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Revision as of 16:19, 26 December 2014
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Full name | Al Nassr Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | The Global Club | |||
Founded | 24 October 1955[1] | |||
Ground | King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh | |||
Capacity | 68,752[2] | |||
Chairman | Prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Nasser | |||
Manager | Jorge da Silva | |||
League | Saudi Professional League | |||
2013-14 | Saudi Premier League, 1st | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Al-Nassr FC (Arabic: نادي النصر; Victory) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.
Al-Nassr is one of the most popular clubs in Saudi Arabia, with 41 official championships to its back.[3]
The club have won 7 Premier League titles, 2 GCC Champions League titles, 3 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, 6 Saudi King's Cups, and holds the impressive feat of pulling a historic Asian double in 1998, by claiming both the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Super Cup, with 4 appearances on continental finals.[4] This achievement landed Al-Nassr a spot in the first FIFA Club World Cup where it won the Fair Play award, thus, making Al-Nassr the first club from Asia to play on a global level, as well as win such an award.[5] This in turn, gave the club its famous nickname: "The Global".
FIFA considers Al-Nassr as the vanguard to Saudi Arabian football, with Majed Abdullah as its most legendary player, having held the first three Asian Player of the Year awards.[6]
History
Al-Nassr was established in 1955 by the brothers Husein and Zeid Al-Ja'ba in their house on Al-Ataif Street in Riyadh. Training took place in an old playground at Gashlat Al-Shortah west of Al-Fotah Garden where there was a small football field and a small room to store balls and shirts. In addition to Al-Ja'ba Brothers, Ali and Issa Al-Owais were among the first workers at the club.
The club operated as an amateur club until 1960 when it was registered officially with the General Presidency of Youth Welfare. It was at this time that Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud became head of Al-Nassr. Al-Nassr started in the second division of the league. They were promoted to the first division in 1963. During the 1970s and 1980s, the club won eight Saudi Regional League titles, four Saudi Premier League titles, six King's Cups, two Crown Prince Cups and one Federation Cup. The team's success was built around the "Saudi Golden Trio" of Majed Abdullah, Fahd Al-Herafy and Mohaisn Al-Jam'aan.
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In the 1990s, Al-Nassr won two further Saudi Premier League titles, a King's Cup and a Federation Cup. They also had success in several international tournaments, winning two GCC Champions Leagues, one Asian Cup Winners' Cup and one Asian Super Cup. The club represented the AFC region in the first FIFA Club World Cup in Brazil in 2000. In the competition Al-Nassr played against Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, Real Madrid and Raja Casablanca, and finished 3rd in the group. Al-Nassr won the competition's Fair Play award.
After the Golden Trio's retirement, Al-Nassr went into some major setbacks. In 2006–07, the club only avoided relegation on the last day of the season, which prompted honorary members of the club to begin an effective long-term plan, to revolutionize management and team members. After a major overhaul of playing staff, Al-Nassr went on to win the Federation Cup 2008 against city rivals, Al-Hilal. The club finished third in 2009–10 securing Asian Champions League football for the following season. In 2011-12, Al-Nassr saw itself on the King Cup's final, only to finish as a runners-up, and in 2012-13, Al-Nassr continued its steady steps into returning to the Saudi giant it once was, where it reached the Crown Prince Cup final, only to lose to Al-Hilal on penalties.
In 2013-14, Al-Nassr finally achieved its long-term goal of returning to crowning stages, by earning an impressive double against Al-Hilal on both league and Crown Prince cups. The team subsequently qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League following the astonishing accomplishment.
Name, Logo and Colors
Al-Nassr is the Arabic word for "victory". Clubs with the same name are found in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE and Libya but the Saudi Arabian club was the first to take the name.
The Club's logo represents the map of Saudi Arabia with yellow and blue colors. Yellow for the gorgeous sand in the Arabian deserts, and blue for the magnificent water in the Arabian seas. Recently the old logo has been replaced by a "more modern version", but still is heavily influenced by the old club logo. The new Logo only represent the Football team while the old logo represent the Club as a whole.
Sponsorship
Since the start of the 2013/2014 season, Al-Nassr has lacked any sponsors. Yet, still managed to pull through with a double, by winning the Crown Prince's cup, as well as finishing first in the SPL. In the 2014/2015 season, Al-Nassr managed to land on multiple sponsors, including electronic manufacturer UGINE, and telecom giants Mobily for a developing partnership that spans for almost 5 years, beginning with a small advert on the team's jerseys, all for an undisclosed fee nearing $32,000,000 dollars a year.[7][8]
Kit providers
- since 2007/08 until 2009/10: Lotto
- since 2010/11 until 2011/12 : Nike
- since 2012/13 until 2013/2014: Al-Nassr FC official store
- starting from 2014/2015 until the end of the season: SPORTA
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Current technical Staff
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Fitness Coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
Club Doctor | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Masseur | ![]() |
Translator | ![]() |
Translator | ![]() |
Under-21 Team Coach | ![]() |
Under-19 Team Coach | Vacant |
Under-17 Team Coach | Vacant |
Coach Shoots | Vacant |
Management
Current board of directors and administrators
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Office | Name |
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President | Prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Nasser |
Vice-president | Fahad Al-Mshaiqh |
Member of the board of directors, General Supervisor of Football Administration | Al-Waleed Bin Bader |
Member of the Board, Investment Officer | Bader Al-Harbi |
Member of the Board, Director of Football Administration | Mohammed Al-Suwailem |
Member of the Board, Director of Football | Salem Al-Othman |
Member of the Board,Secretary-General | Ali Hamdan |
Assistant Secretary-General | Abdulrahman Saad Al-Ghamdi |
Member of the Board, Director of the Media Center | Ali Hamdan |
Member of the Board, Deputy Director of the Media Centre | Talal Al-Naggar |
Member of the Board, Treasurer | Mansour Al-Shalhoub |
Member of the Board | Hamod Al-Shehri |
Public Relations Officer | Mohammed Al-Khering |
Professionals Office Manager | Jaafar Al-Subaie |
Club Accountant | Hassan al-Hazmi |
Secretary of the club | Badawi ElDesoki |
Former coaches
Presidential history
No | Name | From | To |
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1 | ![]() |
1955 | 1956 |
2 | ![]() |
1956 | 1960 |
3 | ![]() |
1960 | 1960 |
4 | ![]() |
1960 | 1960 |
5 | ![]() |
1960 | 1969 |
6 | ![]() |
1969 | 1975 |
7 | ![]() |
1975 | 1997 |
8 | ![]() |
1997 | 2000 |
9 | ![]() |
2000 | 2005 |
10 | ![]() |
2005 | 2006 |
11 | ![]() |
2006 | 2009 |
12 | ![]() |
2009 | – |
Honours
Al-Nassr have won a combined total of 41 championships[9], with many domestic and international records.[10] The club is recognized by FIFA as the first Asian club to play on a global level, as well as the first club in the world to win the FIFA Fair Play Award in the Club World Cup.[11][12] On a continental level, Al-Nassr appeared on 4 Asian finals, with two victories, and two times as runners-up.[13][14][15]
National titles
- Saudi Premier League
- Saudi King's cup
- Crown Prince Cup
- Saudi Federation cup
- Saudi Premier League (Regional)
- Winners (8): 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
- Palestine Martyrs Tournament Cup
- Winners (1): 1969
- King Cup of Champions
- Runners-up (1): 2012
- Eastern Region Tournament
- Winners (2): 1972, 1972
- Prince Turki bin Nassir International Tournament
- Winners (2): 1987, 1989
- Saudi Super Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2014
- Kingdom's Tournament for the Second League
- Winners (1): 1963
International titles
- Asian Cup Winners Cup
- Asian Super Cup
- Winners (1): 1998
- AFC Champions League
- Runners-up (1): 1995
- GCC Champions League
- Damascus International Championship
- Winners (1): 2004
- Bani Yas International Tournament
- Al-Wehda International Cup
- Winners (1): 2012
International Award
- 2000
Records and Statistics
International Records
Internationally, Al-Nassr boasts many appearances, both in the Arab world and on the international scale. In 1996 and 1997, Al-Nassr won the GCC Champions League twice in a row, and ran for runners-up in 2008. Al-Nassr appeared in Syria's international tournament, the Damascus International Championship in 2004, and won. Al-Nassr also had successful appearances in Emirati international tournaments, such the Bani Yas International Tournament, winning it two times in 2011 and 2013, as well as winning Al-Wehda International Cup in 2012. Other UAFA participations include a single appearance in the Arab Cup Winners' Cup in the year 2000, as well as the Arab Super Cup in 2001. It reached finals on both occasions, only to finish course as runners-up, with the two cups going defunct ever since.
FIFA Club World Cup
Winning the Asian Super Cup in 1998 allowed Al-Nassr to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup. In doing so, they became the first team to officially represent Asia in an international tournament, which was held in Brazil from 5 January till 14 January, in the year 2000. The nickname "The Global Club" was obtained following their respective participation in the Club World Cup. Al-Nassr won the FIFA Fair play award following the end of the Club World Cup, and were the first team in the world to win such an award.[17]
Al-Nassr were drawn in Group A along with Corinthians (tournament champion), Real Madrid and Raja Casablanca.
Al-Nassr Results
Real Madrid ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Anelka ![]() Raúl ![]() Sávio ![]() |
(Report) | Al Husseini ![]() |
Raja Casablanca ![]() | 3 – 4 | ![]() |
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Nejjary ![]() El Moubarki ![]() El Karkouri ![]() |
(Report) | Amin ![]() Bahja ![]() Al-Husseini ![]() Saïb ![]() |
Al Nassr ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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(Report) | Ricardinho ![]() Rincón ![]() |
Group A Standing
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 |
Participating Squad
Number | Player | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | ![]() |
Madhi AL DOSARI | |||
22 | ![]() |
Mohammed Al-Khojali | |||
9 | ![]() |
Mohamed Shareefy | |||
Defenders | |||||
2 | ![]() |
Nasser AL HALWI | |||
5 | ![]() |
Smahi Triki | |||
4 | ![]() |
Saleh ABOSHAHIN | |||
12 | ![]() |
Hamad AL KHATHRAN | |||
16 | ![]() |
Abdulaziz Al-Janoubi | |||
20 | ![]() |
Mohsin Harthi | |||
21 | ![]() |
Hadi SHARIFY | |||
23 | ![]() |
Ibrahim AL SHOKIA | |||
Midfielders | |||||
3 | ![]() |
Faisal AL DOSARI | |||
6 | ![]() |
Ibrahim AL HARBI | |||
8 | ![]() |
Fahd Al-Herafy | |||
10 | ![]() |
Fuad Amin | |||
14 | ![]() |
Nassip AL GHAMDI | |||
17 | ![]() |
Mansour AL MOUSA | |||
18 | ![]() |
Abdullah AL KARNI | |||
Forwards | |||||
7 | ![]() |
Fahad Al-Mehallel | |||
11 | ![]() |
Mohaisn Al-Jam'aan | |||
13 | ![]() |
Ahmed Bahja | |||
15 | ![]() |
Nahar AL DHAFERI | |||
19 | ![]() |
Moussa Saïb | |||
Manager | |||||
- | ![]() |
Milan Živadinović |
References
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- fifa.com
- The Saudi Professional League
- Saudi Arabia Football Federation
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Sources
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