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Al Najma

Club · Saudi Arabia · Pro League

«Nejmeh Unaizah»

114 Matches

37 wins

25 draws

52 losses

146–181 Goals

−35 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Form L W L D D D

Matches against Al-Bakriya carry the weight in Unaizah, part of a wider Qassim rivalry that also flares up whenever Al-Taawoun or Al-Kholood come to town. Founded in 1960 as Al-Nahda, the club changed its name twice more, to Al-Urooba in 1966 and finally to Al-Najma in 1968, registered under that name in January 1969.

Promotion has come twice by winning the Saudi First Division League outright, in 1989–90 and again in 1993–94, with a runners-up finish in between in 1991–92. The best the club managed once it got there was third place in the Saudi Pro League in 1997–98, a season built around Sulaiman Al-Hadithi, who finished as the division's top scorer with 16 goals.

The squad over the years has carried a noticeably international stamp for a provincial club, with players arriving from Algeria, Honduras, Brazil, Bulgaria, Tunisia and Iraq at various points. One title sometimes attached to the club does not belong to it: the King's Cup wins often credited to Al-Najma actually belong to a Bahraini club of the same name, not to the side from Unaizah, which has never lifted that trophy.

Home games are played at the Al-Najma Club Stadium, which holds 3,000 people.

Latest results

All matches

14 Sep	First Division League (FDL)	Al-Raed H	1:1	D
7 Sep	First Division League (FDL)	Al Akhdoud A	2:2	D
1 Sep	First Division League (FDL)	Al Jabalain H	1:1	D
27 Aug	First Division League (FDL)	Jeddah Club A	0:1	L
22 Aug	First Division League (FDL)	Al Jandal H	2:1	W
18 Aug	King's Cup	Al-Ittihad FC H	0:3	L

Standing

First Division League (FDL)

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
9	Al Taee	5	2	1	2	6:8	7
10	Al Akhdoud	5	1	3	1	7:7	6
11	Al Najma	5	1	3	1	6:6	6
12	Al Orubah	5	1	3	1	4:4	6
13	Damac	5	1	3	1	4:4	6

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 114

114 Matches

37 wins

25 draws

52 losses

146–181 Goals

−35 Difference

1.3 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 114

37 25 52

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	114	59	55
Scored	146	77	69
Conceded	181	83	98
Scored per game	1.3	1.3	1.3
Conceded per game	1.6	1.4	1.8
Difference	−35	−6	−29

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Victor Braga Goalkeeper 14 Matches

Samir Caetano Defender 14 Matches

Rakan Al-Tulayhi Midfielder 13 Matches

Bilal Boutobba Forward 13 Matches

Hisham Al-Dubais Forward 13 Matches

Abdullah Al-Housawi Defender 13 Matches

Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Abdulazi Al Harabi Midfielder 13 Matches

Mohammed Alsubaie Defender 12 Matches

Squad of Al Najma

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
1	Victor Braga	Goalkeeper	14
3	Samir Caetano	Defender	14
23	Rakan Al-Tulayhi	Midfielder	13
98	Bilal Boutobba	Forward	13
77	Hisham Al-Dubais	Forward	13
24	Abdullah Al-Housawi	Defender	13
18	Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Abdulazi Al Harabi	Midfielder	13
27	Mohammed Alsubaie	Defender	12
16	Guga	Midfielder	12
4	Nasser Al-Khalil	Defender	11
87	Waleed Salem Aqeel Al Anzi	Goalkeeper	11
43	David Tijanič	Midfielder	11
70	Wanderson Felippe Cardoso dos Santos	Forward	10
7	Lázaro Vinícius Marques	Forward	10
50	Nawaf Al-Hawsawi	Defender	10
33	Mohammed Abdulhakim Mahdi Al Fatil	Defender	9
80	Nabil Donga	Midfielder	9
11	M. Y. Davran M.	Midfielder	9
90	Mohammed Saleh Mohammed Al Aqel	Forward	9
6	Khalid Al-Shammari	Midfielder	8
66	Sultan Al-Assa	Defender	8
2	Vitaou	Defender	8
8	Abdulelah Milwah Al Shammry	Midfielder	7
19	Fahad Al-Abdulrazzak	Defender	7
17	Mohammed Mansour Mile	Forward	6
22	Khaled Al Muqaitib	Goalkeeper	5
14	A. Jasim	Forward	5
20	Deybi Aldair Flores Flores	Midfielder	3
55	Abdulwahid Al-Nakhli	Midfielder	2
75	Majid Mohammed Sharrahi	Midfielder	1
5	Jawad El Yamiq	Defender	1