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.

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Full nameNaft Al-Basra Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Al-Junoob (Southern Knights)
Founded27 November 1979; 44 years ago (1979-11-27) (as Naft Al-Junoob)
GroundAl-Fayhaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAli Hanoon
ManagerAndrej Panadić
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 18th of 20
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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

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Out on loan

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Personnel

Current technical staff

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Position Name Nationality
Manager:Emad AodaIraq
Assistant manager:Salim NayrouzIraq
Goalkeeping coach:Akram SabeehIraq
Fitness coach:Dhurgham BraziliIraq
Reserve Coach:Ali JassimIraq
U19 Manager:Muntasser HamdanIraq
U16 Manager:Ahmed HassanIraq
Administrative director:Alaa NayrouzIraq
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Updated to match played 29 July 2019
Source: almirbad.com

Board members

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Position Name Nationality
President:Ali HanoonIraq
Vice-president:Hassan Abdul HadiIraq
Secretary:Aaliyah MakkiIraq
Treasurer:Asaad Karim JassimIraq
Member of the Board:Sajjad KadhimIraq
Member of the Board:Hisham MohammedIraq
Member of the Board:Mohammed KarimIraq
Member of the Board:Maan Abdul HassanIraq
Member of the Board:Aqeel NajemIraq
Member of the Board:Ali Abdul Karim HashimIraq
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Updated to match played 15 October 2020
Source: Alforatnews.com

Managerial history

Records

All-time top goalscorers

As of 16 July 2019
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# Nat. Name Career Goals
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
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  • Players in bold are still available for selection.

Honours

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

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