Al-Nasr SC (Dubai)

Al-Nasr Sports Club () is a professional association football club located in Dubai and plays in the UAE Arabian Gulf 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. They play at Al Maktoum Stadium, which can hold 15,000 people.

History

Pre–UAE League era (1945–1973)
Al 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.

Rise of competition (1973–1990)
In 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 notorious for hosting games with big clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Santos.

Modern era (1990–present)

After the end of the eighties, the club would see limited success where they would stop winning the league yet win two arabian super cups in the nineties and two UAE league cups and a president's cup in 2015, the team would renovate the Al Makhtoum Stadium for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and host another friendly with Arsenal in 2019.

Rivalries
The 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. It also has a rivalry with Shabab Al Ahli which is also based in the same city but not in the same area.

Honours
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 (6): 1974–75, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1996–97, 2016–17

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 (1):  2014

Performance in AFC competitions
 AFC Champions League: 4 appearances
2012: Group Stage 
2013: Group Stage 
2016:  Quarter-finals 
2019: Play off Round

AFC Champions League history

 Asian Club Championship: 2 appearances
1987: Group Stage
1998: Withdrew (First Round)

Asian Club Championship history

 Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance
1993–94: First Round

Record by Country

Staff

Board of Directors
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! Title
! Name
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| Chairman
|  Abdulrehman Abu Al Shawareb
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| Vice Chairman
|  Tariq Yousif Al Janahi
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| rowspan="5" | Board Member
|  Thabit Suhail Thabit
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|  Adel Mohamed Shakri
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|  Jumaa Saeed Al Kaabi
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|  Rashed Marzouk Bakhit
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|  Hamad Rahma Al Fallasi

Technical Team
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title
! Name
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| Head Coach
|  Krunoslav Jurčić
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| rowspan="3" | Assistant Coach
|  Ali Murad
|-
|  Mohammad Zakeri
|-
|  Dimitrios Daniilidis
|-
| Goalkeepers Coach
|  Goran Cumic
|- 
| Fitness Coach
|  George Paraskevas

Administrative Team
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title
! Name
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| Team Manager
|  Salah Jalal Abdulla
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| Team Administrator
|  Saleh Salem Alsuwaidi
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| Security Officer
|  Mussa Abbas Alali
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| Media Coordinator
|  Mohammed Mubarak
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| Team Secretary
|  Hatim Hassan Elbadri
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| rowspan="3" | Logistics Officer
|  Basheer Anchukandathil
|-
|  Ali Kutti Athanikkal
|-
|  Riyas Thundakachi

Medical Team
{| class="wikitable"
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! Title
! Name
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| Specialist Doctor
|  Walid Ben Cheikh
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| rowspan="3" | Physiotherapist
|  Darko Stamatovic
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|  Rodrigo De Queiroz Aires
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|  Claudio Patti
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| rowspan="2" | Masseur
|  Ognjen Ninkovic
|-
|  Toni Mitrov

Current squad

First team squad
As of UAE Pro-League:

Reserve U21

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Out on loan 

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Famous players

Past managers

Other sports
Al-Nasr also fields teams in Futsal, Volleyball, Handball, Basketball, Table Tennis, Swimming, Cycling, Athletics, Karate and Jujitsu.

References

External links

Official Website in English

 
Category:Football clubs in Dubai
Category:Football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
Category:Association football clubs established in 1945
Category:1945 establishments in the Trucial States