Qatar SC
| Full name | Qatar Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The King | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Ground | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 13,000 | ||
| Chairman | Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani | ||
| Head coach | Youssef Safri | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League, 10th of 12 | ||
| Website | qatarsc | ||
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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. The club was founded in 1961 with the merger of two Qatari football clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour.[1]
They play their home games in the Qatar SC Stadium, which can accommodate 13,000 spectators. The club has recently diversified into sports other than football with an athletics division having been established, competing in sprinting, long jump and javelin throwing. The club adopted its current name, Qatar SC, in 1981.[1]
History
Formation (1972)
In 1972, Al-Oruba merged with Al-Nasour to form a new football club named Al-Esteqlal. Former player Saad Mohammed Saleh was selected as the first coach.[2] Al Esteqlal was one of the strongest clubs right from its establishment, winning its first official Q-League season in 1972–73. The next year, in 1974, Al Sadd hired 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, the club 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. The club was relegated to Qatari Second Division after the 2015-16 season, but were promoted back to the top division the next season.
Name history
- 1972: The club was founded by a merger of Al-Oruba and Al Nasour, and was named Al Esteqlal
- 1981: The club was renamed Qatar Sports Club
Stadium
Qatar SC play their matches at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, which is located in Doha's seaside district of 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 13,000 seats. An Iranian student named Yaser GhasemianZoeram designed the stadium of this club for renovation, which was met with a unique reception in Qatar.
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.
Players
As of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Qatar Stars League
- Emir of Qatar Cup
- Champions (8): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup
- Champions (3): 2002, 2004, 2009
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Champions (4): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995
- Qatari Stars Cup/QNB Cup
- Champions (1): 2014
Records and statistics
Last update: 15 March 2023.
Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.
| # | Nat. | Name | League Goals |
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| 1 | Sebastián Soria | 116 | |
| 2 | Akwá | 43 | |
| 3 | Amad Al-Hosni | 36 | |
| 4 | Abdulaziz Hassan Bujaloof | 31 | |
| 5 | Marcinho | 25 | |
| 6 | Hamdi Harbaoui | 21 | |
| 7 | Yasser Nazmi | 18 | |
| 8 | Mousa Al Allaq | 18 |
Recent seasons
Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Emir Cup 1996–97 1D 7 16 4 3 9 19 19 15 Round 1 1997–98 1D 6 16 5 4 7 17 22 19 Round 1 1998–99 1D 6 16 5 2 9 16 27 17 Round 1 1999–2000 1D 7 16 4 6 6 14 24 18 Quarter-finals 2000–01 1D 8 16 4 2 10 18 27 14 Round 2 2001–02 1D 2 16 9 2 5 30 17 29 Semifinals 2002–03 1D 1 18 10 5 3 24 10 34 Semifinals 2003–04 1D 2 18 10 4 4 31 17 34 Runners-up 2004–05 1D 4 27 14 3 10 40 34 45 Quarter-finals 2005–06 1D 2 27 14 7 6 49 34 49 Semifinals 2006–07 1D 6 27 10 4 13 35 36 34 Quarter-finals 2007–08 1D 4 27 14 4 9 53 38 46 Semifinals 2008–09 1D 4 27 11 10 6 42 36 43 Semifinals 2009–10 1D 4 22 11 5 6 32 23 38 Semifinals 2010–11 1D 5 22 11 7 4 40 26 40 Quarter-finals 2011–12 1D 10 22 6 6 10 32 46 24 Round 3
Technical staff
Senior team
- As of 29 November 2023[3]
| Coaching staff | |
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| Head coach | Youssef Safri |
| Assistant coach | Mohamed Ighir Orman Okunaiya |
| Goalkeeper coach | Abderrafi Gassi |
| Fitness coach | Cédric Thyus |
| Match analysis | Omar Al-Korbi |
| Team doctor | Youssef Al Shammari |
| Physiotherapist | Abdurahman Al Jabbar |
| Kit manager | Hassan Al Naimi |
| General manager | Khalid Al-Shammeri |
Youth team
| Coaching staff | |
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| Head coach | Yousef Al Noubi |
| Technical director | David Giguel |
| Goalkeeping coach | Abdel Fattah Nassef |
| Fitness coach | Abdulziz Al Kahlawi |
Managerial history
- As of 10 May 2023[4]
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Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2003–04: Group Stage
References
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- ^ "Qatar SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "Slovenskí tréneri: V Katare futbal milujú" (in Slovak). sport.sme.sk. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ السد القطري يضم الكوري لي جونغ-سو (in Arabic). al-jazirah.com. 7 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "رياضة: رغم عدم تصديق عقود لاعبيها كرة الزوراء تواصل تحضيراتها للموسم الجديد". al-bayyna.com. 2005. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- ^ "Pivarník i ďalšie osobnosti držia Kataru palce" (in Slovak). aktualne.sk. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ حصيلة دور الذهاب للدوري القطري خمس ضحايا من المدربين (in Arabic). dahaarchives.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ "بطولة قطر : برنامج المرحلة الخامسة عشرة". daharchives.alhayat.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "نادي قطر يفسخ عقده مدربه". annahar.com (in Arabic). 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Qatar SC name Yousef Al Noubi as their new coach". Qatar Tribune. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
External links
- Official website (archived 24 November 2005)