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Naft Al-Basra
Full nameNaft Al-Basra Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Al-Junoob (Southern Knights)
Founded27 November 1979; 44 years ago (1979-11-27) (as Naft Al-Junoob)
GroundAl-Fayhaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAli Hanoon
ManagerAndrej Panadić
LeagueIraq Stars League
2023–24Iraq Stars League, 18th of 20
Current season

Naft Al-Basra SC (Arabic: نادي نفط البصرة الرياضي, lit.'Basra Oil Sports Club') is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraq Stars League.

History

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Name changes

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The club was founded on 27 November 1979 as "Naft Al-Junoob", before changing to the name "Al-Rumaila" on 6 March 1990, and returned to the name "Naft Al-Junoob" on 20 April 2003, the club played in Iraqi Premier League at the 2004–05 season for the first time.[1]

On October 23, 2020, the club's management, which was elected a few days prior, decided to change the name of the club from "Naft Al-Junoob" to "Naft Al-Basra" and officially announced this, as they changed the logo.[2][3]

Rivalries

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Naft Al-Basra contest the Basra Derby with Al-Mina'a.[4][5] Since 2005, there have been 29 competitive Basra Derbies. Al-Mina'a hold the precedence in these matches, with 10 victories to Naft Al-Basra's 7; there have been 12 draws. The most decisive result in an Al-Mina'a–Naft Al-Basra game is Al-Mina'a's 4–1 victory at Al Mina'a Stadium, their home ground, on March 11, 2005. There have been two incidences of 3–1, Al-Minaa have been won in both matches; home in December 2005, and away in January 2006. The competition saw 54 goals scored, 30 for Al-Mina'a and 24 for Naft Al-Basra; the individual player who scored the most goals was Al-Mina'a player Ihsan Hadi and Naft Al-Basra player Bassim Ali, each scored four goals. And there are five players who scored for both teams, they are Alaa Aasi, Nasser Talla Dahilan, Ahmed Hassan, Sajjad Abdul Kadhim and Hussam Malik.[6]

Current squad

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First-team squad

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As of 20 September 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Iraq IRQ Abbas Ahmed
2 DF Togo TOG Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui FGN
4 DF Iraq IRQ Jassim Faisal
8 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Saeed
9 MF Iraq IRQ Sajjad Saeed
10 MF Iraq IRQ Hussam Malek
12 GK Iraq IRQ Ahmed Shakir
14 MF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Hadi
15 DF Iraq IRQ Hussein Falah
15 MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Fadhel
16 DF Iraq IRQ Kadhem Abdulkareem
18 DF Iraq IRQ Sabah Auad
18 DF Ivory Coast CIV Hamed Touré FGN
19 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Al-Sajjad
22 GK Iraq IRQ Hussam Mahdi
23 MF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Rubat
24 DF Iraq IRQ Wael Abdulhussein
24 FW Nigeria NGA Joseph Onoja FGN
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Iraq IRQ Sadeq Zamel
28 FW Togo TOG Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro FGN
30 DF Iraq IRQ Karrar Jumaa
33 DF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Abduljalil
38 FW Ivory Coast CIV Paved Job Atton FGN
52 DF Iraq IRQ Abbas Badeea
60 MF Iraq IRQ Murtadha Majid
61 DF Iraq IRQ Mohammed Saeed
88 FW Iraq IRQ Mohammed Salah
88 FW Iraq IRQ Ali Khalil
99 MF Iraq IRQ Hayder Ahmed
GK Iraq IRQ Mujtaba Mohammed
DF Brazil BRA Sergio Raphael FGN
DF Iraq IRQ Mustafa Moayed
MF Iraq IRQ Ahmed Jalal
FW Iraq IRQ Alaa Mohaisen
FW Iraq IRQ Mahmoud Ahmed

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Personnel

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Current technical staff

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Position Name Nationality
Manager: Emad Aoda Iraq
Assistant manager: Salim Nayrouz Iraq
Goalkeeping coach: Akram Sabeeh Iraq
Fitness coach: Dhurgham Brazili Iraq
Reserve Coach: Ali Jassim Iraq
U19 Manager: Muntasser Hamdan Iraq
U16 Manager: Ahmed Hassan Iraq
Administrative director: Alaa Nayrouz Iraq

Updated to match played 29 July 2019
Source: almirbad.com

Board members

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Position Name Nationality
President: Ali Hanoon Iraq
Vice-president: Hassan Abdul Hadi Iraq
Secretary: Aaliyah Makki Iraq
Treasurer: Asaad Karim Jassim Iraq
Member of the Board: Sajjad Kadhim Iraq
Member of the Board: Hisham Mohammed Iraq
Member of the Board: Mohammed Karim Iraq
Member of the Board: Maan Abdul Hassan Iraq
Member of the Board: Aqeel Najem Iraq
Member of the Board: Ali Abdul Karim Hashim Iraq

Updated to match played 15 October 2020
Source: Alforatnews.com

Managerial history

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Records

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All-time top goalscorers

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As of 16 July 2019
# Nat. Name Career Goals
1 Bassim Ali 2008–2019 54
2 Ali Jawad Ismail 2009–2012 34
3 Wesam Malik 2008–2019 22
4 Amer Sahib 2010–2015 16
5 Hossam Malik 2010–2016 15
6 Faisal Kadhim 2013–2019 13
Nasser Talla Dahilan 2007–2010
Nawaf Falah 2008–2015
9 Murtaja Adel Nasser 2017–2019 10
10 Ahmed Hassan Shanshool 2008–2011 9
Ali Aoda 2013–2016
  • Players in bold are still available for selection.

Honours

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Other games

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Handball

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The Naft Al-Basra handball team won the Iraqi Handball League title at 2013–14[7] and 2014–15 seasons.[8] The team also participated in Asian Club League Handball Championship and Arab Handball Championship of Champions as a representative of Iraq.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "The history of Iraqi Premier League 2004–05 season". niiiis.com (in Arabic). July 31, 2009.
  2. ^ "بيان رسمي". Naft Al-Basra SC website (in Arabic). October 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "تغيير اسم نادي نفط الجنوب". alrafidain.news (in Arabic). October 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Basra Derby". iraqifs.com (in Arabic). June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Basra Derby". iraqi-sn.com (in Arabic). December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  6. ^ "Al-Minaa Vs Naft Al-Junoob history". kooora.com (in Arabic). July 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "نفط الجنوب يتوج بطلاً لدوري كرة اليد العراقي الممتاز". almadapress.com (in Arabic). May 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "نفط الجنوب بطلا لدوري كرة اليــد". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). April 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "فريق نفط الجنوب الى جانب الجيش في بطولة اسيا لكرة اليد". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). July 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "فريق نادي نفط الجنوب لكرة اليد يشد الرحال لتمثيل العراق في بطولة العرب للاندية". almirbad.com (in Arabic). March 17, 2013.
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