Al Nassr FC

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Al-Nassr

Full name	Al Nassr Football Club
Nickname(s)	the International
Founded	24 October 1955 (1955-10-24)
Ground	King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh
Capacity	68,000
Chairman	Faisal bin Turki bin Nasser
Manager	Jorge da Silva
League	Saudi Professional League
2014–15	Saudi Premier League, 1st
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 32 official FIFA championships to its back.

The club have won 7 Premier League titles, 9 Regional 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, 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. This in turn, gave the club its famous nickname: "The Global".

History

Beginnings and triumphs (1955–1989)

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 sixteen Saudi Premier League titles, six King's Cups, three Crown Prince Cups and three Federation Cup. The team's success was built around the "Saudi Golden Trio" of Majed Abdullah, Fahd Al-Herafy and Mohaisn Al-Jam'aan.

Majed Ahmed Abdullah is Al-Nassr's all-time leader in goals scored and appearances.

Golden era (1989–2003)

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.

Setbacks (2003–2008)

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.

Return of The Global (2008–present)

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 city rivals Al-Hilal on both league and Crown Prince cups. The team subsequently qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League following the astonishing accomplishment.

In the 2014–15 season, Al-Nassr continued defending the title as holding champion, by winning the league, and reaching the King's Cup final, as well as qualifying for the Crown Prince's semi-final. The identity of a returning champion still persists within club halls.

Name, Logo and Colors

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old crest

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 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.

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

Players

As of Saudi Premier League:

No. Pos. Player Nation 1 GK Abdullah Al-Shammeri Saudi Arabia 22 GK Abdullah Al-Enezi Saudi Arabia 23 GK Hussain Shae'an Saudi Arabia 31 GK Mutaeb Sharahili Saudi Arabia 2 DF Mohamed Husain Bahrain 3 DF Abdulla Madou Saudi Arabia 4 DF Omar Hawsawi Saudi Arabia 5 DF Jamaan Al-Dossari Saudi Arabia 12 DF Khalid Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia 13 DF Mohamed Eid Saudi Arabia 20 DF Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia 21 DF Abdurahman Al-Hassan Saudi Arabia 24 DF Hussain Abdulghani (Captain) Saudi Arabia 28 DF Ahmad Akash Saudi Arabia 30 DF Ali Al-Khaibari Saudi Arabia 6 MF Ahmad Abbas Saudi Arabia 8 MF Yahya Al-Shehri Saudi Arabia 11 MF Fabian Estoyanoff Uruguay 14 MF Ibrahim Ghaleb (Vice-Captain) Saudi Arabia 15 MF Ahmed Al-Fraidi Saudi Arabia 16 MF Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen Saudi Arabia 17 MF Rabee Sufyani Saudi Arabia 19 MF Mosaab Al-Otaibi Saudi Arabia 26 MF Shaya Sharahili Saudi Arabia 27 MF Awadh Khamis Saudi Arabia 37 MF Ayman Ftayni Saudi Arabia 86 MF Adrian Mierzejewski Poland 7 FW Rodrigo Mora Uruguay 9 FW Naif Hazazi Saudi Arabia 10 FW Mohammed Al Sahlawi Saudi Arabia 99 FW Hassan Al-Raheb Saudi Arabia

Out on loan

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	KSA	Khaled Al-Zylaeei (at Al-Taawon FC until 30 June 2016)
--	MF	KSA	Abdulelah Al-Nassar
--	MF	KSA	Rayan Al-Boqami (at Al-Ta'ee until 30 June 2016)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
--	MF	KSA	Zahran Al-Zahrani (at Al-Ta'ee until 30 June 2016)
--	FW	KSA	Turki Sufyani

Personnel

Current technical Staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Jorge da Silva
Assistant Coach	Sergio Martinez
Technical analyst	Rodrigo Da Silva
Fitness Coach	Pablo Gomez
Goalkeeping Coach	René Higuita
Club Doctor	Wael Miskeh
Physiotherapist	Azeim Deeb
Masseur	Ziad Al Rantisi
Translator	Mahmoud Fayez
Translator	Mahmoud Hannan
Under-21 Team Coach	Bandr Al-Omran
Under-19 Team Coach	Vacant
Under-17 Team Coach	Vacant
Coach Shoots	Vacant

Management

Current board of directors and administrators

Office	Name
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

• Ahmed Al-Joker (1960–62)
• Ahmied Abdullah (1962–65)
• Lamaat Qatna (1966–67)
• Abdulmajid Tarnah (1967–69)
• Hassan Sultan (1969–70)
• Zaki Osman (1971)
• Mimi Abdulmajid (1972)
• Hassan Khairi (1973–74)
• Mahmoud Abu Rojeila (1975)
• Vivas (1976)
• Ljubiša Broćić (1976–79)
• Chico Formiga (1980–81)
• Mário Zagallo (1981)
• Francisco Sarno (1983)
• José Chira (1983)
• Carpergiani (1983–84)
• Robert Herbin (1985–86)
• Billy Bingham (1987–88)
• Joel Santana (1988–89)
• Yousef Khamis (1989)
• Claudio Deorati (1990)
• Nasser Al-Johar (1990–91)
• Dragoslav Šekularac (1992)
• Qadies (1992–93)
• Nasser Al-Johar (1993)
• Majed Abdullah (1993)
• Jean Fernandez (1993–94)
• Henri Michel (1995)
• Jean Fernandez (Sept 1995 – Feb 96)
• Ilie Balaci (1996–97)
• Dimitar Penev (1997)
• Dušan Uhrin (1997–98)
• Jean Fernandez (1 Jan 1998 – 30 June 1998)
• Dutra (1998–99)
• Procópio Cardoso (1999)
• Milan Živadinović (2000)
• Yousef Khamis (2000)
• Artur Jorge (2000–01)
• Héctor Núñez (Aug 2001 – Dec 01)
• Salih Al-Mutlaq (2001)
• Jorge Habegger (2001–02)
• Julio Asad (2002–03)
• Ljubiša Tumbaković (1 July 2003 – 31 Dec 2003)
• Mircea Rednic (2004)
• Mohsen Saleh (2004)
• Dimitar Dimitrov (2004–05)
• Mariano Barreto (2005–06)
• Khalid Al-Koroni (2006)
• Yousef Khamis (2006)
• Artur Jorge (2006)
• Jorge Habegger (1 July 2006 – 30 May 2007)
• Ednaldo Patrício (2007)
• Foeke Booy (2007)
• Julio Asad (2007)
• Rodion Gačanin (2008)
• Edgardo Bauza (1 Feb 2009 – 30 June 2009)
• Jorge da Silva (2009 – May 10)
• Walter Zenga (10 May 2010 – 23 Dec 2010)
• Dragan Skočić (11 Jan 2011 – 26 May 2011)
• Gustavo Costas (18 July 2011 – 29 Nov 2011)
• Ali Kmeikh (29 Nov 2011 – 24 Dec 2011)
• Francisco Maturana (5 Dec 2011–4 Sept 2012)
• José Daniel Carreño (29 Sept 2012–2 May 2014)
• Raúl Caneda (2 May 2014 – 31 Oct 2014)
• Jorge da Silva (1 Nov 2014– )

Presidential history

Abdul-Rahman bin Saud bin Abdul-Aziz, Al-Nassr president for more than 36 years.

No	Name	From	To
1	Mr. Zeid Al-Ja'ba	1955	1956
2	Mr. Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed	1956	1960
3	Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Al-Odaini	1960	1960
4	Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Al-Odaini	1960	1960
5	Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud	1960	1969
6	Prince Sultan Bin Saud	1969	1975
7	Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud	1975	1997
8	Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud	1997	2000
9	Prince Abdulrahman Bin Saud	2000	2005
10	Prince Mamdoh Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud	2005	2006
11	Prince Faisal Bin Abdulrahman Bin Saud	2006	2009
12	Prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Nasser	2009	–

Honours

Al-Nassr have won a combined total of 42 championships, with many domestic and international records. 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. On a continental level, Al-Nassr appeared on 4 Asian finals, with two victories, and two times as runners-up. here is the official website of Fifa.com: Al Nassr fc have won 16 saudi premier League http://de.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1895079/

National titles

• Saudi Premier League Official
  • Winners (7): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2013–14, 2014–15
  • Runners-up (5): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1990–91, 2000–1

• Saudi Regional League
  • Winners (9): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 1975–76

• Kings Cup Official
  • Winners (6): 1974, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990
  • Runners-up (6): 1967, 1971, 1973,1989, 2012, 2015

• Saudi Crown Prince Cup Official
  • Winners (3): 1972–73, 1973–74, 2013–14
  • Runners-up (3): 1990–91, 1995–96, 2012–13

• Saudi Federation cup Official
  • Winners (3): 1975–76, 1997–98, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (3): 1993–94, 2000–01, 2008–09

• Saudi Super Cup Official
  • Runners-up (1): 2014

International titles

• Asian Cup Winners Cup Official
  • Winners (1): 1997–98
  • Runners-up (1): 1991–92

• Asian Super Cup Official
  • Winners (1): 1998

• AFC Champions League Official
  • Runners-up (1): 1995

• GCC Champions League
  • Winners (2): 1996, 1997
  • Runners-up (1): 2008

Friendly

• Palestine Martyrs Tournament Cup
  • Winners (1): 1969

• Eastern Region Tournament
  • Winners (2): 1971, 1972

• Prince Turki bin Nassir International Tournament
  • Winners (2): 1987, 1989

• Damascus International Championship
  • Winners (1): 2004

• Bani Yas International Tournament
  • Winners (2): 2011, 2013

• Al-Wehda International Cup
  • Winners (1): 2012

International Award

• 2000 FIFA Club World Championship (Fair Play): 1

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.

Al-Nassr were drawn in Group A along with Corinthians (tournament champion), Real Madrid and Raja Casablanca.

Al-Nassr Results

2000-01-05

18:45

Real Madrid	3–1	Al Nassr
Anelka 21' Raúl 62' Sávio 69' (pen.)	(Report)	Al Husseini 45' (pen.)

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Oscar Ruiz (Colombia)

2000-01-07

21:15

Raja Casablanca	3–4	Al Nassr
Nejjary 13' El Moubarki 81' El Karkouri 87'	(Report)	Amin 3' Bahja 48' Al-Husseini 50' Saïb 87'

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)

2000-01-10

21:15

Al Nassr	0–2	Corinthians
	(Report)	Ricardinho 24' Rincón 81'

Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo

Attendance: 31,000

Referee: Dick Jol (Netherlands)

Group A Standing

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Corinthians	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Real Madrid	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7
Al-Nassr	3	1	0	2	5	8	−3	3
Raja Casablanca	3	0	0	3	5	9	−4	0

Participating Squad

Number		Player
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

Asian ranking

As of 10 March 2015.

Current Rank	Country	Team
6		Al-Nassr FC
7		Persib Bandung
8		Al Jazira Club
9		Persipura Jayapura
10		Adelaide United

External links

• fifa.com
• The Saudi Professional League
• Saudi Arabia Football Federation
• Al-Nassr FC Official English Website

Sources

• Saudi Arabian football federation
• fifa.com

External links

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