The Saudi Arabian Football Club: Al Nassr

Aug. 12, 2023, 8:30 p.m. Sports

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Al Nassr is a Saudi Arabian football club that competes in the top-tier of Saudi Arabian football, the Saudi Professional League. The club was founded in 1955 and has since won 3 Saudi Professional League titles, 5 King Cups, 4 Super Cups and 3 Crown Prince Cups.

The club is based in the capital city of Riyadh and their home stadium is the King Fahd Stadium, which has a capacity of 68,752.

Al Nassr has a long-standing rivalry with fellow Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, with whom they contest the Riyadh derby.

The club's most successful period came in the early 1990s when they won 3 consecutive Saudi Professional League titles and 3 Saudi Crown Prince Cups. Al Nassr also reached the final of the AFC Champions League in 1992, but lost to Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse.

In recent years, Al Nassr has struggled to match the success of the 1990s, but did win the Saudi Professional League title in 2000 and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2002.

The Saudi Arabian Football Club: Al Nassr has a long and successful history, winning many trophies since its establishment in 1955. The club is based in the capital city of Riyadh and its home stadium is the King Fahd Stadium. Al Nassr has a long-standing rivalry with fellow Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, with whom they contest the Riyadh derby. The club's most successful period came in the early 1990s when they won 3 consecutive Saudi Professional League titles and 3 Saudi Crown Prince Cups. Al Nassr also reached the final of the AFC Champions League in 1992, but lost to Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse. In recent years, Al Nassr has struggled to match the success of the 1990s, but did win the Saudi Professional League title in 2000 and the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2002.