Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in

Salalah Salalah () is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani Governorates of Oman, governorate of Dhofar Governorate, Dhofar. It has a population close to 331,949. Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest ...

, in southern

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. The club currently plays in the

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, top division of

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. Their home ground is

Al-Saada Stadium Al-Sa'ada Stadium (), which is part of Al-Sa'ada Sports Complex (), is a government-owned multi-use stadium in the Al-Sa'ada district of Salalah, in southern Oman. The stadium is used only for football (soccer), football matches and is the home s ...

, but they also recognize the older

Salalah Sports Complex Salalah Sports Complex (), also known as The Youth Complex (), is a government-owned multi-purpose stadium in the ''Auwqad'' district of Salalah, in southern Oman. It is currently used mainly for football Football is a family of team sports ...

as their home ground. Both stadiums are government owned, but Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. also own their own personal stadium, sports equipment, and training facilities. Also Al-Nasr is famous for producing some of the most successful Omani footballers, such as Ali Al-Habsi,

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and

Fawzi Bashir Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen (; born 6 May 1984), commonly known as Fawzi Bashir, is an Omani former footballer who last played for Dhofar S.C.S.C. in Oman Professional League. He has also played for the Oman national team. Club career ...

History

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. started off playing in the Al-Haffa district of Salalah organizing specific meetings to play

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. This eventually evolved into something very large. The club was founded on 20 May 1972,under sheikh/ Bakhit Said ALShanfari on the same day as fierce rivals Dhofar S.C.S.C. and was registered on 26 June 2002. As football was their main

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, Al-Nasr shifted to playing on

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s in order to become a professional club. The club name literally translates from "The Victory" in the

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. Such a name quite well suites a

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in the

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world. A club named "Al-Nasr" is commonly found in the

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. Some clubs with the same name can be found in

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, the

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and

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. In 1972 Al-Nasr was merged with Al-Shate'a team to carry the name of Al-Nasr. With this merge, the club office moved from Al-Haffa region to Al-Jouf region, where the current headquarters of the club is located. In 1986, Al-Nasr competed in the

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and finished with third place.http://live.sportsgoal.com.om/club-details.aspx?id=16 – Al-Nasr places 3rd in 1986 competition. Al-Nasr, along with the neighbors Dhofar have been generally labelled as the front runners of the

Omani League The Oman Professional League (; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Curren ...

, but as seen in the recent seasons, both the clubs performed horribly with Dhofar losing many games, and not going far in the

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup (), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972 and the champions of that first edition were Al-Ahli. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. Currently, t ...

, along with Al-Nasr who even got relegated in the

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season. In the 2008–09 season, Al-Nasr settled to the 10th position in the league which was one of their worst performances ever in the

. In the 2009–10 season also they could make it only to the 7th position in the league and were knocked out by Muscat Club in the Round-of-16 in the

. In the

season they again had to fight a relegation battle but this time they couldn't make it and got relegated for the first time to the Second Division league. Then in the 2011–12 season they secured the 2nd position in the 2nd Division League and got promoted back to the

(First Division). In the 2012–13 season they bounced back and secured the 4th position in the Omani League.

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also

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and squash. They also have various youth football teams competing in

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, Oman Youth League (U-19) and Oman Youth League (U-17).

Crest and colours

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. have been known since establishment to wear a full

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(Away) kit (usually a darker shade of blue), varying themselves from neighbors

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(

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Dhofar S.C.S.C. Dhofar Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, Oman. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association, Omani football. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, ...

(

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) and

Salalah SC Salalah Sport Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Nimoor'', or "The Tiger(s)", or just simply as Salalah, is an Omani football club based in Oman's southern city of Salalah. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, but they also recognize the older ...

(

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) kits. They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now, Kelme provides them with kits. Currently,

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and Al-Shanfari Marbles are featured on the team's shirt.

Logo

Al-Nasr's

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has been recreated a few number of times. The most recent logo (as shown on this page) was created during the late 1980s or early 1990s, giving the club a more attractive logo, opposed to the older, duller-looking one. Although bearing quite a difference, the influence of the older-logo is still seen when compared to the newer version. Also note that the only scripture of the logo is only written in

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, a sign of being an older sports club logo compared to other Omani clubs which usually feature English scripture.

Honours and achievements

National titles

(5): **Winners: 1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2003–04. **Runners-up: 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90 1998–99, 1999–00. *

(5): **Winners:

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

, 2017-18. **Runners-up:

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

. *

Oman Professional League Cup The Oman Professional League Cup () (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition was played in 2007 and was known as the Oman FA ...

(1): **Winners: 2015-16. **Runners-up: *

Oman Super Cup The Oman Super Cup () is an Omani football cup competition. It has been played on and off since the first edition was held in 1999. It is the curtain raiser to the Omani football season. It pairs the previous season's Sultan Qaboos Cup winners aga ...

(1): **Winners:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

. **Runners-up: 2002. *

Oman First Division League The Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship purposes) is the second-highest association football, football league in Oman. Contested by 13 teams, the top 2 replace the bottom two in the Oman Profess ...

(0): **Runners-up 2011–12

Youth

* Sultan Qaboos Cup (U-19) (2): **Winners 2000, 2001 * Oman Youth League (U-19) (1): **Winners 1997–98 * Oman Youth League (U-16) (3): **Winners 1985–86, 1990–91, 1998–99

Honours and achievements (other sports)

Hockey *Oman Hockey Premier League (1): **Winners 2008 *Sultan Qaboos Cup (3): **Winners 2006, 2007, 2014 *National Youth Championship (U-19) (0): **Runners-up 2007 *Regional Youth Championship (U-19) (3): **Winners 2000, 2001, 2007 **Runners-up 2003 *Regional Youth Championship (U-16) (1): **Winners 2007 **Runners-up 2008 Table Tennis *National Championship (0): **Runners-up 2007 *Regional Championship (5): **Winners 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Basketball *National Championship (0): **Runners-up 2003 *Regional Youth Championship (6): **Winners 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Handball *Second Division League (1): **Winners 2005 *National Youth Championship (U-19) (1): **Winners 2005 *National Youth Championship (U-16) (0): **Runners-up 2003, 2004 Cycling *Regional Championship (6): **Winners 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Performance in international competitions

AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious cl ...

: 1 appearance :: 1990–91 : First Round *

Asian Cup Winners' Cup The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an Asian football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The cup was, chronologically, the second seasonal inter-Asian club competition organised by Asian Football Confedera ...

: 1 appearance :: 1996–97: Quarter-Finals *

AFC Cup The AFC Champions League Two (abbreviated as the ACL Two or ACL2) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation. It is the second-tier competition of Asian club football, ranked below the AFC C ...

: 4 appearances ::

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

: Quarter-Finals

UAFA competitions

: 2 appearances ::

: Group Stage ::

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

: Semi-Finals

Players

As of 19 June 2024

First team squad

Personnel

Technical staff

References

External links

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