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.

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 noted for hosting games with big clubs like Arsenal, Liverpool and Santos.

Modern era (1990–present)

After 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

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

Domestic competitions

Regional competitions

Performance in AFC competitions

2012: Group Stage 2013: Group Stage 2016: Quarter-finals 2019: Play off Round

1987: Group Stage 1998: Withdrew (first round)

1993–94: Withdrew

Staff

Board of directors

TitleName
ChairmanUnited Arab Emirates Faisal bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
Vice ChairmanUnited Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
Board MemberUnited Arab Emirates Abbas bin Hamdan Al Maktoum
United Arab Emirates Nayef bin Maktoum Al Maktoum
United Arab Emirates Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum
United Arab Emirates Osama bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
United Arab Emirates Abdulrazzaq AlHashemi

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head CoachSerbia Slaviša Jokanović
Assistant CoachNetherlands Bart Schreuder
Goalkeeper CoachItaly Vincenzo Di Palma Esposito
Youth CoachPortugal Rui Gaivoto Spain Rubén de la Red Portugal Gonçalo Pinto
Video AnalystNetherlands Marvin van der Valk
Performance ManagerNetherlands Marco van der Steen
Chief ScoutPortugal Bruno Simões
Club DoctorCroatia Jurica Rakic
PhysiotherapistUnited Arab Emirates Salem Al-Balooshi
MasseurUnited Arab Emirates Hussain Al-Maazmi
KitmanUnited Arab Emirates Abdullah Al-Ameri

Players

Current squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF UAE Salem Sultan 3 DF BRA Gustavo Alemão 4 DF BRA Gláuber 6 MF UAE Hussain Mahdi 7 FW UAE Ali Mabkhout 8 MF UAE Mohammed Abdulbasit 9 MF UAE Jonatas (on loan from Al-Ain) 10 MF IRN Mehdi Ghayedi 12 GK UAE Ahmed Shambih 13 FW ARG Ramón Miérez 15 DF TUR Serdar Saatçı (on loan from Trabzonspor) 17 MF NED Marouan Azarkan 19 MF SRB Luka MilivojevićNo. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF COL Kevin Agudelo 22 DF NOR Marius Høibråten 23 FW MLI Cheickna Doumbia (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) 24 DF UAE Zayed Sultan 28 FW CIV Abdoulaye Touré 31 DF ROU Costin Amzăr (on loan from Dinamo București) 37 GK UAE Saeed Maqdami 38 MF SEN Moussa N'Diaye 40 GK UAE Abdullah Al-Tamimi 52 DF BRA Felipe Motta 55 DF SRB David Petrović 57 MF UAE Isam Faiz 88 MF UAE Ali Abdulaziz
2DFUAESalem Sultan
3DFBRAGustavo Alemão
4DFBRAGláuber
6MFUAEHussain Mahdi
7FWUAEAli Mabkhout
8MFUAEMohammed Abdulbasit
9MFUAEJonatas (on loan from Al-Ain)
10MFIRNMehdi Ghayedi
12GKUAEAhmed Shambih
13FWARGRamón Miérez
15DFTURSerdar Saatçı (on loan from Trabzonspor)
17MFNEDMarouan Azarkan
19MFSRBLuka Milivojević
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20MFCOLKevin Agudelo
22DFNORMarius Høibråten
23FWMLICheickna Doumbia (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli)
24DFUAEZayed Sultan
28FWCIVAbdoulaye Touré
31DFROUCostin Amzăr (on loan from Dinamo București)
37GKUAESaeed Maqdami
38MFSENMoussa N'Diaye
40GKUAEAbdullah Al-Tamimi
52DFBRAFelipe Motta
55DFSRBDavid Petrović
57MFUAEIsam Faiz
88MFUAEAli Abdulaziz

Reserve team

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 25 GK UAE Omar Ahmed 29 MF BRA Emanuell Silva 30 GK UAE Mohammed Al-Najjar 32 DF UAE Rashed Essa 44 FW UAE Obaid SalemNo. Pos. Nation Player 60 MF UAE Ahmed Raed 75 MF SDN Zaid Osama 77 DF UAE Ahmed Al-Balooshi 80 FW YEM Salem Al-Somhi
25GKUAEOmar Ahmed
29MFBRAEmanuell Silva
30GKUAEMohammed Al-Najjar
32DFUAERashed Essa
44FWUAEObaid Salem
No.Pos.NationPlayer
60MFUAEAhmed Raed
75MFSDNZaid Osama
77DFUAEAhmed Al-Balooshi
80FWYEMSalem Al-Somhi

Unregistered players

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF AUT Mateo KaramaticNo. Pos. Nation Player 43 MF GHA Bernard Mensah
5DFAUTMateo Karamatic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
43MFGHABernard Mensah

Out on loan

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF UAE Abdulla Idrees (on loan to Al-Dhafra) 53 GK UAE Adli Mohamed (on loan to Emirates)No. Pos. Nation Player 94 FW UAE Juninho (on loan to Al-Bataeh) 99 GK SRB Stefan Pjanovic (on loan to Al-Ittifaq)
21DFUAEAbdulla Idrees (on loan to Al-Dhafra)
53GKUAEAdli Mohamed (on loan to Emirates)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
94FWUAEJuninho (on loan to Al-Bataeh)
99GKSRBStefan Pjanovic (on loan to Al-Ittifaq)

Notable players

Argentina

Australia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Bulgaria

Cape Verde

Chile

Côte d'Ivoire

Curaçao

DR Congo

Ecuador

France

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Italy

Japan

Lebanon

Morocco

Nigeria

North Macedonia

Panama

Portugal

Romania

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Spain

Tanzania

Togo

United Arab Emirates

Past managers

Pro-League record

SeasonLvl.Tms.Pos.President's CupLeague Cup
2008–091126thRound of 16First Round
2009–1011210thQuarter-finalsFirst Round
2010–111123rdRound of 16First Round
2011–121122ndRound of 16First Round
2012–131146thRound of 16First Round
2013–141145thSemi-finalsFirst Round
2014–151145thChampionsChampions
2015–161144thRound of 16First Round
2016–171146thRunner-upsFirst Round
2017–181124thRound of 16Quarter-finals
2018–191148thQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
2019–20a1146thRound of 16Champions
2020–211145thRunner-upsRunner-ups
2021–221148thRound of 16Quarter-finals
2022–231149thRound of 16Semi-Finals
2023–241146thRunner-upsQuarter-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

Al-Nasr also fields teams in futsal, volleyball, handball, basketball, table tennis, swimming, cycling, athletics, karate, and jujutsu.

See also

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