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Qahtan Chatir (2024 - 2025) *{{Flagicon|Sweden}} Yasin Aras (7/2025 - 10/2025) *{{Flagicon|Iraq}} Wali Kareem (2025 - Present)
==Honours== *'''Iraqi Premier Division League (second tier)''' **Runners-up (1): 2020–21
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iraqfound.html Iraq Clubs – Foundation Dates] at the RSSSF
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