Al Arabi Volleyball () is a professional Volleyball team based in Doha, Qatar. It competes in the Qatari Volleyball League. The team automatically qualified for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship as Qatar were the hosts. In 2012 Al Arabi team qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship as the Champion of AVC Club Volleyball Championship They have never advanced past the group stage in their appearances.
The volleyball team is part of the broader club Al-Arabi SC.
Honors Domestic Qatar Volleyball League Winners (26): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2024 Emir Cup Winners (23): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 Crown Prince Cup Winners (16): 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 Qatar Super Cup Winners (3): 2014, 2015,2016 QVA Cup Winners (2): 2014, 2016
Regional competitions 22 February Cup Winners (1): 1983
International
Asian Club Championship Winners (1): 2012 Runners-up: 2010, 2015, 2016 Third Place: 2007, 2009 GCC Club Championship Winners (1): 2010 Runners-up: 2007, 2012, 2016 Third Place: 2009, 2013 Fourth Place: 2011 Arab Clubs Championship Winners (1): 2003 Runners-up: 2002 Third Place:: 1992, 2005 Fourth Place: 1997, 2006, 2008, 2018
Squad Squad for 2011 FIVB Men's Club World Championship (As of October 8, 2011Al Arabi (2011) - FIVB.org):
Head coach: Mawya Alajnaf NumberNameNationalityHeightSpikeBlock 2Jiří Popelka 2.04 3.47 3.35 3Saeed Salem (captain) 1.87 N/A N/A 4Ribeiro Renan (libero)1.94N/AN/A 6Christian Pampel1.983.603.40 7Mohammad Khuzaie1.92N/AN/A 8Davide Saitta1.88N/AN/A 9Gianluca Saraceni1.983.64N/A 10Omar Hashim1.96N/AN/A 11Lukasz Kadziewicz2.063.603.35 12Tije Vlam2.073.473.30 14Saoud Abdulaziz1.85N/AN/A 18Saed Al Hitmi1.863.353.25
Technical staff NameRoleNationality Abdulla AlHitmi Manager Qatari Nasser Al-Sulaiti Assistant manager Qatari Mawya Alajnaf Coach Tunisian Marwan AlShukaily Coach Tunisian Mohammed Al Kuwari Team manager Qatari Baghdadi Saleh Physiotherapist Romanian
Notable players This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.
Qatar Saed Al Hitmi Saeed Salem
Canada Frederic Winters
Croatia Igor Omrčen
Germany Christian Pampel
Poland Mariusz Wlazły (Loan) Łukasz Kadziewicz
Brazil Leandro Vissotto
Italy Ivan Zaytsev (Loan) Osmany Juantorena (Loan) Dante Boninfante Alexeis Argilagos Davide Saita Gianluca Saraceni
Serbia Ivan Miljković Uroš Kovačević (Loan)
Netherlands Tije Vlam
Czech Republic Jiří Popelka
Finland Matti Oivanen
United States Richard Lambourne
Cuba Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
Australia Nathan Roberts
India Raymond Williem
Managerial history Dragan Mihailović (2007–08) Mohamed Trabelsi (2009) Adel Sennoun (2010–?) Gheorghe Crețu (2013–14) Mawya Alajnaf (2015–)
Crest
References
External links Al Arabi Official Website - The team