Al Sadd Handball Team () is the

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

team of

Al Sadd SC 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 ...

, based in the capital city of

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, Qatar. It currently competes in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team is one of the most successful in all of Asia, winning the Asian Club League Handball Championship a record 5 times.

History

Al Sadd Handball Team was formed shortly after the formation of the club in 1969. Since then, they have dominated the handball scene in

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, winning a record number of domestic trophies. Their success hasn't been limited to local competitions, however. The team has won a record of 5 Asian Club League Handball Championship titles, meaning they have the most Asian titles to their name. In addition, they won the Handball Club World Cup in 2000. They have also won the IHF Super Globe in 2002 as the host team, as well as finishing runners-up in 2010, again as the host team.

Honours

Domestic

* Qatar Handball League :: Winners (9) : 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009 *

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:: Winners (8) : 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013 * Qatar Crown Prince Cup :: Winners (7) : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

International

* GCC Club Handball Champions :: Winners : 2004, 2014, 2015 * Asian Handball Champions League :: Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 * IHF Super Globe (Handball Club World Cup) :: Winners : 2002

Team

Managerial history

* Sufyan Druasi (2010–2011) * Ahmed Deabes (2011–2012) * Patrice Canayer (2012) ''(temp)'' * Lakhdar Arrouche (2012–2013) * Franjo Meter (2013–2014)

Notable players

;Qatar * Abdulla Al Ghamdi * Nasser Al Turki * Nasser Al Sadd * Ghanim Al Ali * Sid Kenaoui ;Algeria * Abdelkrim Bendjemil ;Bosnia and Herzegovina * Mirsad Terzić * Benjamin Čičkušić * Nikola Prce ;Croatia * Mirko Alilović * Ivano Balić * Petar Metličić * Renato Sulić * Mario Tomić ;Denmark * Lars Jørgensen ;Germany * Andrej Klimovets ;Hungary * Péter Gulyás *

Gergő Iváncsik Gergő Iváncsik (born 30 November 1981) is a former Hungarian handballer who played for Veszprém KC, Telekom Veszprém and for the Hungary men's national handball team, Hungarian national team. He retired from handball in 2017. He was inducte ...

* Nikola Eklemović * Carlos Pérez ;Macedonia * Kiril Lazarov ;Romania * Alin Șania ;Serbia * Marko Vujin *

Ratko Nikolić Ratko Nikolić (; born 15 September 1977) is a Serbian politician and former handball player serving as a member of the National Assembly since 8 December 2021. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Club career After starting ...

* Dejan Perić * Stefan Ilić * Nenad Peruničić ;Slovenia * Renato Vugrinec * Matevž Skok * Borut Mačkovšek ;Spain * Eduardo Gurbindo * Eduard Fernández

Notable former coach

;Montenegro * Veselin Vujović

References

External links

Official website
{{Al Sadd SC Handball clubs in Qatar Handball clubs established in 1969 1969 establishments in Qatar Sports clubs and teams in Doha