Al-Nassr FC

Al-Nassr FC (Arabic:نادي النصر; Victory) is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.

Al-Nassr is one of the most popular clubs in Saudi Arabia, with only 32 official FIFA championships to its back.

The club have won 7 Premier League titles, 9 Regional League titles, 2 GCC Champions League titles, 3 Saudi Crown Prince Cup, 6 Saudi King's Cups, and holds the impressive feat of pulling a historic Asian double in 1998, by claiming both the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and Asian Super Cup, This achievement landed Al-Nassr a spot in the first FIFA Club World Cup where it won the Fair Play award, thus, making Al-Nassr the first club from Asia to play on a global level, as well as win such an award. This in turn, gave the club its famous nickname: "The Global".

History

Beginnings and triumphs (1955–1989)

Al-Nassr was established in 1955 by the brothers Husein and Zeid Al-Ja'ba in their house on Al-Ataif Street in Riyadh. Training took place in an old playground at Gashlat Al-Shortah west of Al-Fotah Garden where there was a small football field and a small room to store balls and shirts. In addition to Al-Ja'ba Brothers, Ali and Issa Al-Owais were among the first workers at the club.

Nasr

Nasr (Arabic: نصر‎, meaning Victory) or Al-Nasr or variant Al Nasr or An-Nasr or An Nasr (Arabic: النصر‎) with the definite article Al- and An- (in Arabic) meaning "The Victory"

Nasr and its variants may refer to:

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