Wikipedia - Naft Al-Basra SC

Naft Al-Basra SC (Arabic: نادي نفط البصرة الرياضي, lit. 'Basra Oil Sports Club') is a professional football club based in Al-Tamimia District, Basra, Iraq, that plays in Iraq Stars League.

History

Name changes

The club was founded on 27 November 1979 as "Naft Al-Junoob", before changing to the name "Al-Rumaila" on 6 March 1990, and returned to the name "Naft Al-Junoob" on 20 April 2003, the club played in Iraqi Premier League at the 2004–05 season for the first time.

On October 23, 2020, the club's management, which was elected a few days prior, decided to change the name of the club from "Naft Al-Junoob" to "Naft Al-Basra" and officially announced this, as they changed the logo.

Naft Al-Basra är en irakisk fotbollsklubb från staden Basra i södra Irak. Klubben grundades 1979 och har vunnit det irakiska mästerskapet tre gånger, 1987, 1990 och 2019. Naft Al-Basra spelar sina hemmamatcher på Basra Sports City-stadion, som har en kapacitet på 65 000 åskådare. Klubben har ett stort antal fans i södra Irak och är känd för sin offensiva spelstil.