Al Naft Sport Club ( ar, نادي النفط الرياضي, lit=''Oil SC'') is an Iraqi professional sports club based in the Adhamiyah District, East Districts of the

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. Their football team plays in the highest division in Iraq which is the

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, which they have never been relegated from.

History

Al-Naft Sports Club was established in 1979 by the Ministry of Oil, and was officially registered in the

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in 1982. In the 1985 season the team played in the

for the first time, and finished in the penultimate position that season, and have remained in the Premier League since then. The club's football team has not won any trophies, but they were runners-up of the Al-Nasr wal-Salam Cup in 1996, the

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in 1996, the

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, and the

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, and qualified to play in the Arab Club Champions Cup. In the

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, Al-Naft managed to overcome the

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n club:

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and expelled it from the championship and qualify for the round 16, but then lost to the Saudi club: Al-Hilal, and left the tournament.

Honours

Domestic

National

** Runners-up (1): 2016–17 *

** Runners-up (1):

International

* Arab Club Champions Cup: 1 appearance ::Second Round: 2018–19 * Durand Cup (India) :: Runners-up (1): 1996

Current squad

First-team squad

Personnel

Current technical staff

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Board members

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Kit suppliers

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Managerial history

Since the club’s promotion to the

in the 1985–86 season so far, twenty six coaches have led the team: * Fakhri Mohammed Salman * Dhargham Mahdi Al-Haidari * Khalaf Hassan * Kadhim Al-Rubaie *

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Jamal Salih Jamal Salih ( ar, جمال صالح) is a former Iraq national football player and coach, and currently as a sports director for Sharjah FC, and has been in the role since march of 2018. Career He began his career as a player with Al-Omma Sport ...

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* Amer Jameel * Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed *

Nadhim Shaker Nadhim Shaker Salim ( ar, ناظم شاكر سالم; 18 December 1958 – 11 September 2020) was an Iraqi football player and coach of the Iraq national team. Playing career Nadhim Shaker was one of the most talented defenders in Iraqi footba ...

* Amer Jameel * Razzak Khazal * Mohammed Ali Al-Sheikhli * Maad Ibrahim * Hamed Salman * Mohammed Tabra * Ali Hussein Yassin * Abdelilah Abdul-Hameed * Wathiq Aswad * Jabar Hamed * Mohammed Ali Al-Sheikhli * Hamed Salman *

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* Hamed Salman * Mohammed Ali Al-Sheikhli * Mohammed Jassim * Younis Abid Ali *

Sabah Abdul-Jalil Sabah Abdul-Jalil ( ar, صباح عبد الجليل; 1 July 1951 – 28 February 2021) was an Iraqi coach and football midfielder, who last coached Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.Sabah Abdul-Jalil Sabah Abdul-Jalil ( ar, صباح عبد الجليل; 1 July 1951 – 28 February 2021) was an Iraqi coach and football midfielder, who last coached Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.Sabah Abdul-Jalil Sabah Abdul-Jalil ( ar, صباح عبد الجليل; 1 July 1951 – 28 February 2021) was an Iraqi coach and football midfielder, who last coached Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.Nadhim Shaker Nadhim Shaker Salim ( ar, ناظم شاكر سالم; 18 December 1958 – 11 September 2020) was an Iraqi football player and coach of the Iraq national team. Playing career Nadhim Shaker was one of the most talented defenders in Iraqi footba ...

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* Jamal Ali * Basim Qasim *

Sabah Abdul-Jalil Sabah Abdul-Jalil ( ar, صباح عبد الجليل; 1 July 1951 – 28 February 2021) was an Iraqi coach and football midfielder, who last coached Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iraq.Thair Jassam Thair Jassam Homi (born 31 December 1959) is a coach and former Iraqi football player, also a coach. Jassam signed to manage Al-Najaf in the Iraqi premier league in November 9 of 2018, and is still leading the Najaf city team. Managerial stati ...

* Hassan Ahmed * Basim Qasim * Yahya Alwan * Basim Qasim

References

External links

Iraq Clubs- Foundation Dates
Football clubs in Iraq Sport in Baghdad 1979 establishments in Iraq Football clubs in Baghdad {{Iraq-footyclub-stub