Neom SC
Full nameNeom Sports Club
Founded1965 (1965) as Al-Suqoor
2023 (2023) as Neom [1]
GroundKing Khalid Sport City Stadium, Tabuk
Capacity12,000
ChairmanMeshari Al-Motairi
ManagerAfouène Gharbi
LeagueSaudi Second Division, Group B
2022–2314th

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 Second Division, the third tier of Saudi football.

History

Al-Suqoor Club: 1965–2023

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.

Neom takeover: 2023–present

On June 5th 2023, the Saudi sports ministry said that football Club al-Suqoor will be turned into a company and owned by NEOM.[2] On 24 December 2023, the club changed its name to Neom Sports Club.[3][4]

Honours

Colours

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.

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2022–2023 Saudi Arabia Skillano None
2024– NEOM

Players

Current squad

As of 2 January 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Mushawah
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Turki Names
4 DF Tunisia TUN Mohamed Saghraoui
5 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Sawadi
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Sherifi
7 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Al-Qahtani
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Jeneid
9 FW Nigeria NGA Aniekpeno Udo
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Karim Al-Balawi
11 FW Egypt EGY Mohammad Fouad
15 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Al-Deeni
16 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Owaid Al-Enezi
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Aiedh Al-Joni
19 MF Ghana GHA Samuel Owusu
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Naif Al-Rehaili
23 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yahya Kabi
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Mbarki
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Nemer Ghazwani
30 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Shehri
32 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Badr Al-Bishi
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Dagriri
44 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fayez Al-Balawi
47 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
66 MF Brazil BRA Petros
77 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Assiri
87 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Munaif
99 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Attiyah

Notable players

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

Club officials

Position Name Nationality
Coaching staff
Head coachAfouène GharbiTunisia
Assistant coachAbdullah Ali Al-KathiriSaudi Arabia
Assistant coachBadri bin NassrTunisia
Goalkeepers coachHani Al SharawiEgypt
First team doctorHesham Al-NawiTunisia
Management
ChairmanMeshari Al-MotairiSaudi Arabia
CEOMoaath AlohaliSaudi Arabia

Managerial history

Dates Name Honours
2020–2022 Egypt Ahmed Abdelmaksoud
2023– Tunisia Afouène Gharbi

Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League King Cup Other competitions Top goalscorer
Division Level P W D L F A GD Pts Pos
2010–11 Second Division 3 18 13 1 4 40 21 +19 40 2nd ↑ DNQ Crown Prince Cup R1 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Frahan 12
2011–12 First Division 2 30 6 5 19 28 54 -26 23 16th ↓ DNQ R2 Saudi Arabia Aiedh Al-Joni 5
2012–13 Second Division 3 18 6 6 6 19 24 -5 24 6th DNQ R2
2013–14 3 18 7 4 7 26 27 -1 25 4th DNQ
2014–15 3 18 3 5 10 15 31 -16 14 9th ↓ DNQ
2015–16 Third Division 4 8 5 1 2 knockout cup competition RU ↑ DNQ
2016–17 Second Division 3 18 5 4 9 25 33 -8 19 8th Preliminary
2017–18 3 18 5 5 8 21 26 -5 20 7th Preliminary Saudi Arabia Abdullah Ali Al-Kathiri 11
2018–19 3 22 4 9 9 22 37 -15 21 9th Round of 64 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Enazi 11
2019–20 3 22 4 5 15 16 33 -17 15 15th ↓ Round of 64 Tunisia Amara Ferjaoui 3
2020–21 Third Division 4 12 8 4 0 34 14 +20 28 1st DNQ
2021–22 4 14 9 3 2 25 16 +9 30 1st ↑ DNQ
2022–23 Second Division 3 30 5 12 13 34 46 -12 27 14th DNQ Algeria Mohamed Benyahia 7
2023–24 3 DNQ

Key

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

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

See also

  • NEOM at Saudi Arabian Football Federation

References

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


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