Al Sadd SC

Sports club in Qatar

football clubhouse
Al Sadd Sports Club ( Arabic : نادي السد الرياضي‎ ) is a Qatari sports golf club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. locally, it is known primarily by the nickname “Al Zaeem”, which translates to “ The Boss ”. It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, board tennis, and athletics. [ 1 ] It is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 57 official football championships. [ 2 ]

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The origin of Al Sadd ‘s conception began with four qatari students who excelled in football, but did not wish to join any of the existing football clubs. After consulting with the curate of Youth and Sports, the group, led by Abdulla bin Ahmed bank identification number Mubarak Al Ali and Ali bin Mohammad bin Ali bin Sultan Al Ali, founded the club on 21 October 1969 in Qatar ‘s capital city. In the 1989 season, they became the first base Arab cabaret english to triumph in the asian Club Championship by defeating Al Rasheed of Iraq on an aggregate of away goals. Twenty-two years late, they won the 2011 asian Champions League and earned a descry in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, in which Al Sadd finished third base. They besides earned a spot in the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup mechanically as host club, in which Al Sadd finished sixth .

history [edit ]

1969–1980 : initiation and beginnings [edit ]

Al Sadd was established by 11 eminent school students who excelled in playing football, with the oldest penis being 17 years old. They refused to join early clubs at the time and decided to make their own clubhouse. Four of them consulted with Sheikh Qassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, who was the minister of Youth and Sports at the fourth dimension. He obliged their request, resulting in the formation of Al Sadd Sports Club. Many of the early players and supporters were remnants of Al Ahrar SC, a cabaret which was dissolved in the 1966/67 season. In their initial year of establishment, the founder of one of the founders, Hamad bin Mubarak Al Attiyah, coached the cabaret and the team trained on a football slope in a local senior high school school. [ 3 ]
The baseball club won the first always league entitle in 1971–72. however, this was one class before the league was officially recognized. frankincense, they won their first official QSL claim in 1973–74. Sadd, along with Al Arabi and Al Rayyan, went on to dominate Qatari football in the 70s and the 80s by winning many Qatari League trophies and Emir Cups. Youssef Saad, a sudanese fore who played for the golf club since its origin, was the first ever professional musician to officially join the ranks of Al Sadd. [ 4 ] In 1974, while Al Sadd was still in its infancy, they questionably transferred 14 players, including Mubarak Anber and Hassan Mattar, and head coach Hassan Othman from Al Esteqlal ( later to be known as Qatar SC ), much to the depress of club président Hamad bin Suhaim. Transfers could be made unconditionally during this time, meaning Esteqlal ‘s protests were in conceited. This was a major divisor in them winning their foremost cup backing the future class in 1975. They defeated Al Ahli 4–3 in a tightly contested match under the leadership of Hassan Osman in order to claim the Emir Cup. Their goals came from Youssef Saad, who scored a brace, and Ali Bahzad and Abdullah Zaini. Till this day, it is the joint-largest grudge in an Emir Cup final match. [ 5 ] They won the first ever Sheikh Jassim Cup held in 1977–78, american samoa well as winning it two more times in the future two years. In 1978–79, the club succeeded in achieving their first domestic double by winning both, the Sheikh Jassim Cup and the league, accomplishing the same feat the future season .

1980–2000 : First international success [edit ]

In the 1981–82, they won the Emir Cup and Sheikh Jassim Cup, once again under the reign of Hassan Osman. During this period, Badr Bilal and Hassan Mattar, both of whom were circus tent scorers in the league at one point, led the team to victories in both of the finals. Al Sadd besides succeeded in setting an Emir Cup phonograph record by defeating Al-Shamal SC 16–2, the largest record acquire in the history of the tournament. They closely completed a domestic triple in 1987, but lost 2–0 to Al Ahli in the Emir Cup final that class. [ 5 ] They were the first team to play against English side Cheadle Town on their home grounds, Park Road Stadium, under the leadership of Jimmy Meadows in 1982. They were triumphant by a 4–1 allowance. [ 6 ] Al Sadd won their Champions League debut in 1988 ( then known as asian Club Championship ), where they secured the acme position in their group. They faced Al-Rasheed of Iraq in the final, defeating them on aside goals, therefore fending the Iraqis off in order to claim the title of the first Arab team to always win the championship. The triumphant team was largely made up locals, with the exception of lebanese Wassef Soufi and Iranian Amir Ghalenoii, who did not participate in the final ascribable to the Iran–Iraq War. [ 7 ] In addition to winning the asian Champions League, they won the Sheikh Jassim Cup and the league on that class. They were the first base team to play in Iran after the Iran–Iraq War, losing 1–0 to Esteghlal in an ACC match in 1991. [ 7 ] The 1990s were a lean phase for Al Sadd, regarding the league. They could not win even one league championship during that period. however, they did manage to open their report in the Heir Apparent Trophy and besides won the Gulf Club Champions Cup in 1991 .

2000–2010 : New century, new possibilities [edit ]

The new millennium opened up a newly earned run average for Al Sadd. They returned to winning ways in the Qatari League, won many Emir Cups and Heir Apparent trophies. They besides managed a triple crown in regional football by winning the arabian Champions League in 2001 .
Fossati helped the club achieve a domestic quadruple. They recorded the largest-ever gain in the Sheikh Jassim Cup in 2006, when they defeated Muaither 21–0. In 2007, under the dominate of Uruguayan coach Jorge Fossati, they achieved a quadruple by winning all four domestic cups. They were the first Qatari team to do sol, and had besides set a league record for the highest acquire streak by winning 10 leagues games in a quarrel. [ 8 ] In addition, they made a read sign in Qatari football by paying $ 22 million for the argentine Mauro Zárate the lapp year. In 2010, they were the second team to always win the QNB Cup by defeating Umm Salal in the concluding .

2010–2012 : second Fossatti earned run average [edit ]

Al Sadd was placed in the qualifying play-offs of the 2011 Champions League, courtesy of the disqualification of vietnamese teams due to the non-submission of documents. They beat Al-Ittihad of Syria and amerind club, Dempo SC, 5–1 [ 9 ] and 2–0 respectively, to acquire a descry in the group stagecoach. Al Sadd, who were the definite underdogs, overcame the odds and topped their group to play against Al-Shabab, whom they beat 1–0. The quarter-final against Sepahan would mark the first polarity of controversy for the club. Sepahan had initially won the first-leg match against Al Sadd 1–0 ; however, after the pit, Al Sadd lodged a ball charge to the AFC as Sepahan had fielded an ineligible player, Rahman Ahmadi, who previously received two yellow cards in the tournament with his erstwhile golf club. The catch was overturned 3–0 in favor of Al Sadd, virtually ensuring the baseball club a position in the semi-finals. [ 10 ] They late faced Suwon Samsung Bluewings in a highly publicized semi-final. Suwon were favorites to win after knocking last year ‘s runner-up, Zob Ahan, out of the campaign. The first-leg match was played in Suwon, South Korea. In the seventieth hour of the pit, Mamadou Niang of Al Sadd had a deflected shoot swerve past the goalkeeper, settling the grade 1–0. Ten minutes former, a Suwon player was unwittingly kicked in the heading by an Al Sadd defender, prompting Suwon to kick the ball out of meet. While the hurt Suwon player was being tended to, Niang sprinted past the keeper to score a irregular goal, infuriating the Suwon players. The chaos was elevated when a Suwon fan had run onto the flip, sparking a mass melee which involved both coaching staff and players. After the fight was brought to a arrest, the referee sent off a player from each team while Niang late got a loss circuit board and Al Sadd ‘s korean defender Lee Jung-soo had walked off the peddle in frustration. [ 11 ] The melee prompted official investigation from the AFC, who suspended three players from both teams for six games. [ 12 ] Al Sadd lost the second branch 1–0, though this allowed them to advance to the final with a 2–1 aggregate to face Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Al Sadd belated received the nickname “Al-Badd” from the korean media as a solution of their semi-final confrontations. [ 13 ]
They won the 2011 AFC Champions League Final against Jeonbuk, 4–2 on penalties. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] This earned them a spot in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. To date, this is the best result achieved by a Qatari team in the AFC Champions League under its new format. Al Sadd besides became the first gear team to reach the AFC Champions League smasher stage after starting their campaign in the play-offs in February. [ 16 ] Furthermore, Al Sadd was crowned “ AFC Club of the year ” in 2011 by AFC after their Champions League conquest. backing 2011 in honor of the club ‘s owner changed the team logo and stars to commemorate the AFC Champions League 1988.2011 was etched on the shirt Wolves. [ 17 ] During the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, Al Sadd were eliminated in the semi-final stage by Barcelona, which set up a third-place meeting between them and Kashiwa Reysol. This was the first time two clubs from the lapp confederation faced off each other in a third-place equal. Al Sadd won the find on penalties in arrange to be the first West asian club to claim the bronze decoration in the FIFA Club World Cup. [ 18 ]

2012–present : Post-ACL champions [edit ]

After the deviation of Fossati, former Al-Sadd midfielder Hussein Amotta was named as the newfangled coach in May 2012. The Moroccan had finished as the Qatar League top scorekeeper during his four-year stay at the golf club from 1997 to 2001. He was working as the baseball club ‘s technical foul director prior to being promoted to the top job. [ 19 ] Just days before Amouta ‘s appointment, Al-Sadd announced the high-profile bless of erstwhile Real Madrid captain Raúl, who arrived on a dislodge transfer from Schalke 04. [ 20 ] Managed by Amouta and led by modern master Raúl, Al Sadd set a league phonograph record for the best start to the league season ever by winning all of their first nine games, shattering the previous record set by Al Gharafa, who had won seven. [ 8 ] The team went on to break Lekhwiya ‘s biennial laterality by winning the 2012–13 Qatar Stars League title, five years after their last exuberate in the competition. [ 21 ] Al-Sadd faltered in the adjacent two seasons, however, finishing third and second in 2013–14 and 2014–15 respectively, as Lekhwiya returned to win back-to-back titles once again. In 2015, Al-Sadd achieved the coup of signing Barcelona ‘s storied spanish international Xavi. [ 22 ] In 2019 he ended his career as a professional player at the club to start there his career as football director. With Qatar as host of the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup when announced by the FIFA Council on 3 June 2019, Al Sadd SC automatically qualified as the host baseball club team. With Xavi as coach, Al-Sadd won six cups and one backing title between 2019 and 2021 .

stadium and facilities [edit ]

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium home matches are played in the state-of-the-art ( football-specific ) Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium (also known as Al Sadd Stadium), with a capacity which adds up to 18,000, including VIP stands. [ 23 ] The stadium, originally built in 1974, was renovated in 2004 for the Gulf Cup. Situated near central Doha, the venue attracts large numbers of spectators. It is the de facto home stadium of the Qatar national football team. [ 24 ] Jassim Bin Hamad is a very distinct stadium in the Middle East because of its unique features, such as the cooling system which is implemented. [ 25 ]

Stadium

Period

Tariq bin Zayed Stadium[3]

1969–1975

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

1975–present

Colours and cap [edit ]

Among Al Sadd ‘s most popular nicknames are Al Zaeem (The Boss) and Al Dheeb (The Wolf). From the basis of the club, the common home kit includes a white shirt, bootleg or white shorts, and white socks. White and black colours are besides seen in the crest. The aside kit of the club is associated with a black background. Pink was adopted as the golf club ‘s primary color for their third undifferentiated in 2007. [ 26 ] Their beginning cap was designed in Lebanon in 1969, and was like to other football clubs in the region, in the smell that it depicted a football with Arabic writing on it. [ 27 ] This crest was an hommage to early football club Al Ahrar. primitively, the club wanted to use the like peak as Al Ahrar, but this idea was rejected by the QFA. [ 3 ] A second crown was designed in the eighties, and was designed by the collapse of the club, Nasser bank identification number Mubarak Al-Ali. It was used until 1999, the year in which their third crest was designed, besides by Nasser bin Mubarak Al-Ali, in celebration of the 30-year anniversary of the initiation of the club. Following their impressive AFC Champions League campaign in 2011, the logo was modified and released in June 2012 to include two golden stars on the acme to mark the two asian titles of 1989 and 2011. [ 27 ]

International cabaret twinnings [edit ]

young person development [edit ]

The baseball club hosts numerous age brackets with a phone number of youth coaches. Many celebrated local footballers have graduated from Al Sadd ‘s academy, including Jafal Al Kuwari, Khalid Salman, Hassan Al-Haydos, and 2006 asian Footballer of the Year, Khalfan Ibrahim, who is the first Qatari to receive this prize. There have been foreign graduates as well, such as UAE ‘s Mutaz Abdulla. They have a young person development program, which instills philosophies and enforces training ideals among the young players. [ 33 ] The program had 284 participants enrolled as of 2011. [ 34 ]

Seasons [edit ]

Note 1: The first official Qatari Football League season was held in 1972–73.
Note 2: Competition was not held that year.

performance in domestic competitions [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 25 November 2020.[36]

Position

Player

Nation

Out on lend [edit ]

Position

Player

Nation

staff [edit ]

As of 6 November 2021.

Honours [edit ]

Domestic
Continental
International

Records [edit ]

club [edit ]

Matches [edit ]

Largest victory: Al Sadd 21–0 Muaither (2006–07)
Longest winning run: 9 matches (2011–12) (Record)
Largest Asian victory: Al Sadd 6–2 Lokomotiv (2014–15)
Largest Asian defeat: Al Hilal 5–0 Al Sadd (2013–14)

individual [edit ]

Qatar Stars League Top scorers

Players [edit ]

As of 29 September 2020.

Notes: Early years statistics are primarily unknown.
Names in bold are players who are still at the club at present.

all-time top goalscorers [edit ]

all-time most appearances [edit ]

youth teams [edit ]

As of 18 July 2012.

Noted players [edit ]

Updated 20 May 2019.

This list includes players whom have made significant contributions to their national team and to the club. At least 100 caps for either the national team or club is needed to be considered for inclusion.

managerial history [edit ]

As of January 2020.

Xavi, most recent coach of Al Sadd.

Notes

Note 1 denotes player–manager role.
Note 2 denotes caretaker role.

baseball club officials [edit ]

Management

Presidential history

Président

1
HE Ahmad bin Jassim bin Fahad Al-Thani

2
HE Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiya

3
HE Jassim bin Hamad bin Jaber Al-Thani

4
HE Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Ali

5
HE Nasser bin Mubarak Al-Ali

6
HE Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani

Rivalries [edit ]

Al Rayyan [edit ]

A competition which stems from early in the history of the league, it is popularly known as the ‘Qatari El Clasico ‘. [ 43 ]
Updated 6 January 2014 [ 44 ]

Al Arabi [edit ]

This is the clash of Qatar ‘s two most successful teams : Al Sadd and Al Arabi. For some fans, winning this bowler hat is more noteworthy than winning the league itself. The bowler hat is an important component of the area ‘s culture. [ 45 ] Al Arabi always regarded themselves as the golf club of Qatar ‘s working class, in contrast with the more upper-class back free-base of Al Sadd. The sociable course separate between the two fan bases finally diminished. [ 45 ]

memorable matches [edit ]

Bold indicates a win .

From 1996 to 2015 .

Head-to-head

Competition

Qatar Stars League
47
22
12
13
81
52
+29

Sheikh Jassem Cup
6
5
0
1
13
8
+5

Emir Cup
11
6
2
3
18
11
+7

Crown Prince Cup
1
1
0
1
3
3
0

Reserve League
4
2
2
0
10
4
+6

Qatar Stars Cup
4
1
2
1
12
8
+4

Total
73
36
18
19
134
85
+49

Supporters [edit ]

Al Sadd Fan Club ‘s logo historically, Al Sadd has been the favor club of Qatar ‘s upper-class. [ 45 ] The club garnered many supporters in the early on years of the Qatar Stars League, along with Al Rayyan and Al-Arabi, who were the three independent powers of the league. The new millennium saw an inflow of modern fans as a result of recruiting many alien nationals to play for the club, ampere well as the cabaret ‘s operation in regional competitions. In club to better communicate with the fans, Al Sadd ‘s fan club was established in the 2003–04 season of the QSL and was then an unprecedented mind in most Gulf and Arab clubs. The fan golf club serves many roles ; it is not merely restricted to organizing fan groups within the stadium, but it is besides used as a means to discuss ways in which to improve the club. In addition, annual general meetings are held between the management and fans in order to have an open platform to discuss issues in an open environment. This was greatly criticized at the beginning, while now other clubs are following suit. [ 46 ] The baseball club besides has annual and monthly awards for the best players of the club which is sponsored by Givenchy. The fan club has won the QFA -sanctioned entitle of best winnow cabaret in Qatar for three consecutive years – 2006, 2007 and 2008. [ 46 ] furthermore, the fan club was besides the first in Qatar to put the free SMS service for mobiles in place. This attracted more than 8000 subscribers who received a number of over 3 million SMS ‘ during the first one and a one-half years. [ 46 ] besides active on social network sites, the club has official Facebook and Twitter accounts .

asian record [edit ]

Updated 28 May 2014.[47]

Competition

Pld

AFC Champions League
51
22
11
18
75
61

Asian Club Championship
9
6
2
1
16
8

Total
60
28
13
19
91
69

Q = Qualification
GS = Group stage
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-final
SF = Semi-final

Asian Club Championship
AFC Champions League
^1 Following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visit players ; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the contest and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their record was expunged. ^2 The AFC Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first branch to Al Sadd against Sepahan as a 3–0 forfeit acquire after Sepahan were found guilty of fielding an ineligible musician. The couple primitively ended 1–0 to Sepahan. [ 48 ]

Participations [edit ]

PO: Play-off Round, Q : Qualified, GS : Group stage, R16 : Round of 16, QF : Quarterfinals, SF : Semi-finals, RU : Runners-up, W : Winners

Participations

Qualified

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

14 Times
GS
GS
QF
GS
GS
GS
GS
W
QF
R16
PO
PO
SF
SF
R16
GS

Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances

1989: Champion

1990: Qualifying Stage

1991: Qualifying Stage

2000: Second Round

Asian Cup Winners’ Cup: 4 appearances

1991/92: First Round

1994/95: Quarter-Final

2000/01: Second Round

2001/02: 3rd place

AFC Club rankings [edit ]

This is the current AFC coefficient. Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS. [ 49 ]

Updated 1 January 2012

International record [edit ]

Competition

Pld

FIFA Club World Cup
3
2
0
1
2
5

Total
3
2
0
1
2
5

other sports [edit ]

basketball [edit ]

handball [edit ]

Futsal [edit ]

References [edit ]

Official website ( in English and Arabic )