# 2011–12 Lekhwiya SC season

The 2011–12 Lekhwiya SC season was Lekhwiya's second season in the Qatar Stars League, an association football league in Qatar. Lekhwiya are competing in the 2012 AFC Champions League after qualifying by winning the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League.

## Season overview

Lekhwiya commenced their summer transfer activity by signing Iraqi national Nashat Akram from Al Wakrah on July 1. They made arguably one of the biggest summer signings of all the Qatari clubs by signing Algerian international defender Madjid Bougherra from Rangers for £1.7m in August. Big names who departed Lekhwiya included Jasur Hasanov and Abdeslam Ouaddou, both to Qatar SC.
Lekhwiya set up a training camp in UAE. They played Al Ahli in a warm-up match, winning 1-0 courtesy of a Mohammed Razak goal in the 74th minute.
They put pen-to-paper for a sponsorship deal with Masraf Al Rayyan, who will be the first and only sponsors of Lekhwiya, on May 11, 2011.
They participated in the 2011 Qatari Stars Cup, being seeded in group A; the more difficult of the two groups. They advancing through to the semi-finals with 4 wins and 1 loss in the group stage. They faced Al Wakrah in the semi-finals, losing 2–3, with Bakari Koné and Moumouni Dagano scoring a goal each.
Lekhwiya won the league title on March 26, 2012, after a hard-fought draw against Al Arabi, with Ali Afif scoring the third-minute goal which proved crucial. This was their second successive title on Djamel Belmadi. They were crowned champions with two games yet to be played. Their league record at the time was 12 wins, 6 draws, and 2 losses.
Lekhwiya were drawn in Group C in the 2012 AFC Champions League, featuring Sepahan, Al-Nasr and Al-Ahli. They selected Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium as their home venue for their champions league matches, as it was the venue of the reigning champions, Al-Sadd. It is the first-ever regional competition Lekhwiya has ever participated in.
On 7 March 2012, Lekhwiya played their first match against Al-Ahli at home. They won the match 1–0 in front of a large home crowd consisting of many supporters of both clubs. Despite Moumouni Dagano missing a penalty early on, Nam Tae-Hee helped his team record a victory by scoring a late goal from midfield.
On 21 March 2012, they played against Al-Nasr in Dubai. Moumouni Dagano scored the only goal in a 2–1 loss. The match was marred by controversy as Lekhwiya had 2 goals ruled offside in the late stages of the game, only to have Amara Diané score the winning goal in additional time.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2011. 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 ||||||
| 22 | GK | Baba Malick | (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 28) | Umm Salal SC |
| 40 | GK | Amine Lecomte | (1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 21) | Sochaux |
| 23 | GK | Abdulla Aziz Al-Shammari | (1990-04-26)26 April 1990 (aged 21) | Unknown |
| 33 | GK | Ahmed Ali Hatemi | (1980-01-01)1 January 1980 (aged 31) | Al Sailiya |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | CB | Saleh Mousa | (1979-01-01)1 January 1979 (aged 32) | Al Arabi |
| 6 | CB | Dame Traoré | (1986-05-19)19 May 1986 (aged 25) | Valenciennes FC |
| 9 | LB | Jon Kwang-Ik | (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 23) | Amrokgang |
| 11 | RB | Talal Al Qahtani | (1987-12-15)15 December 1987 (aged 23) | Al-Rayyan SC |
| 13 | RB | Mousa Majid Al Allaq | (1986-06-30)30 June 1986 (aged 25) | Qatar SC |
| 21 | RB | Khalid Fareed | (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 23) | Al-Rayyan SC |
| 92 | LB | Khalid Muftah | (1992-07-02)2 July 1992 (aged 19) | Al-Wakrah SC |
| 17 | CB | Mohammed Musa | (1986-03-23)23 March 1986 (aged 25) | Umm Salal SC |
| 24 | CB | Madjid Bougherra | (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 28) | Rangers |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 3 | RW | Mohammed Muddather | (1988-04-13)13 April 1988 (aged 23) | Al-Wakrah SC |
| 7 | LW | Adel Lami | (1985-11-13)13 November 1985 (aged 25) | Umm Salal SC |
| 8 | RW | Anouar Diba | (1983-02-27)27 February 1983 (aged 28) | Al-Wakrah SC |
| 10 | AM | Waleed Jassem | (1986-08-02)2 August 1986 (aged 25) | Qatar SC |
| 12 | DM | Karim Boudiaf | (1990-09-19)19 September 1990 (aged 20) | AS Nancy Lorraine |
| 25 | AM | Nashat Akram | (1984-09-12)12 September 1984 (aged 27) | Al-Wakrah SC |
| 25 | AM | Nam Tae-Hee | (1991-07-03)3 July 1991 (aged 20) | Valenciennes FC |
| 30 | DM | Luiz Ceará | (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 (aged 22) | FC Atlético Cearense |
| 70 | RW | Ismaeel Mohammad | (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 21) | Youth system |
| 88 | CM | Hussain Ali Shehab | (1985-06-23)23 June 1985 (aged 26) | Al Ahli SC |
| 89 | DM | Meshaal Mejbel | (1989-08-07)7 August 1989 (aged 22) | Unknown |
| Forwards ||||||
| 5 | ST | Mohammed Razak | (1986-04-04)4 April 1986 (aged 25) | Muaither SC |
| 14 | RW | Bakari Koné | (1981-09-17)17 September 1981 (aged 29) | Olympique de Marseille |
| 28 | ST | Moumouni Dagano | (1981-01-01)1 January 1981 (aged 30) | Al-Khor SC |
| 29 | ST | Lassina Diaby | (1992-08-05)5 August 1992 (aged 19) | Qatar SC |
| 81 | LW | Kanga Akalé | (1981-03-07)7 March 1981 (aged 30) | RC Lens |
| 15 | LW | Ali Afif | (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 23) | Al Sadd SC |
| 15 | SS | Aruna Dindane | (1980-11-26)26 November 1980 (aged 30) | RC Lens |
| 94 | | Adel Habib Beldi | (1994-07-09)9 July 1994 (aged 17) | Aspire Academy |

### Reserve team squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 18 | DF | Salman Al Shammari | (1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 28) | 2011 | 18 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Plays for the reserve team |
| 20 | DF | Yasser Hatam | (1986-09-18)18 September 1986 (aged 24) | 2010 | 27 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Plays for the reserve team |
| 66 | DF | Ali Al Nouamani | (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 24) | 2010 | 31 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Plays for the reserve team |
| 77 | MF | Khamis Mohammed | (1987-12-22)22 December 1987 (aged 23) | 2010 | 31 | 7 | N/A | N/A | Plays for the reserve team |
| 99 | DF | Assad Mohamed | (1980-07-19)19 July 1980 (aged 31) | 2010 | 20 | 0 | N/A | N/A | Plays for the reserve team |
* Last updated: 26 March 2012
* Source: QSL
* Ordered by squad number.
* Notes: Reserve league appearances and goals listed

## 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 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 054.55 | Matchday 1 | Winner | 16 September 2011 | 13 April 2012 |
| Emir of Qatar Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | 5 May 2012 | 5 May 2012 |
| Crown Prince Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 21 April 2012 | 21 April 2012 |
| Champions League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 033.33 | Group stage | Group stage | 7 March 2012 | 15 May 2012 |
| Total | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 046.67 |
Updated to match played 15 May 2012 Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Lekhwiya (C) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 43 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | El Jaish | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 41 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 3 | Al Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 39 | 2013 AFC Champions League Group stage |
| 4 | Al Sadd | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | Al Khor | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 32 | |

#### 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 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Result | W | W | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### 2012 AFC Champions League
#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEP | AHL | NAS | LEK |
| 1 | Sepahan | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Al-Nasr | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Lekhwiya | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Al-Nasr and Lekhwiya are ranked by their head-to-head record (Al-Nasr: 6 pts; Lekhwiya: 0 pts).

## Squad information
### Playing statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Qatar Stars League | Qatar Stars League | Emir of Qatar Cup | Emir of Qatar Cup | AFC CL1 | AFC CL1 | Crown Prince Cup | Crown Prince Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 22 | GK | QAT | Baba Malick | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | QAT | Abdulla Aziz Al-Shammari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | QAT | Ahmed Ali Hatemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | MAR | Amine Lecomte | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | QAT | Saleh Mousa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SDN | Mohammed Muddather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | QAT | Dame Traoré | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | DF | PRK | Jon Kwang-Ik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | QAT | Mousa Majid Al Allaq | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | QAT | Khalid Muftah | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | QAT | Mohammed Musa | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | QAT | Ahmed Yasser | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ALG | Madjid Bougherra | 23 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | QAT | Adel Lami | 23 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | QAT | Karim Boudiaf | 24 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | KOR | Nam Tae-Hee | 16 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | QAT | Luiz Ceará | 23 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | QAT | Ismaeel Mohammad | 18 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | QAT | Hussain Ali Shehab | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | QAT | Mohammed Razak | 21 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CIV | Bakari Koné | 22 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | BFA | Moumouni Dagano | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | CIV | Lassina Diaby | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | FW | CIV | Kanga Akalé | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | QAT | Ali Afif | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | ALG | Adel Habib Beldi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | QAT | Waleed Jassem | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | MAR | Anouar Diba | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | IRQ | Nashat Akram | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | CIV | Aruna Dindane | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 26 January 2021 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 |
| 25 | | Nam Tae-Hee | MF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 | | Moumouni Dagano | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | | Bakari Koné | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | | Lassina Diaby | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | | Madjid Bougherra | DF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | | Adel Lami | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 70 | | Ismaeel Mohammad | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | | Ali Afif | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 88 | | Hussain Ali Shehab | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | Mohammed Razak | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | | Anouar Diba | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | | Luiz Ceará | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | Dame Traoré | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | | Nashat Akram | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | | Aruna Dindane | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 44 |
Last updated: 26 March 2012 Source: KoraMania – Lekhwiya 2011/12

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2011 | DF | Jon Kwang-Ik | Amrokgang | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Nashat Akram | Al-Wakrah SC | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Adel Lami | Umm Salal SC | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | FW | Lassina Diaby | Qatar SC | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Rami Fayez | Al-Rayyan SC | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | GK | Ahmed Ali Hatimi | Al-Sailiya SC | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Anouar Diba | Al-Wakrah SC | Free transfer |
| 10 August 2011 | DF | Madjid Bougherra | Rangers | Free transfer |
| 15 November 2011 | FW | Kanga Akalé | RC Lens | Free transfer |
| 23 December 2011 | MF | Nam Tae-Hee | Valenciennes FC | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Ali Afif | Al Sadd SC | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2012 | DF | Mohammed Muddather | Al-Wakrah SC | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Moumouni Dagano | Al-Khor SC | Free transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 1 July 2011 | MF | Tresor Kangambu | Al-Wakrah SC | Loan for one year |
| 8 August 2011 | DF | Abdeslam Ouaddou | Qatar SC | Free transfer |
| 24 August 2011 | MF | Jasur Hasanov | Qatar SC | Loan for one year |
| 15 December 2011 | DF | Mohammed al-Haj | Umm Salal SC | Free transfer |
| 25 December 2011 | MF | Rami Fayez | Umm Salal SC | Free transfer |
| 28 December 2011 | MF | Anouar Diba | Al-Wakrah SC | Free transfer |
| 29 December 2011 | MF | Nashat Akram | Al-Wakrah SC | Free transfer |
| 30 December 2011 | FW | Kanga Akalé | Panetolikos | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2012 | FW | Aruna Dindane | Al-Gharafa SC | Free transfer |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Djamel Belmadi |
| Assistant manager | Jean-Christian Lang |
| Head of technical staff | Christian Janoh |
| Fitness coach | Jean Emmanuel |
| Goalkeeping coach | Amor Bouras |
| Director of football | Waleed Bakhit |
| Physiotherapists | Anderson Marcelo Anselmo Cesar |
| Head of age groups | Ali Khalil |
Last updated: March 2012 Source: Lekhwiya

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| President | Sheikh Abdullah al Thani |
| General secretary | Bilal Waleed Al Hitmi |
| Sports administrator | Ahmed Khalil Abbasi |
| Media officer | Adnan Al Ali |
| Public official | Mubarak Al Mutawa |
| Administration & finance | Salwa Al Emadi |
Last updated: March 2012 Source: Lekhwiya

### Grounds

| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Qatar SC Stadium (20,000 / ) |
| Training ground | Qatar SC Stadium |