Neom SC

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 (1965) as Al-Suqoor
2023 (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

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 Skillano None
2024– NEOM

Players

Current squad

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. Nation Player
1 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Mushawah
2 DF  KSA Turki Names
3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Amri
4 DF  TUN Mohamed Saghraoui
5 MF  KSA Sultan Al-Sawadi
6 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Sherifi
7 FW  KSA Naif Al-Qahtani
8 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Jeneid
10 MF  KSA Karim Al-Balawi
11 FW  EGY Mohammad Fouad
15 MF  KSA Majed Al-Deeni
16 DF  KSA Owaid Al-Enezi
17 FW  BRA Tiago Bezerra
18 MF  KSA Aiedh Al-Joni
19 MF  GHA Samuel Owusu
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF  KSA Yahya Kabi
24 MF  KSA Hassan Mbarki
25 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Safri
27 DF  KSA Nemer Ghazwani
30 GK  KSA Abdullah Al-Shehri
32 DF  KSA Badr Al-Bishi
33 GK  KSA Abdulrahman Dagriri
44 DF  KSA Fayez Al-Balawi
49 FW  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
66 MF  BRA Petros
77 FW  KSA Nawaf Assiri
87 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Munaif
99 MF  KSA Fahad Attiyah
— MF  KSA Abbas Al-Hassan
— FW  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
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
Dates Name Honours
2020–2022 Ahmed Abdelmaksoud
2023–2024 Afouène Gharbi 2023–24 Saudi Second Division
2024– 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 Abdullah Frahan 12
2011–12 First Division 2 30 6 5 19 28 54 -26 23 16th ↓ DNQ R2 Aiedh Al-Joni 5
2012–13 Second Division 3 18 6 6 6 19 24 -5 24 6th DNQ R2 Abdullah Al-Enezi 6
2013–14 3 18 7 4 7 26 27 –1 25 4th DNQ Meshref Al-Amri
Abdullah Al-Kathiri		 5
2014–15 3 18 3 5 10 15 31 –16 14 9th ↓ DNQ Abdulrahman Al-Nouman 6
2015–16 Third Division 4 8 5 1 2 knockout cup competition RU ↑ DNQ Ahmed Al-Zahrani 5
2016–17 Second Division 3 18 5 4 9 25 33 –8 19 8th Preliminary Abdullah Al-Kathiri 7
2017–18 3 18 5 5 8 21 26 –5 20 7th Preliminary Abdullah Al-Kathiri 11
2018–19 3 22 4 9 9 22 37 –15 21 9th Round of 64 Ali Al-Enezi 11
2019–20 3 22 4 5 15 16 33 –17 15 15th ↓ Round of 64 Ahmed Al-Khaibari
Amara Ferjaoui		 3
2020–21 Third Division 4 14 8 5 1 knockout cup competition R32 DNQ Fares Al-Harbi 11
2021–22 4 16 11 3 2 29 18 +11 30 1st ↑ DNQ Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani 9
2022–23 Second Division 3 30 5 12 13 34 46 –12 27 14th DNQ Mohamed Benyahia 7
as Neom SC
2023–24 Second Division 3 31 22 5 4 71 31 +40 68 1st ↑ DNQ 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


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