# Qatar SC

Qatar Sports Club (Arabic: نادي قطر الرياضي) 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.
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.

## History
### Formation (1972)

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. 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

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

* 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

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 GhasemianZoeram 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

As of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | QAT | Yossef Ahmed $^{U21}$ |
| 2 | DF | QAT | Nasir Peer |
| 5 | MF | CMR | Raoul Danzabe |
| 6 | MF | PLE | Ataa Jaber |
| 7 | MF | NED | Mohamed Taabouni (on loan from Al-Arabi) |
| 8 | MF | QAT | Omar Al-Amadi |
| 9 | FW | EGY | Ahmed Abdel Kader (on loan from Al Ahly) |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Carlinhos (on loan from Portimonense) |
| 11 | MF | QAT | Ali Bujaloof |
| 13 | DF | MAR | Badr Benoun |
| 14 | MF | QAT | Moataz Bostami |
| 15 | DF | QAT | Abdullah Al-Muftah |
| 16 | MF | QAT | Abdurahman Al-Korbi |
| 17 | DF | QAT | Khaled Mahmoudi |
| 18 | DF | QAT | Ali Malolah |
| 20 | DF | QAT | Eisa Palangi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | FW | QAT | Jassem Al-Jalabi |
| 22 | DF | QAT | Diyab Taha |
| 23 | FW | QAT | Sebastián Soria |
| 24 | FW | QAT | Abdulaziz Al-Ansari |
| 26 | MF | QAT | Muhammed Zidan |
| 27 | MF | QAT | Youssef Mohamed |
| 28 | FW | COD | Ben Malango |
| 29 | MF | QAT | Ali Al-Egaili $^{U21}$ |
| 31 | GK | QAT | Motasem Al Bustami |
| 32 | DF | QAT | Ibrahim Majid |
| 33 | GK | QAT | Adnan Saleh $^{U21}$ |
| 71 | MF | QAT | Abdulrahman Mohsin $^{U21}$ |
| 74 | GK | QAT | Satea Abdelnasser |
| 88 | DF | ESP | Javi Martínez |
| 99 | MF | QAT | Ilyas Brimil |

### Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 91 | DF | QAT | Talal Al-Raeesi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | IDN | Ahmad Al-Khuwailid |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | QAT | Bahaa Ellethy (on loan to Al-Ahli) |

## Honours

* Qatar Stars League
** Champions (8): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03
* 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
** Champions (1): 2014

## Records and statistics

Last update: 15 March 2023. Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.
Most goals :
| # | Name | League Goals |
| 1 | Sebastián Soria | 116 |
| 2 | Akwá | 43 |
| 3 | Amad Al-Hosni | 36 |
| 4 | Abdulaziz Hassan Bujaloof | 31 |
| 5 | Marcinho | 25 |
| 6 | Hamdi Harbaoui | 21 |
| 7 | Yasser Nazmi | 18 |
| 8 | Mousa Al Allaq | 18 |

## Recent seasons

    Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Emir Cup 1996–97 1D 7 16439 191915 Round 1 1997–98 1D 6 16547 172219 Round 1 1998–99 1D 6 16529 162717 Round 1 1999–2000 1D 7 16466 142418 Quarter-finals 2000–01 1D 8 164210 182714 Round 2 2001–02 1D 2 16925 301729 Semifinals 2002–03 1D 1 181053 241034 Semifinals 2003–04 1D 2 181044 311734 Runners-up 2004–05 1D 4 2714310 403445 Quarter-finals 2005–06 1D 2 271476 493449 Semifinals 2006–07 1D 6 2710413 353634 Quarter-finals 2007–08 1D 4 271449 533846 Semifinals 2008–09 1D 4 2711106 423643 Semifinals 2009–10 1D 4 221156 322338 Semifinals 2010–11 1D 5 221174 402640 Quarter-finals 2011–12 1D 10 226610 324624 Round 3

## Technical staff
### Senior team

    As of 29 November 2023
Coaching staff :
| Head coach | Youssef Safri |
| Assistant coach | Mohamed Ighir Orman Okunaiya |
| Goalkeeper coach | Abderrafi Gassi |
| Fitness coach | Cédric Thyus |
| Match analysis | Omar Al-Korbi |
| Team doctor | Youssef Al Shammari |
| Physiotherapist | Abdurahman Al Jabbar |
| Kit manager | Hassan Al Naimi |
| General manager | Khalid Al-Shammeri |

### Youth team

Coaching staff :
| Head coach | Yousef Al Noubi |
| Technical director | David Giguel |
| Goalkeeping coach | Abdel Fattah Nassef |
| Fitness coach | Abdulziz Al Kahlawi |

## Managerial history

    As of 10 May 2023
| Manager | Period |
| Hamad Neel Mohammed Ali | c. 1962 |
| Saad Mohammed Saleh | c. 1972 |
| Helmi Hussein | 1973–74 |
| Wagdi Jamal | 1974 |
| Hassan Othman Helmi Hussein | 1974–75 |
| Mohammed Kheiri | 1975–76 |
| Jozef Jankech Jozef Vengloš | 1976–77 |
| Jorvan Vieira | 1980 |
| Park Byung-suk | c. 1980–81 |
| Paulo Massa | 1988 |
| Uli Maslo | July 1, 1988–90 |
| Sérgio Cosme | 1990 |
| Džemaludin Mušović | 1990–91 |
| Uli Maslo | 1991 – April 30, 1992 |
| Ammo Baba | 1992–93 |
| Jozef Jankech | 1993–94 |
| Hazem Jassam | 1994 |
| Roland Andersson | July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1997 |
| Ján Pivarník | 1997 |
| Reinhard Fabisch | 1998–00 |
| Eid Mubarak | 2000 |
| Verner Lička | July 1, 2000 – June 15, 2001 |
| Zoran Đorđević | 2001–02 |
| Džemaludin Mušović | 2002–04 |
| Manager | Period |
| Adel Abu Karbal Salman Abdulaziz | 2004 |
| Carlos Alhinho | 2004 – June 30, 2005 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 |
| Džemal Hadžiabdić | 2006 |
| Yannick Stopyra | Nov 2006 – Jan 07 |
| Srećko Juričić | 2007 |
| Dimitri Davidovic | 2007 |
| Džemaludin Mušović | 2007–08 |
| Hameed Bremel | 2008 |
| Sebastião Lazaroni | July 24, 2008 – Aug 11 |
| Saïd Chiba | Aug 12, 2011 – July 8, 2012 |
| Sebastião Lazaroni | July 9, 2012 – June 1, 2014 |
| Ivan Hašek | June 1, 2014 – September 11, 2014 |
| Radhi Shenaishil | September 11, 2014 – October 26, 2015 |
| Sebastião Lazaroni | October 26, 2015– June 27, 2016 |
| Aurel Țicleanu | June 28, 2016– December 26, 2016 |
| Erik van der Meer | December 29, 2016 – May 31, 2017 |
| Gabriel Calderón | July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 |
| Abdullah Mubarak | November 25, 2017 – September 17, 2018 |
| Yousuf Al-Noubi | September 17, 2018 – October 10, 2018 |
| Sergio Batista | October 10, 2018 – June 30, 2019 |
| Carlos Alós | July 1, 2019 – October 20, 2019 |
| Wesam Rizik | October 21, 2019 – June 30, 2021 |
| Zé Ricardo | June 2021 – October 2021 |
| Yousuf Al-Noubi | October 2021 |
| Youssef Safri | October 2021 – October 2023 |
| Helio Sousa | October 2023 – April 2024 |
| Yousuf Al-Noubi | April 2024 – September 2024 |
| Youssef Safri | September 2024 – present |

## Performance in AFC competitions

* AFC Champions League: 1 appearance
       2003–04: Group Stage