Al-Duhail SC
Full name | Al-Duhail Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Red Knights | ||
Founded | 2009 | (as Lekhwiya)||
Ground | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Doha, Qatar | ||
Capacity | 9,000[1] | ||
Chairman | Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||
Manager | Luis Castro | ||
League | Qatar Stars League | ||
2020–21 | Qatar Stars League, 2nd of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Al-Duhail Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district 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]
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, also known as 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 three 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 played being a Qatar Stars League fixture against Al Khor. The official seating capacity is 10,000, it is located in the ISF area of Doha.
Colours and crest[]
2009–2016
2016–2017
Shirt sponsors and manufacturers[]
Period | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsor |
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2009–11 | Burrda | None |
2011–19 | Masraf Rayan | |
2020– | Puma |
Kit history[]
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Players[]
- As of 5 November 2021[11]
No | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Mohammed Al-Bakri | Qatar |
2 | DF | Mohammed Musa | Qatar |
3 | DF | Mohammed Alaaeldin | Qatar |
4 | DF | Toby Alderweireld | Belgium |
5 | DF | Bassam Al-Rawi | Qatar |
7 | MF | Ismaeel Mohammad | Qatar |
8 | MF | Luiz Júnior | Qatar |
10 | MF | Edmilson | Belgium |
11 | FW | Almoez Ali (captain) | Qatar |
12 | MF | Karim Boudiaf | Qatar |
13 | MF | Ferjani Sassi | Tunisia |
14 | FW | Michael Olunga | Kenya |
15 | DF | Mohamed Al-Naemi | Qatar |
18 | DF | Sultan Al-Brake | Qatar |
19 | MF | Nam Tae-hee | South Korea |
20 | MF | Ali Afif | Qatar |
21 | GK | Salah Zakaria | Qatar |
23 | MF | Assim Madibo | Qatar |
25 | FW | U19 | Qatar |
26 | FW | Rabh Boussafi | Qatar |
27 | MF | Abdullah Al-Ahrak | Qatar |
29 | FW | Mohammed Muntari | Qatar |
31 | GK | Ali Ghulais U19 | Qatar |
36 | FW | U19 | Qatar |
37 | MF | Ivan Shakakwa U19 | Jordan |
38 | DF | U19 | Qatar |
39 | FW | U19 | Jordan |
60 | MF | Nasser Muhsin U19 | Qatar |
99 | GK | Shehab Ellethy | Qatar |
Out on loan[]
No | Position | Player | Nation |
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9 | FW | Mohanad Ali (on loan to Aris) | Iraq |
17 | MF | Abdelrahman Moustafa (on loan to Al-Arabi) | Qatar |
22 | MF | Khaled Mohammed (on loan to Al-Ahli) | Qatar |
28 | MF | Youssef Msakni (on loan to Al-Arabi) | Tunisia |
— | DF | Mohammed Emad (on loan to Al-Wakrah) | Qatar |
— | DF | Ali Malolah (on loan to Al-Rayyan) | Qatar |
— | DF | Ramin Rezaeian (on loan to Al-Sailiya) | Iran |
Personnel[]
Current technical staff[]
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Luís Castro |
Assistant manager | Ahmed Kantari |
Fitness coach | Khalil Jebabli |
Goalkeeping coach | Xavier Poitrinal |
Performance Analyst | Nabil Haiz |
Director of football | Ahmed Khalil |
Deputy director | Waleed Bakhit |
General manager | Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly |
Doctor | Hatem Jemaa |
Conditioning coach | Mirza Džafić |
Physiotherapist | Sofiane Khouja |
Last updated: 10 August 2021
Source: Duhailsc
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 |
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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 | 2012–2019 | 177 |
# | Nat. | Name | Career | Goals |
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1 | Nam Tae-Hee | 2012–2019 | 66 | |
2 | Youssef Msakni | 2012– | 58 | |
3 | Sebastián Soria | 2012–2015 | 50 | |
4 | Youssef El-Arabi | 2016–2019 | 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
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Administrative staff[]
Last update: May 2021[12]
Source:[citation needed] |
Source:[citation needed]
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Honours[]
- Winners: 2009–10
- 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 |
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AFC Champions League | 56 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 87 | 75 |
Total | 56 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 87 | 75 |
- Q = Qualification
- GS = Group stage
- R16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
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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 | 2–2 | |
R16 | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | 2–2 | |
QF | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
2014 | ||||
GS | Al-Ain | 1–2 | 0–5 | |
GS | Tractor | 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 | 2–2 | 1–3 | |
GS | Al Ain | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
GS | Esteghlal | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
R16 | Al-Sadd | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
2020 | ||||
GS | Persepolis | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
GS | Al-Taawoun | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
GS | Sharjah | 2–1 | 2–4 | |
2021 | ||||
GS | Al-Shorta | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
GS | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
GS | Esteghlal | 4–3 | 2–2 |
Managerial history[]
- Khalifa Khamis (2008) (unofficial)[13]
- 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)
- Rui Faria (2019–2020)
- Walid Regragui (2020)
- Hatem Almoadab (2020)[14]
- Sabri Lamouchi (2020–2021)
- Luís Castro (2021–)
Other sports[]
Handball[]
References[]
- ^ Capacity Stadium
- ^ "Lekhwiya, El Jaish clubs to merge" (in Arabic). Gulf Times. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Lekhwiya, Al Jaish Clubs to Merge into One Club under the Name of Al Duhail Sports Club". www.qna.org.qa. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Qatar 2009/10". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Lekhwiya SC new Qatar Star league champions!
- ^ "Cabore seals Sheikh Jassim Cup triumph for Al Arabi". qfa.com.qa. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "Qatar's Lekhwiya launch Asian campaign with a brave win". qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ "لخويا يتوج باللقب الثاني ويدفع العربي للخطر". Al Kass. March 25, 2012. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
- ^ a b لخويا يستضيف الخور على ملعبه الجديد (in Arabic). Al Kass. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Lekhwiya Sports Stadium". Urbacon-Intl. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^ "Players – Football -English | Al Duhail Sports Club". Archived from the original on 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ "Org. Structure". Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Archive al-watan.com 2011/04/12". Archived from the original on 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
- ^ "Al Duhail SC Manager history". Retrieved 2021-04-22.
External links[]
- Lekhwiya SC
- Football clubs in Qatar
- Football clubs in Doha
- Association football clubs established in 2009
- Multi-sport clubs in Qatar