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Iraqi football club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Al Naft Sports Club (Arabic: نادي النفط الرياضي, lit. 'Oil Sports Club') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Adhamiyah District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. Their football team plays in the highest division in Iraq which is the Iraq Stars League, which they have never been relegated from.
Full name | Al-Naft Sports Club | ||
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Founded | 1979 | ||
Ground | Al Naft Stadium | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Chairman | Moatasem Akram Hassan | ||
Manager | Adel Nima | ||
League | Iraq Stars League | ||
2023–24 | Iraq Stars League, 11th of 20 | ||
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Al-Naft Sports Club was established in 1979 by the Ministry of Oil, and was officially registered in the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 1982.[1] In the 1985 season the team played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time, and finished in the penultimate position that season,[2] and have remained in the Premier League since then. The club's football team were runners-up of the Al-Nasr wal-Salam Cup in 1996,[3] the Durand Cup in 1996,[4] the Umm al-Ma'arik Championship in 1998,[5] and the Iraqi Premier League in 2017,[6] and qualified to play in the Arab Club Champions Cup.[7] In the 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup, Al-Naft managed to overcome the Tunisian club: CS Sfaxien and expelled it from the championship and qualify for the round 16,[8] but then lost to the Saudi club: Al-Hilal, and left the tournament.[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Position | Name | Nationality |
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Manager: | Basim Qasim | |
Assistant manager: | Mohammed Jasim | |
Goalkeeping coach: | Ghanim Ibrahim | |
Fitness coach: | Nasir Abdul-Ameer | |
Director of football: | Mushtak Kadhim | |
U-19 Manager: | Salam Touma |
Updated to match played 23 September 2021
Source: kooora.com
Updated to match played 5 April 2012
Source: Ninanews.com
Period | Kit manufacturer |
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2020– | Joma |
Since the club's promotion to the Iraqi Premier League in the 1985–86 season so far, twenty six coaches have led the team:[11]
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