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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
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 ...
, 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
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 ...
, 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 *
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, ...
:: 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


See also

* Al Sadd Basketball Team * Al Sadd Futsal Team * Al Sadd Volleyball Team


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