Naft Al-Junoob SC

Naft al-Junoob (Arabic: نادي نفط الجنوب الرياضي‎, lit. 'South Oil Sport Club'), is an Iraqi football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, that plays in Iraqi Premier League.

Naft al-Junoob SC
Full nameNaft al-Junoob Sport Club
FoundedNovember 27, 1979 (1979-11-27)
GroundBasra Sports City (temporary use)
Capacity65,227
ChairmanMohammed Hussein Wali
ManagerAmmar Hussein
LeagueIraqi Premier League
2018–19Iraqi Premier League, 15th
WebsiteClub website

History

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]

Rivalries

Naft Al-Junoob contest the Basra Derby with Al-Minaa.[2][3] Since 2005, there have been 27 competitive Basra Derbies. Al-Minaa hold the precedence in these matches, with 9 victories to Naft AlJunoob's 7; there have been 11 draws. The most decisive result in an Al-Minaa–Naft Al-Junoob game is Al-Minaa'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 49 goals scored, 27 for Al-Minaa and 22 for Naft Al-Junoob; the individual player who scored the most goals was Al-Minaa player Ihsan Hadi and Naft Al-Junoob player Basim Ali, each scored four goals. And there are five players who scored for both teams, they are Alaa Aasi, Nasser Tallaa, Ahmed Hassan, Sajjad Abdul Kadhim and Hussam Malek.[4]

Current squad

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  IRQ Muhanad Jawad
3 DF  MAR Abdelkhalek Ahmadouch
4 DF  IRQ Jassam Faisal
5 DF  IRQ Abdullah Mohsen
6 MF  IRQ Wesam Malik
7 DF  IRQ Haider Jallawi
8 MF  IRQ Sadiq Zamil
9 FW  IRQ Hamza Ibrahim
10 FW  IRQ Basim Ali
13 GK  IRQ Ali Abdul Karim
15 DF  IRQ Haider Sari
17 MF  IRQ Ahmed Qasim
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  IRQ Oday Taleb (Captain)
22 DF  IRQ Redha Raad
23 DF  IRQ Mohammed Jabbar Rubat
24 MF  IRQ Wael Abdul Hussein
25 MF  IRQ Azhar Zuhair
32 DF  IRQ Karrar Juma
35 MF  IRQ Hussein Jawad
77 MF  IRQ Mohammed Faiyadh
99 MF  IRQ Haider Ahmed
— DF  GHA Nuru Sulley
— FW  IRQ Mohammed Mohsin
— MF  IRQ Rafed Moayad

Current technical staff
Position Name Nationality
Manager:Ammar Hussein
Assistant manager:Alaa Nayrouz
Assistant manager:Asaad Karim
Goalkeeping coach:Akram Sabeeh
Fitness coach:Hassan Darwish
Administrative director:Ibrahim Dahlouss

Updated to match played 29 July 2019
Source: almirbad.com

Managerial history

Records

All-time top goalscorers
As of 16 July 2019
# Nat. Name Career Goals
1 Basim Ali 2008–2019 54
2 Ali Jawad Ismail 2009–2012 34
3 Wesam Malik 2008–2019 22
4 Amer Sahib 2010–2015 16
5 Hussam Malek 2010–2016 15
6 Faisal Kadhim 2013–2019 13
Nasser Tallaa 2007–2010
Nawaf Falah 2008–2015
9 Murtaja Adel Nasser 2017–2019 10
10 Ahmed Hassan Shanshool 2008–2011 9
Ali Aoda 2013–2016
  • Players in bold are still available for selection.

Honours

Competitive

Friendly

Other games

Handball

The Naft Al-Janoob handball team won the Iraqi Handball League title at 2013–14[5] and 2014–15 seasons.[6] The team also participated in Asian Club League Handball Championship and Arab Handball Championship of Champions as a representative of Iraq.[7][8]

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References
  1. "The history of Iraqi Premier League 2004–05 season". niiiis.com (in Arabic). July 31, 2009.
  2. "The Basra Derby". iraqifs.com (in Arabic). June 30, 2011. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  3. "The Basra Derby". iraqi-sn.com (in Arabic). December 26, 2016. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. "Al-Minaa Vs Naft Al-Junoob history". kooora.com (in Arabic). July 6, 2017.
  5. "نفط الجنوب يتوج بطلاً لدوري كرة اليد العراقي الممتاز". almadapress.com (in Arabic). May 21, 2014.
  6. "نفط الجنوب بطلا لدوري كرة اليــد". almadapaper.net (in Arabic). April 19, 2015.
  7. "فريق نفط الجنوب الى جانب الجيش في بطولة اسيا لكرة اليد". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). July 20, 2010.
  8. "فريق نادي نفط الجنوب لكرة اليد يشد الرحال لتمثيل العراق في بطولة العرب للاندية". almirbad.com (in Arabic). March 17, 2013.


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