El-Jaish Sports Club () was a

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i multi-sports club from 2011 to 2017, based in the Al-Duhail area of

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. The

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team played in the

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. The team won the

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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. The club also had participations in other sports, most notably in

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where its team has previously achieved 3rd place in both the GCC Handball Championship and the Asian Club Handball Championship. In April 2017, it was announced that the club would be taken over by

Lekhwiya SC Al-Duhail Sports Club (), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city of Doha and plays its home games at Abd ...

following the

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, and merge into Lekhwiya SC which would be rebranded as

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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

, El Jaish finished second, just two points behind champions

Lekhwiya Al-Duhail Sports Club (), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city of Doha and plays its home games at Abdull ...

, and qualified for the

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. 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. In 2013, El Jaish were involved in the controversial case of

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not being granted an

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over his dispute with the club over unpaid wages.

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

Honours

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**Winners (1):

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**Winners (2):

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**Winners (1):

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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

*Q = Qualification *GS = Group stage *R16 = Round of 16 *QF = Quarter-final *SF = Semi-final

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Personnel

Senior team

Youth team

Last update: May 24, 2013

Management

Affiliated club(s)

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Managerial history

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(July 2007 – May 2011) / Yousef Al Nobi (assistant) *

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(June 15, 2011 – May 31, 2012) /

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(assistant) *

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References

External links

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