Al-Najma (Saudi Arabian Sport Club)

Al-Najma

Full name	Al-Nejmeh Saudi Club
Nickname(s)	Star of Unaizah
Founded	1960 (as Al-Nahdha)
Ground	Al-Najma Club Stadium Unaizah, Saudi Arabia
Ground Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Ibrahim Al-Sufi
Manager	Al-Mnesf Ben Mosharek
League	Saudi First Division
Home colours Away colours

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

Al-Najma (Arabic: النجمة‎) 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.

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Fares Seif 2 DF Bandar Al-Zweed 4 DF Turki Al-Hghas 5 MF Abdulrahman Al-Khaybari 6 MF Sultan Al-Rowaished 7 MF Sulaiman Al-Deawani 8 FW Mohammed Abu-Athab 9 FW Zamil Al-Sulim 10 MF Abdalrahman Al-Bhari 11 FW Nashi Al-Armani 12 DF Abdulaziz Al-Mofarrig 15 MF Yousef Aji

No. Position Player 16 DF Su’od Al-Harbi 17 DF Ibraheam Al-Mutairi 18 MF Yousef Al-Harbi 19 DF Sultan Al-Zameri 20 DF Fawaz Al-Marjan 21 DF Muhammed Al-Humaili (Captain) 22 GK Hamad Al-Juberi 23 FW Abdulrahman Al-Meni 29 MF Hamad Al-Salehi 30 MF Hamdan Al-Harbi - DF Mohammed Al-Mauf - FW Mashari Al-Eid

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.

Coaches history

• Rabah Saâdane
• Youssef Zouaoui
• Christov Andenov (1997–99)
• Dudu Georgescu (2001)

Presidents

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

See also

• Unaizah

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al-Najma.

• goalzz
• Official site (Arabic)

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