Al Nassr FC

Al-Nassr Football Club (Arabic: نادي النصر السعودي; Naṣr meaning Victory) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow and blue.

This article is about the Saudi football team. For other uses, see Al Nasr SC (disambiguation) and Nasr (disambiguation).

Al Nassr FC
Full nameAl Nassr Football Club
Nickname(s)Al-Aalami (The International Club)
Faris Najd (Knights of Najd)
Founded24 October 1955 (1955-10-24)[1]
GroundMrsool Park
Capacity25,000
ChairmanMusalli Al Muammar
Head coachMiguel Ángel Russo
LeaguePro League
2020–21Pro League, 6th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Al-Nassr is one of the most successful clubs in Saudi Arabia, Victory championships are estimated at 46 championships at the level of all competitions .[2]

At domestic level, the club has won eight Premier League titles, six King's Cups, three Crown Prince's Cups, three Federation Cups and two Saudi Super Cups. At international level, they have won two GCC Champions Leagues and held the impressive feat of pulling a historic Asian double in 1998, by claiming both the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.

History

Beginnings and triumphs (1955–1989)

Al-Nassr was established in 1955 by Zeid Bin Mutlaq Al-Ja'ba Al-Dewish Al-Mutairi. 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 the Al-Ja'ba brothers, Ali and Issa Al-Owais were among the first to work 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 the 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 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.

90s era (1989–2002)

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. As a champion of Asian Super Cup Al-Nasser FC represent 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 (2003–2007)

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 to the Competitions (2014–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.

In the 2018–19 season, Al-Nassr won the league. As well as making it to the King's Cup semi finals, and the Asian Champions league quarter finals.

In both 2020 and 2021, Al-Nassr saw themselves win the Saudi Super Cup In succession, beating Al-Taawoun FC 1-1 (5-4p) in 2020, and beating their fierce city rivals, Al Hilal SFC, 3–0.

Crest and colors
Former club 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 of the Arabian deserts, and blue for the magnificent water in the Arabian Sea, the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. 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 represents the football team while the old logo represents the club as a whole.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors
Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2006–2008 Lotto Al-Jawal
2008–2010 STC
2010–2012 Nike
2012–2013 NFC
2013–2014 Nassrawi.com
2014–2017 Mobily
2017–2018 New Balance None
2018– Victory Etihad Airways

Players

As of 31 August 2021[3]

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Amin Bukhari  Saudi Arabia
2 DF Sultan Al-Ghanam  Saudi Arabia
3 DF Abdullah Madu  Saudi Arabia
4 DF Mohammed Al-Fatil  Saudi Arabia
5 DF Abdulelah Al-Amri  Saudi Arabia
7 MF Jaloliddin Masharipov  Uzbekistan
8 MF Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem  Saudi Arabia
10 MF Pity Martínez  Argentina
11 MF Khalid Al-Ghannam  Saudi Arabia
14 MF Sami Al-Najei  Saudi Arabia
17 MF Abdullah Al-Khaibari  Saudi Arabia
18 DF Mohammed Qassem  Saudi Arabia
19 MF Ali Al-Hassan  Saudi Arabia
20 DF Hamad Al Mansour  Saudi Arabia
22 FW Jonathan Rodríguez  Uruguay
26 FW Vincent Aboubakar  Cameroon
28 MF Ibrahim Al-Mahdawi  Saudi Arabia
29 FW Abdulfattah Adam  Saudi Arabia
30 DF Abdulkareem Al-Muziel  Saudi Arabia
33 GK Waleed Abdullah  Saudi Arabia
42 DF Mansour Al-Shammari  Saudi Arabia
45 MF Abdulfattah Asiri  Saudi Arabia
55 DF Ramiro Funes Mori  Argentina
57 GK Raed Azybi  Saudi Arabia
58 DF Aser Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
59 DF Yousef Haqawi  Saudi Arabia
78 DF Ali Lajami  Saudi Arabia
87 MF Anselmo (on loan from Al-Wehda)  Brazil
94 FW Talisca  Brazil

Unregistered players

No Position Player Nation
13 DF Dhari Al-Enezi  Saudi Arabia
15 MF Faraj Al-Ghashayan  Saudi Arabia
24 MF Nawaf Al-Osaimi  Saudi Arabia
53 MF Sultan Al-Anazi  Saudi Arabia
54 MF Basil Al-Sayyali  Saudi Arabia
88 MF Ali Yahya  Yemen

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
21 MF Mukhtar Ali (on loan to Al-Tai)  Saudi Arabia
23 MF Ayman Yahya (on loan to Al-Ahli)  Saudi Arabia
27 DF Osama Al-Khalaf (on loan to Al-Hazem)  Saudi Arabia
34 DF Abdulmajeed Al Abbas (on loan to Al-Shoulla)  Saudi Arabia
41 GK Waleed Al-Enezi (on loan to Al-Fateh)  Saudi Arabia
44 GK Nawaf Al-Aqidi (on loan to Al-Tai)  Saudi Arabia
46 MF Khalid Al-Ghwinem (on loan to Al-Shoulla)  Saudi Arabia
50 DF Abdulaziz Al-Alawi (on loan to Al-Batin)  Saudi Arabia
52 MF Khalil Al-Absi (on loan to Al-Kholood)  Saudi Arabia
56 FW Mohammed Maran (on loan to Al-Tai)  Saudi Arabia
86 DF Nawaf Al-Mutairi (on loan to Najran)  Saudi Arabia
98 MF Abdulrahman Al-Shanar (on loan to Al-Jeel)  Saudi Arabia
— GK Abdulrahman Al-Shammari (on loan to Najran)  Saudi Arabia
— DF Osama Al-Bawardi (on loan to Al-Sahel)  Saudi Arabia
— DF Abdullah Al-Shanqiti (on loan to Al-Raed)  Saudi Arabia
— DF Mohammed Daghriri (on loan to Al-Okhdood)  Saudi Arabia
— DF Kim Jin-su (on loan to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors)  South Korea

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Miguel Angel Russo
Assistant Coach Arnaldo Teixeira
Fitness Coach Paulo Mourão
Assistant Fitness Coach Sérgio Botelho
Goalkeeping Coach Luis Esteves
Head of Medical Department Filipe Cymbron
Sport Nutritionist Luís Patrício
Physiotherapist Frederico Delgado
Physiotherapist Tiago Araújo
Physiotherapist Azeim Deeb
Masseur Alexander Vlad
Translator Khaled Baker
Head Coach Youth Team Hélder Cristóvão
Assistant Coach Youth Team André de Sousa
Assistant Coach Youth Team Nuno Alves

Board members

Office Name
President Masli Al-Muamr
Vice President – There is not yet -
Member of the Board, Executive Director Ahmed Al-Breiki
Member of the Board, Secretary-General Muhammad Al-Musbil
Member of the Board, Treasurer Muhammad Al-Shanifi
Member of the Board Muhammad Al-Shetawi
Member of the Board Turki Al-Shweier
Member of the Board Ibrahim Al-Deghether
Member of the Board AbdulKarim Al Mansour
Member of the Board Majed Al-Jam'an
Member of the Board, Director of the Media and Communication Dept. Abdulrahman Al-Shehri
Member of the Board, Director of Football

Former coaches

Presidential history

Abdul Rahman bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, Al-Nassr president for more than 39 years.
No Name From To
1 Mr. Zeid Al-Ja'ba 1955 1956
2 Mr. Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed 1956 1960
3 Mr. Mohammed Asaad Al-Wehaibi 1960 1960
4 Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Al-Odaini 1960 1960
5 Prince Abdul Rahman bin Saud 1960 1969
6 Prince Sultan bin Saud 1969 1975
7 Prince Abdul Rahman bin Saud 1975 1997
8 Prince Faisal bin Abdul Rahman bin Saud 1997 2000
9 Prince Abdul Rahman bin Saud 2000 2005
10 Prince Mamdouh bin Abdul Rahman bin Saud 2005 2006
11 Prince Faisal bin Abdul Rahman bin Saud 2006 2009
12 Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Nasser 2009  2017

Honours

Al-Nassr have won a combined total of 20 national top-flight trophies as well as 8 regional and various friendly tournaments. The club holds various domestic and international records.[4] The club is recognized by FIFA as the first Asian club to play on an international level, as well as the first club in the world to win the FIFA Fair Play Award in the FIFA Club World Cup.[5][6] On a continental level, Al-Nassr appeared on 4 Asian finals, with two victories, and two times as runners-up.[7][8][9]

National titles

International titles

Regional

  • Riyadh Region league
    • Winners (8): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

Friendly

Records and statistics

League Records

Asian Record

Overview

As of 26 April 2021
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League 58 27 15 16 84 63
Asian Cup Winners' Cup 14 10 2 2 19 17
Asian Super Cup 2 0 2 0 1 1
TOTAL 74 37 19 18 104 81

Record by country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 066.67
 Iran 17 7 4 6 21 21 +0 041.18
 Japan 2 0 1 1 1 6 −5 000.00
 Jordan 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 050.00
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Kuwait 4 3 0 1 5 5 +0 075.00
 Lebanon 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 075.00
 Qatar 16 5 6 5 21 25 −4 031.25
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 South Korea 4 1 2 1 2 2 +0 025.00
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Turkmenistan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 United Arab Emirates 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 050.00
 Uzbekistan 7 4 3 0 16 6 +10 057.14

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 1R Al-Ansar 2–1 2–1 4−2
QF Kazma 2–1 1–0 3−1
SF Al-Ramtha 2–1 1–0 3−1
Final Nissan 1–1 0–5 1−6
1995 Asian Club Championship 2R Yelimay Semipalatinsk 1–0 3−0[A] 4−0
QF Al-Arabi
2–1
 1st
Saipa
0–0
Köpetdag Aşgabat
1–0
SF Thai Farmers Bank
1–0
 1–0
Final Ilhwa Chunma
0–1
 0–1
1996–97 Asian Club Championship 1R Sharjah
–
 w/o[B]
2R Al-Nejmeh 4–0 0−1 4−1
QF Al-Rayyan
1–2
 3rd
Persepolis
3–2
Al-Zawraa
0–0
1997–98 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2R Al-Shabab
–
 w/o[C]
QF Al-Ittihad 0–0 3–2 3−2
SF Köpetdag Aşgabat
2–1
 2−1
Final Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1–0
 1−0
1998 Asian Super Cup Final Pohang Steelers 0–0 1–1 1−1 (a)
1998–99 Asian Cup Winners' Cup 2R Kazma 2–1 0–3 2−4
2011 AFC Champions League Group B Pakhtakor 4–0 2−2 2nd
Esteghlal 2–1 1−2
Al-Sadd 1–1 0−1
R16 Zob Ahan – 1−4 1−4
2015 AFC Champions League Group A Bunyodkor 1–1 1−0 3rd
Lekhwiya 1–3 1−1
Persepolis 3–0 0−1
2016 AFC Champions League Group B Bunyodkor 3–3 1−0 3rd
Lekhwiya 1–1 0−4
Zob Ahan 0–3 0−3
2019 AFC Champions League PO AGMK 4–0 – 4–0
Group A Al-Wasl 3–1 0−1 2nd
Zob Ahan 2–3 0−0
Al-Zawraa 4–1 2−1
R16 Al-Wahda 1−1 3−2 4–3
QF Al-Sadd 2−1 1−3 3–4
2020 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Sadd 2–2 1–1 1st
Al-Ain 0−1 2−1
Sepahan 2−0 2−0
R16 Al-Taawoun 1−0 – 1–0
QF Al-Ahli 2−0 – 2–0
SF Persepolis 1–1 (3–5 p) – 1–1 (3–5 p)
2021 AFC Champions League Group D Al-Wehdat 1–2 0–0 1st
Al-Sadd 3−1 2–1
Foolad 2−0 1−1
R16 Tractor 1−0 – 1–0
QF Al Wahda − 5–1 5–1
SF Al Hilal 1–2 – 1–2

Key: PO – Play-off round; 1R/2R – First/Second round; R16 – Round of 16; QF – Quarter-final; SF – Semi-final;

Notes
  • ^
    Yelimay Semipalatinsk withdrew after the 1st leg.
  • ^
    Al-Sharjah withdrew.
  • ^
    Al-Shabab withdrew.

    • Top scorers in Asian competitions

    Player Country Goals
    1 Abderrazak Hamdallah  Morocco 15
    2 Giuliano  Brazil 8
    3 Fahad Al-Huraifi  Saudi Arabia 7
    4 Ohene Kennedy  Ghana 5
    Bader Al-Mutawa  Kuwait
    6 Waleed Al-Torair  Saudi Arabia 4

    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. The club reached finals on both occasions, only to finish course as runners-up, with the two cups going defunct ever since.

    2000 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 International 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.[6]

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

    Al-Nassr results
    Real Madrid 3–1 Al-Nassr
    Anelka 21'
    Raúl 62'
    Sávio 69' (pen.)    		 (Report) Al-Bishi 45' (pen.)
    Attendance: 12,000
    Raja Casablanca 3–4 Al-Nassr
    Nejjary 13'
    El Moubarki 81'
    El Karkouri 87'    		 (Report) Amin 3'
    Bahja 48'
    Al-Bishi 50'
    Saïb 87'
    Attendance: 3,000
    Referee: Derek Rugg (New Zealand)
    Al-Nassr 0–2 Corinthians
    (Report) Ricardinho 24'
    Rincón 81'
    Attendance: 31,000
    Group A final standings
    Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Corinthians 321062+47
    Real Madrid 321085+37
    Al-Nassr 310258−33
    Raja Casablanca 300359−40
    Participating squad
    Number Player
    Goalkeepers
    1 Mansoor Al-Qahtani
    22 Mohammed Al-Khojali
    9 Mohamed Shareefy
    Defenders
    2 Nasser Al Halawi
    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 Fahad Al-Bishi
    10 Fuad Amin
    14 Nassib 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

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