Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)
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| Full name | Al-Nasr Cultural & Sport Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Ameed | ||
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| Ground | Al Maktoum Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,058 | ||
| Chairman | |||
| Coach | Ramón Díaz | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2020–21 | UAE Pro League, 5th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Al-Nasr CSC (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Nasr, Dubai and competes in the UAE Pro League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic, was founded in 1945 and is considered as the first and oldest club in the United Arab Emirates.
History[]
Pre–UAE League era (1945–1973)[]
Al Nasr Sports Club was founded by a group of young men in a , Dubai in 1945, making it the oldest club in UAE footballing history. The team played in an empty playground near a highschool for three years until in 1948 were they finally decided to establish modern rules of football. In 1951, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum chose the headquarters to be in a cafe close to a fish market, the cafe had a room for rent so the club would rent the room for meetings, gatherings and studying. The club would later move their headquarters to Shindagha. During this period the club went on with the name Al Ahli until in the 1960s where the players traveled to Qatar to face Al Ahli and lose, after their loss in Qatar, the players proposed to change the name to Al Nasr which would later become official. The club decided to move their headquarters to a larger house in Shindagha and invited Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan to meet the club in their new headquarters, Sheikh Zayed decided to donate 60,000 AED as a gift to the club, they would use the money to develop the club.[1][2]
Rise of competition (1973–1990)[]
In 1973, the UAE Pro-League was established and neighboring teams emerged forcing Al Nasr to start building a proper venue, so the construction of Al Maktoum Stadium began, however the team would join the league in 1974 so the club played their home games in Rashid Stadium until the completion of Al Makhtoum stadium in 1980, the club would win 3 UAE league, 3 presidents cup titles and a UAE federation cups during this time. The club would also be noted for hosting games with big clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Santos.[3][4]
Modern era (1990–present)[]
After the end of the eighties, the club has yet to win the league but won notable cup competitions such as the president's cup, league cup and the GCC Champions League, around 2018 the team would renovate the Al Makhtoum Stadium for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and host another friendly with Arsenal in 2019. Al Nasr removed coach Caio Zanardi and replaced him with former Dinamo Zagreb player and national Croatian player Krunoslav Jurčić, but he left Al Nasr in February 2021 after mediocre results in the league, and Jurcic was replaced with former River Plate coach Ramón Díaz.
Rivalries[]
The team has a big rivalry with Al Wasl, often called the Bur Dubai Derby or just simply Dubai Derby, both teams have competed to see which club is the best team in Bur Dubai area.[5] It also has a rivalry with Shabab Al Ahli which is also based in the same city but not in the same area.
Honours[]
17 Official Championships.
Domestic competitions[]
- Arabian Gulf League
- Winners (4): 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 2014–15
- Runners-up (7): 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2016–17, 2020–21
- Winners (3): 1988–87, 1999–00, 2001–02
- Winners (2): 2015, 2020
- Arabian Gulf Super Cup
- Winners (2): 1990, 1996
- Runners-up (1): 2015
- Joint League Cup
- Winners (1): 1984–85
- Winners (1): 1993
Regional competitions[]
- Winners (1): 2014
Performance in AFC competitions[]
- AFC Champions League: 4 appearances
- 2012: Group Stage
- 2013: Group Stage
- 2016: Quarter-finals
- 2019: Play off Round
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- 1987: Group Stage
- 1998: Withdrew (First Round)
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
- 1993–94: Withdrew
Staff[]
Board of Directors[]
| Title | Name |
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| Chairman |  Abdulrehman Abu Al Shawareb
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| Vice Chairman | Tariq Yousif Al Janahi
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| Board Member | Thabit Suhail Thabit
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| Adel Mohamed Shakri
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| Jumaa Saeed Al Kaabi
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| Rashed Marzouk Bakhit
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| Hamad Rahma Al Fallasi
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Last updated: 27 May 2019
Source: Al Nasr Club
Technical Team[]
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach |  Ramón Díaz
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| Assistant Coach | Ali Murad
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 Mohammad Zakeri
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 Dimitrios Daniilidis
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| Goalkeepers Coach |  Goran Cumic
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| Fitness Coach |  George Paraskevas
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Last updated: 27 May 2019
Source: UAE FA Public Database for Technical, Administrative & Medical Staff
Administrative Team[]
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Team Manager | Salah Jalal Abdulla
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| Team Administrator | Saleh Salem Alsuwaidi
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| Security Officer |  Mussa Abbas Alali
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| Media Coordinator | Mohammed Mubarak
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| Team Secretary |  Hatim Hassan Elbadri
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| Logistics Officer |  Basheer Anchukandathil
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| Ali Kutti Athanikkal
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| Riyas Thundakachi
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Last updated: 27 May 2019
Source: UAE FA Public Database for Technical, Administrative & Medical Staff
Medical Team[]
| Title | Name |
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| Specialist Doctor | Dejan Jovanovic
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| Physiotherapist | Marko Milosavljevic
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| Masseur | Ognjen Ninkovic
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 Pavol Durin
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Last updated: 1 October 2018
Source: UAE FA Public Database for Technical, Administrative & Medical Staff
Current squad[]
First team squad[]
As of UAE Pro-League:
Reserve U21[]
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Unregistered players[]
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Out on loan[]
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Notable players[]
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Australia
Mark Bresciano- Brett Holman
- Brazil
Careca- Renato
- Valder
- Élton
- Léo Lima
- Renan Garcia
- Wanderley
- Nilmar
- Marcelo Cirino
- Iury
- Junior Dutra
- Gabriel Valentini
- Marquinhos Gabriel
- Gláuber
- Burkina Faso
Jonathan Pitroipa
- Burundi
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Curacao
- Ecuador
- France
- Guinea
- Iran
Khodadad Azizi- Karim Bagheri
- Arash Borhani
- Reza Enayati
- Ebrahim Ghasempour
- Sattar Hamedani
- Mehrzad Madanchi
- Farhad Majidi
- Iman Mobali
- Mohammad Nosrati
- Iraq
Hussein Alaa Hussein- Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Morocco
Anouar Diba- Ali Boussaboun
- Abdelaziz Barrada
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Panama
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Spain
- Togo
- United Arab Emirates
Abdulrahman Mohamed- Abdulaziz Mohamed
- Amer Mubarak
- Habib Al Fardan
- Hassan Mubarak
- Jassem Yaqoub
- Khalid Ismaïl
- Khalifa Mubarak
- Mohammad Khamis
- Mohamed Omar
- Salem Saad
- Tareq Ahmed
Past managers[]
Don Revie (1980–84)- (1983–89)
Reiner Hollmann (1999–00)- (2000–01)
- (2004)
- Hagen Reeck (2004)
- Frank Pagelsdorf (Sept 1, 2004–June 30, 2005)
- Vágner Mancini (2005)
- Eduard Geyer (Jan 1, 2005–Jan 20, 2006)
- Reiner Hollmann (April 3, 2006–Feb 25, 2007)
- Vágner Mancini (May 1, 2007–Dec 1, 2007)
Foeke Booy (July 1, 2007–Nov 28, 2007)
Luka Bonačić (Jan 17, 2008–Jan 7, 2009)- Frank Pagelsdorf (Jan 8, 2009–Feb 7, 2010)
Laurent Banide (Feb 24, 2010–Dec 31, 2010)
Walter Zenga (Jan 1, 2011–June 13, 2013)
Ivan Jovanović (June 18, 2013 – October 29, 2016)
Dan Petrescu (October 29, 2016 – May 26, 2017)- Cesare Prandelli (May 26, 2017 – January 19, 2018)
- Ivan Jovanović (January 19, 2018 – December 2, 2018)
- Caio Zanardi (December 2, 2018 – January 2, 2019)
Beñat San José (January 2, 2019 – May 30, 2019)- Caio Zanardi (April 1, 2019 – October 14, 2019)
- Krunoslav Jurčić (October 14, 2019 – February 4, 2021)
Ramón Díaz (February 4, 2021 – present)
Pro-League Record[]
| Season | Div. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | PL | 12 | 6th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2009–10 | PL | 12 | 10th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2010–11 | PL | 12 | 3rd | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2011–12 | PL | 12 | 2nd | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2012–13 | PL | 14 | 6th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2013–14 | PL | 14 | 5th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2014–15 | PL | 14 | 5th | Champions | Champions |
| 2015–16 | PL | 14 | 4th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2016–17 | PL | 14 | 6th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2017–18 | PL | 12 | 4th | Round of 16 | Quarter-Finals |
| 2018–19 | PL | 14 | 8th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2019–20a | PL | 14 | 6th | Round of 16 | Champions |
| 2020–21 | PL | 14 | 5th | Runner-ups | Runner-ups |
Notes^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Key
- Pos. = Position
- Tms. = Number of teams
- PL = Pro-League
Other sports[]
Al-Nasr also fields teams in Futsal, Volleyball, Handball, Basketball, Table Tennis, Swimming, Cycling, Athletics, Karate and Jujutsu.
References[]
- ^ "الزمن الجميل". alnasrclub. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "النصر انطلق عام 1945 تحت اسم «الأهلي الأدبي»". البيان. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
- ^ "When Pele played Dubai: February 23, 1973, a day the UAE 'will never forget'". The National. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "A trip down memory lane: When 1978 European champions Liverpool visited a Dubai 'most people cannot imagine'". The National. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Arabian Gulf Cup Quarter-finals: Fight breaks out after Bur Dubai Derby between Al Nasr and Al Wasl - Goal.com". Goal.com.
- ^ "ADNOC Championship recognized by UAE Football Association". www.uaefa.ae (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- ^ "ADNOC Championship recognized by UAE Pro League Committee". live.proleague.ae.
- ^ "Multumim, Ionut Rada!" (in Romanian). steauafc.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010.
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