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Neom S.C.
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)
Neom SC
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Football (Men's)

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Football (Women's)

Neom Sports Club (Arabic: نادي نيوم الرياضي) is a Saudi professional football club currently based in Tabuk, named after planned urban area Neom. It competes in the Saudi First Division, the second 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. 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

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

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 21 July 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mustafa Malayekah
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Breik
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Harbi
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Munaif
5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Amri
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abbas Al-Hassan
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salman Al-Faraj
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Osama Al-Khalaf
9 FW Senegal SEN Mbaye Diagne
11 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Al-Ali
13 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohanad Al-Shehri
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Riyadh Sharahili
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Brazil BRA Carlos Junior (on loan from Al Shabab)
24 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Al Saad
26 DF Egypt EGY Ahmed Hegazi
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Islam Hawsawi
30 MF Guinea-Bissau GNB Alfa Semedo
32 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Zaid (on loan from Al-Hilal)
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Dagriri
38 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed D. Al-Dossari
40 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmad Abu Rasen (on loan from Al-Hilal)
49 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Sawadi
55 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed W. Al-Dossari
77 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Assiri
90 FW Brazil BRA Romarinho

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
Manager Péricles Chamusca Brazil
Assistant manager Abdullah Ali Al-Kathiri Saudi Arabia
First-team coach Badri bin Nassr Tunisia
Goalkeepers coach Hani Al Sharawi Egypt
First team doctor Hesham Al-Nawi Tunisia
Management
Chairman Meshari Al-Motairi Saudi Arabia
CEO Moaath Alohali Saudi Arabia

Managerial history

Dates Name Honours
15 July 2018 – 12 December 2018 Saudi Arabia Sami Al-Joufi
12 December 2018 – 17 March 2019 Tunisia Bilal Bashouch
18 March 2019 – 1 May 2019 Tunisia Zied Ghodhbani
13 July 2019 – 22 November 2019 Saudi Arabia Mazen Al-Blwi
1 December 2019 – 15 February 2020 Tunisia Nasser Nefzi
15 February 2020 – 15 February 2021 Tunisia Zied Ghodhbani
1 October 2021 – 1 April 2022 Tunisia Emad Jendoubi 2021–22 Saudi Third Division
2 August 2022 – 7 January 2023 Algeria Fouad Bouali
7 January 2023 – 1 May 2023 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Katheri
29 June 2023 – 1 May 2024 Tunisia Afouène Gharbi 2023–24 Saudi Second Division
29 May 2024 – Brazil Péricles Chamusca

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
as Al-Suqoor Club
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 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Enezi 6
2013–14 3 18 7 4 7 26 27 –1 25 4th DNQ Saudi Arabia Meshref Al-Amri
Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Kathiri
5
2014–15 3 18 3 5 10 15 31 –16 14 9th ↓ DNQ Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Nouman 6
2015–16 Third Division 4 8 5 1 2 knockout cup competition RU ↑ DNQ Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Zahrani 5
2016–17 Second Division 3 18 5 4 9 25 33 –8 19 8th Preliminary Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Kathiri 7
2017–18 3 18 5 5 8 21 26 –5 20 7th Preliminary Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Kathiri 11
2018–19 3 22 4 9 9 22 37 –15 21 9th Round of 64 Saudi Arabia Ali Al-Enezi 11
2019–20 3 22 4 5 15 16 33 –17 15 15th ↓ Round of 64 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Khaibari
Tunisia Amara Ferjaoui
3
2020–21 Third Division 4 14 8 5 1 knockout cup competition R32 DNQ Saudi Arabia Fares Al-Harbi 11
2021–22 4 16 11 3 2 29 18 +11 30 1st ↑ DNQ Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani 9
2022–23 Second Division 3 30 5 12 13 34 46 –12 27 14th DNQ Algeria Mohamed Benyahia 7
as Neom SC
2023–24 Second Division 3 31 22 5 4 71 31 +40 68 1st ↑ DNQ Egypt Mohammad Fouad 10
2024–25 First Division 2 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. ^ "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