Al-Nahda Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Aneed'', or "The Tenacious", or just plainly as Al-Nahda) is an Omani sports club based in

Al-Buraimi Al-Buraimi ( ar, ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Al-Buraymī) is an oasis city and a wilayah (province) in northern Oman, on the border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It is the capital of the Al Buraimi Governorate. An adjacent city on the U ...

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

. The club is currently playing in the

Oman Professional League The Oman Professional League ( ar, دوري المحترفين عمان; 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, ...

, top division of

Oman Football Association The Oman Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation and of FIFA since 1980. History T ...

. Their home ground is Al-Buraimi Sports Complex. The stadium is government owned, but they also own their own personal stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities.

History

The club was founded in 2003. Achievements including qualifying for the

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and reaching the semifinals. The club name literally translates from "The Renaissance" in the

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. In 2010, Al-Nahda appointed former Poland international manager,

Janusz Wójcik Janusz Marek Wójcik (November 18, 1953 – November 20, 2017) was a Polish politician, football player and coach. Playing career He played in several clubs at home and abroad, including Agrykola, Gwardia, Ursus and Hutnik Warszawa, Ravalpandi ...

as their manager.

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Nahda Club like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also

hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

and

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. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

Colors, kit providers and sponsors

Al-Nahda wears a full

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(for home) and

white White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

(for away) kit. They have had many sponsors over the years, now Kelme provides them with kits.

Achievements

Al-Nahda Club players won the 2013–14 Oman Professional League *

(3): :*Winners 2006–07, 2008–09, 2013–14. :*Runners-up 2005–06. * Sultan Qaboos Cup (0): :*Runners-up

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. *

Oman Professional League Cup The Oman Professional League Cup ( ar, كأس دوري المحترفين عمان) (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition ...

(1): :*Winners 2016-17. :*Runners-up 2017-18. *

Oman Super Cup The Oman Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العماني) is an Omani football cup competition. It was first held in 1999, but has been played on and off since its inception. It is the curtain raiser to the Omani football season. It pairs the p ...

(2): :*Winners 2009, 2014.

Club performance in international competitions

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) 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 club competition ...

: 1 appearance :*

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: Preliminary round 2 *

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

: 2 appearances :*

: Semi-Finals :*

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: Group Stage

UAFA competitions

Arab Champions League The Arab Club Champions Cup ( ar, كأس العرب للأندية الأبطال, french: Ligue des Champions Arabe) is an annual regional club football competition organised by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) and contested by el ...

: 1 appearance :* 2006–07 : Round of 32 *

GCC Champions League The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...

: 3 appearances :*

: Group Stage :*

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: Semi-Finals

Players

Al-Nahda Club –

2014–15 Oman Professional League The 2014–15 Oman Professional League (known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 39th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 11 September 2014, and concluded on 28 May 2015. Al-Nahda ...

First team squad

Personnel

Technical staff

Management

Presidents

References

External links

Al-Nahda Club – SOCCERWAYAl-Nahda Club – GOALZZ.com
Football clubs in Oman Oman Professional League Al Buraimi Governorate Association football clubs established in 2003 2003 establishments in Oman {{Oman-footyclub-stub