Najran Sport Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional

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club based in

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, that competes in the

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Overview

Najran SC achieved promotion to the

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by finishing 2nd in the Saudi First Division during the 2006–07 season.

The beginning

Najran Club is a new club compared to other Saudi clubs. The idea of establishing the club was first born in 1980 when a group of Najranis raised a request to the Youth Welfare office expressing their desire in establishing a club that carried the name of their city. Efforts were harnessed to achieve this quest that was just an idea till the approval of the general president of the Youth Welfare at that time, his royal highness prince Faisal bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz was issued. Accordingly, the founders of the club held a meeting to form and elect the first board of directors.

Achievements

The Najran team was able to reach the final match of the prince Faisal Bin Fahad cup 2005–06 for the first division. The Najran team was finally able to qualify to the

in the 2007–08 season. They were able to reach the final four in the 2009–10 Saudi Crown Prince Cup after defeating some of the strongest teams in Saudi football such as

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, but lost to Al-Hilal 1–2 after an impressive display.

Current squad

''As of 21 June 2023:''

Managers

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(August 1, 2002 – April 30, 2004) * Rashed ben Ammar (September 25, 2004 – May 30, 2005) * Fathi Al-Jabal (August 7, 2005 – March 12, 2007) * Yahya Khuraim (caretaker) (March 12, 2007 – March 23, 2007) *

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(March 23, 2007 – May 30, 2007) *

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(May 28, 2007 – December 21, 2007) * Ivica Todorov (December 23, 2007 – May 1, 2008) *

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(July 1, 2008 – December 21, 2008) *

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(January 9, 2009 – May 1, 2009) * Marcelo Zuleta (July 22, 2009 – October 6, 2009) * Samir Jouili (October 6, 2009 – January 11, 2010) *

(January 11, 2010 – October 30, 2010) *

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(October 30, 2010 – June 30, 2011) *

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(July 1, 2011 – May 6, 2012) *

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(May 31, 2012 – January 2, 2013) *

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(January 6, 2013 – March 1, 2013) * Al Hasan Al-Yami (caretaker) (March 1, 2013 – March 6, 2013) *

(March 6, 2013 – January 9, 2014) * Nizar Mahrous (January 10, 2014 – June 1, 2014) *

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(June 8, 2014 – August 24, 2014) *

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(August 25, 2014 – September 24, 2014) * Abdelhay Laatiri (caretaker) (September 24, 2014 – October 8, 2014) * Fouad Bouali (October 8, 2014 – May 19, 2015) * Fathi Al-Jabal (June 27, 2015 – December 17, 2015) * Al Hasan Al-Yami (caretaker) (December 17, 2015 – December 28, 2015) *

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(December 28, 2015 – May 23, 2016) * Ahmed Hafez (July 15, 2016 – September 25, 2016) * Mohammed Al-Ayari (September 25, 2016 – February 8, 2018) * Adel Latrach (February 9, 2018 – March 23, 2018) * Ramzy El Morsy (March 23, 2018 – May 4, 2018) * Hamood Al-Saiari (May 8, 2018 – May 31, 2018) * Zvezdan Milošević (June 13, 2018 – September 21, 2018) * Ramzy El Morsy (caretaker) (September 21, 2018 – October 3, 2018) * Habib Ben Romdhane (October 3, 2018 – June 1, 2019) * Heron Ferreira (June 22, 2019 – November 8, 2019) * Ramzy El Morsy (caretaker) (November 8, 2019 – November 14, 2019) * Chokri Khatoui (November 14, 2019 – June 23, 2020) * Abdullah Al Haidar (June 23, 2020 – September 21, 2020) * Paulo Gomes (October 18, 2020 – February 5, 2021) * Bandar Basraih (February 5, 2021 – June 1, 2021) * Saïd Saïbi (June 21, 2021 – October 21, 2021) * Abdullah Al Haidar (caretaker) (October 21, 2021 – November 5, 2021) *

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(November 6, 2021 – September 19, 2022) * Laurent Hagist (September 22, 2022 – February 3, 2023) *

(February 3, 2023 – May 31, 2023) * Moncef Mcharek (June 18, 2023 – December 3, 2023) * Abdelwahab Elharaby (December 3, 2023 – )

References

External links

* (archived) {{Saudi League Najran

Najran Najran ( '), is a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Najran Province. Today, the city of Najran is one of the fastest-growing cities in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As of the 2022 census, the city population was 381,431, wi ...

Football clubs in Najran Province