Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)

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Al-Najma SC

Full name	Al-Najma Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Raheeb, The White Horse
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Ground	Al Najma Club Stadium Juffair, Manama, Khalifa Sports City Stadium Isa Town, Southern Governorate, Al Ahli Stadium Manama, Capital Governorate, Al Ahli Stadium Manama, Capital Governorate, Al Muharraq Stadium Arad, Al Muharraq, Muharraq Governorate, Al Muharraq Stadium Arad Al Muharraq, Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain National Stadium Isa Town, Southern Governorate
Chairman	His Excellency Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Mubarak Al Khalifa
Manager	Ismaeel Karami
League	Bahraini Premier League
2022–23	Bahraini Premier League, 1st of 1 (relegated)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Al-Najma's active sections
Football	Basketball	Handball
Volleyball	Futsal	Athletics

Al-Najma SC (Arabic: نادي النجمة) is a Bahraini professional multi-sports club based in Manama. Incorporated in 1946, the club has departments of football, handball, volleyball and basketball. The club's football section competes in the Bahraini Premier League.

History

Al-Najma Club were amalgamated together with Al Wahda, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1994, and Al-Arabi, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969 and the 1974–75 Bahraini Premier League; then with Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya, which played the Bahraini King's Cup final in 2000, and Ras Al-Rumman in 2002.

Football

Partners

Diyar Al Muharraq Kuwait Finance House Laser Laser Laser Macron

Achievements

• Bahraini Premier League: 1

1974–1975

• Bahraini King's Cup: 7

1969, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2018

• Bahraini Super Cup: 2

2007, 2008

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Cup: 2 appearances

2008: Group Stage

2019: Group Stage

Performance in UAFA Competitions

• Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1 appearance

  2008: Group Stage

Continental record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2008	AFC Cup	Group C	Al-Nahda	3–3	0–0	3rd
			Shabab Al-Ordon	0–0	3–2
			Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	2–1	0–0
2019	AFC Cup	Group B	Al-Jazeera	1–1	3–0	3rd
			Al-Ittihad	2–1	1–2
			Al-Kuwait	0–1	2–1

Rivalries

Al-Ahli Club is considered to be Al Najma's fiercest rival. The two teams contest the derby called The Capital's Derby. Both teams are considered to be the most decorated in the capital city. However, Al Najma fans are also known to have friendly relations towards Muharraq fans. Sometimes Al Najma fans could be spotted attending Muharraq matches and vice versa, when their own club is no longer in contention for the title.

Handball

Al-Najma SC
Full name	Al-Najma Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Raheeb The White Horse
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Arena	Khalifa Sport City's Hall Isa Town, Southern Governorate, Isa Bin Reshid Hall Isa Town, Southern Governorate, Bahrain Handball Federation Hall Umm al Hassam, Manama, Capital Governorate
President	His Excellency Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Mubarak Al Khalifa
Head coach	Ali Sayed Al-Falahi
Captain	Husain Al-Sayyad
Club colours
Home Away

Al-Najma's active sections
Football	Basketball	Handball
Volleyball	Futsal	Athletics

The Al-Najma Club SC (handball) (Arabic: نادي النجمة) is a Bahraini multi-sports club based in Manama. The club has departments of handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In November 2019 Ali Sayed Al-Falahi returned to his position as head coach.

Partners

Diyar Al Muharraq Kuwait Finance House Laser Laser Laser Macron Erima

IHF Men's Super Globe

Year	Round	Position
2018	quarterfinals	7
2023	quarterfinals	8

GCC Club Handball Champions

Year	Round	Position
1984	Final	1
1985	Final	1
1990	Final	1
1998	Final	1
2004	Final	2
2006	Final	2
2007	Bronze Medal Match	4
2008	Bronze Medal Match	4
2022	Final	1
2023	Final	2
2026	Final	1
2028	Final	1

Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

Year	Round	Position
2001	Bronze Medal Match	3
2003	Bronze Medal Match	4
2009	preliminary round	9
2015	Bronze Medal Match	3
2017	Final	1
2021	Bronze Medal Match	4
2022	Final	2
2023	Final	1
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028

Current squad

Squad

Head coach: Ali Sayed Al-Falahi

Goalkeepers

• 16 Hamad Shamlan
• 21 Mohamed Abdulhusain
• 23 Ali Anwar Mohamed

Left wingers

• 15 Adel Afrooz
• 89 Mahdi Saad

Right wingers

• 27 Bilal Basham Askani
• 33 Ali Ali Fuad

Line players

• 3 Ali Abdulla Eid
• 10 Komail Fuad
• 19 Mohamed Merza
• 29 Sayed Ali Shubbar

Left backs

• 13 Khaled Mohamed
• 52 Husain Al-Baboor
• 66 Komail Mahfoodh

Centre backs

• 18 Husain Afrooz
• 95 Mohamed Mohamed
• 99 Husain Al-Sayyad (c)

Right backs

• 14 Abdulla Abdulkarim
• 28 Saud Al Junaid
• 77 Ali Merza
• 88 Hassan Mirza

References