Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)

Al-Nasr CSC (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Nasr, Dubai and competes in the UAE Pro League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic, was founded in 1945 and is considered as the first and oldest club in the United Arab Emirates.

Al Nasr SC
نادي النصر الرياضي
Full nameAl-Nasr Sport Club
Nickname(s)Al Ameed
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundAl Maktoum Stadium
Capacity15.000
OwnerSheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum (president)
ChairmanMarwan Ahmed Bin Ghalita
CoachGoran Tomic
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 9th
WebsiteClub website

History

Pre–UAE League era (1945–1973)

Al Nasr Sports Club was founded by a group of young men in a Al Ghubaiba, Dubai in 1945, making it the oldest club in UAE footballing history. The team played in an empty playground near a highschool for three years until in 1948 were they finally decided to establish modern rules of football. In 1951, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum chose the headquarters to be in a cafe close to a fish market, the cafe had a room for rent so the club would rent the room for meetings, gatherings and studying. The club would later move their headquarters to Shindagha. During this period the club went on with the name Al Ahli until in the 1960s where the players traveled to Qatar to face Al Ahli and lose, after their loss in Qatar, the players proposed to change the name to Al Nasr which would later become official. The club decided to move their headquarters to a larger house in Shindagha and invited Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to meet the club in their new headquarters, Sheikh Zayed decided to donate 60,000 AED as a gift to the club, they would use the money to develop the club.[1][2]

Rise of competition (1973–1990)

In 1973, the UAE Pro League was established and neighboring teams emerged forcing Al Nasr to start building a proper venue, so the construction of Al Maktoum Stadium began, however the team would join the league in 1974 so the club played their home games in Rashid Stadium until the completion of Al Makhtoum stadium in 1980, the club would win 3 UAE league, 3 presidents cup titles and a UAE federation cups during this time. The club would also be noted for hosting games with big clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Santos.[3][4]

Modern era (1990–present)

After the end of the eighties, the club has yet to win the league but won notable cup competitions such as the president's cup, league cup and the GCC Champions League, around 2018 the team would renovate the Al Makhtoum Stadium for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and host another friendly with Arsenal in 2019. Al Nasr removed coach Caio Zanardi and replaced him with former Dinamo Zagreb player and national Croatian player Krunoslav Jurčić, but he left Al Nasr in February 2021 after mediocre results in the league, and Jurcic was replaced with former River Plate coach Ramón Díaz.

Rivalries

The team has a big rivalry with Al Wasl, often called the Bur Dubai Derby or just simply Dubai Derby, both teams have competed to see which club is the best team in Bur Dubai area.[5] It also has a rivalry with Shabab Al Ahli which is also based in the same city but not in the same area.

Honours

17 Official Championships.

Domestic competitions

Regional competitions

Performance in AFC competitions

2012: Group Stage
2013: Group Stage
2016: Quarter-finals
2019: Play off Round
1987: Group Stage
1998: Withdrew (first round)
1993–94: Withdrew

Staff

Board of directors

Title Name
Chairman United Arab Emirates Marwan Ahmed Bin Ghalita
Vice Chairman United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Hussain Al Fardan
Board Member United Arab Emirates Abdul Rahman Obaid Abu Al Shawareb
United Arab EmiratesMansoor Rahmah Al Fallasi
United Arab EmiratesAbdulrazzaq Al Sayed Al Hashemi
United Arab EmiratesMohammed Ahmed Al Marri
United Arab EmiratesJamal Abdulla Lootah

Last updated: 27 May 2019
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Current squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

No Position Player Nation
3 DF Mohammed Al-Menhali  United Arab Emirates
4 MF Saoud Abdulrazaq  United Arab Emirates
5 DF Mohammed Ali Shaker (on loan to Al Ain)  United Arab Emirates
6 MF Hussain Mahdi  United Arab Emirates
7 MF Sultan Al-Shamsi (on loan to Al Ain)  United Arab Emirates
8 MF Samir Memišević  Bosnia and Herzegovina
9 FW Peniel Mlapa  Togo
11 MF Jassim Yaqoob  United Arab Emirates
12 GK Ahmed Shambih  United Arab Emirates
13 DF Ahmed Darwish  United Arab Emirates
14 DF Yaqoub Al-Balochi  United Arab Emirates
15 DF Mohamed Fawzi  United Arab Emirates
16 DF Amran Al-Jassasi  Oman
17 MF Rashid Mubarak  United Arab Emirates
18 DF Hamad Musalam U21  United Arab Emirates
19 DF Abdelaziz Sanqour  United Arab Emirates
20 MF Tozé  Portugal
21 MF Ryan Mendes  Cape Verde
22 DF Gláuber  Brazil
23 DF Mayed Al-Teneiji U21  United Arab Emirates
24 MF Abdulaziz Dawood U21  United Arab Emirates
25 DF Yago Leonardo  Brazil
26 MF Omar Jumaa  United Arab Emirates
27 FW Kodjo Aziangbe U21  Togo
28 FW Abdoulaye Toure U21  Ivory Coast
29 MF Caio Eduardo U21  Brazil
30 GK Mohammed Al-Najjar U21  United Arab Emirates
31 FW Isaac Tshibangu  DR Congo
32 DF Rashed Essa U21  United Arab Emirates
33 GK Adel Fadaaq  United Arab Emirates
36 DF Hamdan Al-Kamali (on loan to Shabab Al Ahli)  United Arab Emirates
40 GK Abdullah Al-Tamimi  United Arab Emirates
44 MF Khalid Jalal  United Arab Emirates
45 FW Abdulla Anwar  United Arab Emirates
49 MF Adel Taarabt  Morocco
70 DF Rashed Mohammed  United Arab Emirates
77 FW Abdulrahman Kahen  United Arab Emirates
97 FW Bilal Ali U21  United Arab Emirates

Unregistered players

No Position Player Nation
DF Abdullah Nasser  United Arab Emirates
DF Hamad Ghuloom  United Arab Emirates
FW Nasser Ahmed U21  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
10 FW Dembo Darboe (on loan to Astana)  Gambia
81 FW Ali Eid U21 (on loan to Hatta)  United Arab Emirates
95 DF Mohammed Al-Maazmi (on loan to Ittihad Kalba)  United Arab Emirates
DF Mohammad Mustafa (on loan to Dibba Al-Fujairah)  Iraq
DF Saeed Suwaidan (on loan to Al Bataeh)  United Arab Emirates
DF Abdulla Abbas U21 (on loan to Al Bataeh)  United Arab Emirates
MF Jája Silva (on loan to Dibba Al-Fujairah)  Brazil
FW Caíque (on loan to Khor Fakkan)  Brazil

Notable players

Past managers

Pro-League Record

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 6th Round of 16 First Round
2009–10 1 12 10th Quarter-finals First Round
2010–11 1 12 3rd Round of 16 First Round
2011–12 1 12 2nd Round of 16 First Round
2012–13 1 14 6th Round of 16 First Round
2013–14 1 14 5th Semi-finals First Round
2014–15 1 14 5th Champions Champions
2015–16 1 14 4th Round of 16 First Round
2016–17 1 14 6th Runner-ups First Round
2017–18 1 12 4th Round of 16 Quarter-finals
2018–19 1 14 8th Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2019–20a 1 14 6th Round of 16 Champions
2020–21 1 14 5th Runner-ups Runner-ups
2021–22 1 14 8th Round of 16 Quarter-finals
2022–23 1 14 9th Round of 16 Semi-Finals

Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Key

  • Pos. = Position
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Lvl. = League

Other sports

Al-Nasr also fields teams in futsal, volleyball, handball, basketball, table tennis, swimming, cycling, athletics, karate, and jujutsu.

References

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