Qatar SC

Qatar SC
نادي قطر الرياضي
Full name Qatar Sports Club
نادي قطر الرياضي
Nickname(s) The Kings
Founded 1959 (1959)
Ground Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium
Doha, Qatar
Capacity 15,000
Chairman Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Manager Sergio Batista
League Qatar Stars League
2016–17 Qatargas League, 1st (promoted)

Qatar Sports Club (Arabic: نادي قطر الرياضي‎) is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League.

They play their home games in the fourth largest stadium in Qatar, Qatar SC Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000. It has recently diversified into sports other than football. An athletics group has been established, this department competes in javelin throwing, long jumps and sprinting. The club adopted its current name, Qatar SC, in 1981.

History

1959–1972: Al Oruba

Qatar SC was founded in 1959 under the name Al Oruba. The idea of founding the club came from Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani. His colleague, Mohammed bin Nasser, sought public opinion on the formation of a new sports club in the Musheireb area of Doha and received positive feedback. Al Oruba, which transliterates to "Arabism", was decided as the club name by the majority of football supporters due to the overwhelming number of Arab clubs with revolutionary names at the time. The club started off with just 18 players and staff members, and the first president was Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani. Initially, blue and white were the official colors of the club, and the headquarters was situated in a small 4-room house owned by Jassim bin Hamad. In a time where football was not very popular in Qatar, the club had a small group of supporters, the largest of which was the Yemeni community.[1]

They began training on asphalt near the club headquarters, before moving to Doha Stadium. Before the Qatar Stars League unofficially launched in 1963, they only participated in friendly matches. During the initial years of the league, they were a dominant force, along with Al-Maref. After Al-Maref dissolved in the 1966/67 season, many of their players and coaching staff were distributed to Al Oruba. Notable members of coaching staff include Hassan Othman, Abdullah Rabia, and Hamad Al Neel. They went on to win 5 consecutive league titles.[1]

1972–1981: Al Esteqlal

In 1972 Al Oruba merged with Al Nasour to form Al Esteqlal. Former player Saad Mohammed Saleh was selected as the first coach.[1] Al Esteqlal was one of the strongest clubs since its establishment, winning its first official Qatar Stars League season in 1972–73. The next year, in 1974, Al Sadd roped in head coach Hassan Othman from the club in addition to 14 of its players, including Hassan Mattar and Mubarak Anber, much to the dismay of club president Hamad bin Suhaim. During this period, transfers could be made unconditionally in Qatari football. Despite the resounding difficulties arising from the transfer fiasco, it continued with its success, winning the 1976–77 season and supplying the national team with some of its most prominent players.

1981–present: Qatar SC

Al Esteqlal was renamed Qatar SC in 1981. However, it gradually faded into obscurity for the next 2 decades, with the league being dominated by Al Arabi, Al Sadd, and Al Rayyan. The club won the Qatar Crown Prince Cup in 2002 and also won the 2002–03 league season by three points. They won the Crown Prince Cup the same year, and again in 2009.

Name history

  • 1959: Founded with the club name Al Oruba
  • 1972: Fused with Al Nasour to form Al Esteqlal
  • 1981: The club is renamed Qatar Sports Club

Stadium

Qatar SC play their matches at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, which is located in Al Dafna. It is a multi-purpose stadium, featuring an athletics field, a gym, a shopping centre and a mosque, among other facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 seats. Besides local football matches, the stadium also hosts a number of tournaments such as Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix and some of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup matches.

Current squad

As of Qatar Stars League:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Jassem Adel  Qatar
2 Defender Mohammed Al-Robeai  Qatar
5 Defender Mohammed Al Jabri  Qatar
6 Defender Ali Jasimi  Qatar
7 Midfielder Mohamed Omar  Qatar
8 Midfielder Omar Al-Amadi  Qatar
9 Forward Fahad Khalfan  Qatar
10 Midfielder Osama Omari (on loan from Al-Wahda)  Syria
11 Midfielder Ali Awadh Boujalouf  Qatar
12 Midfielder Amber Saeed  Qatar
13 Defender Abdurahman Abubakar (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar
14 Midfielder Moataz Majed  Qatar
15 Midfielder Abdurahman Mohammed (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar
16 Midfielder Ahmed Al-Muqaisib  Qatar
17 Midfielder Khaled Mahmoudi  Qatar
19 Defender Mohammed Fathi  Qatar
21 Midfielder Abdullah Al-Oraimi  Qatar
22 Midfielder Ibrahim Jamal  Qatar
23 Midfielder Luis Jiménez  Chile
24 Midfielder Abdulaziz Adel  Qatar
30 Goalkeeper Faisel Abdulaziz  Qatar
33 Midfielder Hamed Qudairi  Qatar
40 Goalkeeper Rajab Hamza  Qatar
67 Defender Jassem Al-Hashemi  Qatar
74 Goalkeeper Satea Abdelnasser  Qatar
77 Forward Yousef Al Kubaisi  Qatar
81 Forward Samuel Eto'o  Cameroon
97 Forward Abdulaziz Mahmoud  Qatar
99 Forward Patrick Fabiano  Brazil

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
25 Defender Abdulaziz Motouali (on loan to Al-Khor)  Qatar

Achievements

Senior team

Winners (8): 1967,1968,1969,1970, 1971,1973,1977,2003
Winners (1): 2016-17
Winners (2): 1974, 1976
Winners (3): 2002, 2004, 2009
Winners (4): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995
Winners (1): 2014

Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Emir Cup
1996–97 1D 7 16439 191915 Round 1
1997–98 1D 6 16547 172219 Round 1
1998–99 1D 6 16529 162717 Round 1
1999–2000 1D 7 16466 142418 Quarter-finals
2000–01 1D 8 164210 182714 Round 2
2001–02 1D 2 16925 301729 Semifinals
2002–03 1D 1 181053 241034 Semifinals
2003–04 1D 2 181044 311734 Runners-up
2004–05 1D 4 2714310 403445 Quarter-finals
2005–06 1D 2 271476 493449 Semifinals
2006–07 1D 6 2710413 353634 Quarter-finals
2007–08 1D 4 271449 533846 Semifinals
2008–09 1D 4 2711106 423643 Semifinals
2009–10 1D 4 221156 322338 Semifinals
2010–11 1D 5 221174 402640 Quarter-finals
2011–12 1D 10 226610 324624 Round 3

Technical staff

Senior team

Last update: August 2018

Coaching staff
Head coach Qatar Abdullah Mubarak
Assistant coach Netherlands Erik van der Meer
Director of football Qatar Hussain Al-Rumaihi[2]

Youth team

As of 6 June 2014.[3]

Coaching staff
Head coach Tunisia Slaheddine Falhi
Technical director France David Giguel
Goalkeeping coach Egypt Abdel Fattah Nassef
Fitness coach Egypt Abdulziz Al Kahlawi

Managerial history

 
Manager Period
Sudan Hamad Neel Mohammed Ali c. 1962
Sudan Saad Mohammed Saleh c. 1972
Egypt Helmi Hussein 1973–74
Egypt Wagdi Jamal 1974
Sudan Hassan Othman
Egypt Helmi Hussein		 1974–75
Sudan Mohammed Kheiri 1975–76
Slovakia Jozef Jankech
Slovakia Jozef Vengloš [4]		 1976–77
Brazil Jorvan Vieira 1980
South Korea Park Byung-suk c. 1980–81[5]
Brazil Paulo Massa 1988
Germany Uli Maslo July 1, 1988–90
Brazil Sérgio Cosme 1990
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemaludin Mušović 1990–91
Germany Uli Maslo 1991 – April 30, 1992
Iraq Ammo Baba 1992–93
Slovakia Jozef Jankech 1993–94
Iraq Hazem Jassam[6] 1994
Sweden Roland Andersson July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1997
Czech Republic Ján Pivarník[7] 1997
  
Manager Period
Germany Reinhard Fabisch[8] 1998–00
Qatar Eid Mubarak 2000
Czech Republic Verner Lička July 1, 2000 – June 15, 2001
Serbia Zoran Đorđević 2001–02
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemaludin Mušović 2002–04
Qatar Adel Abu Karbal
Qatar Salman Abdulaziz		 2004
Portugal Carlos Alhinho 2004 – June 30, 2005
Belgium Dimitri Davidovic July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Hadžiabdić 2006
France Yannick Stopyra Nov 2006 – Jan 07
Croatia Srećko Juričić 2007
Belgium Dimitri Davidovic 2007
Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemaludin Mušović 2007–08
Morocco Hameed Bremel 2008
Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni July 24, 2008 – Aug 11
Morocco Saïd Chiba Aug 12, 2011 – July 8, 2012
Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni July 9, 2012 – June 1, 2014
Czech Republic Ivan Hašek June 1, 2014 – September 11, 2014
Iraq Radhi Shenaishil September 11, 2014 – October 26, 2015
Brazil Sebastião Lazaroni October 26, 2015– June, 27, 2016
Romania Aurel Țicleanu June 28, 2016– December, 26, 2016

Performance in AFC competitions

2003/04: Group Stage

References

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  2. ↑ "حسين الرميحي مديرا لفريق الكرة بنادي قطر". Al Kass. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hašek přijal nabídku v Kataru, za asistenta si vybral Klusáčka" (in Czech). blesk.cz. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Slovenskí tréneri: V Katare futbal milujú" (in Slovak). sport.sme.sk. 12 March 2012.
  5. ↑ السد القطري يضم الكوري لي جونغ-سو (in Arabic). al-jazirah.com. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "رياضة: رغم عدم تصديق عقود لاعبيها كرة الزوراء تواصل تحضيراتها للموسم الجديد". al-bayyna.com. 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Pivarník i ďalšie osobnosti držia Kataru palce" (in Slovak). aktualne.sk. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ↑ حصيلة دور الذهاب للدوري القطري خمس ضحايا من المدربين (in Arabic). dahaarchives.com. Retrieved 2 January 2013.

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