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| Full name | Al Nassr Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Alami (The Global One) Faris Najd (Knight of Najd) Jumhur Al-Shams (The Sun Fans) Qalb Najd (Heart of Najd) Al'asfar Al'kabir (The big Yellow) Nassrawi (Supporters) | |||
| Founded | 24 October 1955[1] by Al-Ja'ba brothers | |||
| Ground | Al-Awwal Park | |||
| Capacity | 26,100 | |||
| Owner | Public Investment Fund (75%) Al Nassr Non-Profit Foundation (25%)[2] | |||
| President | Abdullah Al-Majed | |||
| Manager | Stefano Pioli | |||
| League | Saudi Pro League | |||
| 2023–24 | Pro League, 2nd of 18 | |||
| Website | alnassr | |||
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| Al Nassr active departments | |||
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 Football (men's) |
 Football (women's) |
 Basketball (men's) |
 Futsal (men's) |
Al Nassr Football Club (Arabic: نادي النصر لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-naṣr li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Victory Football Club') is a Saudi-Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of Saudi Football. Al Nassr are one of three teams to have participated in all seasons of the Saudi Pro League since its establishment, Al Nassr is also a multi-sports club which includes handball, basketball, E-sports, volleyball for both men and women of all ages.
Al Nassr have won 28 official titles across multiple competitions.[3] In domestic competitions, they have won the Saudi Pro League nine times, three Crown Prince's Cup and three Saudi Federation Cup titles, six King's Cup titles, and two Super Cup titles. At the continental level they earned an Asian double in 1998 by claiming both the Asian Cup Winners' Cup & Asian Super Cup, At the regional level the club won two GCC Club Championship titles and one Arab Club Champions Cup title. The club has a long-standing rivalry with city rivals Al-Hilal whom they contest the Riyadh derby with, the most followed derby in the country.
Al Nassr signed global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in January 2023, a move that has been credited for revolutionizing Saudi Arabian football. Ronaldo's presence in Saudi Arabia has been cited as a cultural phenomenon, setting the foundation for numerous top level European league players moving to the Saudi Pro League, and generating mass exposure on Saudi Arabian football.[4] Al Nassr also contributed to the Saudi national team success on the continental and regional level, as the national team all-time leading goal scorer is Majed Abdullah, an Al Nassr player, and a legend that was made in the youth sector of Al Nassr as well as many other big names in Saudi football.
- ^ "Club History". Al Nassr FC. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia's PIF takes over Al-Ittihad, Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli". BBC Sport. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Al-Nassr FC Trophies". Al-Nassr FC. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo's trailblazing year in Saudi Arabia: A blend of football brilliance and cultural integration". Saudigazette. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.