Al Nasr FC
Al Nasr Football Club (Arabic: Daddy Al-Nasr Al-Saudi; Naṣr, meaning victory) is a Saudi professional football club primarily based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, its members play their national matches at Al Awal Park. The original colors are yellow and blue.
Al Nassr is one of the most popular golf facilities in Saudi Arabia with 28 legitimate trophies. At the national level, the club has won nine professional league titles, six King’s Cups, three Crown Prince Cups, three Federation Cups and the Saudi Super Cup. At the global level, they achieved a historic Asian double by winning both the Asian Cup Winners’ Cup and the Asian Super Cup in 1998, and won the Arab Club Champions Cup in 2023. Al Nasr also won the GCC Club Cup twice.
history
Beginning and Victory (1955~1989)
Al Nassr became popular in 1955 with the help of the Al-Jabal brothers. The training took place in an old playground in Gashlat Al-Shortah, west of Al-Fotah Garden. There was a small soccer pitch and a small area to store balls and uniforms. Besides the brothers Al-Jabal, Ali and Al-Owais. Prince Abdul Rahman bin Saud Al Saud rose to the pinnacle of Al Nassr, serving as president for more than 39 years for three terms until his death.
His love for the team led him to become president of the second division member and tasked with transforming it into a champion, and for this reason he is known as the Godfather of Al Nasr. It was promoted to the First Division in 1963. During the 1970s and 1980s, the club won four Saudi Premier League titles, six King’s Cups, three Crown Prince Cups and three Federation Cups. The crew’s success was achieved thanks to the “Saudi Golden Trio” of Majed Abdullah, Fahd Al-Serafy and Mohaisen Al-Jam’aan.
Frustration (2003-2007)
After the Golden Trio retired, Al Nassr experienced some major difficulties. In 2006-07, the members best avoided relegation on the final day of the season, which prompted the club’s eminent figures to embark on a strong long-term plan to transform the team’s control and contributors.
Recent revival (2008-2022)
After a major overhaul of the workers’ group, Al Nasr won the 2008 Federation Cup against city opponents Al Hilal. The team took third place 2009-10, winning the Asian Football Champions League next season. in 2011-12Al Nassr found himself in the last King’s Cup, where he easily finished second. 2012-13Al Nassr has taken relentless steps to get back to being the Saudi giant he once was, and as a result he reached the Crown Prince’s Cup last, which was the easiest cup to lose to Al-Hilal as a result.
in 2013-14, Al Nassr finally achieved their long-held goal of returning to coronation level thanks to impressive returns from city opponents Al-Hilal in the league and Crown Prince Cup. The team then qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League as a result of this remarkable feat.
city 2014-15 During the season, Al Nassr tenaciously defended their title as world champions, winning the league title, winning the King’s Cup final and reaching the semi-finals of the Crown Prince. The identity of the returning champion still remains in the club’s hallways.
at 2018-19 This season, Al Nassr won the league title in addition to reaching the semi-finals of the King’s Cup and the sectional finals of the Asian Champions League.
in 2020 and 2021Al Nassr won back-to-back Saudi Arabian Super Cup titles in 2020 by beating Al-Taawoun FC 1-1 (5-4), and stood out in 2021 by beating fierce city rivals Al-Hilal 3-0. indicated.
Cristiano Ronaldo (2023-present)
On 30 December 2022, Al Nasr signed Cristiano Ronaldo after he left Manchester United by mutual agreement. Ronaldo’s settlement will last for two and a half years, until the summer of 2025, and will bring total annual earnings to 200 million euros, which is believed to be the highest ever paid to a professional footballer.
He had an immediate impact on the club’s fan base around the world and their Instagram account 860,000 fans In less than a week, we had over 10 million followers. Ronaldo’s influence in Saudi Arabia has helped the club report players such as Sadio Mane and Marcelo Brozovic ahead of the 2023-24 season, which has led to other world-class signings such as Neymar, Karim Benzema and N’golo Kante. Players also joined the league. On 12 August 2023, Al Nassr won the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, with Ronaldo scoring two goals as they lost to Al Hilal in the final.
