Qatar Sports Club ( ar, نادي قطر الرياضي) is a

sports club A sports club or sporting club, sometimes an athletics club or sports society or sports association, is a group of people formed for the purpose of playing sports. Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...

based in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...

. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 as a merger of two Qatari football clubs Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour. They play their home games in the

Qatar SC Stadium The Suheim bin Hamad Stadium (), also known as Qatar SC Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches and home of the football team Qatar Sports Club. History The stadium was opened 1985 an ...

, which has a capacity of 15,000 It has recently diversified into sports other than football. An athletics group has been established, and this department competes in javelin throwing, long jumps, and sprinting. The club adopted its current name, ''Qatar SC'', in 1981.

History

Formation (1972)

In 1972, Al-Oruba merged with Al-Nasour to forma 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 since its establishment, winning its first official Q-League season in 1972–73. The next year, in 1974,

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in th ...

hired head coach Hassan Othman from the club in addition to 14 of its players, including

Hassan Mattar Hassan Mattar ( ar, حسن مطر; born 1 January 1956 in Doha, Qatar) is a Qatari former striker who played for Al Sadd and Qatar. He currently serves as the Head of Youth Teams for Al Sadd. He was an international for the Qatar national team ...

and

Mubarak Anber Mubarak Anber Aman Al-Ali ( ar, مبارك عنبر أمان العلي; born 1 January 1954) is a former Qatari football defender who played for Qatar in the 1984 Asian Cup. He first played for Al Oruba, later to be known as Qatar SC, maki ...

, 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.

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,

, and

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. The club won the

Qatar Crown Prince Cup The Qatar Cup is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top l ...

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 The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Contested ...

after the 2015-16 season, but were promoted back to the top division the next season.

Name history

* 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

Al Dafna Al Dafna (Arabic: الدفنة) is a seaside district of the Qatari capital Doha located on the Persian Gulf. The district is currently rapidly developing into a central business district, and since the late 1990s dozens of skyscrapers have risen ...

. 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 15,000 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

''As of Qatar Stars League:''

Out on loan

Achievements

Qatar Stars League * Champions (3): 1972–73, 1976–77, 2002–03

* Champions: 2016–17

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup ( ar, كأس أمير قطر), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by 18 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sad ...

* Champions (2): 1973–74, 1975–76

* Champions (3): 2002, 2004, 2009

Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Football in Qatar, Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassi ...

* Champions (4): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1995 Qatari Stars Cup/QNB Cup * Champions: 2014

Recent seasons

Technical staff

Senior team

Youth team

Managerial history

Performance in AFC competitions

* AFC Champions League: 1 appearance :: 2003–04: Group Stage

References

External links

Basketball team
Official website
{{Qatari League Football clubs in Qatar Football clubs in Doha Association football clubs established in 1961 Multi-sport clubs in Qatar 1961 establishments in Qatar