# Neom SC

Neom Sports Club (Arabic: نادي نيوم الرياضي) is a Saudi professional football club currently based in Tabuk, named after planned urban area Neom. It competes in the Saudi First Division League, the second tier of the Saudi Arabian football system.

## History
### Al-Suqoor Club: 1965–2023

The club was founded in 1965 under the name of Al-Suqoor Club. 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.

### 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. On 24 December 2023, the club changed its name to Neom Sports Club.

## Honours

* Saudi Second Division League (tier 3)
** Winners (1): 2023–24
** Third place (1): 2010–11
* Saudi Third Division League (tier 4)
** Winners (1): 2021–22

## 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.
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
| 2022–2023 | Skillano | None |
| 2024– | Skillano | NEOM |

## Players
### Current squad

As of 21 July 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KSA | Mustafa Malayekah |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Breik |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Harbi |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Munaif |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Amri |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abbas Al-Hassan |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Salman Al-Faraj |
| 9 | FW | SEN | Mbaye Diagne |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Saïd Benrahma (on loan from Lyon) |
| 11 | FW | KSA | Hassan Al-Ali |
| 13 | GK | KSA | Mohanad Al-Shehri |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Carlos Junior (on loan from Al Shabab) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 26 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Islam Hawsawi |
| 30 | MF | GNB | Alfa Semedo |
| 32 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Zaid (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Abdulrahman Dagriri |
| 38 | DF | KSA | Mohammed D. Al-Dossari |
| 44 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Asmari |
| 49 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Sawadi |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Mohammed W. Al-Dossari |
| 71 | FW | KSA | Ahmed Abdu Jaber |
| 88 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Hakim |
| 90 | FW | BRA | Romarinho |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Osama Al-Khalaf (on loan to Al-Orobah) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | FW | KSA | Muhannad Al Saad (on loan to USL Dunkerque) |

## 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.

## Personnel
### Managerial history

| Dates | Name | Honours |
| 15 July 2018 – 12 December 2018 | Sami Al-Joufi | |
| 12 December 2018 – 17 March 2019 | Bilal Bashouch | |
| 18 March 2019 – 1 May 2019 | Zied Ghodhbani | |
| 13 July 2019 – 22 November 2019 | Mazen Al-Blwi | |
| 1 December 2019 – 15 February 2020 | Nasser Nefzi | |
| 15 February 2020 – 15 February 2021 | Zied Ghodhbani | |
| 1 October 2021 – 1 April 2022 | Emad Jendoubi | 2021–22 Saudi Third Division |
| 2 August 2022 – 7 January 2023 | Fouad Bouali | |
| 7 January 2023 – 1 May 2023 | Abdullah Al-Katheri | |
| 29 June 2023 – 1 May 2024 | Afouène Gharbi | 2023–24 Saudi Second Division |
| 29 May 2024 – | Péricles Chamusca | |

## Past seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season :
| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | King Cup | Other competitions | Other competitions | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer |
| Season | Division | Level | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pos | King Cup | Other competitions | Other competitions | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer |
| as Al-Suqoor Club |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Second Division | 3 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 40 | 2nd ↑ | DNQ | Crown Prince Cup | R1 | Abdullah Frahan | 12 |
| 2011–12 | First Division | 2 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 54 | -26 | 23 | 16th ↓ | DNQ | Crown Prince Cup | R2 | Aiedh Al-Joni | 5 |
| 2012–13 | Second Division | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 24 | 6th | DNQ | Crown Prince Cup | R2 | Abdullah Al-Enezi | 6 |
| 2013–14 | Second Division | 3 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | –1 | 25 | 4th | DNQ | | | Meshref Al-Amri Abdullah Al-Kathiri | 5 |
| 2014–15 | Second Division | 3 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 31 | –16 | 14 | 9th ↓ | DNQ | | | Abdulrahman Al-Nouman | 6 |
| 2015–16 | Third Division | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | knockout cup competition | knockout cup competition | knockout cup competition | knockout cup competition | RU ↑ | DNQ | | | Ahmed Al-Zahrani | 5 |
| 2016–17 | Second Division | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 | –8 | 19 | 8th | Preliminary | | | Abdullah Al-Kathiri | 7 |
| 2017–18 | Second Division | 3 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 26 | –5 | 20 | 7th | Preliminary | | | Abdullah Al-Kathiri | 11 |
| 2018–19 | Second Division | 3 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 37 | –15 | 21 | 9th | Round of 64 | | | Ali Al-Enezi | 11 |
| 2019–20 | Second Division | 3 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 33 | –17 | 15 | 15th ↓ | Round of 64 | | | Ahmed Al-Khaibari Amara Ferjaoui | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Third Division | 4 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | knockout cup competition | knockout cup competition | knockout cup competition | knockout cup competition | R32 | DNQ | | | Fares Al-Harbi | 11 |
| 2021–22 | Third Division | 4 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 30 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | | | Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani | 9 |
| 2022–23 | Second Division | 3 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 46 | –12 | 27 | 14th | DNQ | | | Mohamed Benyahia | 7 |
| as Neom SC |||||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 | Second Division | 3 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 71 | 31 | +40 | 68 | 1st ↑ | DNQ | | | Mohammad Fouad | 10 |
| 2024–25 | First Division | 2 | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | |
Key
* GS = Group stage
* QF = Quarter-finals
* SF = Semi-finals
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |