Naft Al-Basra SC
| Full name | Naft Al-Basra Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Fursan Al-Junoob (Southern Knights) | ||
| Founded | 27 November 1979 (as Naft Al-Junoob) | ||
| Ground | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ali Hanoon | ||
| Manager | Andrej Panadić | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2024–25 | Iraq Stars League, 18th of 20 | ||
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Naft Al-Basra SC (Arabic: نادي نفط البصرة الرياضي, lit. 'Basra Oil Sports Club') is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraq Stars League. The club was formerly known as Naft Al-Junoob (1979–1990; 2003–2020) and Al-Rumaila (1990–2003), and have been called Naft Al-Basra since 2020.
History
Name changes
The club was founded on 27 November 1979 as "Naft Al-Junoob", before changing to the name "Al-Rumaila" on 6 March 1990, and returned to the name "Naft Al-Junoob" on 20 April 2003, the club played in Iraqi Premier League at the 2004–05 season for the first time.[1]
On October 23, 2020, the club's management, which was elected a few days prior, decided to change the name of the club from "Naft Al-Junoob" to "Naft Al-Basra" and officially announced this, as they changed the logo.[2][3]
Rivalries
Naft Al-Basra contest the Basra Derby with Al-Mina'a.[4][5] Since 2005, there have been 29 competitive Basra Derbies. Al-Mina'a hold the precedence in these matches, with 10 victories to Naft Al-Basra's 7; there have been 12 draws. The most decisive result in an Al-Mina'a–Naft Al-Basra game is Al-Mina'a's 4–1 victory at Al Mina'a Stadium, their home ground, on March 11, 2005. There have been two incidences of 3–1, Al-Minaa have been won in both matches; home in December 2005, and away in January 2006. The competition saw 54 goals scored, 30 for Al-Mina'a and 24 for Naft Al-Basra; the individual player who scored the most goals was Al-Mina'a player Ihsan Hadi and Naft Al-Basra player Bassim Ali, each scored four goals. And there are five players who scored for both teams, they are Alaa Aasi, Nasser Talla Dahilan, Ahmed Hassan, Sajjad Abdul Kadhim and Hussam Malik.[6]
Current squad
First-team squad
- As of 20 September 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Personnel
Current technical staff
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager: | Emad Aoda | |
| Assistant manager: | Salim Nayrouz | |
| Goalkeeping coach: | Akram Sabeeh | |
| Fitness coach: | Dhurgham Brazili | |
| Reserve Coach: | Ali Jassim | |
| U19 Manager: | Muntasser Hamdan | |
| U16 Manager: | Ahmed Hassan | |
| Administrative director: | Alaa Nayrouz |
Updated to match played 29 July 2019
Source: almirbad.com
Board members
Updated to match played 15 October 2020
Source: Alforatnews.com
Managerial history
- Hassan Muwla (2004–2005)
- Abdul Karim Jassim (2005–2006)
- Abdul Razzaq Ahmed (2006–2007)
- Aqeel Hato (2007–2009)
- Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2009–2010)
- Abdul Karim Jassim (2010–2011)
- Hameed Salman (2011–2012)
- Adel Nasser (2012–2014)
- Emad Aoda (2014–2015)
- Hassan Muwla (2015–2016)
- Ali Wahab (2016–2017)
- Adel Nasser (2017–2019)
- Ammar Hussein (2019–2021)
- Salim Nayrouz (2021)
- Emad Aoda (2021–)
Records
All-time top goalscorers
- As of 16 July 2019
| # | Nat. | Name | Career | Goals |
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| 1 | Bassim Ali | 2008–2019 | 54 | |
| 2 | Ali Jawad Ismail | 2009–2012 | 34 | |
| 3 | Wesam Malik | 2008–2019 | 22 | |
| 4 | Amer Sahib | 2010–2015 | 16 | |
| 5 | Hossam Malik | 2010–2016 | 15 | |
| 6 | Faisal Kadhim | 2013–2019 | 13 | |
| Nasser Talla Dahilan | 2007–2010 | |||
| Nawaf Falah | 2008–2015 | |||
| 9 | Murtaja Adel Nasser | 2017–2019 | 10 | |
| 10 | Ahmed Hassan Shanshool | 2008–2011 | 9 | |
| Ali Aoda | 2013–2016 |
- Players in bold are still available for selection.
Honours
- Oil Minister's Cup
- Winners (1): 2010
- Thaghr al-Iraq Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2009
Other games
Handball
The Naft Al-Basra handball team won the Iraqi Handball League title at 2013–14[7] and 2014–15 seasons.[8] The team also participated in Asian Club League Handball Championship and Arab Handball Championship of Champions as a representative of Iraq.[9][10]
References
- ^ "The history of Iraqi Premier League 2004–05 season". niiiis.com (in Arabic). July 31, 2009.
- ^ "بيان رسمي". Naft Al-Basra SC website (in Arabic). October 23, 2020.
- ^ "تغيير اسم نادي نفط الجنوب". alrafidain.news (in Arabic). October 23, 2020.
- ^ "The Basra Derby". iraqifs.com (in Arabic). June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
- ^ "The Basra Derby". iraqi-sn.com (in Arabic). December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Al-Minaa Vs Naft Al-Junoob history". kooora.com (in Arabic). July 6, 2017.
- ^ "نفط الجنوب يتوج بطلاً لدوري كرة اليد العراقي الممتاز". almadapress.com (in Arabic). May 21, 2014.
- ^ "نفط الجنوب بطلا لدوري كرة اليــد". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). April 19, 2015.
- ^ "فريق نفط الجنوب الى جانب الجيش في بطولة اسيا لكرة اليد". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). July 20, 2010.
- ^ "فريق نادي نفط الجنوب لكرة اليد يشد الرحال لتمثيل العراق في بطولة العرب للاندية". almirbad.com (in Arabic). March 17, 2013.
External links
- Official website (archived 12 July 2009)
- Team profile at Goalzz.com
- Basra Clubs Union at Kooora