Neom SC

Neom Sports Club (Arabic: نادي نيوم الرياضي) is a Saudi professional football club currently based in Tabuk, named after planned urban area Neom. It competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of the Saudi Arabian football system.

Neom S.C.

Full name	Neom Sports Club
Founded	1965; 60 years ago (1965) as Al-Suqoor 2023; 2 years ago (2023) as Neom.[1]
Ground	King Khalid Sport City Stadium, Tabuk (NEOM Stadium planned)
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Meshari Al-Motairi
Manager	Péricles Chamusca
League	Saudi First Division League
2023–24	Second Division – Group A, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Neom SC active departments
Football (Men's)	Football (Women's)

History

Al-Suqoor Club: 1965–2023

The club was founded in 1965 under the name of Al-Suqoor Club. It played mainly in Saudi Third Division and Saudi Second Division. In 2011 Al-Suqoor finished second and were promoted in Saudi First Division, the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia, for first time in their history. The team finished last in their first season and were relegated. During the 2021–22 season, Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 in the Third Division final to become the inaugural champions.^[2]

Neom takeover: 2023–present

On June 5, 2023, the Saudi sports ministry said that football Club Al-Suqoor will be turned into a company and owned by NEOM.^[3] On 24 December 2023, the club changed its name to Neom Sports Club.^[4][5] On 22 April 2025, the club secured their first-ever promotion to the Saudi Pro League following a 3–0 away victory over Al-Arabi.^[6]

Honours

• Saudi First Division League (tier 2)
  • Winners (1): 2024–25
• Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
  • Winners (1): 2023–24
  • Third place (1): 2010–11
• Saudi Third Division League (tier 4)
  • Winners (1): 2021–22

Colours

Al-Suqoor played mainly in black and gold colours. When Neom was introduced, they were presented in dark orange main kits and white reserve ones.

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt partner
2022–2023	Skillano	None
2024–		NEOM

Players

Current squad

As of 21 July 2024^[update]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KSA Mustafa Malayekah 2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Breik 3 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Harbi 4 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Munaif 5 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Amri 6 MF  KSA Abbas Al-Hassan 7 MF  KSA Salman Al-Faraj 9 FW  SEN Mbaye Diagne 10 FW  ALG Saïd Benrahma 11 FW  KSA Hassan Al-Ali 13 GK  KSA Mohanad Al-Shehri 15 DF  KSA Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari 16 MF  KSA Riyadh Sharahili 17 MF  BRA Carlos Junior (on loan from Al Shabab)

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  KSA Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ittihad) 26 DF  EGY Ahmed Hegazi 27 DF  KSA Islam Hawsawi 30 MF  GNB Alfa Semedo 32 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Zaid (on loan from Al-Hilal) 33 GK  KSA Abdulrahman Dagriri 38 DF  KSA Mohammed D. Al-Dossari 44 MF  KSA Ali Al-Asmari 49 MF  KSA Sultan Al-Sawadi 55 DF  KSA Mohammed W. Al-Dossari 71 FW  KSA Ahmed Abdu Jaber 88 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Hakim 90 FW  BRA Romarinho

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 8 MF  KSA Osama Al-Khalaf (on loan to Al-Orobah)

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  KSA Muhannad Al-Saad (on loan to USL Dunkerque)

Notable players

For all players with a Wikipedia article see Category:Neom SC players.

The footballers enlisted below have international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Amri Ali Al-Asmari Sultan Al-Balawi Mohammed Al-Breik Salman Al-Faraj Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Abbas Al-Hassan

Fahad Abo Jaber Aiedh Al-Joni Saod Al-Kaebari Osama Al-Khalaf Maan Al-Khodari Ahmed Al-Suhail Mohammed Harzan Riyadh Sharahili Mustafa Malayekah

Africa Saïd Benrahma Mohamed Benyahia Ahmed Hegazi Samuel Owusu Alfa Semedo Mbaye Diagne Mohamed M'Bareck

Asia Abdulkader Mjarmesh

Personnel

Club officials

Position	Name	Nationality
Coaching staff
Manager	Péricles Chamusca
Assistant manager	Abdullah Ali Al-Kathiri Badri bin Nassr
Goalkeepers coach	Hani Al Sharawi
First team doctor	Hesham Al-Nawi
Management
Chairman	Meshari Al-Motairi
CEO	Moaath Alohali

Managerial history

Dates	Name	Honours
15 July 2018 – 12 December 2018	Sami Al-Joufi
12 December 2018 – 17 March 2019	Bilal Bashouch
18 March 2019 – 1 May 2019	Zied Ghodhbani
13 July 2019 – 22 November 2019	Mazen Al-Blwi
1 December 2019 – 15 February 2020	Nasser Nefzi
15 February 2020 – 15 February 2021	Zied Ghodhbani
1 October 2021 – 1 April 2022	Emad Jendoubi	2021–22 Saudi Third Division
2 August 2022 – 7 January 2023	Fouad Bouali
7 January 2023 – 1 May 2023	Abdullah Al-Katheri
29 June 2023 – 1 May 2024	Afouène Gharbi	2023–24 Saudi Second Division
29 May 2024 –	Péricles Chamusca

Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	League											King Cup	Other competitions		Top goalscorer
	Division	Level	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos
as Al-Suqoor Club
2010–11	Second Division	3	18	13	1	4	40	21	+19	40	2nd ↑	DNQ	Crown Prince Cup	R1	Abdullah Frahan	12
2011–12	First Division	2	30	6	5	19	28	54	-26	23	16th ↓	DNQ		R2	Aiedh Al-Joni	5
2012–13	Second Division	3	18	6	6	6	19	24	-5	24	6th	DNQ		R2	Abdullah Al-Enezi	6
2013–14		3	18	7	4	7	26	27	–1	25	4th	DNQ			Meshref Al-Amri Abdullah Al-Kathiri	5
2014–15		3	18	3	5	10	15	31	–16	14	9th ↓	DNQ			Abdulrahman Al-Nouman	6
2015–16	Third Division	4	8	5	1	2	knockout cup competition				RU ↑	DNQ			Ahmed Al-Zahrani	5
2016–17	Second Division	3	18	5	4	9	25	33	–8	19	8th	Preliminary			Abdullah Al-Kathiri	7
2017–18		3	18	5	5	8	21	26	–5	20	7th	Preliminary			Abdullah Al-Kathiri	11
2018–19		3	22	4	9	9	22	37	–15	21	9th	Round of 64			Ali Al-Enezi	11
2019–20		3	22	4	5	15	16	33	–17	15	15th ↓	Round of 64			Ahmed Al-Khaibari Amara Ferjaoui	3
2020–21	Third Division	4	14	8	5	1	knockout cup competition				R32	DNQ			Fares Al-Harbi	11
2021–22		4	16	11	3	2	29	18	+11	30	1st ↑	DNQ			Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani	9
2022–23	Second Division	3	30	5	12	13	34	46	–12	27	14th	DNQ			Mohamed Benyahia	7
as Neom SC
2023–24	Second Division	3	31	22	5	4	71	31	+40	68	1st ↑	DNQ			Mohammad Fouad	10
2024–25	First Division	2									↑	DNQ

Key

• GS = Group stage
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

See also

• Saudi Arabia portal

• List of football clubs in Saudi Arabia

• Neom SC (women)

External links

• NEOM at Saudi Arabian Football Federation