Naft Al-Basra SC

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

Naft Al-Basra
Full nameNaft Al-Basra Sport Club
Founded27 November 1979 (1979-11-27), as Naft Al-Junoob
GroundAl-Fayhaa Stadium
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAli Hanoon
ManagerAbdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail
LeagueIraqi Premier League
2021–22Iraqi Premier League, 13th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

Name changes

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
Main article: Basra Derby

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

First-team squad
As of 18 October 2022

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  IRQ Saif Kareem
1 GK  IRQ Abbas Ahmed
12 GK  IRQ Hayder Jamal
22 GK  IRQ Hussam Mahdi
24 DF  IRQ Wael Abdulhussein
— DF  BRA Sergio Raphael
44 DF  BRA Breno Calixto
55 DF  LBR Alvin Maccornell
3 DF  BRA Marcelo Costa
18 DF  IRQ Sabah Auad
27 DF  IRQ Salah Hassan
33 DF  BRA Gilberto Alemao
4 DF  IRQ Jassim Faisal
5 DF  IRQ Abdullah Mohsen
16 DF  IRQ Kadhem Abdulkareem
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  IRQ Hussein Ammar
32 MF  IRQ Alaa Raed
23 MF  IRQ Mohammed Rubat
8 MF  IRQ Sadeq Zamel
99 MF  IRQ Hayder Ahmed
10 MF  IRQ Hussam Malek
11 MF  IRQ Ahmed Jalal
6 MF  IRQ Wesam Malek
20 MF  IRQ Hayder Salem
29 MF  IRQ Sajjad Saeed
30 MF  IRQ Mustafa Hadi
7 FW  IRQ Hussein Abdul-Wahid
29 FW  IRQ Ahmed Zamel
— FW  IRQ Abbas Majed
90 FW  CMR Ngombe Mbengue

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  IRQ Karrar Jumaa (on loan at Al-Bahri until the end of the 2022–23 season)

Personnel

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

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

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

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

Managerial history

Records

All-time top goalscorers
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 Hussam 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

Other games

Handball

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
  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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