Al-Nasr SC (Salalah)

Al-Nasr
Full nameAl-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club
Nickname(s)Al-Malik (The King)
FoundedMay 20, 1970; 54 years ago (1970-05-20)
GroundAl-Saada Stadium
Salalah Sports Complex
Capacity12,000
8,000
ChairmanAmer Ali Al-Shanfari
ManagerMarinko Koljanin
LeagueOman Professional League
2023–245th of 12
Websitehttp://nasroman.com/

Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي و الثقافي و الاجتماعي; also known locally as Al-Malik, or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, in southern Oman.[1] The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, but they also recognize the older Salalah Sports Complex as their home ground. Both stadiums are government owned, but Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. also own their own personal stadium, sports equipment, and training facilities. Also Al-Nasr is famous for producing some of the most successful Omani footballers, such as Ali Al-Habsi, Hashim Saleh and Fawzi Bashir.

History

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Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. started off playing in the Al-Haffa district of Salalah organizing specific meetings to play beach soccer. This eventually evolved into something very large. The club was founded on 20 May 1972,under sheikh/ Bakhit Said ALShanfari on the same day as fierce rivals Dhofar S.C.S.C. and was registered on 26 June 2002. As football was their main sport, Al-Nasr shifted to playing on grass fields in order to become a professional club. The club name literally translates from "The Victory" in the Arabic language. Such a name quite well suites a sports club in the Arab world. A club named "Al-Nasr" is commonly found in the Middle East. Some clubs with the same name can be found in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, Kuwait and Bahrain.

In 1972 Al-Nasr was merged with Al-Shate'a team to carry the name of Al-Nasr. With this merge, the club office moved from Al-Haffa region to Al-Jouf region, where the current headquarters of the club is located.

In 1986, Al-Nasr competed in the Gulf Club Champions Cup and finished with third place.[2]

Al-Nasr, along with the neighbors Dhofar have been generally labelled as the front runners of the Omani League, but as seen in the recent seasons, both the clubs performed horribly with Dhofar losing many games, and not going far in the Sultan Qaboos Cup, along with Al-Nasr who even got relegated in the 2010–11 season. In the 2008–09 season, Al-Nasr settled to the 10th position in the league which was one of their worst performances ever in the Omani League. In the 2009–10 season also they could make it only to the 7th position in the league and were knocked out by Muscat Club in the Round-of-16 in the Sultan Qaboos Cup. In the 2010–11 season they again had to fight a relegation battle but this time they couldn't make it and got relegated for the first time to the Second Division league. Then in the 2011–12 season they secured the 2nd position in the 2nd Division League and got promoted back to the Omani League (First Division). In the 2012–13 season they bounced back and secured the 4th position in the Omani League.

Being a multisport club

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Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash. They also have various youth football teams competing in Oman Olympic League, Oman Youth League (U-19) and Oman Youth League (U-17).

Crest and colours

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Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. have been known since establishment to wear a full blue or white (Away) kit (usually a darker shade of blue), varying themselves from neighbors Al-Ittihad (Green), Dhofar S.C.S.C. (Red) and Salalah SC (Blue) kits. They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now, Kelme provides them with kits. Currently, Jeep and Al-Shanfari Marbles are featured on the team's shirt.

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Al-Nasr's logo has been recreated a few number of times. The most recent logo (as shown on this page) was created during the late 1980s or early 1990s, giving the club a more attractive logo, opposed to the older, duller-looking one. Although bearing quite a difference, the influence of the older-logo is still seen when compared to the newer version. Also note that the only scripture of the logo is only written in Arabic, a sign of being an older sports club logo compared to other Omani clubs which usually feature English scripture.

Honours and achievements

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National titles

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Youth

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Honours and achievements (other sports)

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Hockey

  • Oman Hockey Premier League (1):
    • Winners 2008
  • Sultan Qaboos Cup (3):
    • Winners 2006, 2007, 2014
  • National Youth Championship (U-19) (0):
    • Runners-up 2007
  • Regional Youth Championship (U-19) (3):
    • Winners 2000, 2001, 2007
    • Runners-up 2003
  • Regional Youth Championship (U-16) (1):
    • Winners 2007
    • Runners-up 2008

Table Tennis

  • National Championship (0):
    • Runners-up 2007
  • Regional Championship (5):
    • Winners 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005

Basketball

  • National Championship (0):
    • Runners-up 2003
  • Regional Youth Championship (6):
    • Winners 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Handball

  • Second Division League (1):
    • Winners 2005
  • National Youth Championship (U-19) (1):
    • Winners 2005
  • National Youth Championship (U-16) (0):
    • Runners-up 2003, 2004

Cycling

  • Regional Championship (6):
    • Winners 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Performance in international competitions

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AFC competitions

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1990–91 : First Round
1996–97: Quarter-Finals
2006 : Quarter-Finals

UAFA competitions

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2006 : Group Stage
2007 : Semi-Finals

Players

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As of 19 June 2024

First team squad

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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
1 GK Oman OMA Said Al-Sinani
2 DF Oman OMA Mohmood Mabrook
3 DF Oman OMA Anwar Al-Shakai
4 DF Oman OMA Moayad Awad
6 MF Oman OMA Amran Al-Hidi
7 MF Oman OMA Muthanna Awad
8 MF Oman OMA Abdullah Al-Maghani
9 FW Oman OMA Waleed Al-Muslimi
10 MF Ivory Coast CIV Carter Ahiro
11 MF Senegal SEN Massaily Boubacar
12 DF Oman OMA Jasim Al-Noobi
13 DF Oman OMA Omer Adil Ahmed
18 MF Oman OMA Mohammed Al-Subaie
20 MF Bahrain BHR Mahdi Al-Humaidan
21 DF Oman OMA Bashar Al-Rawahi
22 GK Oman OMA Mohammed Ahmed Fadel
24 MF Oman OMA Ahmed Al-Siyabi
26 GK Oman OMA Hassan Al Breiki
27 MF Oman OMA Sultan Beit Rabie
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF Oman OMA Fahmi Durbin
29 DF Oman OMA Mohammed Beit Mustahil
30 MF Oman OMA Abdul Al-Shamas
33 DF Oman OMA Ziyad Al-Rabsi
34 MF Oman OMA Fahad Beit Obaidan
35 DF Oman OMA Amer Beit Rabie
37 MF Oman OMA Osama Mahdi Beit Samir
44 DF Oman OMA Mana Sabeit
47 MF Oman OMA Safwan Awad Khamis
49 MF Oman OMA Faisal Al-Balushi
70 MF Oman OMA Shahid Obaid
71 MF Oman OMA Musab Al-Mamari
74 DF Oman OMA Mohammed Ahmed Mustahil
77 MF Ghana GHA Philip Ackah
81 MF Oman OMA Sultan Bin Ali
88 GK Oman OMA Rashad Al-Habsi

Personnel

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach
Goalkeeping coach Egypt Gaber Al-Bilasy
Team Manager Oman Hussain Mustahil
Club doctor Egypt Imad Ahmed
Physiotherapist Egypt Imad Mujahid

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Nasr Salala". national-football-teams.com.
  2. ^ http://live.sportsgoal.com.om/club-details.aspx?id=16 –[permanent dead link] Al-Nasr places 3rd in 1986 competition.
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