Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)
Full name | Al-Najma Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Al-Raheeb The White Horse | ||
Founded | 1946 | ||
Ground | Al Najma Club Stadium Juffair, Manama | ||
Chairman | |||
Manager | |||
Coach | Rudy Eka Priyambada | ||
League | Bahraini Premier League | ||
Bahraini Premier League, 8th of 10 | |||
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Al-Najma Club (Arabic: نادي النجمة) is a Bahraini multi-sports club based in Manama. The club has departments of football, handball, volleyball and basketball. The club's football section competes in the Bahraini Premier League.
History[]
Al-Najma Club were amalgamated together with Al Wahda, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1994, and Al-Arabi, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969 and the 1974–75 Bahraini Premier League; then with Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya, which played the Bahraini King's Cup final in 2000, and Ras Al-Rumman in 2002.
Achievements[]
Football[]
- 1974–1975
- 1969, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2018
- 2007, 2008
Performance in AFC competitions[]
- AFC Cup: 2 appearance
Performance in UAFA Competitions[]
- Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1 appearance
- 2008: Group Stage
Continental record[]
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2008 | AFC Cup | Group C | Al-Nahda | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3rd |
Shabab Al-Ordon | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||
2019 | AFC Cup | Group B | Al-Jazeera | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3rd |
Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
Al-Kuwait | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Rivalries[]
Al-Ahli Club is considered to be Al Najma's fiercest rival. The two teams contest the derby called The Capital's Derby. Both teams are considered to be the most decorated in the capital city. However, Al Najma fans are also known to have friendly relations towards Muharraq fans. Sometimes Al Najma fans could be spotted attending Muharraq matches and vice versa, when their own club is no longer in contention for the title.
References[]
- Football clubs in Bahrain
- 1946 establishments in Bahrain
- West Asian football club stubs
- Bahraini sport stubs