Qatar SC

Qatar SC was founded in 1959 under the name Al Oruba. The idea of founding the club came from Abdulaziz bin Jassim Al Thani. His colleague, Mohammed bin Nasser, sought public opinion on the formation of a new sports club in the Musheireb area of Doha and received positive feedback. Al Oruba, which transliterates to "Arabism", was decided as the club name by the majority of football supporters due to the overwhelming number of Arab clubs with revolutionary names at the time. The club started off with just 18 players and staff members, and the first president was Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani. Initially, blue and white were the official colors of the club, and the headquarters was situated in a small 4-room house owned by Jassim bin Hamad. In a time where football was not very popular in Qatar, the club had a small group of supporters, the largest of which was the Yemeni community.[1]

They began training on asphalt near the club headquarters, before moving to Doha Stadium. Before the Qatar Stars League unofficially launched in 1963, they only participated in friendly matches. During the initial years of the league, they were a dominant force, along with Al-Maref. After Al-Maref dissolved in the 1966/67 season, many of their players and coaching staff were distributed to Al Oruba. Notable members of coaching staff include Hassan Othman, Abdullah Rabia, and Hamad Al Neel. They went on to win 5 consecutive league titles.[1]

In 1972 Al Oruba merged with Al Nasour to form Al Esteqlal. Former player Saad Mohammed Saleh was selected as the first coach.[1] Al Esteqlal was one of the strongest clubs since its establishment, winning its first official Qatar Stars League season in 1972–73. The next year, in 1974, Al Sadd roped in 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, it continued with its success, winning the 1976–77 season and supplying the national team with some of its most prominent players.

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.

As of Qatar Stars League:

No Position Player Nation 1 Goalkeeper Jassem Adel  Qatar 2 Defender Mohammed Al-Rabiei  Qatar 3 Defender Mohammed Dhaifallah  Qatar 4 Midfielder Ahmed Fadhel  Qatar 5 Midfielder Omar Al-Amadi  Qatar 6 Midfielder Mehdi Berrahma  Morocco 7 Forward Anthony Okpotu  Nigeria 8 Midfielder Khalid Abdulraouf  Qatar 10 Midfielder Youcef Belaïli  Algeria 13 Midfielder Bashar Resan  Iraq 14 Midfielder Moataz Bostami  Jordan 16 Defender Yousef Aymen (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar 17 Defender Khaled Mahmoudi  Qatar 18 Midfielder Hamad Mansor  Qatar 20 Forward Eisa Palangi  Qatar 24 Midfielder Abdulaziz Adel  Qatar 31 Goalkeeper Motasem Al Bustami  Jordan 33 Defender Álex Gálvez  Spain 70 Midfielder Ahmed Al Saadi  Qatar 80 Midfielder Omair Essa  Qatar 86 Defender Hamid Ismail  Qatar 87 Midfielder Nasser Al-Nasr (on loan from Umm Salal)  Qatar 99 Midfielder Khaled Waleed (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar Reserve U23 No Position Player Nation 9 Forward Abdulrahman Al-Jassem (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Qatar 12 Defender Nasir Peer  Qatar 21 Midfielder Rabeeah Al-Mulla  Qatar 22 Midfielder Ahmad Al-Khuwailid (on loan from Al-Duhail)  Indonesia 26 Goalkeeper Abdurahman Mohammed  Qatar 27 Forward Yousef Mohammed  Qatar 30 Goalkeeper Mohammed Kadik  Qatar 32 Goalkeeper Ahmed Al-Tayeb  Qatar 34 Defender Ali Yahia  Qatar 37 Midfielder Mohammed Zidan  Qatar 50 Midfielder Saleh Al-Annabi  Qatar 66 Midfielder Hamzah Yasser  Qatar 92 Midfielder Rashid Al-Barashdy  Oman Out on loan No Position Player Nation 11 Midfielder Ali Awad Bujaloof (on loan to Al-Wakrah)  Qatar — Midfielder Ali Karimi (on loan to Al-Duhail)  Iran Achievements Qatar Stars League Champions (8): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03 Qatari Second Division Champions: 2016–17 Emir of Qatar Cup Champions (2): 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: 2014 Recent seasons Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Emir Cup 1996–97 1D 7 16 4 3 9 19 19 15 Round 1 1997–98 1D 6 16 5 4 7 17 22 19 Round 1 1998–99 1D 6 16 5 2 9 16 27 17 Round 1 1999–2000 1D 7 16 4 6 6 14 24 18 Quarter-finals 2000–01 1D 8 16 4 2 10 18 27 14 Round 2 2001–02 1D 2 16 9 2 5 30 17 29 Semifinals 2002–03 1D 1 18 10 5 3 24 10 34 Semifinals 2003–04 1D 2 18 10 4 4 31 17 34 Runners-up 2004–05 1D 4 27 14 3 10 40 34 45 Quarter-finals 2005–06 1D 2 27 14 7 6 49 34 49 Semifinals 2006–07 1D 6 27 10 4 13 35 36 34 Quarter-finals 2007–08 1D 4 27 14 4 9 53 38 46 Semifinals 2008–09 1D 4 27 11 10 6 42 36 43 Semifinals 2009–10 1D 4 22 11 5 6 32 23 38 Semifinals 2010–11 1D 5 22 11 7 4 40 26 40 Quarter-finals 2011–12 1D 10 22 6 6 10 32 46 24 Round 3 Technical staff Senior team Last update: July 2020 Coaching staff Head coach Younis Ali Fitness coach Diego Pereira Goalkeeper coach Wisner Soares Director of football Mohammed khalifa Alsuwaidi Youth team As of 6 June 2014.[2] Coaching staff Head coach Yousef alnoubi Technical director David Giguel Goalkeeping coach Abdel Fattah Nassef Fitness coach Abdulziz Al Kahlawi Managerial history   Manager Period Hamad Neel Mohammed Ali c. 1962 Saad Mohammed Saleh c. 1972 Helmi Hussein 1973–74 Wagdi Jamal 1974 Hassan Othman Helmi Hussein 1974–75 Mohammed Kheiri 1975–76 Jozef Jankech Jozef Vengloš [3] 1976–77 Jorvan Vieira 1980 Park Byung-suk c. 1980–81[4] Paulo Massa 1988 Uli Maslo July 1, 1988–90 Sérgio Cosme 1990 Džemaludin Mušović 1990–91 Uli Maslo 1991 – April 30, 1992 Ammo Baba 1992–93 Jozef Jankech 1993–94 Hazem Jassam[5] 1994 Roland Andersson July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1997 Ján Pivarník[6] 1997   Manager Period Reinhard Fabisch[7] 1998–00 Eid Mubarak 2000 Verner Lička July 1, 2000 – June 15, 2001 Zoran Đorđević 2001–02 Džemaludin Mušović 2002–04 Adel Abu Karbal Salman Abdulaziz 2004 Carlos Alhinho 2004 – June 30, 2005 Dimitri Davidovic July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006 Džemal Hadžiabdić 2006 Yannick Stopyra Nov 2006 – Jan 07 Srećko Juričić 2007 Dimitri Davidovic 2007 Džemaludin Mušović 2007–08 Hameed Bremel 2008 Sebastião Lazaroni July 24, 2008 – Aug 11 Saïd Chiba Aug 12, 2011 – July 8, 2012 Sebastião Lazaroni July 9, 2012 – June 1, 2014 Ivan Hašek June 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 Performance in AFC competitions AFC Champions League: 1 appearance 2003/04: Group Stage References "Archived copy" حوارات وتقارير » أبو الحكام طالب بلان يفتح كل الملفات:أنا لاعب عفريت وحكم ملتزم جدا (in Arabic). ta7keem.com. 12 October 2011. 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