Al Kharaitiyat SC

Al Kharaitiyat SC (Arabic: نادي الخريطيات‎) is a Qatari sports club based in the town of Al Kharaitiyat, best known for its football team of the Qatar Stars League. Home games are played at Al-Khawr Stadium in the northern city of Al Khor. They are a relatively new club, having been formed in 1996. They won the Qatari Second Division in 2004 meaning that they would play in the QSL the following season. However, they were relegated on their first season in the top flight. They once again regained their position in the Qatar Stars League in the 2008–09 season and have remained there ever since.

Al-Kharaitiyat SC
Full nameAl Kharaitiyat Sports Club[1][2]
Nickname(s)Thunders
الصواعق
Founded1996 (1996)
GroundAl-Khawr Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
Capacity12,000
ChairmanHamad bin Thamer
Head CoachYousuf Adam Mahmoud
LeagueQatar Stars League
2018–19Qatar Stars League, 12th
WebsiteClub website
Al Kharaitiyat SC headquarters off Al Ebb Road in Al Kharaitiyat

History

Al Kharaitiyat is among the newest sports clubs in Qatar, having been formed in 1996 as Al-Hilal. Among the founders were:

Upon its formation, it was entered into the Qatari Second Division. After winning the second division title in 2004, they earned a spot in the top tier. Shortly after, the club was renamed to its current name, Al Kharaitiyat, on 19 October 2004 by a decision of the vice-president of the Qatar Olympic Committee in order to better represent the district it is located in. In 2008 the team was promoted to the Qatar Stars League.

Supporters

A fan club was established in 2008 after the team won promotion to the Qatar Stars League.[3]

Stadium history
Stadium Period
Qatar SC Stadium1996–2012[4]
Al-Khawr Stadium2012–present

Honours
Domestic
Winners (1): 2004
Runners-up (1): 2012

Current squad
Nat Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Shehab Ellethy (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar
2 Midfielder Ahmad Abdelhay  Qatar
3 Midfielder Mohammed Aba Shaar  Qatar
4 Defender Elhaj Mustafa  Qatar
5 Midfielder Ulises Pascua  Qatar
6 Defender Saoud Nasser  Qatar
7 Forward Ahmed Al-Sadah  Qatar
8 Midfielder Abdulla Afifa  Qatar
9 Forward Mounir El Hamdaoui  Morocco
10 Midfielder Youssef Kaddioui  Morocco
12 Goalkeeper Mustafa Kardeen  Qatar
14 Defender Mohammed Salam  Qatar
15 Forward Rachid Tiberkanine  Morocco
17 Midfielder Mohammed Haythami  Qatar
18 Defender Majed Aman  Qatar
19 Midfielder Sayaf Al-Korbi  Qatar
20 Defender Ali Al-Kubaisi  Qatar
21 Midfielder Abdulhadi Nuaman  Qatar
22 Midfielder Mahmoud Saad  Qatar
23 Midfielder Mohammed Shaaban  Qatar
24 Midfielder Adnane Tighadouini  Morocco
25 Defender Mahdi El Khammasi  Qatar
28 Midfielder Ettayeb Kamal  Qatar
50 Midfielder Abdulmajeed Enad  Qatar
70 Goalkeeper Saad Saeed  Yemen
99 Midfielder Osama Omari  Syria

Out on loan
Nat Position Player Nation
44 Goalkeeper Ahmed Soufiane (on loan to Al-Duhail)  Qatar
— Forward Abdulaziz Al Ansari (on loan to Al-Sadd)  Qatar

Personnel

Club staff

Last updated 11 November 2018.[5]

 
Coaching staff
Head coach Yousuf Adam Mahmoud
Assistant coach ??
Goalkeeping coach Zoran Stojanovic
Fitness coach Michael C. Rumpf
Performance analyst Greg Adams
Technical staff
Team manager Abdulnasser Al-Saadi
Director of football Khalifa bin Thamer
Deputy director Mansour Musa

Management

Position Staff
President Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani
Vice-president Mohammed bin Jabr
General secretary Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi
Assistant secretary Hassan Batal Al-Otaibi
Board member Sheikh Khalifa bin Thamer Al Thani
Treasurer Abdul Rahim Mohammed Khalil

Last updated: December 2011
Source: Board of Directors

Managerial history

Last updated 1 June 2017.

Notes

Note 1: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani served as the first president of the club.

References

  1. "Sports Clubs". Qatar Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. "Qatar Stars League: Regular Season". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. "عن نادي المشجعين". alkharaitiyat.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  4. "Archived copy" المنشآت (in Arabic). alkharaitiyat. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. الجهاز الفني و الإداري (in Arabic). alkharaitiyat.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  6. "مختار:الأهلي يحتاج لترتيب الأوراق". ahram.org.eg. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  7. "الأجانب أغلبية بين مدربي الدوري القطري لكرة القدم". news-bank.net. 5 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  8. "البرازيلي خوزيه ألبرتو يدرب الخريطيات". alghad.com. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. "بعد أن كسب الخبرة وعرف طريق الانتصارات على أهل القمة". raya.com. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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