Al-Naft Sports Club was established in 1979 by the Ministry of Oil, and was officially registered in the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 1982. In the 1985 season the team played in the Iraqi Premier League for the first time, and finished in the penultimate position that season, and have remained in the Premier League since then.
Al-Naft Sports Club was established by the Ministry of Oil in 1979 and officially registered with the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 1982. The team made its debut in the Iraqi Premier League during the 1985 season, finishing in the penultimate position that year, and has remained in the league ever since.