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Qatar SC
نادي قطر الرياضي  (Arabic)
Qatar SC logo.svg
Full name Qatar Sports Club
Nickname(s) The King
Founded 1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Ground Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
Ground 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

Qatar Sports Club (Arabic: نادي قطر الرياضي) is a popular sports club located in Doha, Qatar. It is most famous for its exciting football team. This team plays in the top football league in Qatar, called the Qatar Stars League. The club started in 1961 when two older Qatari football clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour, joined together.

The team plays its home games at the Qatar SC Stadium, which can hold 13,000 fans. Besides football, Qatar SC has also started other sports. They now have an athletics team that competes in events like sprinting, long jump, and javelin throwing. The club got its current name, Qatar SC, in 1981.

Club History

How the Club Started (1972)

In 1972, the two clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour, combined to create a new football club called Al-Esteqlal. Saad Mohammed Saleh, a former player, became their first coach. Al Esteqlal was a very strong team from the beginning. They won their first official Q-League season in 1972–73.

The next year, in 1974, another big club called Al Sadd hired Al Esteqlal's coach, Hassan Othman. They also took 14 of Al Esteqlal's players, including famous ones like Hassan Mattar and Mubarak Anber. This made the club president, Hamad bin Suhaim, very upset. Back then, players could move between clubs easily in Qatari football. Even with these challenges, the club kept doing well. They won the 1976–77 season and helped many of their players join the national team.

Qatar SC Today (1981–Present)

Al Esteqlal changed its name to Qatar SC in 1981. For the next 20 years, other teams like Al Arabi, Al Sadd, and Al Rayyan were the strongest in the league.

However, Qatar SC made a comeback! They won the Qatar Crown Prince Cup in 2002. They also won the 2002–03 league season by three points. They won the Crown Prince Cup again in 2004 and 2009. In the 2015-16 season, the club was moved down to the Qatari Second Division. But they quickly bounced back and were promoted to the top league the very next season!

Club Name Changes

  • 1972: The club was formed by joining Al-Oruba and Al Nasour. It was first named Al Esteqlal.
  • 1981: The club was renamed Qatar Sports Club.

Home Stadium

Qatar SC plays its matches at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium. This stadium is in Al Dafna, a seaside area in Doha. It's a multi-purpose stadium, meaning it's used for many things. It has a field for athletics, a gym, a shopping center, and even a mosque. The stadium can hold 13,000 people.

An Iranian student named Yaser GhasemianZoeram designed the stadium's renovation. His design was very well-received in Qatar.

Besides local football games, the stadium also hosts big events. These include the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix and some matches from the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Team Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

No. Position Player
1 Qatar GK Yossef Ahmed U21
2 Qatar DF Nasir Peer
4 Tunisia DF Ali Saoudi
5 Cameroon MF Raoul Danzabe
6 Palestinian National Authority MF Ataa Jaber
8 Qatar MF Omar Al-Amadi
14 Qatar MF Moataz Bostami
15 Qatar DF Abdullah Al-Muftah
18 Qatar DF Ali Malolah
20 Qatar DF Eisa Palangi
21 Qatar FW Jassem Al-Jalabi
23 Qatar FW Sebastián Soria
24 Qatar FW Abdulaziz Al-Ansari
26 Qatar MF Muhammed Zidan
29 Qatar MF Ali Al-Egaili U21
31 Qatar GK Motasem Al Bustami
No. Position Player
33 Qatar GK Adnan Saleh U21
71 Qatar MF Abdulrahman Mohsin U21
74 Qatar GK Satea Abdelnasser
Qatar GK Ali Nader
Argentina DF Franco Russo
Egypt DF Mohammed Alaaeldin
Qatar DF Abdullah Al-Ali
Czech Republic MF Lukáš Kalvach
Bahrain MF Ahmed Sayyar
Qatar MF Abdulrasheed Umaru
Qatar MF Said Brahmi
Comoros MF Faïz Selemani
Qatar FW Ibrahim Masoud
Qatar FW Ahmed Al-Rawi (on loan from Al-Rayyan)
Brazil FW João Pedro

Players on Loan

No. Position Player
11 Qatar MF Ali Bujaloof (on loan to Al-Khor)
No. Position Player
27 Qatar MF Youssef Mohamed (on loan to Al-Khor)

Club Achievements

Qatar SC has won many important trophies over the years:

  • Qatar Stars League
    • Champions (8 times): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03
  • Emir of Qatar Cup
    • Champions (8 times): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76
  • Qatar Crown Prince Cup
    • Champions (3 times): 2002, 2004, 2009
  • Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
    • Champions (4 times): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995
  • Qatari Stars Cup/QNB Cup
    • Champions (1 time): 2014

Team Records

Sebastian Soria Qatar SC
Sebastián Soria has scored the most league goals for the club.

Here are some of the top goal scorers for Qatar SC in league games. The list was last updated on March 15, 2023. Players whose names are in bold are still playing for the club.

Most Goals Scored
# Country Player Name League Goals
1 Qatar Sebastián Soria 116
2 Angola Akwá 43
3 Oman Amad Al-Hosni 36
4 Qatar Abdulaziz Hassan Bujaloof 31
5 Brazil Marcinho 25
6 Tunisia Hamdi Harbaoui 21
7 Qatar Yasser Nazmi 18
8 Qatar Mousa Al Allaq 18

Coaching Staff

Senior Team Coaches

The current head coach for the senior team is Youssef Safri from Morocco.

Youth Team Coaches

The youth team is led by Yousef Al Noubi from Qatar as head coach.

Past Managers

Qatar SC has had many different managers throughout its history. Some of the notable managers include Džemaludin Mušović who managed the team multiple times, and Sebastião Lazaroni who also had several periods as manager. The current head coach, Youssef Safri, returned to lead the team in September 2024.

AFC Champions League Performance

Qatar SC has played in the AFC Champions League once.

  • 2003–04: They played in the Group Stage of the competition.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Qatar Sports Club para niños

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