Al-Najaf FC

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

Al-Najaf
Full nameAl-Najaf Football Club
Nickname(s)Ghizlan Al-Badiah (Desert Gazelles)
Founded1961 (1961)
GroundAl-Najaf International Stadium
Capacity30,000
ChairmanRadwan Al Kindi
ManagerHatif Shamran
LeagueIraqi Premier League
2018–19Iraqi Premier League, 12th

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

Current technical staff
Position Name Nationality
Coach:Hatif Shamran
Assistant coach:Haidar Aboodi
Assistant coach:Chasib Sultan
Goalkeeping coach:Hadi Jaber
Team supervisor:Fadhel Mohammed
Team manager:Mohammed Abdul Hussein
Team Doctor:Haitham Abdul Amir
U-19 Coach:Haider Lafta

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

Kit suppliers
Period Kit manufacturer
2020– RECO

Statistics

The season-by-season performance of the club over the recent years:[3]

Season League Rank
2000–01Iraqi Elite League6
2001–02Iraqi Elite League5
2002–03Iraqi First DivisionCancelled
2003–04Iraqi Premier LeagueCancelled
2004–05Iraqi Premier League6
2005–06Iraqi Premier League2
2006–07Iraqi Premier League3
2007–08Iraqi Premier League5
2008–09Iraqi Premier Division2
2009–10Iraqi Premier Division11
2010–11Iraqi Premier Division11
2011–12Iraqi Elite League9
2012–13Iraqi Elite League11
2013–14Iraqi Premier League15
2014–15Iraqi Premier League17
2015–16Iraqi Premier League13
2016–17Iraqi Premier League9
2017–18Iraqi Premier League6
2018–19Iraqi Premier League12
2019–20Iraqi Premier LeagueCancelled

Last updated: 3 June 2020

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:[4][5]

Honours

Domestic

International
2007: Group stage

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

Performance in AFC competitions
2007: Group Stage

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. Al-Najaf—Iraqi Premier League
  4. نادي النجف … ثمانية عشر مدربا خلال 29 موسما .. وحمود قاد الفريق في 449 مباراة (in Arabic). Football-iq.net. 4 June 2016.
  5. 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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