Al-Khor SC

Al-Khor SC
Full nameAl-Khor Sports Club
Nickname(s)Al-Fursan (The Knights)
Founded1961 (1961)
GroundAl Khor Stadium
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
Capacity11,015[1]
ChairmanNasser Thamer Al-Humaidi
Head coachSalam Shaker (caretaker)
LeagueQatari Second Division
2024–25Qatar Stars League, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Websitealkhor-club.com

Al-Khor Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الخور الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in the city of Al Khor. Al-Khor SC is best known for its football team, which competes in the Qatar Stars League from the 2024-25 season again after a short absence of 2 years in Qatari Second Division. It plays its home games at Al-Khor Stadium.

History

Foundation

One of the three Al Khor Towers, represented in the club logo

Al-Khor was unofficially established in 1951 by oil workers to fulfill them with the appropriate facility to invest their energy after their participation with the multinational oil companies at the time. In 1961, the club was re-established and set football as its main sport, along with other sports and activities. There were two other clubs in Al Khor, but none of the clubs cooperated. In 1962, Al-Khor SC merged with Al-Jeel Sports Club, one of the other two clubs.[2]

In 1964, they conglomerated with Nahdi Al-Aswad ("Black Sports Club") and formally made a request to join the Qatar Football Association on 10 June that year. From then on, the club was known as Al-Taawun.[3]

Post-merger (1964–2004)

The club took advantage of the youth movement and was provided with funds for all facilities. He designed plans and programs to increase the number of participants in the majority of sports. Since 1961, yellow and white were the club colors. In 1964 the club entered the football league and changed the colors to blue and white. Currently, all three colors are included in the crest.[2]

Renaming to Al Khor (2004–present)

In 2004, the club name was changed to Al Khor after the Qatar Olympic Committee had ordered the name change to clarify the location of the club.[2]

Honors

  • Qatar Crown Prince Cup
    • Winners (1): 2005
  • Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
    • Winners (1): 2002
  • Qatari 2nd Division:
    • Winners (2): 1983, 2024

Asian record

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
GCC Champions League 51 22 11 18 75 61
Total 15 6 2 7 14 25
  • Q = Qualification
  • GS = Group stage
  • R16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-final
  • SF = Semi-final

GCC Champions League

Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2008
GS Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 1–3
GS Kuwait Qadsia 0–5
GS Oman Al-Nahda 1–1
GS Bahrain Al Muharraq 1–1
2009–10
GS Oman Sur 1–0 0–1 1–1
GS Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr 0–4 1–3 1–7
2012
GS Kuwait Al Naser 2–1 1–0 3–0
GS Bahrain Busaiteen 2–0 1–2 3–2
QF Kuwait Al Jahra 1–0
SF United Arab Emirates Al Wasl 2–1 0–3 2–4

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup:

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al Khor:

Performance in UAFA competitions

  • Arabian Gulf Club Champions Cup: 3 appearances
2008: Group stage
2010: Group stage
2011: Semi-finals
2012: Semi-finals

Players

As of Qatari Second Division:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Brazil BRA Lacerda
2 DF Qatar QAT Khaled Karib
3 DF Qatar QAT Ibrahim Al-Saeed
7 MF Qatar QAT Saif Al-Mohannadi
11 FW Cape Verde CPV Ricardo Gomes
15 DF Qatar QAT Naif Mubarak
16 MF Algeria ALG Khalil Zohir U21
18 FW Qatar QAT Eisa Al-Muhannadi
20 MF Qatar QAT Ahmed Al-Mohanadi
22 GK Qatar QAT Abdulrahman Al-Shaibah U21
27 MF Qatar QAT Jasser Yahya
30 FW Qatar QAT Malik Hassan
80 MF Nigeria NGA Abdulah Oyekanmi
No. Pos. Nation Player
94 MF Algeria ALG Sofiane Hanni
— GK Qatar QAT Abdullah Al-Radhi (on loan from Al-Shamal)
— GK Qatar QAT Abubaker Osman U21
— DF Qatar QAT Ahmad Abdelhay
— DF Qatar QAT Yasser Boussawi
— DF Qatar QAT Talal Bahzad (on loan from Al-Ahli)
— DF Tunisia TUN Koussay Smiri (on loan from Espérance)
— MF Qatar QAT Abdulrahman Anad
— MF Egypt EGY Abobakar Bayoumi
— MF Qatar QAT Ali Bujaloof (on loan from Qatar)
— MF Qatar QAT Youssef Mohamed (on loan from Qatar)
— FW Brazil BRA Luan Farias
— FW Qatar QAT Mekki Tombari

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF France FRA Ibrahima Diallo (on loan to Al-Ahli)
26 DF Libya LBY Abdulahamid Naser (on loan to Al-Shamal)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Qatar QAT Helal Mohammed (on loan to Al-Arabi)
— MF Algeria ALG Abdallah Nouri (on loan to Al-Bidda)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: May 2024[4]

Coaching staff
Head coach Salam Shaker (Interim)
Assistant coaches Pepe Bermúdez
Goalkeeper coach Pinda
President of the Football device Hamad Dasmal Al-Kuwari
Director general Abdul Rahman Hassan Al-Emadi
Fitness coach Alberto Martínez
Performance Analyst Hugo Pinto
Team Doctor Hisham Al-Mutawakel
Therapy specialists Omar Miladi
Anis Belhadj

Presidential history

From 1963 to 1982.

Period Chairperson Period Chairperson
1963–64 Qatar Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi 1966–75 Qatar Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
1964–65 Qatar Ahmed Abdullah Al Mohannadi 1975 Qatar Mohammed Saif Maeoff
1965–66 Qatar Ahmed Abdullah Jolo 1975–82 Qatar Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Hail
1982 Qatar Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi

Managerial history

As of 11 May 2023
  • England Ronald Douglas (ca.) (1979)
  • Brazil Marcos Falopa (1979–80)
  • Qatar Mohammed Mubarak Al Mohannadi (1980)
  • Brazil Marcos Falopa (1980–82)
  • Brazil Alcides Romano Junior (1987–89)
  • Hungary Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)
  • Hungary Szapor Gábor (1993–94)[5]
  • Sweden Bosse Nilsson (1995)
  • Iraq Mowaffaq Mawla (1997–98)
  • Brazil Alcides Romano Junior (1998)
  • Brazil Roberto Carlos (1998–99)
  • Brazil José Roberto Ávila (1999–00)[6]
  • Brazil Paulo Henrique (2000–01)
  • Brazil João Francisco (2001–02)
  • France Ladislas Lozano (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003)
  • Brazil René Simões (2003)
  • Switzerland Robert Mullier (2003–04)
  • France René Exbrayat (2004–06)
  • France Jean-Paul Rabier (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2008)
  • France Ladislas Lozano (ca.) (Nov 2007)
  • France Bertrand Marchand (1 July 2008 – 14 June 2010)
  • France Alain Perrin (14 June 2010 – 31 May 2012)
  • Romania László Bölöni (24 June 2012–15)
  • France Jean Fernandez (2015–2017)
  • France Laurent Banide (2017 – October 2017)[7]
  • England Omar Najhi (October 2017)[7]
  • Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui (October 2017 – May 2018)[7]
  • Tunisia Adel Sellimi (1 July 2018 – 15 September 2018)[8]
  • England Omar Najhi (September 2018)[8]
  • France Bernard Casoni (25 September 2018 – June 30, 2019)[8]
  • England Omar Najhi (1 July 2019 – 30 September 2020)[8]
  • France Frédéric Hantz (1 October 2020 – 25 December 2020)[8]
  • Qatar Mostafa Souiheb (26 December 2020 – 24 January 2021)[8]
  • Germany Winfried Schafer (25 January 2021 – 12 November 2021)[8]
  • Brazil Sérgio Farias (23 June 2022 – 17 October 2022) [9]
  • Morocco Hicham Jadrane (18 October 2022 – 8 April 2023)
  • Qatar Nabeel Mohammad Anwar (9 April 2023 – 5 January 2024)
  • Qatar Abdullah Mubarak (8 January 2024 – present)

References

  1. ^ "QSL". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Al Khor Sports Club". Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  4. ^ "First Team Management". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ Ládonyi Lászlo (2001). Football Yearbook 2000, Vol. 1 (in Hungarian). p. 141.
  6. ^ الوكرة يبدأ اليوم حملة الدفاع عن لقبه (in Arabic). daharchives.alhayat.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Qatar Stars League 17/18: Football Development Report - Full Season Analysis" (PDF) (in Arabic). Qatar stars League. p. 58. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Al Khor SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Sergio Farias coach of the Knights of Al Khor". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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