Al-Najaf FC

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Al-Najaf
Najaf Football Club Logo.png
Full nameAl-Najaf Football Club
Nickname(s)Ghizlan Al-Badiah (Desert Gazelles)
Founded1961; 60 years ago (1961)
GroundAl-Najaf International Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanRadwan Al Kindi
ManagerHaidar Aboodi
LeagueIraqi Premier League
2020–21Iraqi Premier League, 3rd of 20
Current season

Al-Najaf Football Club (Arabic: نادي النجف لكرة القدم) is an Iraqi professional football club based in Najaf. They are members of the Iraqi Premier League. Al-Najaf has competed in the 2007 AFC Champions League.

History[]

In 1960, the city of Najaf began an active movement to establish a sports club after the athletes then felt the need of the city to a sports club that absorbed the energies of young people and their creations which are almost lost in the amateur leagues. Some of the dignitaries of the city were contacted for this purpose.[1] The request was submitted to the Ministry of the Interior, which was responsible for the authorisation of sports clubs in Iraq at that time. The name of Al Ghiri Sports Club was proposed for this institution. In 1961, the Ministry of the Interior approved their request to establish the club and thus wrote the birth certificate of the first sports club in the city of Najaf and consisted of the first administrative body of Messrs. Naji Hassan Hasswa as president and Maki Hadi Maala Vice-President and Alwan Elsafer as secretary.[2] At the beginning of the establishment of the club, the Ministry of the Interior allocated an annual grant of 60 dinars divided into two instalments, and the club relied on this grant and monthly subscriptions from its members.

Stadiums[]

New Najaf Stadium is a purpose built football stadium that is the current home stadium of Al-Najaf. It opened in 2018, with a capacity of 30,000 people. Until 2018, the club played its home matches at An-Najaf Stadium (Arabic: ستاد النجف).

Current squad[]

First-team squad[]

As of 23 October 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Iraq IRQ Firas Zamel
3 DF Iraq IRQ Saad Jassim
4 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Abdul-Zahra
5 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Riyadh
6 MF Cameroon CMR Didier Talla
7 FW Iraq IRQ Emad Abdul Zahra
8 MF Iraq IRQ Taher Hameed (captain)
9 FW Syria SYR Shadi Al Hamwi
10 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Ayad
11 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Sattar
12 GK Iraq IRQ Mohammed Gassid
14 DF Togo TOG Wilson Akakpo
15 DF Iraq IRQ Haidar Ali Kadhim
17 FW Iraq IRQ Mueen Ahmed
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Abdullah Sallal
20 MF Iraq IRQ Amir Hassan
22 MF Iraq IRQ Abbas Hashim
23 FW Iraq IRQ Obaida Kadhim Ahmed
24 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Laftah
25 GK Iraq IRQ Hani Shaker
26 DF Iraq IRQ Hassan Abdul Razzaq
28 DF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Abdul-Hussein
30 GK Iraq IRQ Wissam Mohammed
31 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Jassim
32 FW Iraq IRQ Arkan Ammar
34 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Mahdi
44 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Moussa
88 MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Moayad
— DF Tunisia TUN Mehdi Ressaissi

Current technical staff[]

Position Name Nationality
Coach: Haidar Aboodi Iraq
Assistant coach: Dhiyya Falih Iraq
Goalkeeping coach: Mohammed Abdul-Zahra Iraq
Fitness coach: Salah Hashim Iraq
Team supervisor: Fadhel Mohammed Iraq
Team manager: Mohammed Abdul Hussein Iraq
Team Doctor: Haitham Abdul Amir Iraq
U-19 Coach: Haider Lafta Iraq

Updated to match played 25 September 2020
Source: Alsabaah.iq

Managerial history[]

Since the club's promotion to the Iraqi Premier League in the 1987–88 season so far, twenty-six coaches have led the team:[3][4]

  • Iraq Mohammed Hussein Ismail (1974–1976)
  • Iraq Alwan Mena (1976–1977)
  • Iraq Nasrat Nasser (1977–1978)
  • Iraq Mohammed Hussein Ismail (1978–1982)
  • Iraq Alwan Mena (1982–1985)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (1985–1986)
  • Iraq Alwan Mena (1986–1988)
  • Iraq Najeh Humoud (1988–1991)
  • Iraq Wathiq Naji (1991–1992)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (1992)
  • Iraq Noman Kadhim & Raheem Jassim (1992–1993)
  • Iraq Najeh Humoud (1993–1998)
  • Iraq Hadi Mutanish (1998–1999)
  • Iraq Ali Kadhim (1999)
  • Iraq Abdul Ghani Shahad (1999)
  • Iraq Najeh Humoud (1999–2002)
  • Iraq Abdul Ghani Shahad (2002–2008)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (2008–2009)
  • Iraq Majed Najem (2009–2010)
  • Iraq Abdul Ghani Shahad (2010–2012)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (2012)
  • Iraq Abdul Ghani Shahad (2012–2013)
  • Iraq Yahya Alwan (2013)
  • Iraq Hassan Ahmed (2013)
  • Iraq Qahtan Chathir (2013–2014)
  • Iraq Salman Hussein (2014)
  • Iraq Haider Yahya (2014)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (2014)
  • Iraq Haider Yahya (2014)
  • Iraq Hameed Salman (2014–2015)
  • Iraq Ali Wahab (2015)
  • Iraq Emad Mohammed (2015–2016)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (2016)
  • Iraq Emad Mohammed (2016–2017)
  • Iraq Nadhim Shaker (2017–2018)
  • Iraq Ali Hashim (2018)
  • Iraq Ahmed Khalef (2018)
  • Iraq Mudhafar Jabbar (2018)
  • Iraq Thair Jassam (2018–2019)
  • Iraq Chasib Sultan (2019)
  • Iraq Hassan Ahmad (2019–2021)
  • Iraq Haidar Aboodi (2021–2021)
  • Iraq Hatif Shamran (2021–2021)
  • Iraq Haidar Aboodi (2021–)

Kit suppliers[]

Period Kit manufacturer
2020– RECO

Honours[]

Domestic[]

International[]

2007: Group stage

Friendly[]

  • Victory and Peace Championship
    • Winners (1): 1992
  • Cup of Love
    • Winners (1): 2003

Statistics[]

In domestic competitions[]

Year Premier League Iraq Cup Super Cup Elite Cup
1987–88 16 - not held Started in
1991
1988–89 6 Round of 32 not held
1989–90 8 Quarter-final not held
1990–91 7 Quarter-final not held
1991–92 6 Round of 16 not held Group stage
1992–93 15 Second round not held Group stage
1993–94 4 - not held Did not qualify
1994–95 3 - not held 4
1995–96 Runner-up - not held Group stage
1996–97 4 Quarter-final Did not qualify 3
1997–98 4 Round of 16 Did not qualify Winner
1998–99 8 Round of 32 not held Group stage
1999–2000 9 Round of 16 Did not qualify Group stage
2000–01 6 not held Did not qualify Did not qualify
2001–02 5 Semi-final Did not qualify Group stage
2002–03 not finished Quarter-final Did not qualify Group stage
2003–04 not finished not held not held Group stage
2004–05 6 not held not held Abolished in
2004
2005–06 Runner-up not held not held
2006–07 3 not held not held
2007–08 5 not held not held
2008–09 Runner-up not held not held
2009–10 11 not held not held
2010–11 11 not held not held
2011–12 9 not held not held
2012–13 11 not finished not held
2013–14 15 not held not held
2014–15 17 not held not held
2015–16 13 Did not enter not held
2016–17 9 Round of 16 not held
2017–18 6 not held Did not qualify
2018–19 12 Round of 16 not held
2019–20 not finished not finished Did not qualify
2020–21 3 Round of 16 not held

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ تاريخ الاندية الرياضـية العراقية (in Arabic). Dorar-aliraq.net. 27 September 2010.
  2. ^ عميد الرياضة النجفية .. محمد الفضلي : رحلة خمسين عاماً من العطاء الثر (in Arabic). Mondialar.com. 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ نادي النجف … ثمانية عشر مدربا خلال 29 موسما .. وحمود قاد الفريق في 449 مباراة (in Arabic). Football-iq.net. 4 June 2016.
  4. ^ نادي النجف … شهد قاد الفريق في 245 مباراة وحقق انجازات يشار لها بالبنان (in Arabic). Football-iq.net. 16 June 2016.

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