Al-Nasr CSC (Arabic: نادي النصر الرياضي, romanized: nādī an-naṣr ar-riyāḍī, lit. 'Victory Sports Club') 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.
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| Full name | Al-Nasr Sport Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Al Ameed | |||
| Founded | 1945 | |||
| Ground | Al Maktoum Stadium | |||
| 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 | |||
| Website | http://www.alnasrclub.com | |||
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History
editPre–UAE League era (1945–1973)
editAl Nasr Sports Club was founded by a group of young men in a Al Ghubaiba, 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)
editIn 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)
editAfter 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
editThe 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
edit17 Official Championships.
Domestic competitions
edit- Arabian Gulf League
- UAE President's Cup
- 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[6][7]
- Winners (1): 1993
Regional competitions
edit- GCC Champions League
- Winners (0)
Performance in AFC competitions
edit- AFC Champions League: 4 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
- 1993–94: Withdrew
Staff
editBoard of directors
edit| Title | Name |
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| Chairman |  Faisal bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
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| Vice Chairman | Abdullah bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
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| Board Member | Abbas bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
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| Nayef bin Maktoum Al Maktoum
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| Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum
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| Osama bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
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| Abdulrazzaq bin Maktoum Al Maktoum
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Coaching Staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Alfred Schreuder
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| Assistant Coach | Bart Schreuder
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| Goalkeeper Coach |  Vincenzo Di Palma Esposito
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| Youth Coach |  Rui Gaivoto  Rubén de la Red Gonçalo Pinto
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| Video Analyst | Marvin van der Valk
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| Performance Manager | Marco van der Steen
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| Chief Scout | Bruno Simões
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| Club Doctor |  Jurica Rakic
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| Physiotherapist | Salem Al-Balooshi
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| Masseur | Hussain Al-Maazmi
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| Kitman | Abdullah Al-Ameri
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Current squad
editAs of UAE Pro-League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Unregistered players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
edit- Argentina
- Australia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
Careca- Renato
- Valder
- Élton
- Léo Lima
- Renan Garcia
- Wanderley
- Nilmar
- Marcelo Cirino
- Iury
- Junior Dutra
- Gabriel Valentini
- Marquinhos Gabriel
- Gláuber
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Bulgaria
- Cape Verde
- Chile
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Curaçao
- DR Congo
- Ecuador
- France
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Iran
Khodadad Azizi- Karim Bagheri
- Arash Borhani
- Reza Enayati
- Ebrahim Ghasempour
- Sattar Hamedani
- Mehrzad Madanchi
- Farhad Majidi
- Iman Mobali
- Mohammad Nosrati
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Panama
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Spain
- Tanzania
- Togo
- United Arab Emirates
Past managers
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Don Revie (1980–84)- Sebastião Lapola (1983–89)
Reiner Hollmann (1999–00)- Sebastião Lapola (2000–01)
René Exbrayat (2003–04)- Sebastião Lapola (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–May 31, 2010)
- Hélio dos Anjos (June 01, 2010–Oct 10, 2010)
Eid Baroot (Oct 13, 2010–Dez 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 – February 7, 2022)- Salem Rabie (February 8, 2022 – May 19, 2022)
- Thorsten Fink (May 19, 2022 – November 5, 2022)
- Goran Tomić (November 5, 2022 – June 5, 2023)
- Goran Tufegdžić (June 5, 2023 – November 6, 2023)
- Fabrizio Cammarata (November 7, 2023 – November 27, 2023)
- Alfred Schreuder (November 27, 2023 – present)
Pro-League record
edit| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
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| 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 |
| 2019–20a | 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^ 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
- Lvl. = League
Other sports
editAl-Nasr also fields teams in futsal, volleyball, handball, basketball, table tennis, swimming, cycling, athletics, karate, and jujutsu.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Felix Ahmed Aboagye (Player) – National Team Appearances – Club Appearances". www.national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Multumim, Ionut Rada!" (in Romanian). steauafc.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010.
External links
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