Al-Najma FC is a Saudi football club based in Unaizah, in Al-Qassim Province. The club finished the 2025-26 Saudi Pro League season 18th and last, and plays in the Saudi First Division League, the country’s second tier, from the 2026-27 season onwards.
Club facts
- City: Unaizah, Al-Qassim Province, in the centre of the kingdom
- Founded: 1960
- Full name: Al-Najma Sport Club, the Star in Arabic
- Nickname: Nejmeh Unaizah, the Star of Unaizah
- Club ground: Al-Najma Club Stadium in Unaizah, capacity 3,000
- Ground used in 2025-26: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Buraidah, capacity 30,180. The Unaizah ground does not meet Saudi Pro League requirements, so the club hosted its home games in Buraidah.
- Colours: green and black
- Local derby: the Unaizah derby against Al-Arabi
2025-26 season record
| Metric | 2025-26 season |
|---|---|
| Final position | 18th of 18 |
| Played | 34 |
| Won | 3 |
| Drawn | 7 |
| Lost | 24 |
| Goals for | 32 |
| Goals against | 76 |
| Goal difference | -44 |
| Points | 16 |
Three wins in 34 rounds and 76 goals conceded, more than two per match. The attack held up: 32 goals scored, the same tally as Damac, who finished two places above them.
Relegation, confirmed at the end of the 2025-26 season
Last place sends Al-Najma down to the Saudi First Division League for the 2026-27 season. The club leaves the top flight after a single season, having won promotion at the end of the 2024-25 campaign alongside Neom SC and Al-Hazem.
Damac, 16th on 29 points, and Al-Okhdood, 17th on 20 points, go down with them. Abha, Al-Faisaly and Al-Diriyah take their places for 2026-27. Abha come back up after two seasons away and Al-Faisaly after four, while Al-Diriyah reach the Saudi Pro League for the first time in their history, through the promotion play-offs.
The Saudi First Division League is the second tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Najma last played there in 2024-25, the season that took them up to the top flight.
Honours
- Saudi First Division, second tier: winners in 1989-90 and 1993-94, runners-up in 1991-92
The club’s best top flight result remains a third place in the 1997-98 season, together with a semi-final run.
Following the Saudi Pro League
This page covers the 2025-26 season, Al-Najma’s last in the Saudi top flight to date. For the current season:
- the live league table at saudileague.net/en/standings/
- the round-by-round schedule at saudileague.net/en/fixtures/
- the full club list at saudileague.net/en/clubs/
Sources
- Al-Najma SC (Saudi Arabia), English Wikipedia: city, founding, nickname, club ground, colours, derby, honours, 1997-98 third place
- 2025-26 Saudi Pro League, English Wikipedia: final table, ground used and its capacity, relegations and promotions
- 2026-27 Saudi Pro League, English Wikipedia: identity of the three promoted clubs and Al-Diriyah’s play-off route