Najran SC
Association football club in Najran, Saudi Arabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Najran Sport Club (Arabic: نادي نجران الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Najran Province, that competes in the Saudi Second Division League.
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| Full name | Najran Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Mared Al-Janoub (Giant of the South) | ||
| Founded | 23 June 1980 | ||
| Ground | Prince Hathloul Sports City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Saleh Al Haidar | ||
| Manager | Moncef Mcharek | ||
| League | Second Division | ||
| 2022–23 | First Division, 16th of 18 (relegated) | ||
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Overview
Najran SC achieved promotion to the Saudi Premier League by finishing 2nd in the Saudi First Division during the 2006–07 season.
The beginning
Najran Club is a new club compared to other Saudi clubs. The idea of establishing the club was first born in 1980 when a group of Najranis raised a request to the Youth Welfare office expressing their desire in establishing a club that carried the name of their city. Efforts were harnessed to achieve this quest that was just an idea till the approval of the general president of the Youth Welfare at that time, his royal highness prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz was issued. Accordingly, the founders of the club held a meeting to form and elect the first board of directors.
Achievements
The Najran team was able to reach the final match of the prince Faisal Bin Fahad cup 2005–06 for the first division.
The Najran team was finally able to qualify to the Saudi Premier League in the 2007–08 season.
They were able to reach the final four in the 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup after defeating some of the strongest teams in Saudi football such as Al-Ittihad, but lost to Al-Hilal 1–2 after an impressive display.
Current squad
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Perspective
As of 21 June 2023:
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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Managers
Mourad Okbi (August 1, 2002 – April 30, 2004)
Yahya Khuraim (caretaker) (March 12, 2007 – March 23, 2007)
Ivica Todorov (December 23, 2007 – May 1, 2008)
Costică Ștefănescu (July 1, 2008 – December 21, 2008)
Marcelo Zuleta (July 22, 2009 – October 6, 2009)
José Rachão (October 30, 2010 – June 30, 2011)
Gjoko Hadžievski (July 1, 2011 – May 6, 2012)
Nizar Mahrous (January 10, 2014 – June 1, 2014)
Denis Lavagne (June 8, 2014 – August 24, 2014)
Marc Brys (August 25, 2014 – September 24, 2014)
Fouad Bouali (October 8, 2014 – May 19, 2015)
Hélio dos Anjos (December 28, 2015 – May 23, 2016)
Ahmed Hafez (July 15, 2016 – September 25, 2016)
Zvezdan Milošević (June 13, 2018 – September 21, 2018)
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