Newroz SC

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clubname = Newroz SC|

image = Newroz Sports Club Logo.svg|

image_size = 150px|

fullname = Newroz Sport Club| nickname = Hope of a city

| founded = {{Start date and age|1994}} |

ground = Newroz International Stadium |

capacity = 15,000 |

owner = |

biggest Fan = San Hemn |

manager = Qahtan Chathir |

fans = Newroz Ultras |

league = Iraq Stars League |

| current = 2024–25 Iraq Stars League

| season = 2023–24 |

| position = Iraq Stars League, 7th of 20

| website = {{URL|https://newrozsportsclub.com/}}|

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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.{{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}}

History

=2019–20 season=

In the 2019 season, the Kurdistan Football Association announced the cancellation of the Kurdistan Premier League due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They considered Newroz to be the league champion for this season, because they were at the top of the league standings until that time,{{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}} where they played 15 matches, won 7, drew 5 and lost 3 matches, and collected 26 points.{{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=}}

=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,{{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}} 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,{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}

New International Stadium

In January 2021, the club president Lahur Talabany laid the foundation stone for the Newroz International Stadium in Sulaymaniyah. The new stadium can accommodate 14,500 spectators, and its construction will cost $12 million. It is hoped that the stadium will be completed in less than two years.{{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}}