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Al-Najma SC
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Full nameAl-Nejmeh Saudi Club
Nickname(s)Star of Unaizah
Founded1960
(as Al-Nahdha)
GroundAl-Najma Club Stadium
Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity3,000
ChairmanIbrahim Al-Sufi
ManagerAl-Mnesf Ben Mosharek
LeagueSaudi Second Division
2015–16Group A, 7th place

Coordinates: 26°5′43″N 44°2′53″E / 26.09528°N 44.04806°E / 26.09528; 44.04806

Al-Najma vs Al-Riyadh in 2010–11 Saudi First Division
Al-Najma vs Al-Riyadh in 2010–11 Saudi First Division

Al-Najma Sport Club (Arabic: نادي النجمة الرياضي) is a Saudi Arabian football team based in Unaizah that is currently playing in the Saudi Second Division League. Founded in 1960, the team plays in white and black color and green colours.

Al-Najma has a fierce rivalry with local club Al-Arabi, which is usually manifested in the Unaizah Derby.

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1997–1998 Saudi Premier League

The best achievement by the team, is finished third for the Saudi Premier League 1997-98 And entering the semi-finals.

Current squad

As of Saudi Second Division:

No Position Player Nation
2 DF Khaled Al-Johani  Saudi Arabia
3 DF Seifeddine Akremi  Tunisia
4 DF Ayman Masrahi  Saudi Arabia
5 DF Yousef Al-Zahrani  Saudi Arabia
6 MF Sultan Shmailan  Saudi Arabia
7 FW Hichem Mokhtar  Algeria
8 MF Ziyad Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia
9 FW Ryan Enad  Saudi Arabia
10 MF Mohammed Al-Ghumaiz  Saudi Arabia
11 FW Zamil Al-Sulim  Saudi Arabia
14 MF Hammad Al-Shaye (on loan from Al-Hazem)  Saudi Arabia
15 MF Mohanad Al-Shudukhi  Saudi Arabia
16 DF Saleh Al-Saeed  Saudi Arabia
17 MF Mohammed Al-Fraidi  Saudi Arabia
18 DF Mohammed Nayer  Saudi Arabia
19 MF Abdulaziz Al-Qumaiz  Saudi Arabia
21 MF Saleh Al-Hossain  Saudi Arabia
22 GK Khaled Al-Muqaitib  Saudi Arabia
24 DF Saleh Al-Dawsari  Saudi Arabia
27 MF Fares Al-Khoraimi  Saudi Arabia
29 FW Rakhi Al-Shammeri  Saudi Arabia
44 MF Azzam Al-Obaid  Saudi Arabia
50 GK Marwan Madu  Saudi Arabia
51 DF Muaiad Al-Mutairi  Saudi Arabia
52 DF Fawaz Al-Tomaihi  Saudi Arabia
53 DF Sami Kassar  Saudi Arabia
54 MF Majed Al-Khaibari  Saudi Arabia
55 DF Mortadha Wahkhik  Saudi Arabia
70 MF Rafa Miranda  Portugal
77 MF Abdulrahman Al-Sherif  Saudi Arabia
80 GK Abdullah Al-Saeed  Saudi Arabia
89 MF Faisal Al-Mutairi  Saudi Arabia
98 DF Mohammed Al-Sharqi  Saudi Arabia
99 MF Abdoulaye Dieng  Senegal

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Saudi Second Division

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The Saudi Second Division, also known as the Second Division League (SDL), is a football league that is the third tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system. The league consists of 32 teams divided into two groups and was founded in 1976.

Defender (association football)

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Saudi Arabian Football Federation

Saudi Arabian Football Federation

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Tunisian Football Federation

Tunisian Football Federation

The Tunisian Football Federation is the governing body of football in Tunisia. It was established in 1957. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member in the CAF association. It organises the football league, the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the Tunisia national football team and the Tunisia women's national football team. It is based in Tunis.

Midfielder

Midfielder

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Forward (association football)

Forward (association football)

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Hichem Mokhtar

Hichem Mokhtar

Hichem Mokhtar is an Algerian footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Najma.

Algerian Football Federation

Algerian Football Federation

The Algerian Football Federation (AFF); is the governing body of football in Algeria. It was formed in 1962 and was based in the capital Algiers. It has jurisdiction on the Algerian football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. Although an unofficial national team had played fixtures since 1958, the first recognized international took place in January 1963, some six months after independence. In 2021, twenty structures were added to the Algerian Football Federation. Algeria has to work with new players but has already qualified for AFCON 2021. AFCON stands for Africa Cup of Nations. Algeria has 17 players in French Ligue 1. The Algerian Football Federation is considered a member of FIFA.

Notable players

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Mansour Al-Mousa

Mansour Al-Mousa

Mansour Al-Mousa is a Saudi Arabian football player. He was born on October 29, 1972, in Unaizah in Saudi Arabia and plays in the position of striker. He played for Al-Najma as a midfielder from 1990 And joined from 1983. and he One of the winners of 1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Abdulaziz Al-Aazmi

Abdulaziz Al-Aazmi

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Abdulaziz Alsibyani

Abdulaziz Alsibyani

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Marzouk Al-Otaibi

Marzouk Al-Otaibi

Marzouk Al-Otaibi is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who last played as a center forward for Al-Markhiya in Qatar.

Mohamed Husain

Mohamed Husain

Mohamed Husain Bahzad is a Bahraini football defender.

Zamil Al-Sulim

Zamil Al-Sulim

Zamil Al-Sulim is a Saudi Arabian football player. He was born on 29 October 1989 in Unaizah in Saudi Arabia and plays for Al-Najma in the position of striker. He played for Al-Najma as a striker.

Saad Al-Zahrani

Saad Al-Zahrani

Saad Al-Zahrani is a Saudi Arabian football midfielder who played for Saudi Arabia in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

Ahmed Al-Suhail

Ahmed Al-Suhail

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Mesfer Al-Qahtani

Mesfer Al-Qahtani

Mesfer Al-Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian footballer who played as a defender in the Saudi Premier League. He initially played for Al-Shabab before joining Al-Ittihad. During the 2002–03 Saudi Premier League season, on 25 March 2003 he scored against Al-Riyadh.

Coaches history

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Algeria

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Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in North Africa. Algeria is bordered to the northeast by Tunisia; to the east by Libya; to the southeast by Niger; to the southwest by Mali, Mauritania, and Western Sahara; to the west by Morocco; and to the north by the Mediterranean Sea. It is considered part of the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has a semi-arid geography, with most of the population living in the fertile north and the Sahara dominating the geography of the south. Algeria covers an area of 2,381,741 square kilometres (919,595 sq mi), making it the world's tenth largest nation by area, and the largest nation in Africa, being more than 200 times as large as the smallest country in the continent, The Gambia. With a population of 44 million, Algeria is the tenth-most populous country in Africa, and the 32nd-most populous country in the world. The capital and largest city is Algiers, located in the far north on the Mediterranean coast.

Rabah Saâdane

Rabah Saâdane

Rabah Saâdane is an Algerian football manager and retired professional player whose playing career was abruptly interrupted at the age of 27 by a car accident. His last management job was of the Algerian national team before resigning in September 2010.

Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa, bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. It features the archaeological sites of Carthage dating back to the 9th century BC, as well as the Great Mosque of Kairouan. Known for its ancient architecture, souks and blue coasts, it covers 163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi), and has a population of 12.1 million. It contains the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains and the northern reaches of the Sahara desert; much of its remaining territory is arable land. Its 1,300 km (810 mi) of coastline include the African conjunction of the western and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Basin. Tunisia is home to Africa's northernmost point, Cape Angela; and its capital and largest city is Tunis, which is located on its northeastern coast, and lends the country its name.

Youssef Zouaoui

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas.

Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate, and an area of 238,397 km2 (92,046 sq mi), with a population of under 18.9 million inhabitants (2023). Romania is the twelfth-largest country in Europe and the sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, followed by Iași, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Constanța, Craiova, Brașov, and Galați.

Dudu Georgescu

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Dobromir Zhechev

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Dobromir Georgiev Zhechev is a Bulgarian former football player and later manager. Zhechev was born in Sofia.

Presidents

  • Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Mashari
  • Saudi Arabia Muhammed Salih Al-Subaie
  • Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Mansour Al-Maiman
  • Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Ali Al-Nhabiy
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh Abdulaziz Al-Wassel
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Sowyan
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh Abdulaziz Al-Wassel (Return)
  • Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Sufi (Currently)

Source: "Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 15th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Najma_SC_(Saudi_Arabia).

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