Naft Al-Shamal Sport Club (Arabic: نادي نفط الشمال الرياضي), is an Iraqi football team based in Kirkuk, that plays in the Iraqi First Division League.[1] [2]
The original Sharikat Naft Al-Shamal team (Northern Oil Company) was established in 1948, and its name was later changed to Al-Amaliyat Al-Naftiya Al-Mahdouda. Naft Al-Shamal SC was founded in 1977, and its name was later changed to Wahid Huzairan. In 2017, it returned to the name Naft Al-Shamal.[3]
In addition to the fact that the club has a team that plays in the Iraqi Second Division League, it also has another team that plays in the Kurdistan Premier League, and a women's team that plays in the Iraqi Women's Football League.[4]