Najaf FC
Full name | Al-Najaf Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Ghizlan Al-badiah "Badia deers" غزلان الباديه | ||
Founded | 1961 | ||
Ground | An Najaf Stadium | ||
Capacity | 12,000 | ||
Chairman | Sabah Hassan | ||
Manager | Emad Mohammed | ||
League | Iraqi Premier League | ||
2015–16 | Iraqi Premier League, 13th | ||
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Al-Najaf Football Club (Arabic: نادي النجف لكرة القدم) is an Iraqi football club based in Najaf. They are members of the Iraqi Premier League and will play in the AFC Cup 2010. Najaf played in the 2007 AFC Champions League.
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2007: Group Stage
Stadium
The An-Najaf Stadium (Arabic: ستاد النجف) is a football stadium in Najaf, Iraq. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Najaf. The stadium holds 12,000 people.
New Holy Al-Najaf Stadium is a purpose built football stadium being constructed in Najaf, Iraq. Once completed it will have the capacity to hold 30,000 people and become the new home of the Al Najaf. The stadium is protracted to open sometime in the middle 2014.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous Head Coaches
- Mohammed Hussein
- Alwan Mena
- Nasrat Nasser
- Hatif Shamran
- Wathik Naji
- Najeh Humoud (1988–91), (1993–03)
- Abdul Ghani Shahad
See also
External links
- Official Website (Arabic)