# Al Rayyan SC Volleyball Team

Al Rayyan Volleyball (Arabic: الريان للكرة الطائرة) is a professional volleyball team based in Al-Rayyan, Qatar. It competes in the Qatari Volleyball League. They participated in the 2012 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship held in Qatar after winning the Heir Apparent Cup. The club hired four top athletes to strengthen the team before the 2012 Club World Championships. These include Rodrigão from Brazil, the Bulgarian brothers Georgi and Valentin Bratoev, and the American David Lee, a Gold medalist in Beijing 2008. They did not advance past the group stage. The best achievement for the Al Rayyan volleyball team was in 2014 when they came in the second place in the World Club championship. The squad included Michael Sánchez, Raphael Vieira de Oliveira, Matey Kaziyski and Robertlandy Simón as foreign players in the team. Al Rayan won the GCC Champions Cup in 2011 and 2015 as well as the Arab championship and Asian cup.

## Honors
### Domestic

* Qatar Volleyball League
       Winners (11): 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2022, 2023
* Emir Cup
       Winners (16): 1987, 1989, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
* Crown Prince Cup
       Winners (9): 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016

### International

* Asian Club Championship
       Runners-up: 2013, 2014
       Third place: 2019
       Fourth place: 2002
* World Club Championship
       Runners-up: 2014
* GCC Volleyball Club Championship
       Winners (3): 2011, 2015, 2016
       Runners-up: 2014, 2017
* Arab Volleyball Clubs Championship
       Winners (3): 2018, 2019, 2022
       Runners-up: 1998, 2012
       Third place: 2017
       Fourth place: 2001, 2005
* Arab Volleyball Clubs Championship Cup Winners
       Winners (1): 2000
* West Asian Volleyball Clubs Championship
       Winners (2): 2023, 2024

## Squad

Squad for 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
* Head coach: Igor Arbutina
| Number | Player |
| 1 | Farhad Ghaemi |
| 2 | Ali Hassan Asadi |
| 4 | Mohamed Al-Oui |
| 5 | Mohamed Hachdadi |
| 6 | Michael Sánchez |
| 7 | Raphael Vieira de Oliveira |
| 9 | Ali Bairami (c) |
| 10 | Mohammed Abdulla |
| 11 | Robertlandy Simón |
| 12 | Mubarak Dahi Waleed |
| 13 | Ali Hamed Yaqub |
| 16 | Alan Domingos (L) |

## Technical staff

As of 1 August 2017/

## Notable players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.

## Managerial history

* Ashraf Mehdi
* Eid Mubarak
* Mohammed Faraj (1987–90)
* Dragan Mihailović (2009/10)
* Mohammed Al Bahri (2011/12 until February 2012)
* Dragan Popović (2012/2013) (Caretaker)
* Ljubomir Travica (2012/13 until March 2014)
* Daniele Bagnoli (2014/15 until November 2015)
* Igor Arbutina (2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2012, March 2014, 2015/2016)
* Carlos Eduardo Schwanke ( February /2017 – 2018)