Al-Nassr

Al-Nassr Football Club (Arabic: نادي النصر لكرة القدم, romanized: nādī al-naṣr li-kurat al-qadam, lit. 'Victory Football Club') is a professional football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is one of only three clubs to have participated in every season of the highest-tier Saudi leagues since their inception. In addition to football, Al-Nassr is a multi-sports club with teams in various sports, including handball, basketball, esports, volleyball, and more, catering to both men and women of all ages. Al-Nassr has won 28 official titles across multiple competitions. In domestic competitions, they have claimed the Saudi top tier league 9 times, three Crown Prince's Cup titles, and three Saudi Federation Cup titles. They have also won 6 King's Cup titles and two Super Cup titles. At the continental level, the club earned an Asian double in 1998 by winning both the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. At the regional level, Al-Nassr won two GCC Club Championship titles and one Arab Club Champions Cup title. The club has a long-standing rivalry with city rivals Al-Hilal, whom they contest the Riyadh derby with, the most followed match in the country. Al-Nassr signed global superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in January 2023, a move that has been credited with revolutionizing Saudi Arabian football. Ronaldo's presence in the country has been hailed as a cultural phenomenon, setting the stage for numerous top-level European league players to join the Saudi Pro League, while also generating significant exposure for Saudi Arabian football. Al-Nassr has also played a key role in the success of the Saudi Arabia national football team at both the continental and regional levels. The all-time leading goal scorer for the national team is Majed Abdullah, an Al-Nassr player and legend who was developed in the club's youth sector, along with many other prominent names in Saudi football. The club's mascot is "Knight," which represents the historic Knights of Najd. Al-Nassr has a market value of €144 million as of 2024, the third-highest in Saudi Arabia.