2020–21 Al Sadd SC season

Al Sadd SC
2020–21 season
ChairmanMuhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coachXavi
StadiumJassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League1st
Emir of Qatar Cup2020: Winners
2021: Semi-finals
Crown Prince CupWinners
Champions League2020: Round of 16
2021: Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Baghdad Bounedjah (21)

All:
Baghdad Bounedjah (30)

In the 2020–21 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 48th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saad Al Sheeb (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 30) Al Sailiya
22 GK Meshaal Barsham (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 22) Youth system
Defenders
2 CB Pedro Miguel (1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 30) Al Ahli
3 LB Abdelkarim Hassan (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 27) Youth system
12 RB Hamid Ismail (1987-09-12)12 September 1987 (aged 33) Al-Arabi
66 CB Yasser Abubakar (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 28) El Jaish
15 CB Tarek Salman (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 22) Júpiter Leonés
16 LB / CB Boualem Khoukhi (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 30) Al Arabi
70 RB Musab Kheder (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 27) Youth system
Midfielders
4 DM Ahmed Sayyar (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 26) Al-Gharafa
5 DM Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 30) Vissel Kobe
8 CM Ali Assadalla (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 27) Al Muharraq
18 CM Santi Cazorla (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 36) Villarreal
19 AM Nam Tae-hee (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 29) Al-Duhail
23 RW Hashim Ali (2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (aged 20) Youth system
20 DM Salem Al-Hajri (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 24) Eupen
13 DM Guilherme Torres (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 29) Olympiacos
Forwards
9 ST Abdulaziz Al Ansari (1992-02-19)19 February 1992 (aged 28) Al Kharaitiyat
10 RW Hassan Al-Haidos (1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 29) Youth system
11 ST Baghdad Bounedjah (1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 28) Étoile du Sahel
78 LW Akram Afif (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 23) Al Markhiya

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Qatar Stars League 22 19 3 0 77 14 +63 086.36 Matchday 1 Winner 3 September 2020 9 April 2021
2020 Emir of Qatar Cup 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00 Semi-finals Winner 31 October 2020 18 December 2020
2021 Emir of Qatar Cup 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 100.00 Round of 16 Semi-finals 26 January 2021 7 May 2021
Qatar Crown Prince Cup 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00 Semi-finals Winner 18 February 2021 26 February 2021
2020 Champions League 5 1 2 2 9 7 +2 020.00 Group stage Round of 16 15 September 2020 27 September 2020
2021 Champions League 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 050.00 Group stage 14 April 2021 29 April 2021
Total 40 30 6 4 119 30 +89 075.00

Updated to match played 7 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd (C) 22 19 3 0 77 14 +63 60 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail 22 15 2 5 53 25 +28 47
3 Al-Rayyan 22 10 5 7 31 22 +9 35
4 Al-Gharafa 22 10 3 9 41 34 +7 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
5 Al-Ahli 22 10 3 9 28 38 −10 33
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 19 3 0 77 14  +63 60 10 1 0 42 7  +35 9 2 0 35 7  +28

Last updated: 10 April 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAAAAAAHAHAAHHHHHHAHAHH
ResultWWWDWWWWWWDWWWWWWWDWWW
Position1111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 September 2020 Round 1 Al Kharaitiyat 1–5 Al Sadd Al-Rayyan
18:15 Tiberkanine 64' Soccerway report Cazorla 27', 60'
Bounedjah 55'
Salam 71' (o.g.)
Akram Afif 84'
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah
7 September 2020 Round 2 Al-Sailiya 1–5 Al Sadd Al-Rayyan
18:15 Siddiq 41' Soccerway report Al-Haidos 7'
Cazorla 30' (pen.)
Bounedjah 59'
Nam Tae-hee 81'
Sayyar 88'
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
17 October 2020 Round 4 Al-Khor 0–0 Al Sadd Al Khor
19:45 Soccerway report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
21 October 2020 Round 3 Al-Duhail 1–3 Al Sadd Doha
18:45 Dudu 86' Soccerway report Nam Tae-hee 22', 70'
Guilherme Torres 38'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
25 October 2020 Round 5 Al-Ahli 1–7 Al Sadd Doha
17:30 El Zhar 54' Soccerway report Hashim Ali 5', 36'
Tabata 13'
Akram Afif 30'
Cazorla 45'
Nam Tae-hee 58'
Sayyar 90+1'
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily
22 November 2020 Round 6 Al-Arabi 1–4 Al Sadd Doha
18:45 Gunnarsson 74' Soccerway report Bounedjah 12'
Cazorla 30'
Hassan 61'
Tabata 81'
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Meshari Al shammari
27 November 2020 Round 7 Al Sadd 3–1 Umm Salal Doha
19:45 Akram Afif 35'
Cazorla 50' (pen.)
Baba Malick 90+1' (o.g.)
Soccerway report Cheshmi 40' Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Khalid Ayed
8 December 2020 Round 8 Al-Wakrah 1–4 Al Sadd Doha
18:45 Coulibaly 69' Soccerway report Al-Haidos 3'
Abdelkarim Hassan 14'
Bounedjah 71'
Akram Afif 77'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Subaie
13 December 2020 Round 9 Al Sadd 4–1 Al-Gharafa Doha
17:15 Khoukhi 5'
Cazorla 63'
Akram Afif 84'
Bounedjah 90'
Soccerway report Koo Ja-cheol 76' Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah
23 December 2020 Round 10 Al-Rayyan 0–1 Al Sadd Doha
18:30 Soccerway report Bounedjah 83' Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily
28 December 2020 Round 11 Qatar SC 1–1 Al Sadd Doha
18:30 Okpotu 31' Soccerway report Cazorla 42' (pen.) Stadium: Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
2 January 2021 Round 12 Al Sadd 5–0 Al Kharaitiyat Doha
16:15 Tabata 69', 78'
Assadalla 73'
Bounedjah 82', 89'
Soccerway report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Youssef Alsharshani
7 January 2021 Round 13 Al Sadd 8–0 Al-Sailiya Doha
16:15 Bounedjah 23', 80', 86', 89'
Nam Tae-hee 36', 54'
Assadalla 50'
Cazorla 61'
Soccerway report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
12 January 2021 Round 14 Al Sadd 3–1 Al-Duhail Doha
18:45 Bounedjah 14', 50', 87' Soccerway report Almoez Ali 6' (pen.) Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily
20 January 2021 Round 15 Al Sadd 7–0 Al-Khor Doha
19:00 Bounedjah 7', 33'
Tabata 36', 48', 57'
Cazorla 41' (pen.)
Assadalla 71'
Soccerway report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Meshari Al shammari
13 February 2021 Round 16 Al Sadd 3–0 Al-Ahli Doha
18:15 Bounedjah 23'
Khoukhi 26'
Salman 88'
Soccerway report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
22 February 2021 Round 17 Al Sadd 3–2 Al-Arabi Doha
19:15 Al-Haidos 63'
Bounedjah 90'
Cazorla 90+2'
Soccerway report Soria 10'
Msakni 77'
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim
7 March 2021 Round 18 Umm Salal 0–3 Al Sadd Doha
19:15 Soccerway report Bounedjah 34'
Youssef 51'
Tabata 90+2'
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile
11 March 2021 Round 19 Al Sadd 1–1 Al-Wakrah Doha
19:15 Tabata 25' Soccerway report Mazeed 84' Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Meshari Al shammari
3 April 2021 Round 20 Al-Gharafa 0–2 Al Sadd Doha
16:00 Soccerway report Nam Tae-hee 16'
Cazorla 65' (pen.)
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Ahmed Al Mazid
6 April 2021 Round 21 Al Sadd 2–1 Al-Rayyan Doha
20:30 Bounedjah 4'
Cazorla 66' (pen.)
Soccerway report Boli 28' Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim
9 April 2021 Round 22 Al Sadd 3–0 Qatar SC Doha
18:15 Mahmoudi 3' (o.g.)
Tabata 39' (pen.)
Youssef 76'
Soccerway report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Meshari Al shammari

2020 Emir of Qatar Cup

31 October 2020 Semi-finals Al-Duhail 1–4 Al Sadd SC Doha
18:00 Edmilson 10' Report[1] Khoukhi 59'
Guilherme Torres 64'
Bounedjah 77'
Tabata 88'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
18 December 2020 Final Al-Arabi 1–2 Al Sadd SC Al Rayyan
19:00 Gunnarsson 23' Report Bounedjah 3', 44' Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Saoud Al Adbah

2021 Emir of Qatar Cup

26 January 2021 Round of 16 Al Sadd 7–0 Muaither Doha
19:15 Hashim Ali 10', 30'
Khoukhi 64'
Al Bayati 66'
Youssef 78', 90+2'
Afif 83'
Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Moatasem Al Mazyed
3 March 2021 Quarter-finals Al-Gharafa 0–5 Al Sadd Doha
16:50 Report Nam Tae-hee 25'
Bounedjah 26', 72'
Afif 45'
Youssef 80'
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
7 May 2021 Semi-finals Al Sadd 3–0 Al-Arabi Doha
22:00 Nam Tae-hee 10'
Bounedjah 56'
Cazorla 80' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup

18 February 2021 Semi-finals Al-Rayyan 0–1 Al Sadd Doha
16:45 Report Cazorla 84' (pen.) Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
26 February 2021 Final Al-Duhail 0–2 Al Sadd Doha
16:45 Report Bounedjah 9', 77' Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri

2020 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS SAD SEP AIN
1 Al-Nassr 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 2–0 0–1
2 Al-Sadd 6 2 3 1 14 8 +6 9 1–1 3–0 4–0
3 Sepahan 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 0–2 2–1 0–0
4 Al-Ain 6 1 2 3 5 13 −8 5 1–2 3–3 0–4
Source: AFC
15 September 2020 (2020-09-15)[note 1][note 2] 3 Al-Ain 3–3 Al Sadd Doha[6][8]
18:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)[note 1][note 2] 4 Al Sadd 4–0 Al-Ain Doha[6][8]
18:00 UTC+3
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
21 September 2020 (2020-09-21)[note 1][note 2] 5 Al Sadd 1–1 Al-Nassr Doha[6][8]
18:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)[note 1][note 2] 6 Sepahan 2–1 Al Sadd Doha[6][8]
18:00 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

27 September 2020 (2020-09-27) Persepolis 1–0 Al Sadd SC Doha
16:40 UTC+3 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Education City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

2021 AFC Champions League

Group stage

On 11 March 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for the group stage, except for Group H and I whose hosts will be decided at a later date.[9] On 10 May 2021, AFC confirmed the hosts for Group H and I.[10]

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS SAD WEH FOO
1 Al-Nassr (H) 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 Advance to Round of 16 3–1 1–2 2–0
2 Al-Sadd 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–2 3–1 1–1
3 Al-Wehdat 6 2 1 3 4 7 −3 7 0–0 0–2 1–0
4 Foolad 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5 1–1 0–1 1–0
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
14 April 2021 (2021-04-14) 1 Al Sadd 1–1 Foolad Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 2 Al-Nassr 3–1 Al Sadd Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 3 Al Sadd 3–1 Al-Wehdat Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
23 April 2021 (2021-04-23) 4 Al-Wehdat 0–2 Al Sadd Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
26 April 2021 (2021-04-26) 5 Foolad 0–1 Al Sadd Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
29 April 2021 (2021-04-29) 6 Al Sadd 1–2 Al-Nassr Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Saud University Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Qatar Stars League Emir of Qatar Cup 2020 AFC CL1 2021 AFC CL1 Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  QAT Saad Al Sheeb 11 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK  QAT Meshaal Barsham 29 0 18 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 2 0
2 DF  QAT Pedro Miguel 33 0 18 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 2 0
3 DF  QAT Abdelkarim Hassan 34 2 16 2 5 0 5 0 6 0 2 0
7 DF  QAT Mohammed Waad 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF  QAT Hamid Ismail 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF  QAT Boualem Khoukhi 31 6 13 2 5 2 5 0 6 2 2 0
20 DF  QAT Salem Al-Hajri 21 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 2 0
66 DF  QAT Yasser Abubakar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 DF  QAT Musab Kheder 26 0 17 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 1 0
4 MF  QAT Ahmed Sayyar 13 2 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF  KOR Jung Woo-young 23 0 18 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF  QAT Ali Assadalla 16 4 8 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 0 0
6 MF  QAT Tarek Salman 26 1 14 1 2 0 5 0 5 0 0 0
19 MF  KOR Nam Tae-hee 33 10 18 7 4 2 3 0 6 1 2 0
23 MF  QAT Hashim Ali 20 5 13 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 0
37 MF  QAT Ahmed Suhail 17 0 12 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
61 MF  QAT Mostafa Tarek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF  QAT Youssef Abdel Razaq Youssef 30 6 17 2 4 3 3 0 5 1 1 0
7 MF  QAT Mohammed Al Bayati 29 1 16 0 1 1 4 0 6 0 2 0
18 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 37 19 20 13 5 1 4 1 6 3 2 1
13 MF  BRA Guilherme Torres 35 2 19 1 4 1 4 0 6 0 2 0
15 MF  QAT Bahaa Ellithi 6 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  QAT Abdulaziz Al Ansari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  QAT Hassan Al-Haidos 33 3 18 2 3 0 4 0 6 1 2 0
11 FW  ALG Baghdad Bounedjah 35 34 19 21 4 6 4 4 6 1 2 2
17 FW  QAT Rodrigo Tabata 35 13 21 11 4 1 5 1 3 0 2 0
FW  QAT Hassan Palang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF  QAT Akram Afif 20 9 11 5 4 2 4 2 0 0 1 0
96 FW  QAT Hossam Kamal 8 0 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 26 January 2021
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CPC CL 1 TOTAL
11 Baghdad Bounedjah FW 21 6 2 5 34
19 Santi Cazorla MF 13 1 1 3 19
12 Rodrigo Tabata FW 10 1 0 1 12
9 Nam Tae-hee MF 7 2 0 1 10
29 Akram Afif FW 5 2 0 2 9
16 Boualem Khoukhi DF 2 2 0 2 6
23 Hashim Ali MF 2 2 0 1 5
27 Youssef Abdel Razaq Youssef MF 2 3 0 0 5
8 Ali Assadalla MF 3 0 0 1 4
10 Hassan Al-Haidos FW 3 0 0 1 4
4 Ahmed Sayyar MF 2 0 0 0 2
13 Guilherme Torres MF 1 1 0 0 2
3 Abdelkarim Hassan DF 2 0 0 0 2
15 Tarek Salman MF 1 0 0 0 1
7 Mohammed Al Bayati MF 0 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 0 0 3
Totals 77 21 3 18 119

Assists

No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CPC CL 1 TOTAL
18 Santi Cazorla MF 11 2 1 3 17
29 Akram Afif FW 7 5 0 0 12
10 Hassan Al-Haidos FW 9 1 0 1 11
11 Baghdad Bounedjah FW 6 1 0 2 9
19 Nam Tae-hee MF 2 1 0 3 6
3 Abdelkarim Hassan DF 5 0 0 0 5
23 Hashim Ali MF 3 2 0 0 5
27 Youssef Abdel Razaq Youssef MF 2 1 0 2 5
17 Rodrigo Tabata FW 2 1 0 0 3
8 Ali Assadalla MF 3 0 0 0 3
13 Guilherme Torres MF 1 1 0 1 3
7 Mohammed Al Bayati MF 0 0 0 1 1
2 Pedro Miguel DF 1 0 0 0 1
16 Boualem Khoukhi DF 1 0 0 0 1
20 Salem Al-Hajri DF 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 48 15 1 13 77

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
20 July 2020 MF Santi Cazorla Villarreal Free transfer [11]
30 July 2020 FW Rodrigo Tabata Al Rayyan Free transfer [12]
31 August 2020 MF Guilherme Torres Olympiacos Free transfer [13]

Out

Date Pos Player to club Transfer fee Source
11 August 2020 MF Marco Fabián Juárez Free transfer [14]
29 November 2020 MF Gabi Retired [15][16]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, the following matches were postponed to a later date between late February and early March:[2][3]
    • Group A: Al-Ahli v Al-Shorta and Al-Wahda v Esteghlal (2 March 2020)
    • Group B: Al-Hilal v Pakhtakor and Shabab Al-Ahli v Shahr Khodro (3 March 2020)
    • Group C: Persepolis v Al-Taawoun and Al-Duhail v Sharjah (2 March 2020)
    • Group D: Al-Ain v Al-Sadd and Sepahan v Al-Nassr (3 March 2020), Al-Nassr v Sepahan (6 April 2020)
    • Group E: FC Seoul v Chiangrai United (3 March 2020)
    • Group F: Perth Glory v Ulsan Hyundai (18 March 2020)
  2. ^ a b c d On 9 July 2020, AFC announced new schedule for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.[4][5] On 16 July 2020, AFC announced that Qatar would host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region from the group stage to the semi-finals.[6] On 27 July 2020, AFC confirmed that Malaysia would host matches of Group G and H.[7]

References

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  2. ^ "AFC calls for emergency meetings with National and Club representatives". Asian Football Confederation. 27 February 2020.
  3. ^ "AFC Competitions update". AFC. 9 March 2020.
  4. ^ "AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar". AFC. 9 July 2020.
  5. ^ "AFC Champions League revised schedule". AFC. 9 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Qatar to host 2020 AFC Champions League in the West region". AFC. 16 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Malaysia to host AFC Champions League Groups G and H". AFC. 27 July 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d "Stadiums to host AFC Champions League in Doha unveiled". The Peninsula. 7 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Venues for AFC Champions League 2021 Group Stage revealed". Asian Football Confederation. 11 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Uzbekistan to stage 2021 AFC Champions League Groups H and I". Asian Football Confederation. 10 May 2021.
  11. ^ "'Al Sadd sign Santi Cazorla'". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  12. ^ "RODRIGO TABATA DELIGHTED TO BE BACK WITH AL SADD". staddoha.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Brazilian Guilherme joins Al Sadd". AFC. 31 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Mexico star Marco Fabian joins Liga MX side FC Juarez". espn.com. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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