Qatar Sports Club () is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1959 with the merger of two Qatari football clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour.
They play their home games in the Qatar SC Stadium, which can accommodate 13,000 spectators. The club has recently diversified into sports other than football with an athletics division having been established, competing in sprinting, long jump and javelin throwing. The club adopted its current name, Qatar SC, in 1981.
History
Formation (1972) In 1972, Al-Oruba merged with Al-Nasour to form a new football club named Al-Esteqlal. Former player Saad Mohammed Saleh was selected as the first coach. Al Esteqlal was one of the strongest clubs right from its establishment, winning its first official Q-League season in 1972–73. The next year, in 1974, Al Sadd hired head coach Hassan Othman from the club in addition to 14 of its players, including Hassan Mattar and Mubarak Anber, much to the dismay of club president Hamad bin Suhaim. During this period, transfers could be made unconditionally in Qatari football. Despite the resounding difficulties arising from the transfer fiasco, the club continued with its success, winning the 1976–77 season and supplying the national team with some of its most prominent players.
1981–present: Qatar SC Al Esteqlal was renamed Qatar SC in 1981. However, it gradually faded into obscurity for the next 2 decades, with the league being dominated by Al Arabi, Al Sadd, and Al Rayyan. The club won the Qatar Crown Prince Cup in 2002 and also won the 2002–03 league season by three points. They won the Crown Prince Cup the same year, and again in 2009. The club was relegated to Qatari Second Division after the 2015-16 season, but were promoted back to the top division the next season.
Name history –1972: Al-Oruba and Al Nasour 1972: The club was founded by a merger of Al-Oruba and Al Nasour, and was named Al Esteqlal 1981: The club was renamed Qatar Sports Club
Stadium Qatar SC play their matches at Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, which is located in Doha's seaside district of Al Dafna. It is a multi-purpose stadium, featuring an athletics field, a gym, a shopping centre and a mosque, among other facilities. The stadium has a capacity of 13,000 seats.
Besides local football matches, the stadium also hosts a number of tournaments such as Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix and some of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup matches.
Players Current squad As of Qatar Stars League:
Olympic squad
Out on loan
Honours
Qatar Stars League Champions (8): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03 Emir of Qatar Cup Champions (8): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1975–76 Qatar Crown Prince Cup Champions (3): 2002, 2004, 2009 Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup Champions (4): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995 Qatari Stars Cup/QNB Cup Champions (1): 2014
Records and statistics
Last update: 15 March 2023. Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club. +Most goals#Nat.NameLeague Goals1Sebastián Soria1162Akwá433Amad Al-Hosni364Abdulaziz Hassan Bujaloof315Marcinho256Hamdi Harbaoui217Yasser Nazmi188Mousa Al Allaq18
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Technical staff
Senior team
Coaching staffHead coach Tintín MárquezAssistant coach Miquel GomilaGoalkeeper coach Ángel PindadoFitness coach Xavier Pedrero Dani AcostaMatch analysis ThiagoOpponent analysis Sergio MárquezTeam doctor Ovidiu DragoșPhysiotherapist Abdurahman Al JabbarKit manager Hassan Al NaimiGeneral manager Khalid Al-Shammeri
Youth team Coaching staffHead coach Yousef Al NoubiTechnical director David GiguelGoalkeeping coach Abdel Fattah NassefFitness coach Abdulziz Al Kahlawi
Managerial history
ManagerPeriod Hamad Neel Mohammed Alic. 1962 Saad Mohammed Salehc. 1972 Helmi Hussein1973–74 Wagdi Jamal1974 Hassan Othman Helmi Hussein1974–75 Mohammed Kheiri1975–76 Jozef Jankech Jozef Vengloš1976–77 Jorvan Vieira1980 Park Byung-sukc. 1980–81 Paulo Massa1988 Uli MasloJuly 1, 1988–90 Sérgio Cosme1990 Džemaludin Mušović1990–91 Uli Maslo1991 – April 30, 1992 Ammo Baba1992–93 Jozef Jankech1993–94 Hazem Jassam1994 Roland AnderssonJuly 1, 1995 – June 30, 1997 Ján Pivarník1997 Reinhard Fabisch1998–00 Eid Mubarak2000 Verner LičkaJuly 1, 2000 – June 15, 2001 Zoran Đorđević2001–02 Džemaludin Mušović2002–04 ManagerPeriod Adel Abu Karbal Salman Abdulaziz2004 Carlos Alhinho2004 – June 30, 2005 Dimitri DavidovicJuly 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 Džemal Hadžiabdić2006 Yannick StopyraNov 2006 – Jan 07 Srećko Juričić2007 Dimitri Davidovic2007 Džemaludin Mušović2007–08 Hameed Bremel2008 Sebastião LazaroniJuly 24, 2008 – Aug 11 Saïd ChibaAug 12, 2011 – July 8, 2012 Sebastião LazaroniJuly 9, 2012 – June 1, 2014 Ivan HašekJune 1, 2014 – September 11, 2014 Radhi Shenaishil September 11, 2014 – October 26, 2015 Sebastião Lazaroni October 26, 2015– June 27, 2016 Aurel Țicleanu June 28, 2016– December 26, 2016 Erik van der Meer December 29, 2016 – May 31, 2017 Gabriel Calderón July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 Abdullah Mubarak November 25, 2017 – September 17, 2018 Yousuf Al-Noubi September 17, 2018 – October 10, 2018 Sergio Batista October 10, 2018 – June 30, 2019 Carlos Alós July 1, 2019 – October 20, 2019 Wesam Rizik October 21, 2019 – June 30, 2021 Zé Ricardo June 2021 – October 2021 Yousuf Al-Noubi October 2021 Youssef Safri October 2021 – October 2023 Helio Sousa October 2023 – April 2024 Yousuf Al-Noubi April 2024 – September 2024 Youssef Safri September 2024 – May 2025 Tintín Márquez June 2025 – present
Performance in AFC competitions AFC Champions League: 1 appearance 2003–04: Group Stage
References
External links
Official website (archived 24 November 2005)