# 2020–21 Al-Duhail SC season

In the 2020–21 season, Al-Duhail is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 10th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar 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 | Mohammed Al-Bakri | (1997-03-28)28 March 1997 (aged 23) | Youth system |
| 21 | GK | Salah Zakaria | (1999-04-24)24 April 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Wakrah |
| 16 | GK | Khalifa Ababacar | (1989-07-07)7 July 1989 (aged 32) | Al Kharaitiyat |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | RB | Ali Malolah | (1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 21) | Al-Wakrah |
| 2 | CB | Mohammed Musa | (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 34) | Umm Salal |
| 5 | CB / RB | Bassam Al-Rawi | (1997-12-16)16 December 1997 (aged 22) | Al-Rayyan |
| 6 | CB | Ahmed Yasser | (1994-05-17)17 May 1994 (aged 26) | Aspire Academy |
| 18 | LB | Sultan Al-Brake | (1996-04-07)7 April 1996 (aged 24) | Aspire Academy |
| 4 | CB | Medhi Benatia | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 34) | Juventus |
| | RB | Ramin Rezaeian | (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 31) | Al Shahania |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 8 | DM | Luiz Júnior | (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 31) | Uniclinic |
| 10 | LW | Edmilson | (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 26) | Standard Liège |
| 12 | DM | Karim Boudiaf | (1990-09-16)16 September 1990 (aged 30) | Nancy |
| 14 | AM | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | (1997-05-10)10 May 1997 (aged 23) | Cultural Leonesa |
| 23 | DM | Assim Madibo | (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (aged 23) | Cultural Leonesa |
| 22 | CM | Khalid Mohammed | (2000-06-07)7 June 2000 (aged 21) | Leeds United |
| 24 | CM | Ali Karimi | (1994-02-11)11 February 1994 (aged 27) | Qatar SC |
| 77 | LW | Dudu | (1992-01-07)7 January 1992 (aged 29) | Palmeiras |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | RW | Ismaeel Mohammad | (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 30) | El Jaish |
| 19 | ST | Almoez Ali | (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 (aged 24) | Cultural Leonesa |
| 20 | LW | Ali Afif | (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 32) | Al Sadd SC |
| 26 | ST | Michael Olunga | (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 26) | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 29 | ST | Mohammed Muntari | (1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 26) | El Jaish |

## 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 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 068.18 | Matchday 1 | Runners–up | 3 September 2020 | 9 April 2021 |
| 2020 Emir of Qatar Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 000.00 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 31 October 2020 | 31 October 2020 |
| 2021 Emir of Qatar Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 066.67 | Round of 16 | Semi-finals | 25 January 2021 | 10 May 2021 |
| Qatar Crown Prince Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 | Semi-finals | Runners–up | 18 February 2021 | 26 February 2021 |
| 2020 Champions League | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 050.00 | Group stage | Group stage | 15 September 2020 | 24 September 2020 |
| 2021 Champions League | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 033.33 | Group stage | Group stage | 15 April 2021 | 30 April 2021 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 066.67 | First round | Fifth place | 1 February 2021 | 7 February 2021 |
| Total | 41 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 84 | 51 | +33 | 058.54 |
Updated to match played 7 May 2021 Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Sadd (C) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 14 | +63 | 60 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Duhail | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 47 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Al-Gharafa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 33 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 10 April 2021. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

* Round
* Ground
* Result
* Position

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

## 2020 AFC Champions League
### Group stage
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PRS | TAW | DUH | SHJ |
| 1 | Persepolis | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Al-Taawoun | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–6 |
| 3 | Al-Duhail | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sharjah | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Taawoun 6, Al-Duhail 0.

## 2021 AFC Champions League
### Group stage

On 11 March 2021, AFC confirmed Thailand as the hosts for the group stage, except for Group H and I.

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EST | DUH | AHL | SHO |
| 1 | Esteghlal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Al-Duhail | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 | | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Al-Ahli (H) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Al-Shorta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | — |

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

    As of 7 May 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Qatar Stars League | Qatar Stars League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Emir of Qatar Cup | 2020 AFC CL1 | 2020 AFC CL1 | 2021 AFC CL1 | 2021 AFC CL1 | Other | Other |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | QAT | Mohammed Al-Bakri | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | QAT | Salah Zakaria | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | QAT | Khalifa Ababacar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | QAT | Mohammed Musa | 26 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | QAT | Ali Malolah | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | MAR | Medhi Benatia | 24 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | QAT | Bassam Al-Rawi | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | QAT | Ahmed Yasser | 21 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | QAT | Sultan Al-Brake | 31 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | QAT | Luiz Júnior | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BEL | Edmilson | 30 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | QAT | Karim Boudiaf | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | QAT | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | 31 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | QAT | Khaled Mohammed | 25 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | QAT | Assim Madibo | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | IRN | Ali Karimi | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | BRA | Dudu | 30 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | QAT | Ismaeel Mohammad | 32 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | QAT | Almoez Ali | 33 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | QAT | Ali Afif | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | KEN | Michael Olunga | 22 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | QAT | Mohammed Muntari | 32 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | QAT | Mubarak Shanan Hamza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||||
| | DF | IRN | Ramin Rezaeian | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 26 January 2021 Source: fr.soccerway.com
* ↑ Includes the Qatar Cup, Sheikh Jassim Cup and FIFA Club World Cup

### 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 | SJC | CWC | TOTAL |
| 26 | | Michael Olunga | FW | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | | Edmilson | MF | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 77 | | Dudu | MF | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 | | Almoez Ali | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 29 | | Mohammed Muntari | FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | | Ramin Rezaeian | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | | Ahmed Yasser | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | | Ali Afif | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | Ismaeel Mohammad | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | Khaled Mohammed | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | Mohammed Musa | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | Luiz Júnior | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | | Ali Karimi | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Sultan Al-Brake | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 53 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 84 |

### Assists
## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 20 July 2020 | MF | Dudu | Palmeiras | Loan for one year |
| 22 August 2020 | DF | Ramin Rezaeian | Al Shahania | Free transfer |
| 5 January 2021 | MF | Ali Karimi | Qatar SC | Loan for six months |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
| 1 January 2021 | DF | Ramin Rezaeian | Al-Sailiya | Loan for six months | |