# Umm Salal SC

Umm Salal Sport Club (Arabic: نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. Previously called Al-Tadamun Sport Club, Umm Salal is best known for being the first Qatari club that made it to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League.

## History

Umm Salal were formed in 1979 under the name Al-Tadamun Club and entered into the Qatari Second Division along with five other clubs. After the dissolution of two other clubs in the second division, Al Tadamun was also dissolved. The club was reformed in 1996, with Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Thani heading the club. It won the Qatari 2nd Division in their second season after reformation, in addition to lifting the league trophy two more times in 2000 and 2006.
In 2004, the club's name, Al Tadamun Club, was changed to "Umm Salal" by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee.
They won promotion to the Qatar Stars League in the 2006–07 season. They enjoyed league success, finishing third in consecutive seasons. In 2008, they qualified for the AFC Champions League 2009 after defeating Al Gharafa 4–1 on penalties in the Emir Cup final. They were knocked out of the ACL in the semi-finals, which was the furthest any Qatari club had ever advanced at that time.
The team's nickname, Barzan's Falcons, is a reference to the Barzan Tower, which the Umm Salal Mohammed Fort houses. The tower became renowned for being used during Ramadan to ensure the holy month was observed at the correct time.

## Honours

* Emir of Qatar Cup
** Winners (1): 2008
** Runners-up (1): 2010
* Sheikh Jassem Cup
** Winners (1): 2009
** Runners-up (1): 2011
* Qatari Stars Cup
** Winners (1): 2024
** Runners-up (2): 2010, 2023
* Qatari 2nd Division
** Winners (3): 1998, 2000, 2006

## Statistics and records
### League seasons

    Season Div. Pos. Emir of Qatar Cup Crown Prince Cup Sheikh Jassim Cup Asia 2006 2D 1 1st round – Semi-final – – 2007 QSL 3 Quarter-final Semi-final Group stage – – 2008 QSL 3 Winners Semi-final Group stage – – 2009 QSL 6 2nd round – Winners CL Semi-final 2010 QSL 7 Runners-up – Group stage – – 2011 QSL 9 3rd round – Runners-up – – 2012 QSL 11 3rd round – Group stage – – 2013 QSL 5 Quarter-final – Group stage – – 2014 QSL 7 3rd round – – – – 2015 QSL 6 Quarter-final – – – – 2016 QSL 5 3rd round – – – – 2017 QSL 6 4th round – – – – 2018 QSL 5 Quarter-final – – – – 2019 QSL 9 3rd round – – – – 2020 QSL 10 Round of 16 – – – – 2021 QSL 10 Round of 16 – – – – 2022 QSL 6 Round of 16 – – – –

### Asian record

| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| AFC Champions League | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 |
* Q = Qualification
* GS = Group stage
* R16 = Round of 16
* QF = Quarter-final
* SF = Semi-final
AFC Champions League
| Round | Club | Home | Away |
| 2009 |||||
| GS | Al Jazira | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| GS | Al-Ittihad | 1–3 | 0–7 |
| GS | Esteghlal | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| R16 | Al-Hilal | 0–0 (4–3p) | 0–0 (4–3p) |
| QF | FC Seoul | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| SF | Pohang Steelers | 1–2 | 0–2 |

## Colours and crest
### Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsor |
| 2006–11 | Nike | RasGas |
| 2012-14 | Nike | None |
| 2014–15 | Nike | MSC–Q |
| 2015–16 | Puma | None |
| 2016–17 | Adidas | None |
| 2021-23 | Jako | None |
| 2023-24 | Puma | None |
| 2024-Present | Jako | None |

### Kit history

| Home kit from Ø–2007 | Home kit from 2007 to 2009 | Home kit from 2009 to 2011 | Home kit from 2011 to 2012 | Home kit from 2012 to 2013 | Home kit from 2013–present |

## Stadium

Built in 1996 in Umm Salal Ali, the Umm Salal Stadium covers 34,500 m$^2$ and features two football pitches, locker rooms and an administrative office. However, due to its insufficient capacity and facilities, the club uses Thani bin Jassim Stadium as its homegrounds.

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | QAT | Omar Yahya |
| 3 | DF | QAT | Sayed Issa |
| 4 | MF | QAT | Abdelrahman Raafat |
| 6 | MF | ALG | Victor Lekhal |
| 7 | FW | CUW | Kenji Gorré |
| 8 | MF | QAT | Adel Al-Sulaimane |
| 9 | FW | CRO | Antonio Mance |
| 10 | MF | QAT | Othman Al-Yahri (on loan from Al-Gharafa) |
| 12 | MF | QAT | Khalid Abdulraouf |
| 13 | GK | QAT | Louay Ashour |
| 14 | MF | MAR | Oussama Tannane |
| 15 | DF | MAR | Marouane Louadni |
| 16 | MF | QAT | Sayed Ahmed |
| 17 | MF | QAT | Khaled Waleed |
| 18 | FW | QAT | Abdallah Khaled |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | ALG | Naïm Laidouni |
| 20 | DF | QAT | Ali Afif |
| 21 | DF | QAT | Khalifa Al-Malki |
| 22 | DF | NGA | Edidiong Essien |
| 23 | GK | SEN | Landing Badji |
| 30 | GK | QAT | Jehad Hudib |
| 42 | DF | QAT | Ahmed Abdelnabi $^{U21}$ |
| 49 | MF | QAT | Al Fahad Haidara $^{U21}$ |
| 50 | GK | QAT | Ahmad Ismaeel $^{U21}$ |
| 70 | FW | QAT | Meshaal Al-Shammeri |
| 77 | DF | QAT | Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi |
| 79 | FW | QAT | Ali Al-Muhannadi |
| 95 | MF | QAT | Ahmed Al Saadi |
| 99 | MF | QAT | Abdulaziz Al-Bakri $^{U21}$ |

## List of notable players

Only league games are counted. To appear in this list, a player must have made at least 50 appearances for the team.
| Name | Nationality | Position | Debut | Appearances | Goals |
| Jawad Akeel | Qatar | Midfielder | 2006 | 141 | 4 |
| Ibrahima Nadiya | Qatar | Midfielder | 2003 | 133 | 28 |
| Baba Malick | Qatar | Goalkeeper | 2013 | 97 | 0 |
| Yannick Sagbo | Ivory Coast | Striker | 2015 | 95 | 51 |
| Ismail Mousa | Qatar | Defender | 2011 | 92 | 0 |
| Dheyab Al-Annabi | Qatar | Midfielder | 2014 | 86 | 2 |
| Jeddo | Qatar | Striker | 2007 | 82 | 4 |
| Fábio César | Qatar | Midfielder | 2006 | 76 | 21 |
| Mustafa Aden | Qatar | Midfielder | 2006 | 75 | 1 |
| Saoud Ghanem | Qatar | Midfielder | 2006 | 74 | 4 |
| Mohamed Husain | Bahrain | Defender | 2009 | 73 | 1 |
| Magno Alves | Brazil | Striker | 2008 | 55 | 40 |
| Dahi Al Naemi | Qatar | Midfielder | 2007 | 55 | 2 |

## Board of directors

| Position | Staff |
| President | Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani |
| Vice-President | Tamim bin Mohamed Al-Thani |
| General secretary | Khalid Mohammed Al Jabbar |
| Assistant secretary | Hassan Ali Aman |
| Treasurer | Mohammed Khamis Al Ali |
| Board member | Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani |
| Board member | Jumaa Mubarak Ali |
| Board member | Mohammed Salem Al Naimi |
| Board member | Saber Mattar Al Sultan |
Last updated: 1 May 2014 Source: Board of directors

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Pablo Machín |
| Assistant coach | Ahmed Hafez |
| Assistant coach | Salmin Al-Haydos |
| Fitness coach | Danilo Ribeiro Nakagawa |
| Goalkeeping coach | Juanma Cruz |
| Team manager | Emad Al Shammari Faisal Fahed |
| Team doctor | Noor Okbaba |
| Physiotherapist | Mazen Al Mazen Imad Daaji |
| Technical director | Ali Amin |
| Massage therapist | Mohamed Zinhum |
| Massage therapist | Ibrahim Hussain |
| Match Analyst/ Performance Analyst | Wildimark Silva |
| Kitman | Munir Al Dosari |

## Managerial history

    As of 11 May 2023
* Abdulaziz Ali Al Hammadi (1988)
* Abdulaziz Ali Al Hammadi (1995)
* Saad Hafez (1999–01)
* Said Razgui (2001–02)
* Lakhdar Belloumi (2003)
* Fareed Ramzy (2004)
* Robert Mullier (2004–05)
* Abdelhak Benchikha (2005–06)
* Hassan Hormutallah (Feb 20, 2007–July 1, 2007)
* Richard Tardy (July 1, 2007–Oct 26, 2007)
* Hameed Bremel (2007)
* Laurent Banide (Nov 7, 2007–Nov 3, 2008)
* Gérard Gili (Nov 16, 2008–April 12, 2010)
* Henk ten Cate (April 12, 2010–Feb 6, 2011)
* Hassan Hormutallah (Feb 7, 2011–Nov 15, 2011)
* Gérard Gili (Dec 15, 2011–June 30, 2012)
* Bertrand Marchand (July 1, 2012–March 1, 2013)
* Alain Perrin (March 9, 2013–Sept 30, 2013)
* Gérard Gili (Sept 30, 2013–Dec 12, 2013)
* Bülent Uygun (Dec 12, 2013–Dec 14, 2016)
* Mahmoud Gaber (Dec 16, 2016–Feb, 2018)
* Talal El Karkouri (Feb 5, 2018–Dec 12, 2018)
* Laurent Banide (Jul 1, 2018–Nov 14, 2018)
* Raúl Caneda (Jan 1, 2019–Oct 25, 2019)
* Ahmed El Abyad (Oct 30, 2019–Nov 3, 2019)
* Aziz Ben Askar (Nov 4, 2019–Jun 30,2021)
* Sérgio Farias (Jul 1, 2021–Oct 28,2021)
* Wesam Rizik (Oct 29, 2021–Jan 31,2023)
* Talal El Karkouri (Feb 1, 2023–2023)
* Patrice Carteron (Jul 1, 2024–2024)