Association football club in Qatar
Football club
Qatar Sports Club
(
Arabic
:
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) 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.
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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.
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History
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Formation (1972)
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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.
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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
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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
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- 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
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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 Ghasemian
Zoeram
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
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As of
Qatar Stars League
:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Achievements
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- 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
Records and statistics
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Sebastian Soria
holds the club record for most league goals
Last update: 15 March 2023.
Players whose names are in
bold
are still active with the club.
Recent seasons
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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
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Technical staff
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Senior team
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- As of 29 November 2023
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Youth team
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Coaching staff
|
Head coach
|
Yousef Al Noubi
|
Technical director
|
David Giguel
|
Goalkeeping coach
|
Abdel Fattah Nassef
|
Fitness coach
|
Abdulziz Al Kahlawi
|
Managerial history
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- As of 10 May 2023
[4]
|
|
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Manager
|
Period
|
Adel Abu Karbal
Salman Abdulaziz
|
2004
|
Carlos Alhinho
|
2004 ? June 30, 2005
|
Dimitri Davidovic
|
July 1, 2005 ? June 30, 2006
|
D?emal Had?iabdi?
|
2006
|
Yannick Stopyra
|
Nov 2006 ? Jan 07
|
Sre?ko Juri?i?
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2007
|
Dimitri Davidovic
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2007
|
D?emaludin Mu?ovi?
|
2007?08
|
Hameed Bremel
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2008
|
Sebastiao Lazaroni
|
July 24, 2008 ? Aug 11
|
Said Chiba
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Aug 12, 2011 ? July 8, 2012
|
Sebastiao Lazaroni
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July 9, 2012 ? June 1, 2014
|
Ivan Ha?ek
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June 1, 2014 ? September 11, 2014
|
Radhi Shenaishil
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September 11, 2014 ? October 26, 2015
|
Sebastiao Lazaroni
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October 26, 2015? June 27, 2016
|
Aurel ?icleanu
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June 28, 2016? December 26, 2016
|
Erik van der Meer
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December 29, 2016 ? May 31, 2017
|
Gabriel Calderon
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July 1, 2017 ? June 30, 2018
|
Abdullah Mubarak
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November 25, 2017 ? September 17, 2018
|
Yousuf Al-Noubi
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September 17, 2018 ? October 10, 2018
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Sergio Batista
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October 10, 2018 ? June 30, 2019
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Carlos Alos
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July 1, 2019 ? October 20, 2019
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Wesam Rizik
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October 21, 2019 ? June 30, 2021
|
Ze Ricardo
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June 2021 ? October 2021
|
Yousuf Al-Noubi
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October 2021
|
Youssef Safri
|
October 2021 ? October 2023
|
Helio Sousa
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October 2023 ? Present
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Performance in AFC competitions
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- 2003?04
: Group Stage
References
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