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Neom SC

{{short description|Association football club in Saudi Arabia}}

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| clubname = Neom S.C.

| image = Neom SC Logo.png

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| fullname = Neom Sports Club

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| founded = {{Start date and age|1965}} as Al-Suqoor
{{Start date and age|2023}} as Neom.{{Cite web | url=http://www.kooora.com/?team=9283 | title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول }}

| ground = King Khalid Sport City Stadium, Tabuk
(NEOM Stadium planned)

| capacity = 12,000

| chairman = Meshari Al-Motairi

| manager = Péricles Chamusca

| league = Saudi Pro League

| season = 2024–25

| position = First Division, 1st of 18 (promoted)

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!colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|Neom SC active departments

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Football (Men's)

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Football (Women's)

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Neom Sports Club ({{Langx|ar|نادي نيوم الرياضي}}) is a Saudi professional football club currently based in Tabuk, named after planned urban area Neom. It competes in the Saudi Pro League from 2025–26, the top tier of the Saudi Arabian football system after promotion from First Division in 2024–25.

History

=Al-Suqoor Club: 1965–2023=

The club was founded in 1965 under the name of Al-Suqoor Club, which literally translates to “Falcons” in Arabic. 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.{{cite web |title=الصقور.. بطلا لـ "دوري الثالثة" |date=21 March 2022 |url=https://lym.news/a/6386242}}

=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.{{Cite news |last1=Choukeir |first1=Jana |last2=Saba |first2=Yousef |date=2023-06-05 |title=Saudi wealth fund to take control of soccer star Ronaldo's club |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/saudi-arabia-revives-sports-clubs-privatisation-plan-2023-06-05/ |access-date=2023-06-08}} On 24 December 2023, the club changed its name to Neom Sports Club.{{cite web |title=الكشف عن تفاصيل وشعار نادي نيوم الرياضي.. والعوهلي رئيساً تنفيذياً|url=https://www.neom.com/ar-sa/newsroom/neom-introduces-neom-sports-club}}[https://www.neom.com/en-us/newsroom/neom-introduces-neom-sports-club NEOM introduces NEOM Sports Club] On 22 April 2025, the club secured their first-ever promotion to the Saudi Pro League following a 3–0 away victory over Al-Arabi.{{cite web |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2598054/sport |title=NEOM SC promoted to SPL after beating Al-Arabi 3-0 in Saudi 1st Division |publisher=Arab News |date=22 April 2025 }}

Honours

Colours

Al-Suqoor played mainly in black and gold colours. When Neom was introduced, they were presented in dark orange main kits and white reserve ones.

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Period

!Kit manufacturer

!Shirt partner

2022–2024

|align="Left" |{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Skillano

None
2024–

|align="Left" |{{flagicon|Germany}} Puma

|align="Center" rowspan=1| NEOM

Players

= Current squad =

{{As of|2024|7|21}}

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{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=KSA|name=Mustafa Malayekah|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=KSA|name=Mohammed Al-Breik|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=KSA|name=Fahad Al-Harbi|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=KSA|name=Fahad Al-Munaif|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=5 |nat=KSA|name=Mohammed Al-Amri|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=KSA|name=Abbas Al-Hassan|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=KSA|name=Salman Al-Faraj|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=SEN|name=Mbaye Diagne|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ALG|name=Saïd Benrahma|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=KSA|name=Hassan Al-Ali|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=KSA|name=Mohanad Al-Shehri|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=15|nat=KSA|name=Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=KSA|name=Riyadh Sharahili|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BRA|name=Carlos Junior|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Al Shabab}}}}

{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=DD571C|color=FFFFFF|border=DD571C}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=KSA|name=Ahmed Al-Ghamdi|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Al-Ittihad}}}}

{{Fs player|no=26|nat=EGY|name=Ahmed Hegazi|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=KSA|name=Islam Hawsawi|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=GNB|name=Alfa Semedo|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=32|nat=KSA|name=Abdullah Al-Zaid|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from Al-Hilal}}}}

{{Fs player|no=33|nat=KSA|name=Abdulrahman Dagriri|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=38|nat=KSA|name=Mohammed D. Al-Dossari|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=44|nat=KSA|name=Ali Al-Asmari|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=49|nat=KSA|name=Sultan Al-Sawadi|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=55|nat=KSA|name=Mohammed W. Al-Dossari|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=71|nat=KSA|name=Ahmed Abdu Jaber|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=88|nat=KSA|name=Mohammed Al-Hakim|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=90|nat=BRA|name=Romarinho|pos=FW}}

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=Out on loan=

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{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=KSA|name=Osama Al-Khalaf|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to Al-Orobah}}}}

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{{Fs player|no=24|nat=KSA|name=Muhannad Al-Saad|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to USL Dunkerque}}}}

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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.

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;Saudi Arabia

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;Africa

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;Asia

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Personnel

=Club officials=

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bgcolor=|Position

!bgcolor=|Name

!bgcolor=|Nationality

colspan="3"|Coaching staff
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|Manager

Péricles Chamusca{{flagicon|Brazil}}
Assistant managerBadri bin Nassr{{flagicon|Tunisia}}
style="background:#eee;"

|Goalkeepers coach

Hani Al Sharawi{{flagicon|Egypt}}
style="background:#eee;"

|Fitness coach

Labreg Slim
Carlos Bruno		{{flagicon|Tunisia}}
{{flagicon|Portugal}}
style="background:#eee;"

|First team doctor

Hesham Al-Nawi{{flagicon|Tunisia}}
colspan="3"|Management
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|Chairman

Meshari Al-Motairi{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}
CEOMoaath Alohali{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}

= Managerial history =

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Dates

!Name

!Honours

15 July 2018 – 12 December 2018

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Sami Al-Joufi

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12 December 2018 – 17 March 2019

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Bilal Bashouch

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18 March 2019 – 1 May 2019

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Zied Ghodhbani

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13 July 2019 – 22 November 2019

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Mazen Al-Blwi

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1 December 2019 – 15 February 2020

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Nasser Nefzi

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15 February 2020 – 15 February 2021

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Zied Ghodhbani

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1 October 2021 – 1 April 2022

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Emad Jendoubi

|2021–22 Saudi Third Division

2 August 2022 – 7 January 2023

|{{flagicon|ALG}} Fouad Bouali

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7 January 2023 – 1 May 2023

|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Katheri

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29 June 2023 – 1 May 2024

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Afouène Gharbi

|2023–24 Saudi Second Division

29 May 2024 –

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Péricles Chamusca

|2024–25 Saudi First Division

Past seasons

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|+ Results of league and cup competitions by season

rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=11|League

!rowspan=2|King Cup

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Other competitions

!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Top goalscorer

scope=col|Division

!scope=col|Level

!scope=col|P

!scope=col|W

!scope=col|D

!scope=col|L

!scope=col|F

!scope=col|A

!scope=col|GD

!scope=col|Pts

!scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Pos

colspan=17|as Al-Suqoor Club
scope=row rowspan=1|2010–11

|rowspan=1|Second Division

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|13

|rowspan=1|1

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|40

|rowspan=1|21

|rowspan=1|+19

|rowspan=1|40

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | 2nd {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|rowspan=3|Crown Prince Cup

|rowspan=1|R1

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Frahan

|rowspan=1|12

scope=row rowspan=1|2011–12

|rowspan=1|First Division

|rowspan=1|2

|rowspan=1|30

|rowspan=1|6

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|19

|rowspan=1|28

|rowspan=1|54

|rowspan=1

26

|rowspan=1|23

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#FCC; padding:0.4em;" | 16th {{Down-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|rowspan=1|R2

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Aiedh Al-Joni

|rowspan=1|5

scope=row rowspan=1|2012–13

|rowspan=3|Second Division

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|6

|rowspan=1|6

|rowspan=1|6

|rowspan=1|19

|rowspan=1|24

|rowspan=1

5

|rowspan=1|24

|rowspan=1| 6th

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|rowspan=1|R2

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Enezi

|rowspan=1|6

scope=row rowspan=1|2013–14

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|7

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|7

|rowspan=1|26

|rowspan=1|27

|rowspan=1|–1

|rowspan=1|25

|rowspan=1| 4th

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Meshref Al-Amri
{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Kathiri

|rowspan=1|5

scope=row rowspan=1|2014–15

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|10

|rowspan=1|15

|rowspan=1|31

|rowspan=1|–16

|rowspan=1|14

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#FCC; padding:0.4em;" | 9th {{Down-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdulrahman Al-Nouman

|rowspan=1|6

scope=row rowspan=1|2015–16

|rowspan=1|Third Division

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|8

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|1

|rowspan=1|2

|colspan=4|knockout cup competition

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | RU {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Ahmed Al-Zahrani

|rowspan=1|5

scope=row rowspan=1|2016–17

|rowspan=4|Second Division

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|9

|rowspan=1|25

|rowspan=1|33

|rowspan=1|–8

|rowspan=1|19

|rowspan=1|8th

|rowspan=1|Preliminary

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Kathiri

|rowspan=1|7

scope=row rowspan=1|2017–18

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|8

|rowspan=1|21

|rowspan=1|26

|rowspan=1|–5

|rowspan=1|20

|rowspan=1|7th

|rowspan=1|Preliminary

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdullah Al-Kathiri

|rowspan=1|11

scope=row rowspan=1|2018–19

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|22

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|9

|rowspan=1|9

|rowspan=1|22

|rowspan=1|37

|rowspan=1|–15

|rowspan=1|21

|rowspan=1|9th

|rowspan=1|Round of 64

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Ali Al-Enezi

|rowspan=1|11

scope=row rowspan=1|2019–20

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|22

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|15

|rowspan=1|16

|rowspan=1|33

|rowspan=1|–17

|rowspan=1|15

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#FCC; padding:0.4em;" | 15th {{Down-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|Round of 64

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Ahmed Al-Khaibari
{{flagicon|TUN}} Amara Ferjaoui

|rowspan=1|3

scope=row rowspan=1|2020–21

|rowspan=2|Third Division

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|14

|rowspan=1|8

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|1

|colspan=4|knockout cup competition

|rowspan=1|R32

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Fares Al-Harbi

|rowspan=1|11

scope=row rowspan=1|2021–22

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|16

|rowspan=1|11

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|2

|rowspan=1|29

|rowspan=1|18

|rowspan=1|+11

|rowspan=1|30

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | 1st {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|KSA}} Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani

|rowspan=1|9

scope=row rowspan=1|2022–23

|rowspan=1|Second Division

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|30

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|12

|rowspan=1|13

|rowspan=1|34

|rowspan=1|46

|rowspan=1|–12

|rowspan=1|27

|rowspan=1|14th

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|ALG}} Mohamed Benyahia

|rowspan=1|7

colspan=17|as Neom SC
scope=row rowspan=1|2023–24

|rowspan=1|Second Division

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|31

|rowspan=1|22

|rowspan=1|5

|rowspan=1|4

|rowspan=1|71

|rowspan=1|31

|rowspan=1|+40

|rowspan=1|68

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | 1st {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohammad Fouad

|rowspan=1|10

scope=row rowspan=1|2024–25

|rowspan=1|First Division

|rowspan=1|2

|rowspan=1|34

|rowspan=1|24

|rowspan=1|7

|rowspan=1|3

|rowspan=1|80

|rowspan=1|27

|rowspan=1|+53

|rowspan=1|79

|rowspan=1 style="background-color:#DFD; padding:0.4em;" | 1st {{Up-arrow}}

|rowspan=1|DNQ

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos

|rowspan=1|16

scope=row rowspan=1|2025–26

|rowspan=1|Pro League

|rowspan=1|1

|rowspan=1|34

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|TBD

|colspan=2|

|rowspan=1|

|rowspan=1|

Key

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  • GS = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals

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|style="background-color:#FE2;padding:0.4em"|Champions

|style="background-color:#DDD;padding:0.4em"|Runners-up

|style="background-color:#DFD;padding:0.4em"|Promoted

|style="background-color:#FCC;padding:0.4em"|Relegated

See also

{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}

External links

  • [https://www.saff.com.sa/en/team.php?id=149 NEOM] at Saudi Arabian Football Federation

References

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Category:2023 establishments in Saudi Arabia

Category:Football clubs in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia