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Al Nasr SC
نادي النصر الرياضي‎
AL Nasr SC Logo.png
Full name Al-Nasr Sport Club
Nickname(s) Al Ameed
Founded 1945; 80 years ago (1945)
Ground Al Maktoum Stadium
Ground Capacity 15,000
Owner Sheikh Saeed bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
Head coach Alfred Schreuder
League UAE Pro League
2023–24 UAE Pro League, 6th
Third colours

Al-Nasr CSC (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي, romanized: nādī an-naṣr ar-riyāḍī, lit.'Victory Sports Club') is a professional football club from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its name, "Al-Nasr," means "victory" in Arabic. Founded in 1945, it is the oldest football club in the UAE. The team plays in the UAE Pro League.

History of Al Nasr Football Club

Early Years: Founding and Growth (1945–1973)

Al Nasr Sports Club started in 1945 in Al Ghubaiba, Dubai. A group of young men founded it, making it the oldest football club in the UAE. For three years, the team played in an empty field. In 1948, they decided to set up proper football rules.

In 1951, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum helped the club find a headquarters. They rented a room in a cafe near a fish market for meetings. Later, the club moved to Shindagha. At first, the club was called Al Ahli.

In the 1960s, after a loss to another team named Al Ahli in Qatar, the players suggested a name change. They chose Al Nasr, meaning "victory," which became the official name. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan visited their new, larger headquarters in Shindagha. He gave the club 60,000 AED to help them grow and improve.

Rising to the Top: League Era (1973–1990)

The UAE Pro League began in 1973. This meant Al Nasr needed its own stadium. Construction of Al Maktoum Stadium started. Until it was finished in 1980, the team played home games at Rashid Stadium.

During this exciting period, Al Nasr won many titles. They won the UAE league three times. They also won the President's Cup three times and a UAE Federation Cup. The club also hosted friendly matches with famous international teams like Arsenal, Liverpool, and Santos.

Modern Challenges and Successes (1990–Present)

Since the 1980s, Al Nasr has continued to be a strong team. While they haven't won the league title recently, they have won important cup competitions. These include the President's Cup, the League Cup, and the GCC Champions League.

Around 2018, Al Maktoum Stadium was renovated for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In 2019, Al Nasr played another friendly match against Arsenal. The club has also seen changes in its coaching staff, bringing in well-known coaches like Krunoslav Jurčić and Ramón Díaz. Currently, Alfred Schreuder is the head coach.

Rivalries

Al Nasr has some big rivalries in football.

  • The Dubai Derby: Their main rival is Al Wasl. This match is often called the Bur Dubai Derby or simply the Dubai Derby. Both teams compete to be known as the best club in the Bur Dubai area.
  • City Rivalry: They also have a rivalry with Shabab Al Ahli. This team is also based in Dubai, but in a different part of the city.

Honours and Trophies

Al Nasr has won 17 official championships!

Domestic Competitions

  • Arabian Gulf League
    • Winners (3): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1985–86
    • Runners-up (4): 1980–81, 1984–85, 1999–2000, 2011–12
  • UAE President's Cup
    • 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
  • UAE Federation Cup
    • Winners (3): 1988–87, 1999–00, 2001–02
  • UAE League Cup
    • Winners (2): 2015, 2020
  • Arabian Gulf Super Cup
    • Winners (2): 1990, 1996
    • Runners-up (1): 2015
  • Joint League Cup
    • Winners (1): 1984–85
  • ADNOC Championship Cup
    • Winners (1): 1993

Regional Competitions

  • GCC Champions League
    • Winners (0)

Al Nasr in Asian Competitions

Al Nasr has also competed in major Asian football tournaments.

2012: Group Stage
2013: Group Stage
2016: Quarter-finals
2019: Play off Round
  • Asian Club Championship: They appeared in this competition 2 times.
1987: Group Stage
1998: Withdrew (first round)
  • Asian Cup Winners Cup: They had 1 appearance.
1993–94: Withdrew

Team Staff and Players

Coaching Staff

Here are some of the key people who help coach the team:

Position Name
Head Coach Netherlands Alfred Schreuder
Assistant Coach Netherlands Bart Schreuder
Goalkeeper Coach Italy Vincenzo Di Palma Esposito
Youth Coach Portugal Rui Gaivoto
Spain Rubén de la Red
Portugal Gonçalo Pinto
Video Analyst Netherlands Marvin van der Valk
Performance Manager Netherlands Marco van der Steen
Chief Scout Portugal Bruno Simões
Club Doctor Croatia Jurica Rakic
Physiotherapist United Arab Emirates Salem Al-Balooshi
Masseur United Arab Emirates Hussain Al-Maazmi
Kitman United Arab Emirates Abdullah Al-Ameri

Current Squad

This is the list of players currently on the Al Nasr team.

No. Position Player
2 United Arab Emirates DF Mohammed Al-Maazmi U23
3 United Arab Emirates DF Gustavo Alemão
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Samir Memišević
6 United Arab Emirates MF Hussain Mahdi
7 United Arab Emirates FW Ali Mabkhout
8 Netherlands MF Leroy Fer
9 United Arab Emirates MF Ahmed Jshak
11 Italy FW Manolo Gabbiadini
12 United Arab Emirates GK Ahmed Shambih
13 United Arab Emirates DF Abdulla Abbas U23
15 United Arab Emirates DF Yousef Al-Ameri
17 Netherlands MF Marouan Azarkan U23
19 Brazil DF Felipe Motta
22 United Arab Emirates DF Gláuber
23 United Arab Emirates DF Mayed Al-Teneiji U23
24 United Arab Emirates MF Abdulaziz Dawood U23
25 United Arab Emirates GK Omar Ahmed U23
26 Belgium MF Othmane Boussaid
No. Position Player
28 Ivory Coast FW Abdoulaye Touré
30 United Arab Emirates GK Mohammed Al-Najjar U23
31 Romania DF Costin Amzăr U23 (on loan from Dinamo București)
32 United Arab Emirates DF Rashed Essa U23
38 Senegal MF Moussa N'Diaye
39 Ghana MF Evans Ampofo U23
40 United Arab Emirates GK Abdullah Al-Tamimi
41 Oman FW Nasser Ahmed U23
49 Morocco MF Adel Taarabt
60 United Arab Emirates MF Ahmed Raed U21
70 United Arab Emirates DF Rashed Mohammed
71 Australia FW Mohammad Al-Saadi U21
75 Sudan MF Zaid Osama U21
77 United Arab Emirates DF Ahmed Al-Balooshi U23
80 Yemen FW Salem Al-Somhi U23
87 United Arab Emirates GK Abdulaziz Al-Ali U23
88 United Arab Emirates MF Ali Abdulaziz U23
94 United Arab Emirates MF Juninho

Unregistered Players

These players are part of the club but are not currently registered to play in the league.

No. Position Player
10 Portugal MF Iuri Medeiros
United Arab Emirates DF Saeed Suwaidan
No. Position Player
United Arab Emirates MF Jassim Yaqoob

Players Out on Loan

These players are currently playing for other teams on a temporary basis.

No. Position Player
20 Colombia MF Kevin Agudelo (on loan to Al-Wahda)

Notable Players Who Played for Al Nasr

Many talented players from around the world have played for Al Nasr. Here are some of them, listed by their home country:

Argentina
Australia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Samir Memišević
Brazil
  • Brazil Careca
  • Brazil Renato
  • Brazil Valder
  • Brazil Élton
  • Brazil Léo Lima
  • Brazil Renan Garcia
  • Brazil Wanderley
  • Brazil Nilmar
  • Brazil Marcelo Cirino
  • Brazil Iury
  • Brazil Junior Dutra
  • Brazil Gabriel Valentini
  • Brazil Marquinhos Gabriel
  • Brazil Gláuber
Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Faso Jonathan Pitroipa
Burundi
  • Burundi Juma Mossi
Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria Marcelinho
Cape Verde
  • Cape Verde Ryan Mendes
Chile
  • Chile Esteban Pavez
  • Chile Luis Jiménez
  • Chile Ronnie Fernández
Côte d'Ivoire
  • Ivory Coast Amara Diané
  • Ivory Coast Youssouf Falikou Fofana
Curaçao
  • Curaçao Brandley Kuwas
DR Congo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Isaac Tshibangu
Ecuador
France
  • France Yohan Cabaye
  • France Jirès Kembo Ekoko
Gambia
  • The Gambia Dembo Darboe
Ghana
  • Ghana Felix Aboagye
Guinea
Iran
Iraq
  • Iraq Hussein Alaa Hussein
  • Iraq Mohannad Abdul-Raheem
Israel
  • Israel Dia Saba
Italy
Japan
Lebanon
  • Lebanon Joan Oumari
Morocco
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Panama
  • Panama Alberto Blanco
Portugal
  • Portugal Tozé
  • Portugal Iuri Medeiros
Romania
  • Romania Ionuț Rada
Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia Mohsin al-Harthi
Senegal
  • Senegal Ibrahima Touré
Serbia
  • Serbia Nenad Jestrović
Spain
  • Spain Álvaro Negredo
  • Spain Pablo Hernández
Tanzania
  • Tanzania Sunday Manara
Togo
  • Togo Mamam Cherif Touré
  • Togo Mickaël Dogbé
  • Togo Peniel Mlapa
United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates Abdulrahman Mohamed
  • United Arab Emirates Abdulaziz Mohamed
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Shambih
  • United Arab Emirates Amer Mubarak
  • United Arab Emirates Habib Al Fardan
  • United Arab Emirates Hamdan Al-Kamali
  • United Arab Emirates Hassan Mubarak
  • United Arab Emirates Jassem Yaqoub
  • United Arab Emirates Khalid Ismaïl
  • United Arab Emirates Khalifa Mubarak
  • United Arab Emirates Mohammad Khamis
  • United Arab Emirates Mohamed Omar
  • United Arab Emirates Salem Saad
  • United Arab Emirates Tareq Ahmed

Past Managers

Many different managers have led the Al Nasr team over the years. Here are some of them:

  • England Don Revie (1980–84)
  • Brazil Sebastião Lapola (1983–89)
  • Germany Reiner Hollmann (1999–00)
  • Brazil Sebastião Lapola (2000–01)
  • France René Exbrayat (2003–04)
  • Brazil Sebastião Lapola (2004)
  • Germany Hagen Reeck (2004)
  • Germany Frank Pagelsdorf (Sept 1, 2004–June 30, 2005)
  • Brazil Vágner Mancini (2005)
  • Germany Eduard Geyer (Jan 1, 2005–Jan 20, 2006)
  • Germany Reiner Hollmann (April 3, 2006–Feb 25, 2007)
  • Brazil Vágner Mancini (May 1, 2007–Dec 1, 2007)
  • Netherlands Foeke Booy (July 1, 2007–Nov 28, 2007)
  • Croatia Luka Bonačić (Jan 17, 2008–Jan 7, 2009)
  • Germany Frank Pagelsdorf (Jan 8, 2009–Feb 7, 2010)
  • France Laurent Banide (Feb 24, 2010–May 31, 2010)
  • Brazil Hélio dos Anjos (June 01, 2010–Oct 10, 2010)
  • United Arab Emirates Eid Baroot (Oct 13, 2010–Dez 31, 2010)
  • Italy Walter Zenga (Jan 1, 2011–June 13, 2013)
  • Serbia Ivan Jovanović (June 18, 2013 – October 29, 2016)
  • Romania Dan Petrescu (October 29, 2016 – May 26, 2017)
  • Italy Cesare Prandelli (May 26, 2017 – January 19, 2018)
  • Serbia Ivan Jovanović (January 19, 2018 – December 2, 2018)
  • Brazil Caio Zanardi (December 2, 2018 – January 2, 2019)
  • Spain Beñat San José (January 2, 2019 – May 30, 2019)
  • Brazil Caio Zanardi (April 1, 2019 – October 14, 2019)
  • Croatia Krunoslav Jurčić (October 14, 2019 – February 4, 2021)
  • Argentina Ramón Díaz (February 4, 2021 – February 7, 2022)
  • United Arab Emirates Salem Rabie (February 8, 2022 – May 19, 2022)
  • Germany Thorsten Fink (May 19, 2022 – November 5, 2022)
  • Croatia Goran Tomić (November 5, 2022 – June 5, 2023)
  • Serbia Goran Tufegdžić (June 5, 2023 – November 6, 2023)
  • Italy Fabrizio Cammarata (November 7, 2023 – November 27, 2023)
  • Netherlands Alfred Schreuder (November 27, 2023 – present)

Al Nasr's Pro-League Performance

This table shows how Al Nasr has performed in the UAE Pro League each season.

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 1 12 6th Round of 16 First Round
2009–10 1 12 10th Quarter-finals First Round
2010–11 1 12 3rd Round of 16 First Round
2011–12 1 12 2nd Round of 16 First Round
2012–13 1 14 6th Round of 16 First Round
2013–14 1 14 5th Semi-finals First Round
2014–15 1 14 5th Champions Champions
2015–16 1 14 4th Round of 16 First Round
2016–17 1 14 6th Runner-ups First Round
2017–18 1 12 4th Round of 16 Quarter-finals
2018–19 1 14 8th Quarter-finals Semi-finals
2019–20 1 14 6th Round of 16 Champions
2020–21 1 14 5th Runner-ups Runner-ups
2021–22 1 14 8th Round of 16 Quarter-finals
2022–23 1 14 9th Round of 16 Semi-Finals
2023–24 1 14 6th Runner-ups Quarter-Finals

Notes The 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Key

  • Pos. = Position (where the team finished)
  • Tms. = Number of teams in the league
  • Lvl. = League Level (1 means the top league)

Other Sports at Al Nasr

Al-Nasr is not just about football! The club also has teams for many other sports, including:

See Also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Al-Nasr Sports Club para niños

  • List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
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