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| Full name | Naft Al-Basra Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Fursan Al-Junoob (Southern Knights) | ||
| Founded | 27 November 1979 (as Naft Al-Junoob) | ||
| Ground | Al-Fayhaa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ali Hanoon | ||
| Manager | Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail | ||
| League | Iraq Stars League | ||
| 2022–23 | Iraqi Premier League, 15th of 20 | ||
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Naft Al-Basra SC (Arabic: نادي نفط البصرة الرياضي, lit. 'Basra Oil Sports Club') is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraq Stars League.
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]
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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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Manager: | Emad Aoda | 
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| Assistant manager: | Salim Nayrouz |
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| Goalkeeping coach: | Akram Sabeeh |
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| Fitness coach: | Dhurgham Brazili |
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| Reserve Coach: | Ali Jassim |
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| U19 Manager: | Muntasser Hamdan |
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| U16 Manager: | Ahmed Hassan |
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| Administrative director: | Alaa Nayrouz |
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Updated to match played 29 July 2019
Source: almirbad.com
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| President: | Ali Hanoon |
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| Vice-president: | Hassan Abdul Hadi |
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| Secretary: | Aaliyah Makki |
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| Treasurer: | Asaad Karim Jassim |
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| Member of the Board: | Sajjad Kadhim |
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| Member of the Board: | Hisham Mohammed |
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| Member of the Board: | Mohammed Karim |
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| Member of the Board: | Maan Abdul Hassan |
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| Member of the Board: | Aqeel Najem |
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| Member of the Board: | Ali Abdul Karim Hashim |
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Updated to match played 15 October 2020
Source: Alforatnews.com
Hassan Mawla (2004–2005) Abdul Karim Jassim (2005–2006) Abdul Razzaq Ahmed (2006–2007) Aqeel Hato (2007–2009) Asaad Abdul Razzaq (2009–2010) Abdul Karim Jassim (2010–2011) Hameed Salman (2011–2012) Adel Nasser (2012–2014) Emad Aoda (2014–2015) Hassan Mawla (2015–2016) Ali Wahab (2016–2017) Adel Nasser (2017–2019) Ammar Hussein (2019–2021) Salim Nayrouz (2021) Emad Aoda (2021–)| # | Nat. | Name | Career | Goals |
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Bassim Ali | 2008–2019 | 54 |
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Ali Jawad Ismail | 2009–2012 | 34 |
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Wesam Malik | 2008–2019 | 22 |
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Amer Sahib | 2010–2015 | 16 |
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Hussam Malik | 2010–2016 | 15 |
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Faisal Kadhim | 2013–2019 | 13 |
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Nasser Talla Dahilan | 2007–2010 | ||
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Nawaf Falah | 2008–2015 | ||
| 9 |
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Murtaja Adel Nasser | 2017–2019 | 10 |
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Ahmed Hassan Shanshool | 2008–2011 | 9 |
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Ali Aoda | 2013–2016 |
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]
