Al-Duhail SC
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| Full name | Al-Duhail Sports Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Red Knights | ||
| Founded | 2009 (2009) as Lekhwiya 2017 (2017) as Al-Duhail | ||
| Ground | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Doha, Qatar | ||
| Capacity | 9,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Sheikh Abdullah al Thani | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2017–18 | Qatar Stars League, 1st champions | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
| |||
| Lekhwiya's active sections | ||
|---|---|---|
 Football |  Basketball |  Handball |
 Volleyball |  Futsal |  Athletics |
Al-Duhail Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الدحيل الرياضي) is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the city of Doha and plays its home games at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. It is the first team in Qatari football to win the first division title on its debut season.
In April 2017, it was announced that the club would take over El Jaish SC and merge with following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League and be known as Al-Duhail Sports Club in rebranding of Lekhwiya SC.[2][3]
Contents
1 History
2 Stadium
3 Colours and crest
3.1 Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
3.2 Kit history
4 Current squad
4.1 First team squad
4.2 Out on loan
5 Personnel
6 Records and statistics
7 Reserves and academy
8 Administrative staff
9 Honours
10 Al-Duhail in Asia
11 Managerial history
12 Other sports
12.1 Handball
13 References
14 External links
History
The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed to Lekhwiya.[4] Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar.
Upon the club's reformation, it was entered into the Qatari 2nd Division. It came fourth in the league on its first year before winning the next season in 2010.
In the club's first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya finished at the top of the standings to win the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League.[5] It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, before losing in the final to Al-Arabi.[6]
Their first official debut in a continental competition came on March 7, 2012 in the 2012 AFC Champions League. They won their first match against Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia, with Nam Tae-Hee scoring the only goal and also scoring the first ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.[7]
In the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League season, Lekhwiya retained the league title with two games left to be played.[8]
They inaugurated a new stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, under the name of Lekhwiya Sports Stadium, on February 15, 2013 in a match against Al Khor and won their third league title in the first season at the new stadium.[9]
in April 2017 the club announced that they would take over El Jaish SC and rebranded the club into Al-Duhail SC.
At the end of the 2017-2018 Season the Club became the First club to hold all 3 domestic Titles the league, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup.
Stadium
Lekhwiya's stadium began construction in 2011.[9] The first phase was completed in May 2012.[10] The stadium was officially inaugurated on February 15, 2013 with the first match taking place in the stadium being a Qatar Stars League fixture against Al Khor. The official seating capacity is 10,000 people, and the stadium is located in the ISF area of Doha.
Colours and crest
2009-2016
2016-2017
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–11 | Burrda | None |
| 2011– | Masraf Rayan |
Kit history
     Home kit 2009 |     Home kit 2011 |
Current squad
Al-Duhail's squad in the 2018 AFC Champions League against Persepolis.
First team squad
As of Qatar Stars League 13 September 2018.[11]
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goalkeeper | Shehab Ellethy |  Qatar |
| 2 | Defender | Mohammed Musa | Qatar |
| 3 | Defender | Ahmed Yasser | Qatar |
| 4 | Defender | Lucas Mendes |  Brazil |
| 5 | Defender | Bassam Al-Rawi | Qatar |
| 7 | Midfielder | Ismaeel Mohammad INJ | Qatar |
| 8 | Midfielder | Luiz Júnior (Captain) | Qatar |
| 9 | Forward | Youssef El-Arabi |  Morocco |
| 10 | Midfielder | Nam Tae-hee |  South Korea |
| 12 | Midfielder | Karim Boudiaf | Qatar |
| 13 | Midfielder | Hazem Shehata | Qatar |
| 14 | Midfielder | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | Qatar |
| 15 | Midfielder | Assim Madibo | Qatar |
| 16 | Goalkeeper | Khalifa Ababacar | Qatar |
| 17 | Midfielder | Edmilson Junior |  Belgium |
| 18 | Defender | Sultan Al-Brake | Qatar |
| 19 | Forward | Almoez Ali | Qatar |
| 20 | Midfielder | Ali Afif | Qatar |
| 21 | Midfielder | Khalid Muneer | Qatar |
| 22 | Defender | Murad Naji | Qatar |
| 24 | Midfielder | Abdullah Abdulhammed | Qatar |
| 25 | Midfielder | Saleh Al-Halabi | Qatar |
| 26 | Forward | Noor Rahman | Qatar |
| 27 | Midfielder | Ahmed Al-Sebaei | Qatar |
| 29 | Defender | Saleh Al-Kaani | Qatar |
| 30 | Goalkeeper | Sami Habib | Qatar |
| 31 | Midfielder | Salmeen Ateeq | Qatar |
| 32 | Defender | Fahad Ahmed Sheikh | Qatar |
| 33 | Goalkeeper | Ahmed Hatami | Qatar |
| 35 | Defender | Yousef Aymen | Qatar |
| 37 | Forward | Rabeh Boussafi | Qatar |
| 40 | Goalkeeper | Amine Lecomte | Qatar |
| 44 | Midfielder | Ahmed Al-Muqaisib | Qatar |
| 47 | Midfielder | Mohammed Al-Baiati | Qatar |
| 50 | Midfielder | Nasser Al Yazidi | Qatar |
| 95 | Midfielder | Khaled Waleed | Qatar |
Out on loan
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Forward | Mohammed Muntari (on loan to Al-Ahli) | Qatar |
| 23 | Midfielder | Ahmed Moein (on loan to Qatar) | Qatar |
| 28 | Midfielder | Youssef Msakni (on loan to Eupen) |  Tunisia |
| 77 | Defender | Khalid Muftah (on loan to Al-Wakrah) | Qatar |
| — | Goalkeeper | Mohammed Al Bakri (on loan to Al-Khor) | Qatar |
| — | Goalkeeper | Saoud Al Khater (on loan to Al-Sailiya) | Qatar |
| — | Defender | Tresor Kangambu (on loan to Al-Ahli) | Qatar |
| — | Forward | Khaled Yousef (on loan to Al-Khor) | Qatar |
Personnel
- Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | |
| Assistant manager | Ahmed Dawoud |
| Fitness coach | Khalil Jebabli |
| Goalkeeping coach |  Xavier Poitrinal |
| Director of football | Ahmed Khalil |
| Deputy director | Waleed Bakhit |
| General manager | Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly |
| Doctor | Hatem Jemaa |
| Conditioning coach |  Mirza Džafić |
| Physiotherapist | Sofiane Khouja |
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Last updated: December 2013
Source: Lekhwiya
Records and statistics
Last update: 2 September 2017.
Apps and goals in the QSL and AFC Champions League only. Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.
| # | Nat. | Name | Career | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Karim Boudiaf | 2010– | 192 |
| 2 | | Mohammed Musa | 2009– | 185 |
| 3 | | Luiz Martin Carlos Júnior | 2010– | 182 |
| 4 | | Khalid Muftah | 2010– | 180 |
| 5 |  | Nam Tae-Hee | 2012– | 177 |
| # | Nat. | Name | Career | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Nam Tae-Hee | 2012– | 66 |
| 2 |  | Youssef Msakni | 2012– | 58 |
| 3 | | Sebastián Soria | 2012–2015 | 50 |
| 4 |  | Youssef El-Arabi | 2016– | 32 |
| 5 | | Ali Afif | 2012– | 22 |
Reserves and academy
Lekhwiya's reserve team currently competes in the Qatargas League, the second-tier of Qatari football.
Last update: July 2014
Source: Lekhwiya |
Source: Al Raya |
Administrative staff
Last update: December 2013
Source: Lekhwiya | |
Source: Lekhwiya |
Honours
- Qatar Stars League
- Winners (6): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Qatari Second Division
- Winners (1): 2009–10
- Qatar Emir Cup:
- Winners (2): 2016, 2018
- Qatar Cup
- Winners (3): 2013, 2015, 2018
- Qatar Super Cup / Shiekh Jassem Cup
- Winners (2): 2015, 2016
Al-Duhail in Asia
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 56 | 46 |
| Total | 37 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 57 | 46 |
Q = Qualification
GS = Group stage
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-final
SF = Semi-final
AFC Champions League
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ||||
| GS |  | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| GS |  | Al-Nasr | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| GS |  | Sepahan | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2013 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Shabab | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| GS | | Al-Ittifaq | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| GS |  | Pakhtakor | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| R16 | | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| QF |  | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2014 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Ain | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| GS | | Tractor Sazi | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| GS | | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| 2015 | ||||
| GS | | Persepolis F.C. | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| GS | | Al-Nassr FC | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| GS | | Bunyodkor | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| R16 | | Al-Sadd | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| QF | | Al-Hilal | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| 2016 | ||||
| GS | | Zob Ahan | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| GS | | Al-Nassr FC | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| GS | | Bunyodkor | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| R16 | | El Jaish SC | 0–4 | 4–2 |
| 2017 | ||||
| GS | | Al Jazira | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| GS | | Al-Fateh | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| GS | | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| R16 | | Persepolis | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| 2018 | ||||
| GS | | Zob Ahan | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| GS | | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| GS | | Al Wahda | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| R16 | | Al Ain | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| QF | | Persepolis | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| 2019 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Hilal | TBD | TBD |
| GS | | Al Ain | TBD | TBD |
| GS | | Esteghlal | TBD | TBD |
Managerial history
Khalifa Khamis (2008) (unofficial)[12]
Abdullah Saad (2008–2009) (unofficial)
Abdullah Mubarak (2009–2010)
Djamel Belmadi (2010–2012)
Eric Gerets (2012–2014)
Michael Laudrup (2014–2015)
Djamel Belmadi (2015–2018)
Nabil Maâloul (2018–2019)
Other sports
Handball
References
^ Capacity Stadium
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External links
- Official website
