# Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)

Al-Najma SC (Arabic: نادي النجمة) is a Bahraini professional multi-sports club based in Manama. Incorporated in 1946, the club has departments of football, handball, volleyball and basketball. The club's football section competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top-flight of Bahraini football.

## History

Al-Najma Club was merged with Al Wahda, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1994, and Al-Arabi, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969 and the 1974–75 Bahraini Premier League; then with Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya, which played the Bahraini King's Cup final in 2000, and Ras Al-Rumman in 2002.

## Football
### Partners

Diyar Al Muharraq Kuwait Finance House Macron

### Achievements

* Bahraini Premier League: 1
       1974–1975
* Bahraini King's Cup: 7
       1969, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2018
* Bahraini Super Cup: 2
       2007, 2008

### Performance in AFC competitions

* AFC Cup: 2 appearances
       2008: Group Stage
       2019: Group Stage

### Performance in UAFA Competitions

* Gulf Club Champions Cup: 1 appearance
    2008: Group Stage

### Continental record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2008 | AFC Cup | Group C | Al-Nahda | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 2008 | AFC Cup | Group C | Shabab Al-Ordon | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3rd |
| 2008 | AFC Cup | Group C | Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3rd |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group B | Al-Jazeera | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3rd |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group B | Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3rd |
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group B | Al-Kuwait | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3rd |

### Rivalries

Al-Ahli Club is considered to be Al Najma's fiercest rival. The two teams contest the derby called The Capital's Derby. Both teams are considered to be the most decorated in the capital city. However, Al Najma fans are also known to have friendly relations towards Muharraq fans. Sometimes Al Najma fans could be spotted attending Muharraq matches and vice versa, when their own club is no longer in contention for the title.

## Handball

The Al-Najma Club SC (handball) (Arabic: نادي النجمة) is a Bahraini multi-sports club based in Manama. The club has departments of handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In November 2019 Ali Sayed Al-Falahi returned to his position as head coach.

### Partners

Diyar Al Muharraq Kuwait Finance House Macron Erima

### IHF Men's Super Globe

| Year | Round | Position |
| 2018 | quarterfinals | 7 |
| 2023 | quarterfinals | 8 |

### GCC Club Handball Champions

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1984 | Final | 1 |
| 1985 | Final | 1 |
| 1990 | Final | 1 |
| 1998 | Final | 1 |
| 2004 | Final | 2 |
| 2006 | Final | 2 |
| 2007 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 2008 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 2022 | Final | 1 |
| 2023 | Final | 2 |

### Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

| Year | Round | Position |
| 2001 | Bronze Medal Match | 3 |
| 2003 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 2009 | preliminary round | 9 |
| 2015 | Bronze Medal Match | 3 |
| 2017 | Final | 1 |
| 2021 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 2022 | Final | 2 |
| 2023 | Final | 1 |
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### Current squad

Squad
Head coach: Sayed Ali Al-Falahi

#### Goalkeepers

* 16 Hamad Shamlan
* 21 Mohamed Abdulhusain
* 23 Ali Anwar Mohamed

#### Left wingers

* 15 Adel Mohamed
* 89 Mahdi Saad

#### Right wingers

* 27 Bilal Basham Askani
* 33 Ali Ali Fuad

#### Line players

* 19 Mohamed Merza
* 88 Hasan Al-Fardan

#### Left backs

* 13 Khaled Mohamed
* 14 Abdulla Abdulkarim
* 66 Komail Mahfoodh

#### Central backs

* 3 Ali Abdulla Eid
* 11 Mahmoud Ali
* 95 Mohamed Mohamed
* 99 Husain Al-Sayyad (c)

#### Right backs

* 18 Husain Mohamed
* 28 Saud Al Junaid
* 77 Ali Merza