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|clubname = Al-Zawra'a
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|fullname = Al-Zawra'a Sports Club 
|nickname = ''Al-Nawaris'' (The Gulls)<br />''Al-Zaeem'' (The Boss)
|founded  = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1969|6|29}} as ''Al-Muwasalat''
|ground   = [[Saban Entertainment]]<ref name=sway>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/iraq/al-zawraa/|title=Al Zawraa SC|work=Soccerway|publisher=Global Sports Media|access-date=21 October 2012|archive-date=10 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210184622/http://int.soccerway.com/teams/iraq/al-zawraa/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|capacity = 15,443
|chairman = [[Falah Hassan]] 
|chrtitle = President 
|manager  = [[Haider Obeid]]
|league   = [[Iraq Stars League]] 
| current  = 2024–25 Iraq Stars League
| season   = [[2023–24 Iraq Stars League|2023–24]] |
| position = Iraq Stars League, 3rd of 20
|website  = {{URL|http://alzawraaclub.com/}}
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'''Al-Zawra'a Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الزوراء الرياضي}}) is an Iraqi professional [[sports club]] based in Utayfia, [[Karkh|Karkh District]] (near [[Tigris River]]), [[Baghdad]]. Their football team competes in the [[Iraq Stars League]], the top-flight of [[Football in Iraq|Iraqi football]]. Al-Zawra'a have won the most major honours of any club in [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], having won 14 league titles, 16 [[Iraq FA Cup]]s and 5 [[Iraqi Super Cup]]s—all record totals.

Al-Zawra'a also won the [[Baghdad Championship]] a joint-record three times. Al-Zawra'a have won the domestic [[Double (association football)|double]] a record eight times and became only the second Iraqi team to win the domestic [[List of association football teams to have won four or more trophies in one season|quadruple]] in the 1999–2000 season. In 2022, Al-Zawra'a opened the new all-seater [[Al-Zawraa Stadium]] which replaced the club's old ground at the same site.

Al-Zawra'a finished fourth at the [[1996–97 Asian Club Championship]] and were runners-up of the [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]. Al-Zawra'a have competed in the [[AFC Champions League]] group stage three times and have reached the knockout rounds of the [[AFC Cup]] three times. The team's home colour is white, thus they are nicknamed "Al-Nawaris" ({{lit|The Gulls}}).

==History==

===Foundation===
Al-Zawra'a was founded on 29 June 1969 as ''Al-Muwasalat'', which means 'Transportation'. Al-Muwasalat participated in the Iraq Central FA Fourth Division in the 1969–70 season. In the 1970–71 season, they won the fourth division and were promoted to the third division. The 1971–72 season saw the establishment of 'Al-Muwasalat B' (the club's B team), with the merger of Al-Bareed B and Al-Matar Al-Madani, which joined the fourth division. In their first season, Al-Muwasalat B won the fourth division under coach Rasheed Radhi and were promoted to the third division, beating [[Al-Shabab SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shabab]] 2–1 on 1 June 1972 at Al-Kashafa Stadium.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

On 16 November 1972, the club was renamed to Al-Zawra'a. The 1972–73 season saw both Al-Zawra'a and Al-Zawra'a B competing in the third division, and in the 1973–74 season, Al-Zawra'a B won the third division title after a 2–1 win over Indhibat Al-Shorta, securing promotion to the second division. As they were the club's B team, the A and B teams merged back together, and the club was also merged with another club called Saleem Sports Club, to compete in the newly founded [[Iraqi Premier Division League|Iraqi National Second Division]] in the [[1974–75 Iraqi National Second Division|1974–75]] season. Al-Zawra'a won the second division title that season under Rasheed Radhi's leadership, being promoted into the [[Iraq Stars League|Iraqi National League]] for the first time in their history for the [[1975–76 Iraqi National League|1975–76]] season.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

A club named [[Al-Naqil FC|Al-Naqil]] (meaning 'Transport'), who were attached to the Ministry of Transport, were the runners-up of the [[1974–75 Iraqi National League]], but the club was dissolved due to a lack of financial backing. Al-Naqil's players joined newly promoted side Al-Zawra'a, who were founded by the Minister of Transport, Adnan Ayoub Sabri Al-Ezzi. This meant that Al-Zawra'a became one of the strongest clubs in Iraq from their first season in the top-flight, which was the 1975–76 season, where they won both the [[1975–76 Iraqi National League|league title]] and the [[1975–76 Iraq FA Cup|Iraq FA Cup]]. In the [[1976–77 Iraqi National League|1976–77]] season, Al-Zawra'a retained their title, winning the league undefeated, and the [[1978–79 Iraqi National League|1978–79]] season saw Al-Zawra'a win the league undefeated again, also winning the [[1978–79 Iraq FA Cup|Iraq FA Cup]] to secure their second double.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== 1980s ===
The 1980s is the only decade in which Al-Zawra'a failed to win a league title. However, they did win three Iraq FA Cup titles that decade, with victories in the [[1980–81 Iraq FA Cup|1980–81]], [[1981–82 Iraq FA Cup|1981–82]] and [[1988–89 Iraq FA Cup|1988–89]] seasons. Al-Zawra'a also won the first ever Arab Cooperation Council Club Championship in 1989,<ref name="arab1989">{{Cite web|url=http://niiiis.com/r1989.html|title=نتائج العام 1989|website=niiiis.com|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=18 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418071718/http://niiiis.com/r1989.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and retained their title in 1990.<ref name="arab1990">{{Cite web|url=http://niiiis.com/r1990.html|title=نتائج العام 1990|website=niiiis.com|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=17 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417231312/http://niiiis.com/r1990.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1990s ===
They began the 1990s by winning the [[1989–90 Iraq FA Cup|Iraq FA Cup]] again and qualifying to the [[1990 Arab Club Champions Cup]], which was eventually abandoned. The 1990s would go on to become the most successful in Al-Zawra'a's history, as they were crowned champions of Iraq for the fourth time in [[1990–91 Iraqi National League|1990–91]] and also won another [[1990–91 Iraq FA Cup|Iraq FA Cup]] to secure another double. Al-Zawra'a won the first ever edition of the [[Umm al-Ma'arik Championship]] (later known as the Baghdad Championship) in the [[1st Umm al-Ma'arik Championship|1991–92]] season and they succeeded in winning another Iraq FA Cup in the [[1992–93 Iraq FA Cup|1992–93]] season.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

The next three seasons were three of the best in Al-Zawra'a's history; they won three consecutive doubles in [[1993–94 Iraqi National League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Iraqi National League|1994–95]] and [[1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League|1995–96]]. They also participated in their first ever AFC tournaments, being knocked out in the first round of the [[1993–94 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] and the second round of the [[1995 Asian Club Championship]]. Al-Zawra'a recorded their best participation in the [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] in [[1996–97 Asian Club Championship|1996–97]] as they reached the semi-finals, eventually finishing fourth. Al-Zawra'a won the [[1997–98 Iraq FA Cup]] which saw manager [[Anwar Jassam]] win his record fifth FA Cup, and followed that up by winning their first [[1998 Iraqi Super Cup|Iraqi Super Cup]] with a 1–0 win over league champions Al-Shorta. In the [[1997–98 Asian Club Championship]], Al-Zawra'a reached the second round before being knocked out.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Al-Zawra'a continued to dominate Iraqi football by winning the double in [[1998–99 Iraqi Premier League|1998–99]] and securing their first domestic quadruple in [[1999–2000 Iraqi First Division League|1999–2000]] by winning all four domestic trophies. They also reached the final of the [[1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup]], the furthest that they have ever reached in a major continental competition, but lost 1–0 to [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] of Japan.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== 2000s ===
As champions, Al-Zawra'a qualified for the [[2000–01 Asian Club Championship]] but were knocked out in the first round. Al-Zawra'a won their third consecutive league title in [[2000–01 Iraqi Elite League|2000–01]] and also won the [[2000 Iraqi Super Cup|Iraqi Super Cup]], while they reached the second round of the [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship]] and lost to [[Al Sadd SC|Al-Sadd]] in [[2002–03 AFC Champions League qualification]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Al-Zawra'a won the Baghdad Championship in the [[1st Baghdad Championship|2003–04]] season, becoming joint-record winners of the competition. In the [[2003–04 Arab Champions League]], Al-Zawra'a were knocked out at the round of 16, while they were knocked out at the group stage of the [[2005 AFC Champions League]]. In the [[2005–06 Iraqi Premier League|2005–06]] season, Al-Zawra'a secured their 11th league title by defeating [[Najaf FC|Al-Najaf]] via a penalty shootout after a goalless draw, while in the [[2005–06 Arab Champions League]], they were defeated over two legs by [[MC Alger|MC Algiers]] in the round of 16. Al-Zawra'a also participated in the [[2007 AFC Champions League]] (knocked out in the group stage) and the [[2009 AFC Cup]] (knocked out in the round of 16 by [[Erbil SC|Erbil]]).{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== 2010s ===
In [[2010–11 Iraqi Premier League|2010–11]], they returned to the top of Iraqi football by winning their 12th league title after a penalty shootout win over [[Erbil SC|Erbil]]. This qualified them to the [[2012 AFC Cup]] but they were knocked out in the round of 16. Al-Zawra'a won the [[2015–16 Iraqi Premier League|2015–16]] league title without losing a game in what was their 13th league title. They then won the [[2016–17 Iraq FA Cup]] and [[2017 Iraqi Super Cup]] titles, coupling the latter with the [[2017–18 Iraqi Premier League]] title which saw them extend their national record to 14 league triumphs. After knockout stage and group stage exits in the [[AFC Cup]] in [[2017 AFC Cup|2017]] and [[2018 AFC Cup|2018]] respectively, Al-Zawra'a returned to the [[AFC Champions League]] in [[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1465146/sport|title=Iraq hosts AFC Champions League for the first time as Al-Zawra'a thrash Al-Wasl on historic night|date=11 March 2019|website=Arab News|access-date=29 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129164844/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1465146/sport|url-status=live}}</ref> collecting eight points but failing to advance to the next round. The team had two impressive games against [[Al-Wasl F.C.|Al-Wasl]], beating them 5–0 in [[Karbala Sports City|Karbala]] and 5–1 at [[Zabeel Stadium]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

=== 2020s ===
Al-Zawra'a won the [[2018–19 Iraq FA Cup]], thus qualifying to the qualifying rounds of the AFC Champions League in [[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]] and [[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]] where they were eliminated both times. Al-Zawra'a won their fifth Iraqi Super Cup title in [[2021 Iraqi Super Cup|2021]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

==Stadium==
Al-Zawra'a currently play at [[Al-Zawraa Stadium]], which has a capacity of 15,443. Al-Zawra'a play their derby matches against [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]], [[Al-Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]] and [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]] at [[Al-Shaab Stadium]] in order to accommodate more spectators.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

==Supporters==
Ultras The Kings is the name of the ultras group of Al-Zawra'a fans.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

==Current squad==
===First-team squad===
{{updated|30 May 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Kadhim|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=IRQ|name=Sajjad Mahdi|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=IRQ|name=[[Mustafa Nadhim]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=IRQ|name=[[Maitham Jabbar|Maytham Jabbar]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=IRQ|name=Hussein Falah|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=IRQ|name=[[Abraham Shamoun]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=IRQ|name=[[Mohammed Ridha Jalil]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=IRQ|name=[[Hasan Abdulkareem]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=IRQ|name=[[Murad Mohammed]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=IRQ|name=[[Jalal Hassan]]|pos=GK|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=IRQ|name=Kadhim Raad|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=IRQ|name=[[Karrar Nabeel]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=MAR|name=Anouar Tarkhatt|pos=DF}}<sup>'''FGN'''</sup>
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=CMR|name=[[Clarence Bitang]]|pos=MF}}<sup>'''FGN'''</sup>
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=IRQ|name=Hayder Abdulkareem|pos=MF}}<sup>'''U23'''</sup>
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Akbar|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Mohsin|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Faisal|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IRQ|name=[[Montader Abdel Amir]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=IRQ|name=Ali Sadiq|pos=MF}}<sup>'''U23'''</sup>
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=IRQ|name=Sajjad Fadhil|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRQ|name=Hussein Imad|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRQ|name=Saif Kareem|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CIV|name=[[Mamadou Soro]]|pos=FW}}<sup>'''FGN'''</sup>
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=OMA|name=[[Rabia Al-Alawi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs end}}

===Notable players===
''For a list of all Al-Zawra'a players, see [[:Category:Al-Zawraa SC players|List of Al-Zawraa players]]''

==Rivalries==
{{main|Baghdad derbies}}
Al-Zawra'a's main rivals are [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]], with whom they contest the Iraqi Classico. They are also rivals with [[Al-Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]] and [[Al-Talaba SC|Al-Talaba]].

== Managers ==
{{Main|List of Al-Zawraa managers}}

The table below shows Al-Zawra'a managers of the last 10 years that have won noteworthy titles. For a more detailed and chronological list of Al-Zawra'a managers from 1969 onwards with their trophies, see [[List of Al-Zawraa managers]].

===Notable managers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Period
!Trophies
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Basim Qasim]]
|2015–16
|<small>[[Iraqi Premier League]]: [[2015–16 Iraqi Premier League|2015–16]] Winners</small>
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Essam Hamad]]
|2016–17
|<small>[[Iraq FA Cup]]: [[2016–17 Iraq FA Cup|2016–17]] Winners</small>
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Ayoub Odisho]]
|2017–19
|<small>[[Iraqi Super Cup]]: [[2017 Iraqi Super Cup|2017]] Winners</small><br /><small>[[Iraqi Premier League]]: [[2017–18 Iraqi Premier League|2017–18]] Winners</small>
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Hakim Shaker]]
|2019
|<small>[[Iraq FA Cup]]: [[2018–19 Iraq FA Cup|2018–19]] Winners</small>
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Essam Hamad]]
|2021
|<small>[[Iraqi Super Cup]]: [[2021 Iraqi Super Cup|2021]] Winners</small>
|-
|}

===Current technical staff===

{| class="toccolours"
!bgcolor=silver|Position
!bgcolor=silver|Name
!bgcolor=silver|Nationality
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
|Manager:||[[Haidar Obeid]]||{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|- 
|Assistant manager:||TBD
|- 
|Goalkeeping coach:||[[Alaa Gatea]]||{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|Fitness coach:||TBD
|-
|Administrative director:||TBD
|-
|Technical director:||[[Vital Borkelmans]]||{{flagicon|BEL}}
|-
|Age teams supervisor:||TBD
|-bgcolor=#eeeeee
|Age teams supervisor:||TBD
|-
|Reserves coach:||TBD
|- 
|U19 Manager:||Abdul Mohsin Mohammed||{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|- 
|U16 Manager:||Amir Qasim||{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|- 
|Women's futsal coach:||Samir Saad||{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|-
{{Fb oi footer|u=April 2025|s=|date=April 2025}}

==Honours==
===National===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!Competition
!Titles
!Seasons
|-
! scope=row|[[Iraq Stars League]]
|bgcolor="gold"|14
|align="left"|[[1975–76 Iraqi National League|1975–76]], [[1976–77 Iraqi National League|1976–77]], [[1978–79 Iraqi National League|1978–79]], [[1990–91 Iraqi National League|1990–91]], [[1993–94 Iraqi National League|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Iraqi National League|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Iraqi Advanced League|1995–96]], [[1998–99 Iraqi Premier League|1998–99]], {{nowrap|[[1999–2000 Iraqi First Division League|1999–2000]]}}, [[2000–01 Iraqi Elite League|2000–01]], [[2005–06 Iraqi Premier League|2005–06]], [[2010–11 Iraqi Premier League|2010–11]], [[2015–16 Iraqi Premier League|2015–16]], [[2017–18 Iraqi Premier League|2017–18]]
|-
! scope=row|[[Iraqi Premier Division League]] (second tier)
|1
|align="left"|[[1974–75 Iraqi National Second Division|1974–75]]
|-
! scope=row|[[Iraq FA Cup]]
|bgcolor="gold"|16
|align="left"|[[1975–76 Iraq FA Cup|1975–76]], [[1978–79 Iraq FA Cup|1978–79]], [[1980–81 Iraq FA Cup|1980–81]], [[1981–82 Iraq FA Cup|1981–82]], [[1988–89 Iraq FA Cup|1988–89]], [[1989–90 Iraq FA Cup|1989–90]], [[1990–91 Iraq FA Cup|1990–91]], [[1992–93 Iraq FA Cup|1992–93]], [[1993–94 Iraq FA Cup|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Iraq FA Cup|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Iraq FA Cup|1995–96]], [[1997–98 Iraq FA Cup|1997–98]], [[1998–99 Iraq FA Cup|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Iraq FA Cup|1999–2000]], [[2016–17 Iraq FA Cup|2016–17]], [[2018–19 Iraq FA Cup|2018–19]]
|-
! scope=row|[[Iraqi Super Cup]]
|bgcolor="gold"|5
|align="left"|[[1998 Iraqi Super Cup|1998]], [[1999 Iraqi Super Cup|1999]], [[2000 Iraqi Super Cup|2000]], [[2017 Iraqi Super Cup|2017]], [[2021 Iraqi Super Cup|2021]]
|-
! scope=row|[[Baghdad Championship]]
|bgcolor="gold"|3{{smallsup|s}}
|align="left"|[[1st Umm al-Ma'arik Championship|1991–92]], [[9th Umm al-Ma'arik Championship|1999–2000]], [[1st Baghdad Championship|2003–04]]
|}

* {{legend|gold|record}}
* {{smallsup|S}} shared record

===Regional===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!Competition
!Titles
!Seasons
|-
! scope=row|Iraq Central FA Third Division
|1
|align="left"|{{nowrap|1973–74}}
|-
! scope=row|Iraq Central FA Fourth Division
|1
|align="left"|1970–71
|}

===Friendly===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!Competition
!Titles
!Seasons
|-
! scope=row|[[Tournament for the Armed Forces]]
|1
|align="left"|[[Tournament for the Armed Forces|2015]]
|-
! scope=row|Tishreen Tournament
|1
|align="left"|2004
|-
! scope=row|Al-Zawraa Championship
|1
|align="left"|2004
|-
! scope=row|Al-Quds International Championship
|1
|align="left"|2000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qods.html|title=Al-Quds International Championship|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=31 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031020335/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesq/qods.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row|Al-Shaab Friendship Tournament
|1
|align="left"|1999<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sha-ab-friendship99.html|title=Third Al Sha'ab Friendship Tournament 1999 (Sharjah)|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=20 March 2017|archive-date=16 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190316044559/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/sha-ab-friendship99.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row|Arab Cooperation Council Club Championship
|2
|align="left"|1989,<ref name="arab1989"/> 1990<ref name="arab1990"/>
|-
! scope=row|Victory Championship
|2
|align="left"|1984, 1986
|}

== Statistics ==
===In domestic competitions===
====National====
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
![[Iraq Stars League|League]]
![[Iraq FA Cup|Iraq Cup]]
![[Iraqi Super Cup|Super Cup]]
![[Baghdad Championship|Baghdad Ch'ship]]
|-
|1974–75||bgcolor="#dfd"|Promoted (Div. 1)||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||rowspan=11|Started in<br />1986||rowspan=17|Started in<br />1991
|-
|1975–76||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|1976–77||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|1977–78||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||Quarter-final
|-
|1978–79||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|1979–80||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Semi-final
|-
|1980–81||Seventh place||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|1981–82||Fifth place||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|1982–83||Seventh place||Quarter-final
|-
|1983–84||Fifth place||Quarter-final
|-
|1984–85||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not finished''||Second round
|-
|1985–86||Ninth place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||{{Font color|Gray|''did not qualify''}}
|-
|1986–87||Seventh place||Quarter-final||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|1987–88||Fifth place||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|1988–89||Fourth place||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|1989–90||Fourth place||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|1990–91||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|1991–92||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||Round of 32||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|1992–93||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|1993–94||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|1994–95||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|1995–96||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|1996–97||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Semi-final||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up
|-
|1997–98||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|1998–99||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||Group stage
|-
|1999–2000||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|2000–01||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up
|-
|2001–02||Fourth place||Quarter-final||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||Group stage
|-
|2002–03||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not finished''||Round of 32||{{Font color|Gray|''did not qualify''}}||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|2003–04||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not finished''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|2004–05||Fourth place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||rowspan=21|Abolished in<br />2004
|-
|2005–06||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2006–07||Eighth place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2007–08||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2008–09||Seventh place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2009–10||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2010–11||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2011–12||Eighth place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2012–13||Fourth place||Round of 32||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2013–14||Sixth place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2014–15||Eighth place||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2015–16||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2016–17||Fourth place||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2017–18||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|2018–19||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||bgcolor=gold|Winner||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2019–20||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not finished''||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not finished''||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up
|-
|2020–21||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2021–22||Sixth place||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Semi-final||bgcolor=gold|Winner
|-
|2022–23||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||Quarter-final||{{Font color|Gray|''did not qualify''}}
|-
|2023–24||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Semi-final||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|-
|2024–25||bgcolor=silver|Runner-up||Round of 16||bgcolor="#cd5c5c"|''not held''
|}

=== In international competitions ===
{{Updated|12 December 2023}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Competition
!colspan="5"| Record
|-
!G
!W
!D
!L
!Win %
|-
| align=left| [[AFC Champions League Elite]]
{{WDL|44|19|10|15}}
|-
| align=left| [[AFC Champions League Two]]
{{WDL|32|15|10|7}}
|-
| align=left| [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]
{{WDL|8|5|1|2}}
|-
| align=left| [[Arab Club Champions Cup]]
{{WDL|16|5|4|7}}
|-
! Total
{{WDLtot|100|44|23|33}}
|}

==Performance in AFC competitions==
*'''[[AFC Champions League Elite]]: 7 appearances'''
::[[AFC Champions League 2002-03|2003]]: Third qualifying round
::[[AFC Champions League 2005|2005]]: Group stage
::[[AFC Champions League 2007|2007]]: Group stage
::[[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]]: Group stage
::[[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]]: Second qualifying round
::[[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]]: Second qualifying round
::[[2022 AFC Champions League|2022]]: Second qualifying round

*'''[[AFC Champions League Two]]: 5 appearances'''
::[[AFC Cup 2009|2009]]: Round of 16
::[[AFC Cup 2012|2012]]: Round of 16
::[[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]: Zonal semi-final
::[[2018 AFC Cup|2018]]: Group stage
::[[2023–24 AFC Cup|2023–24]]: Group stage

*'''[[Asian Club Championship]]: 5 appearances'''
::[[Asian Club Championship 1996|1996]]: Second round
::[[Asian Club Championship 1997|1997]]: Fourth place
::[[Asian Club Championship 1998|1998]]: Second round
::[[Asian Club Championship 2001|2001]]: First round
::[[Asian Club Championship 2002|2002]]: Second round

*'''[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
::[[Asian Cup Winners Cup 1994|1994]]: First round
::[[Asian Cup Winners Cup 2000|2000]]: Runners-up

==Individual honours==
'''[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]]'''
:The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Zawraa:
:*{{flagicon|Iraq}} 2009&nbsp;– [[Mohammed Gassid]]

==See also==
* [[Iraqi clubs in the AFC Club Competitions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.alzawraaclub.com/}} {{in lang|ar}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/players/zawraa-coach.html All-time coaches] on [[RSSSF]]

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{{Iraq Super League}}
{{Al-Zawraa SC squad}}

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