Neom Sports Club (Arabic: نادي نيوم الرياضي) is a Saudi semi-professional football club currently based in Tabuk, but expected to move to planned urban area Neom. It competes in the Saudi First Division, the second tier of Saudi football.

Neom SC
Full nameNeom Sports Club
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965) as Al-Suqoor
2023; 1 year ago (2023) as Neom [1]
GroundKing Khalid Sport City Stadium, Tabuk
Capacity12,000
ChairmanMeshari Al-Motairi
ManagerPéricles Chamusca
LeagueFD League
2023–24Second Division – Group A, 1st of 16 (promoted)

History

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Al-Suqoor Club: 1965–2023

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The club was founded in 1965 under the name of Al-Suqoor Club. It played mainly in Saudi Third Division and Saudi Second Division. In 2011 Al-Suqoor finished second and were promoted in Saudi First Division, the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia, for first time in their history. The team finished last in their first season and were relegated. During the 2021–22 season, Al-Suqoor defeated Al-Qous 2–1 in the Third Division final to become the inaugural champions.[2]

Neom takeover: 2023–present

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On June 5, 2023, the Saudi sports ministry said that football Club al-Suqoor will be turned into a company and owned by NEOM.[3] On 24 December 2023, the club changed its name to Neom Sports Club.[4][5]

Honours

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Colours

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Al-Suqoor played mainly to black and gold colors. When Neom was introduced, they were presended in dark orange main kits and white reserve ones.

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner
2022–2023 SkillanoNone
2024–NEOM

Players

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Current squad

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As of 19 June 2024

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  KSAAhmed Al-Mushawah
2DF  KSATurki Names
3DF  KSAMohammed Al-Amri
4DF  TUNMohamed Saghraoui
5MF  KSASultan Al-Sawadi
6MF  KSAAbdulaziz Sherifi
7FW  KSANaif Al-Qahtani
8MF  KSAAbdulaziz Jeneid
10MF  KSAKarim Al-Balawi
11FW  EGYMohammad Fouad
15MF  KSAMajed Al-Deeni
16DF  KSAOwaid Al-Enezi
17FW  BRATiago Bezerra
18MF  KSAAiedh Al-Joni
19MF  GHASamuel Owusu
No.Pos. NationPlayer
23DF  KSAYahya Kabi
24MF  KSAHassan Mbarki
25MF  KSAMohammed Al-Safri
27DF  KSANemer Ghazwani
30GK  KSAAbdullah Al-Shehri
32DF  KSABadr Al-Bishi
33GK  KSAAbdulrahman Dagriri
44DF  KSAFayez Al-Balawi
49FW  KSAAbdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
66MF  BRAPetros
77FW  KSANawaf Assiri
87DF  KSAFahad Al-Munaif
99MF  KSAFahad Attiyah
MF  KSAAbbas Al-Hassan
FW  BRARomarinho

Notable players

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For all players with a Wikipedia article see Category:Neom SC players.

The footballers enlisted below have international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries.

Personnel

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Club officials

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PositionNameNationality
Coaching staff
Head coachAfouène Gharbi
Assistant coachAbdullah Ali Al-Kathiri
Assistant coachBadri bin Nassr
Goalkeepers coachHani Al Sharawi
First team doctorHesham Al-Nawi
Management
ChairmanMeshari Al-Motairi
CEOMoaath Alohali

Managerial history

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DatesNameHonours
2020–2022 Ahmed Abdelmaksoud
2023–2024 Afouène Gharbi2023–24 Saudi Second Division
2024– Péricles Chamusca

Past seasons

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Results of league and cup competitions by season
SeasonLeagueKing CupOther competitionsTop goalscorer
DivisionLevelPWDLFAGDPtsPos
as Al-Suqoor Club
2010–11Second Division31813144021+19402nd ↑DNQCrown Prince CupR1 Abdullah Frahan12
2011–12First Division23065192854-262316th ↓DNQR2 Aiedh Al-Joni5
2012–13Second Division3186661924-5246thDNQR2 Abdullah Al-Enezi6
2013–143187472627–1254thDNQ Meshref Al-Amri
Abdullah Al-Kathiri
5
2014–1531835101531–16149th ↓DNQ Abdulrahman Al-Nouman6
2015–16Third Division48512knockout cup competitionRU ↑DNQ Ahmed Al-Zahrani5
2016–17Second Division3185492533–8198thPreliminary Abdullah Al-Kathiri7
2017–183185582126–5207thPreliminary Abdullah Al-Kathiri11
2018–193224992237–15219thRound of 64 Ali Al-Enezi11
2019–2032245151633–171515th ↓Round of 64 Ahmed Al-Khaibari
Amara Ferjaoui
3
2020–21Third Division414851knockout cup competitionR32DNQ Fares Al-Harbi11
2021–2241611322918+11301st ↑DNQ Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani9
2022–23Second Division330512133446–122714thDNQ Mohamed Benyahia7
as Neom SC
2023–24Second Division33122547131+40681st ↑DNQ Mohammad Fouad10
2024–25First Division2DNQ

Key

  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
ChampionsRunners-upPromotedRelegated

See also

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  • NEOM at Saudi Arabian Football Federation

References

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  1. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول".
  2. ^ "الصقور.. بطلا لـ "دوري الثالثة"". 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ Choukeir, Jana; Saba, Yousef (2023-06-05). "Saudi wealth fund to take control of soccer star Ronaldo's club". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  4. ^ "الكشف عن تفاصيل وشعار نادي نيوم الرياضي.. والعوهلي رئيساً تنفيذياً".
  5. ^ NEOM introduces NEOM Sports Club