Al Sadd Basketball Team () is a

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

i professional

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team based in

Doha Doha ( ) 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 (city), Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It ...

. Al Sadd Basketball Team is a branch of

Sadd Sports Club Al Sadd Sports Club () is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd (Qatar), Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars Leagu ...

, which is the most successful team in all of Qatar. The basketball team has won the

Qatari Basketball League The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA West Asia Super League. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second ...

six times, its last in 2022, and the

Emir of Qatar Cup Emir of Qatar Cup (), also known as the Emir Cup, but changed to Amir Cup starting in 2019, is an association football tournament played every season by all first and second division teams in Qatar. The tournament is played in a knockout system, ...

six times.

Honours

Domestic

* Qatari Championship : Winners (6): 1970, 1978, 1979, 1980, 2013, 2022 *

: Winners (6): 1980, 1981, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999 *

Qatar Crown Prince Cup The Qatar Cup (formerly known as Qatar Crown Prince Cup) is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League after each season. In 2013, the tournament was renamed Qatar Cup. Previous winners All-time ...

: Winners (1): 2004

Players

Managerial history

* Bob Carroll (1987) * Abdulrahman Baker (1990

* Mohammed Najjar (1997–1998) * Samir Nassar (2005–2006) * John Wojtak (2008–2010) *

Zoran Krečković Zoran Krečković ( sr-cyr, Зоран Кречковић, born April 17, 1959) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Coaching career Krečković began his coaching career in 1996 with IMT Beopetrol in Belgrade. In Feb ...

(2011–2012, 2014–2018)

Notable players

* Youssef Al-Badr * Abdulaziz Al Bakri * Khaled Suliman * Mohammed Awad * Zayed Ali Baroud * Mohammed Yousef * Johannes Krug * Yessoufou Bassith * Hassan Abdullah * Dieng Bassirou * Khalifa Diop Babacar *

Milan Vučićević Milan Vučićević ( sr-cyr, Милан Вучићевић; born July 20, 1985), also known by his online pseudonym Nichim Izazvan, is a Serbian marketing consultant and former professional basketball player. Vučićević has played professional ...

* Temi Soyebo * Patrick Simpson * Michael Sanders * Curtis Haywood * Christopher Garnett * Jason Dixon * Clint Deas * Demond Cowins * Michael Bell * Michael Southall

References

External links

Official website

Asia-basket.com - Team Profile
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