Naft Al-Basra SC
Naft Al-Basra SC is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraqi Premier Division League. The club was formerly known as Naft Al-Junoob and Al-Rumaila, and have been called Naft Al-Basra since 2020.
History
Name changes
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.On October 23, 2020, the club's management, which was elected a few days prior, decided to change the name of the club from "Naft Al-Junoob" to "Naft Al-Basra" and officially announced this, as they changed the logo.
Rivalries
Naft Al-Basra contest the Basra Derby with Al-Mina'a. Since 2005, there have been 29 competitive Basra Derbies. Al-Mina'a hold the precedence in these matches, with 10 victories to Naft Al-Basra's 7; there have been 12 draws. The most decisive result in an Al-Mina'a–Naft Al-Basra game is Al-Mina'a'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 54 goals scored, 30 for Al-Mina'a and 24 for Naft Al-Basra; the individual player who scored the most goals was Al-Mina'a player Ihsan Hadi and Naft Al-Basra player Bassim Ali, each scored four goals. And there are five players who scored for both teams, they are Alaa Aasi, Nasser Talla Dahilan, Ahmed Hassan, Sajjad Abdul Kadhim and Hussam Malik.Current squad
First-team squad
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Out on loan
Personnel
Current technical staff
Board members
Managerial history
- Hassan Muwla
- Abdul Karim Jassim
- Abdul Razzaq Ahmed
- Aqeel Hato
- Asaad Abdul Razzaq
- Abdul Karim Jassim
- Hameed Salman
- Adel Nasser
- Emad Aoda
- Hassan Muwla
- Ali Wahab
- Adel Nasser
- Ammar Hussein
- Salim Nayrouz
- Emad Aoda
Records
All-time top goalscorers
| # | Nat. | Name | Career | Goals |
| 1 | Bassim Ali | 2008–2019 | 54 | |
| 2 | Ali Jawad Ismail | 2009–2012 | 34 | |
| 3 | Wesam Malik | 2008–2019 | 22 | |
| 4 | Amer Sahib | 2010–2015 | 16 | |
| 5 | Hossam Malik | 2010–2016 | 15 | |
| 6 | Faisal Kadhim | 2013–2019 | 13 | |
| 6 | Nasser Talla Dahilan | 2007–2010 | 13 | |
| 6 | Nawaf Falah | 2008–2015 | 13 | |
| 9 | Murtaja Adel Nasser | 2017–2019 | 10 | |
| 10 | Ahmed Hassan Shanshool | 2008–2011 | 9 | |
| 10 | Ali Aoda | 2013–2016 | 9 |
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Honours
- Oil Minister's Cup
- *Winners : 2010
- Thaghr al-Iraq Championship
- * Runners-up : 2009
Other games