Umm Salal SC

Umm-Salal SC
نادي أم صلال
Full name	Umm Salal Sport Club
Nickname(s)	Barzan's Falcons
Founded	1979; 43 years ago
Ground	Thani bin Jassim Stadium; Al Gharrafa, Qatar
Capacity	21,175
Chairman
Manager
League	Qatar Stars League
2020–21	Qatar Stars League, 10th of 12

Umm Salal Sport Club (Arabic: نادي أم صلال الرياضي) is a Qatari professional football club based in Umm Salal, that competes in the Qatar Stars League, the highest tier of Qatari football. It used to be known as Al-Tadamun Sport Club. It is best known for being the first Qatari club to make it to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League.

History[]

Umm Salal were formed in 1979 under the name Al-Tadamun Club and entered into the Qatari Second Division along with five other clubs.^[1] After the dissolution of two other clubs in the second division, Al Tadamun was also dissolved. The club was reformed in 1996, with Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Thani heading the club.^[2] It won the Qatari 2nd Division in their second season after reformation, in addition to lifting the league trophy two more times in 2000 and 2006.

In 2004, the club's name, Al Tadamun Club, was changed to "Umm Salal" by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee.

They won promotion to the Qatar Stars League in the 2006–07 season. They enjoyed league success, finishing third in consecutive seasons. In 2008, they qualified for the AFC Champions League 2009 after defeating Al Gharafa 4–1 on penalties in the Emir Cup final. They were knocked out of the ACL in the semi-finals, which was the furthest any Qatari club had ever advanced at that time.

The team's nickname, Barzan's Falcons, is a reference to the Barzan Tower, which the Umm Salal Mohammed Fort houses. The tower became renowned for being used during Ramadan to ensure the holy month was observed at the correct time.^[3]

Honours[]

Emir of Qatar Cup
- Winners (1): 2008

Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (1): 2009

Qatari 2nd Division
- Winners (3): 1998, 2000, 2006

Statistics[]

League seasons[]

Season	Div.	Pos.	Emir of Qatar Cup	Crown Prince Cup	Sheikh Jassim Cup	Asia
2007	QSL	3	Quarter-final	Semi-final	Group stage	–	–
2008	QSL	3	Winners	Semi-final	Group stage	–	–
2009	QSL	6	2nd round	Group stage	Winners	CL	Semi-final
2010	QSL	7	Runners-up	Group stage	Group stage	–	–
2011	QSL	9	3rd round	Group stage	Runners-up	–	–

Asian record[]

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
AFC Champions League	11	4	3	4	11	20
Total	11	4	3	4	11	20

Q = Qualification
GS = Group stage
R16 = Round of 16
QF = Quarter-final
SF = Semi-final

AFC Champions League

Round	Club	Home	Away
2009
GS	Al Jazira	2–2	1–0
GS	Al-Ittihad	1–3	0–7
GS	Esteghlal	1–0	1–1
R16	Al-Hilal	0–0 (4–3p)
QF	FC Seoul	3–2	1–1
SF	Pohang Steelers	1–2	0–2

Colours and crest[]

One of the Barzan Towers as viewed from the side

Crest history[]

Chronological lists of club crests

1996–04
2004–07
2007–11
2011–present

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers[]

Period	Kit manufacture	Shirt sponsor
2006–08	Nike	RasGas
2008	Jako	None
2008–11	Nike	RasGas
2011–13		MSC–Q
2013–present		None

Kit history[]

Home kit from Ø–2007

Home kit from 2007 to 2009

Home kit from 2009 to 2011

Home kit from 2011 to 2012

Home kit from 2012 to 2013

Home kit from 2013–present

Stadium[]

Built in 1996 in Umm Salal Ali, the Umm Salal Stadium covers 34,500 m² and features two football pitches, locker rooms and an administrative office.^[4] However, due to its insufficient capacity and facilities, the club uses Thani bin Jassim Stadium as its homegrounds.^[1]

Players[]

No	Position	Player	Nation
1	GK	Khalifa Ababacar	Qatar
2	DF	Omar Yahya	Qatar
3	DF	Mukhtar Ali	Qatar
4	DF	Ismail Dahqani	Qatar
5	DF	Abdurahman Abubakar	Qatar
6	DF	Ali Bazmandegan	Qatar
7	MF	Moses Orkuma	Nigeria
8	MF	Adel Al-Sulaimane	Qatar
9	FW	Ayman Hussein	Iraq
10	MF	Isael Barbosa	Brazil
12	MF	Khalid Abdulraouf	Qatar
13	GK	Sami Habib	Qatar
14	FW	Sayed Issa	Qatar
16	MF	Abdelrahman Raafat	Qatar
17	MF	Yaseen al-Bakhit	Jordan
18	FW	Abdallah Khaled	Qatar
19	DF	Adnan Abuzour ^U19	Qatar
20	FW	Fahad Abdulqawi	Qatar
21	DF	Atef Zaghbani	Qatar
22	GK	Mohammad Muntasser	Qatar
23	DF	Aymen Abdennour	Tunisia
30	MF		Qatar
50	GK	Ahmad Ismail ^U19	Qatar
74	MF		Qatar
77	DF	Abdulrahman Al-Rashidi	Qatar
95	FW	Saoud Farhan	Qatar
98	DF		Qatar
99	MF	Elyas Barimil	France

Out on loan[]

No	Position	Player	Nation
70	FW	Ismail Mardanli (on loan to Al-Wakrah)	Qatar

List of notable players[]

Only league games are counted. To appear in this list, a player must have either:

Made at least 50 appearances for the team
Scored at least 15 goals for the team

Updated 14 August 2013.^[5]^[6]

Name	Nationality	Position	Debut	Appearances	Goals
Jawad Akeel	Qatar	Midfielder	2006	141	4
Ibrahima Nadiya	Qatar	Midfielder	2003	133	28
Baba Malick	Qatar	Goalkeeper	2013	97	0
Ismail Mousa	Qatar	Defender	2011	92	0
Dheyab Al-Annabi	Qatar	Midfielder	2014	86	2
Jeddo	Qatar	Striker	2007	82	4
Fábio César	Qatar	Midfielder	2006	76	21
	Qatar	Midfielder	2006	75	1
Saoud Ghanem	Qatar	Midfielder	2006	74	4
Mohamed Husain	Bahrain	Defender	2009	73	1
Magno Alves	Brazil	Striker	2008	55	40
Dahi Al Naemi	Qatar	Midfielder	2007	55	2

Club officials[]

Board of directors[]

Position	Staff
President	Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani^[7]
Vice-President	Tamim bin Mohamed Al-Thani^[7]
General secretary	Khalid Mohammed Al Jabbar
Assistant secretary	Hassan Ali Aman
Treasurer	Mohammed Khamis Al Ali
Board member	Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani
Board member	Jumaa Mubarak Ali
Board member	Mohammed Salem Al Naimi
Board member	Saber Mattar Al Sultan

Last updated: 1 May 2014
Source: Board of directors

Coaching staff[]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Sérgio Farias^[8]^[9]
Assistant coach
Fitness coach
Goalkeeping coach	Ruan Maria
Team Manager	Nasser Al Fadalah
Team Manager	Faisal Fahed
Team doctor	Hatem Jomaa
Physiotherapist	Nizar Bakoush Imad Daaji
Technical director	Ali Amin
Massage therapist	Zinho
Massage therapist	Ibrahim Hussain
Match Analyst/ Performance Analyst	Wildimark Silva
Kitman	Munir Al Dosari

Last updated: 12 December 2013
Source: Technical staff

Managerial history[]

As of June 2021.

Saad Hafez (1999–01)^[10]
Said Razgui (2001–02)
Lakhdar Belloumi (2003)
Fareed Ramzy (2004)
Robert Mullier (2004–05)
Abdelhak Benchikha (2005–06)
Hassan Hormutallah (Feb 20, 2007–July 1, 2007)
Richard Tardy (July 1, 2007–Oct 26, 2007)
Hameed Bremel (2007)
Laurent Banide (Nov 7, 2007–Nov 3, 2008)
Gérard Gili (Nov 16, 2008–April 12, 2010)
Henk ten Cate (April 12, 2010–Feb 6, 2011)
Hassan Hormutallah (Feb 7, 2011–Nov 15, 2011)
Gérard Gili (Dec 15, 2011–June 30, 2012)
Bertrand Marchand (July 1, 2012–March 1, 2013)
Alain Perrin (March 9, 2013–Sept 30, 2013)
Gérard Gili (Sept 30, 2013–Dec 12, 2013)
Bülent Uygun (Dec 12, 2013–Dec 14, 2016)
Talal El Karkouri (Jan 5, 2017–Dec 12, 2018)
Mahmoud Gaber (Dec 16, 2016–June 30, 2018)^[11]
France Laurent Banide (Jul 1, 2018–Nov 14, 2018)^[11]
Raúl Caneda (Jan 1, 2019–Oct 25, 2019)^[11]
Ahmed El Abyad (Oct 30, 2019-Nov 3, 2019)^[11]
Aziz Ben Askar (Nov 4, 2019- present)^[11]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Club profile". qsl.com.qa. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "(صحيفة نـ(6)ـادي أم صلال)اهداف وصورمباراة أم صلال والعربي بالداخل". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
^ "Barzan towers". explore-qatar.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
^ "QOC Venue Booklet" (PDF). Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). 24 March 2015. p. 80. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
^ "Qatar Stars League". QSL. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
^ "Umm Ṣalāl SC 13/14". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Sheikh Abdulaziz elected president of Umm Salal". 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
^ "Sergio Farias". Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^ "Umm Salal SC". Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^ المدرب المتألق في الملاعب القطرية سعد حافظ قدت فريق التضامن لإحراز كأس قطر رفضت العقد اللبناني إكراماً لعيون النصر خرجت نجوم المنتخب القطري (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Umm Salal SC Manager history". Retrieved 2021-06-06.

External links[]

Fansite (in Arabic)

[clubprofile-1] "Club profile". qsl.com.qa. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[2] "(صحيفة نـ(6)ـادي أم صلال)اهداف وصورمباراة أم صلال والعربي بالداخل". kooora.com. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

[3] "Barzan towers". explore-qatar.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

[4] "QOC Venue Booklet" (PDF). Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). 24 March 2015. p. 80. Retrieved 14 November 2019.

[5] "Qatar Stars League". QSL. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.

[6] "Umm Ṣalāl SC 13/14". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

[gul1-7] "Sheikh Abdulaziz elected president of Umm Salal". 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

[8] "Sergio Farias". Retrieved 2021-09-26.

[9] "Umm Salal SC". Retrieved 2021-09-26.

[10] المدرب المتألق في الملاعب القطرية سعد حافظ قدت فريق التضامن لإحراز كأس قطر رفضت العقد اللبناني إكراماً لعيون النصر خرجت نجوم المنتخب القطري (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. Retrieved 1 September 2013.

[wor1-11] "Umm Salal SC Manager history". Retrieved 2021-06-06.

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