El Jaish SC

El-Jaish Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الجيش الرياضي‎) was a Qatari multi-sports club from 2007 to 2017, based in the Al-Duhail area of Doha. The association football team played in the Qatar Stars League. The team won the Qatargas League prior to 2011, but were not eligible for promotion and as a result were not declared as the champions of the league. It was promoted to the first division, the Stars League, the first year after it was made eligible.

This article is about the Qatari football club. For other uses, see Al-Jaish (disambiguation).

El-Jaish SC
Full nameEl Jaish Sports Club
نادي الجيش الرياضي
FoundedJuly 2007
DissolvedJuly 2017
GroundAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Doha, Qatar
Capacity12,000[1]
ChairmanN/A
ManagerN/A
LeagueQatar Stars League
2016–17Qatar Stars League, 4th
WebsiteClub website
El Jaish's active sections

Football
Basketball
Handball

Volleyball
Futsal
Athletics

The club also had participations in other sports, most notably in handball where its team has previously achieved 3rd place in both, the GCC Handball Championship, and the Asian Club Handball Championship.[2]

In April 2017, it was announced that the club would be taken over by Lekhwiya SC following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League, and merge into Lekhwiya SC which would be rebranded into Al-Duhail SC.[3][4]

History

El Jaish SC was officially established in 2011 after spending several seasons in the second division without being eligible for promotion.

In its first season in the Qatar Stars League, El Jaish finished second, just two points behind champions Lekhwiya, and qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League. After a poor start to the 2013 Champions League, El Jaish won 3 of its 4 last group stage games to emerge as the groups runners-up, setting up a Round of 16 tie against Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia. They were eliminated after losing 0–2 in the away game and 1–3 on aggregate.[5]

In 2013, El Jaish were involved in the controversial case of Zahir Belounis not being granted an exit visa over his dispute with the club over unpaid wages.[6][7]

Lekhwiya SC announced that they have taken over the club in April 2017 and the club dissolved in July 2017 while Lekhwiya got rebranded into Al-Debaih SC.

Honours
Winners (1): 2012–13
Winners (2): 2014, 2016
Winners (1): 2010–11

Note:

  • El-Jaish were winners of the Qatargas League in 2007–08 and 2008–09 but the club was not officiated yet so they don't count as official championships

El Jaish in Asia
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League83321512
Total83321512
  • Q = Qualification
  • GS = Group stage
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final

AFC Champions League

Round Country Club Home Away
2013
GS Al Shabab 3–0 0–2
GS Tractor 3–3 4–2
GS Al Jazira 3–1 1–1
R16 Al Ahli 1–1 0–2

Personnel

Last update: May 23, 2014[8]

Senior team
Coaching staff
Head coach Sabri Lamouchi
Assistant coach Lassaad Chabbi
Assistant coach Yousef Adam
Reserve head coach Cristian Petre
Reserve asst. coach Yousuf Al-Nobi
Goalkeeping coach Ahmed Naji
Fitness coach Khalil Jebabli
Fitness coach André Lima
Medical staff
Team doctor Marian Dumitru
Physiotherapist Sorin Minea
Physiotherapist Mohamed Ali Laid
Physiotherapist Badii Al-Tayib
Kinesiologist Nabyl Bekraoui
Specialist staff
Translator Abdelrahman Naim
Translator Joon Lyeo
Photographer Adrian Alexandru
Administrative staff
Team manager Rashid Al-Kaabi
Team administrator Ismail Hashem
Logistics officer Nasser Al-Shammari

Youth team

Last update: May 24, 2013[9]

Coaching staff
Head coach Aref Awadh Salem
Assistant coach Zoran Lović
Goalkeeping coach Pedro Lascarim
Physiotherapist Ahsan Ajoo
Technical staff
Technical Director Leonardo Vitorino

Management
Position Staff
President Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah
Executive Director Dr. Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari
Marketing & Audience Manager Saeed Al-Eidah
Sports Manager Yousuf Bakhit Al Kuwari
Media Manager Amer Abdulrahman Al Kaabi
Financial Manager Khamis Al Kuwari

Last updated: May 2012
Source: El Jaish

Associated clubs

Kit sponsors and manufacturers
Period Kit manufacture Shirt sponsor
2011– Nike NAPT

Managerial history

Handball
Main article: El Jaish SC (handball)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "El Jaish Handball Team matches". goalzz.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  3. "Lekhwiya, El Jaish clubs to merge" (in Arabic). Gulf Times. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  4. "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 April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  5. "ACL RD16 (2nd leg): Al Ahli 2–0 El Jaish (3–1 agg)". the-afc.com. May 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  6. "Zahir Belounis: another embarrassment for Qatar". World Soccer. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  7. "Zahir Belounis: A Virtual Captive in Qatar". sites.duke.edu/. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  8. "Technical staff". El Jaish official website. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  9. "Technical staff". El Jaish official website. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  10. "Eljaish Signs MoU with FC Schalke 04". eljaish.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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