# 2016–17 Al Sadd SC season

In the 2016–17 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 44th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup the Qatar Crown Prince Cup and the Champions League.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Position | Name | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | GK | Saad Al Sheeb | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 26) | Al Sailiya |
| 22 | GK | Muhannad Naim | (1993-01-28)28 January 1993 (aged 23) | Eupen |
| Defenders ||||||
| | RB | Pedro Miguel | (1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 26) | Al Ahli |
| | LB | Abdelkarim Hassan | (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| | CB | Morteza Pouraliganji | (1992-04-19)19 April 1992 (aged 24) | Tianjin Teda |
| | CB | Ibrahim Majid | (1990-05-12)12 May 1990 (aged 26) | Al Wakrah |
| | RB | Musab Kheder | (1993-09-26)26 September 1993 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| Midfielders ||||||
| | CM / AM / DM | Xavi | (1980-01-25)25 January 1980 (aged 36) | Barcelona |
| | AM | Ali Assadalla | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 23) | Al Muharraq |
| | AM | Khalfan Ibrahim | (1988-02-18)18 February 1988 (aged 28) | Al Arabi |
| | DM | Salem Al-Hajri | (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 20) | Eupen |
| | CM | Jasser Yahya | (1992-12-19)19 December 1992 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| | DM | Mohammed Kasola | (1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 30) | Al-Khor |
| Forwards ||||||
| | | Hamza Sanhaji | (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| | | Meshaal Al-Shammeri | (1995-01-19)19 January 1995 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| | RW | Hassan Al Haidos | (1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 26) | Youth system |
| | ST | Baghdad Bounedjah | (1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 25) | Étoile du Sahel |
| | | Hassan Palang | (1998-04-02)2 April 1998 (aged 18) | LASK Linz II |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Qatar Stars League | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 069.23 | Matchday 1 | Runners–up | 16 September 2016 | 15 April 2017 |
| Emir of Qatar Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 100.00 | Quarter-final | Winners | 5 May 2017 | 19 May 2017 |
| Qatar Crown Prince Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.00 | Semi-finals | Winners | 20 April 2017 | 29 April 2017 |
| Champions League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 | Play-off round | Play-off round | 7 February 2017 | 7 February 2017 |
| Total | 32 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 90 | 28 | +62 | 071.88 |
Updated to match played 9 May 2017 Source: Competitions

### Qatar Stars League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lekhwiya (C) | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 33 | +46 | 63 | 2018 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
| 2 | Al-Sadd | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 77 | 23 | +54 | 61 | 2018 AFC Champions League Group Stage |
| 3 | Al-Rayyan | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 51 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
| 4 | El Jaish | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 45 | |
| 5 | Al-Gharafa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 40 | Qualification to the 2018 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off |
* ↑ El Jaish were merged into Lekhwiya to form Al-Duhail after the 2016–17 season. As a result, Al-Gharafa, the league 5th place, entered the qualifying play-off.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 December 2014. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | H | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Qatar Stars League | Qatar Stars League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Emir of Qatar Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Champions League | Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | QAT | Saad Al Sheeb | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | QAT | Muhannad Naim | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | QAT | Pedro Miguel | 25 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | QAT | Abdelkarim Hassan | 24 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | QAT | Musab Kheder | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | QAT | Hamid Ismaeil | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | QAT | Ibrahim Majid | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | QAT | Hossam Kamal | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | QAT | Salem Al-Hajri | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | QAT | Mohammed Kasola | 23 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | IRN | Morteza Pouraliganji | 24 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Jugurtha Hamroun | 21 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Xavi | 27 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | QAT | Ali Assadalla | 26 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | QAT | Khalfan Ibrahim | 14 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | QAT | Jasser Yahya | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | MF | QAT | Ahmed Sayyar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | MF | QAT | Mohammed Waad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | QAT | Abdulaziz Al-Ansari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | QAT | Meshaal Al-Shammeri | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | QAT | Hassan Al-Haidos | 20 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Baghdad Bounedjah | 21 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | QAT | Hassan Palang | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | QAT | Hamza Sanhaji | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
Last updated: 20 November 2017 Source: fr.soccerway.com

### Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | QSL | QEC | CPC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
| 11 | | Baghdad Bounedjah | FW | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | | Xavi | MF | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | | Hassan Al-Haidos | FW | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | | Jugurtha Hamroun | MF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 70 | | Hamza Sanhaji | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | | Ali Assadalla | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | | Khalfan Ibrahim | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 88 | | Morteza Pouraliganji | DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | Abdelkarim Hassan | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | | Meshaal Al-Shammeri | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 66 | | Mohammed Kasola | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | | Ibrahim Majid | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | Pedro Miguel | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 77 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 90 |

#### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 22 December 2017 | Morteza Pouraliganji | 1 | (vs. El-Jaish) |
| 2 February 2017 | Baghdad Bounedjah | 1 | (vs. Al-Shahania) |
| 2 February 2017 | Pedro Miguel | 1 | (vs. Al-Shahania) |
| 2 February 2017 | Ibrahim Majid | 2 | (vs. Al-Shahania) |
| 15 April 2017 | Saad Al Sheeb | 2 | (vs. El-Jaish) |
| 20 April 2017 | Mohammed Kasola | ? | (vs. Al Rayyan) |

## 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 |
| 1 | GK | QAT | Saad Al Sheeb |
| 2 | DF | QAT | Pedro Miguel |
| 3 | DF | QAT | Yasser Abubakar |
| 4 | FW | QAT | Abdulaziz Al-Ansari |
| 5 | MF | ALG | Jugurtha Hamroun (on loan from Steaua București) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Xavi (captain) |
| 7 | DF | QAT | Musab Kheder |
| 8 | MF | QAT | Ali Assadalla |
| 9 | FW | QAT | Meshaal Al-Shammeri |
| 10 | MF | QAT | Hassan Al-Haidos |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Baghdad Bounedjah |
| 12 | DF | QAT | Hamid Ismaeil |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | DF | QAT | Ibrahim Majid |
| 14 | MF | QAT | Khalfan Ibrahim |
| 17 | FW | QAT | Hassan Palang |
| 19 | DF | QAT | Hossam Kamal |
| 20 | DF | QAT | Salem Al-Hajri |
| 22 | GK | QAT | Muhannad Naim |
| 27 | MF | QAT | Jasser Yahya |
| 65 | MF | QAT | Ahmed Sayyar |
| 66 | DF | QAT | Mohammed Kasola |
| 70 | FW | QAT | Hamza Sanhaji |
| 73 | MF | QAT | Mohammed Waad |
| 88 | DF | IRN | Morteza Pouraliganji |
Players with Multiple Nationalities
* Ibrahim Majid
* Pedro Miguel
* Yasser Abubakar
* Ali Asad
* Ahmed Sayyar

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 1 July 2016 | DF | Hamid Ismaeil | Al-Rayyan | Loan | |
| 31 August 2016 | MF | Jugurtha Hamroun | Steaua București | Loan + €1,000,000 | |