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| Full name | Al-Najma Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Al-Raheeb, The White Horse | ||
| Founded | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) | ||
| Ground | Al Najma Club Stadium Juffair,Manama, Khalifa Sports City Stadium Isa Town,Southern Governorate, Al Ahli Stadium Manama,Capital Governorate, Al Ahli Stadium Manama,Capital Governorate, Al Muharraq Stadium Arad,Al Muharraq,Muharraq Governorate, Al Muharraq Stadium AradAl Muharraq,Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain National Stadium Isa Town,Southern Governorate | ||
| Chairman | Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Mubarak Al Khalifa | ||
| Manager | Ismaeel Karami | ||
| League | Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | Premier League, 6th of 12 | ||
 Current season | |||
| Al-Najma's active sections | ||
|---|---|---|
 Football |  Basketball |  Handball |
_pictogram.svg) Volleyball |  Futsal |  Athletics |
Al-Najma SC (Arabic:نادي النجمة) is a Bahraini professionalmulti-sports club based inManama. Incorporated in 1946, the club has departments offootball,handball,volleyball andbasketball. The club's football section competes in theBahraini Premier League, the top-flight of Bahraini football.
Al-Najma Club was merged withAl Wahda, which won theBahraini King's Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1994, andAl-Arabi, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969 and the1974–75 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.
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| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AFC Cup | Group C |  Al-Nahda | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3rd |
 Shabab Al-Ordon | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||
 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Cup | Group B | Al-Jazeera | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3rd |
 Al-Ittihad | 2–1 | 1–2 | ||||
 Al-Kuwait | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Al-Ahli Club is considered to be Al Najma's fiercest rival. The two teams contest the derby calledThe 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 towardsMuharraq 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.
| Al-Najma SC | |||
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| Full name | Al-Najma Sports Club | ||
| Nickname(s) | Al-Raheeb The White Horse | ||
| Founded | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) | ||
| Arena | Khalifa Sport City's Hall Isa Town,Southern Governorate, Isa Bin Reshid Hall Isa Town,Southern Governorate, Bahrain Handball Federation Hall Umm al Hassam,Manama,Capital Governorate | ||
| President | His Excellency Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Mubarak Al Khalifa | ||
| Head coach | Sayed Ali Al-Falahi | ||
| Captain | Husain Al-Sayyad | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Al-Najma's active sections | ||
|---|---|---|
Football | Basketball | Handball |
Volleyball | Futsal | Athletics |
TheAl-Najma Club SC (handball) (Arabic:نادي النجمة) is aBahrainimulti-sports club based inManama. The club has departments ofhandball team ofBahrain and is controlled by theBahrain Handball Federation. In November 2019Ali Sayed Al-Falahi returned to his position as head coach.
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| Year | Round | Position |
|---|---|---|
 2018 | quarterfinals | 7 |
 2023 | quarterfinals | 8 |
| 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 |
| 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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| 2028 |
Squad
Head coach:Sayed Ali Al-Falahi
