Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)

Al Naser
النصر

Full name	Al Naser Sporting Club نادي النصر الرياضي
Nickname(s)	Al Inabii (Arabic: العنابي) Al Sougour (Arabic: الصقور)
Founded	1965
Ground	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium Ardiyah, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Falah Ghanem
Manager	José Rachão
League	Kuwaiti Premier League
2010/11	6th
Home colours Away colours

Al Naser Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football (soccer) club, founded on 8 June 1965, and based in Ardiyah, Al Farwaniyah. The team have participated in the Kuwaiti Premier League 26 times. Al Nasr had promoted to the Kuwaiti Premier League three times as champions of the Kuwaiti Division One. The club is next to the city of Isbeleyah (Sevilla), Kuwait; the club building and stadium is also near Jaber Al Ahmad Al Subah International Stadium, which is the home venue for the Kuwait national football team.

Achievements

• Kuwaiti Division One: 3

1977/78, 1986/87, 2006/07

Current squad

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KUW	Mohammad Al Dhafiri
2	MF	KUW	Jarrah Al Dhafiri (on loan from Kazma)
3	DF	KUW	Mohammad Abdullah
4	DF	KUW	Deghaim Al Rashidi
5	DF	KUW	Salih Saif
6	DF	KUW	Ahmad Faisal
7	DF	KUW	Meshaal Faihan
8	MF	KUW	Omar Qambar
9	MF	KUW	Zabn Al Enazi
10	FW	KUW	Faisal Al Adwani
11	FW	KUW	Abdulaziz Farraj (on loan from Al Jahra)
12	MF	OMA	Ahmed Kanu
13	DF	KUW	Abdullah Abdulaziz
14	MF	LBY	Tarik El Taib
15	FW	KUW	Ibrahim Al Adwani
16	DF	KUW	Musaed Abdullah
17	MF	KUW	Abdallah Jum'ah
18	DF	KUW	Jaber Al Fadhli

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	KUW	Abdullah Msheleh
20	FW	KUW	Ali Ashkanani (on loan from Al Arabi)
22	GK	KUW	Suleiman Al Mutairi
23	MF	KUW	Abdulrahman Al Enazi
24	DF	KUW	Abdullah Al Mehteb
25	MF	KUW	Abdulaziz Al Mutairi
26	GK	KUW	Mohammad Al Salal
27	MF	KUW	Abdulaziz Al Subaie
29	MF	KUW	Rashid Al Hayyan
30	FW	KUW	Abdulaziz Al Daoud
32	FW	KUW	Abdulaziz Al Dhafiri
33	DF	TUN	Ramzi Ben Younès
38	GK	KUW	Ahmed Al Khaldi
39	DF	KUW	Majeed Talal (on loan from Al Qadsia)
40	FW	KUW	Soud Al Mejmed (on loan from Al Qadsia)
41	FW	NGA	Emeka Opara
44	MF	KUW	Ahmad Al Rashidi
50	MF	KUW	Ghazi Al Quhaidy

This Season Transfers

In

• Jarrah Al Dhafiri (from Kazma)
• Soud Al Mejmed (from Al Qadsia)
• Ali Ashkanani (from Al Arabi)
• Abdulaziz Farraj (from Al Jahra)
• Abdullah Msheleh (from Al Nasr)
• Majeed Talal (from Al Qadsia)
• Tarik El Taib (from Alahly Tripoli S.C.)
• Emeka Opara (from FK Khazar Lankaran)
• Ahmed Kanu (from Ettifaq FC)
• Ramzi Ben Younès (from Al Fateh)

Out

• Elias (to Linense)
• Jairo (to Villa Rio)
• Mishari Faihan (to Al Salibikhaet)
• Ahmed Hawas (to Al Jahra)
• Abdullah Mamdouh (to Al Shabab)
• Mohammed Rashid (to Al Salmiya)
• Issam Fayel (to Sur)
• Mohamed Al Zeno (to Al Salmiya)

AFC Asian Cup Players

2004 AFC Asian Cup

• Kuwait
  • Hamad Al Harbi
• Oman
  • Hamdi Hubais

Notable players

Kuwait Faisal Al Adwani Naser Al Adwani Naser Al Hajeri Hamad Al Harbi Abdulrahman Al Mousa Maher Al Sayed Bader Al Shammari Mohammed Fahad Ahmed Mousa Mirza Abdullah Msheleh Meshal Naif Mohamed Rahsid

Asia Saleh Abdulhamid Masoud Ferydoon Amjad Al-Shuaibi Mu’aiad Abu Kishk Jasem Al Hashmi Said Al Shoon Walid Atta Issam Fayel Hamdi Hubais Ahmed Kanu Hussain Mustahil Firas Al Khatib Maher Al Sayed Mohamed Al Zeno Ammar Rihawi

Africa Brosin Traore Tarik El Taib Emeka Opara Ramzi Ben Younès Abdelkarim Nafti Blaise Lelo Mbele

South America Elias Reis Jairo Jerri Jones Leandro Luiz Carlos Vieira Marcelo Cabo Marcelo Silva Rodrigo Careca Patrick Fabiano Rodrigo Silva Roberto Merino

• For all current and former Naser players with a Wikipedia article see Category:Al Naser Sporting Club players.

Al Naser Coaches

Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium

Years	Name		Nationality
1997	John Benson		Scotland
1998–99	Jaroslav Gürtler		Czech Republic
1999-00	Ali Al Shammary		Kuwait
2001–02	Ali Al Shammary		Kuwait
2003–04	Abdulqader Yomeer		Morocco
2004–05	Slobodan Pavković		Serbia
2005	Maher Al Shamary		Kuwait
2005–06	Fouzi Ebrahim		Kuwait
2006	Mser Al Adwani		Kuwait
2007–April 08	Fernando Merquiez		Portugal
April 2008	Mser Al Adwani		Kuwait
2008–09	Ali Al Shammary		Kuwait
2009–10	Marcelo Cabo		Brazil
2010	Edgar Parreira		Brazil
2010–11	Ali Al Shammary		Kuwait
2011	Abdulaziz Al-Hajri		Kuwait
2011	Valeriu Tiţa		Romania
2011	José Rachão		Portugal

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 0 appearance

• AFC Cup: 1 appearance

2011: Group Stage

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
2011	AFC Cup	Group		Duhok	0–1	0–1
		Group		Al Jaish	0–4	1–2
		Group		Al Faisally	0–1	1–2

• GCC Champions League: 1 appearance

2012: Quarterfinal

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
2012	GCC Champions League	Group		Al-Khor	0–1	1–2
		Group		Busaiteen	2–2	3–1
		QuarterFinal		Al-Muharraq	not held	0–3(aet)

External links

• Official website