Al Ahli SC (Doha)
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| Full name | Al-Ahli Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname | Al Ameed (Brigadier) | ||
| Founded | 1950 as Al Najah 1972 as Al Ahli | ||
| Ground | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 12,000 | ||
| Chairman | Abdullah Yousef Al-Mulla | ||
| Head coach | Younes Ali | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League, 4th of 12 | ||
| Website | qfa.qa/al-ahli-club | ||
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Al Ahli SC (Arabic: النادي الأهلي الرياضي), also known as Al Ahli Doha, is a Qatari multi-sport club based in Doha. It is most notable for its professional association football section. Their home ground is the Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium. Founded in 1950, it is the oldest sports club in Qatar.
History
[edit | edit source]Al Ahli was founded under the name Al Najah Sports Club in 1950, rendering it the oldest surviving sports club in Qatar. Al Najah SC was established by the founders of another club, called Sawt al-Arab, which was subsequently disbanded. The most prominent of the founders was Naji Musaad, the first president of the club. The club's first headquarters was located in Barahat Al Jufairi, in a residential house which was rented at a monthly fee of 70 Indian rupees. In 1964, the club was formally founded under resolution no. 2. Their first match abroad was scheduled to take place against Al Muharraq. After travelling to Bahrain by sea, the club was turned down because their squad comprised foreign players. Instead, they played against Al Nusoor, whom they defeated 3–1.[1]
In 1972, Al Najah was merged with another local club under its current name, Al Ahli Sports Club. The first board of directors was formed with eight members, and the club's colors were officially decided as green and white.[1] Early managers after the merger include Mohammed Kheiri, the first manager of Al Ahli Sports Club, Sudanese Abdullah Balash, Lebanese Omar Khatib and Sudanese Hassan Osman.[2] They played a friendly against Pelé-led Santos in 1973 at Doha Sports Stadium.[3] In the 1983/84 season, the club received a new headquarters, equipped with modern training and recreational facilities, as did all of the other sports clubs in Qatar.
In September 1985, amidst a heavy debt of QAR 700,000, the club announced that it would not contract with any foreign players for that season to preserve its funds. As a result, five Yugoslavian players it had recently signed for its basketball, handball and volleyball teams would be released. The Ministry of Youth and Sports injected QAR 500,000 and its supporters and members raised over QAR 300,000 to help the club pay off debt and contract professionals.[4]
In the early nineties, under the presidency of Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, the club was relegated to the Qatari 2nd Division for the first time in its history. In an attempt to improve its younger generation of players by providing them with invaluable first team experience, the youth team had been given an opportunity to earn promotion back to the first division. They were unsuccessful, and only were runners up that year.[5]
The club has won one domestic trophy since its formation, the Emir Cup. This competition which was secured four times, with the first triumph coming in the inaugural edition under coach Mohammed Kheiri.[6]
Stadium
[edit | edit source]Al Ahli play their home matches at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium which has a capacity of 12,000 seats.
Supporters
[edit | edit source]The club has one of the most consistently high home attendances in the Qatar Stars League. On 11 April 2014, they set a new league record for final match day attendance with 10,142 fans attending the league match against Al Sailiya.[7]
Players
[edit | edit source]Current squad
[edit | edit source]As of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Olympic squad
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Out on loan
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Managerial history
[edit | edit source]- As of 10 May 2023[8]
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Al Ahli club staff
[edit | edit source]Last update: 2 June 2017.[14]
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Club officials
[edit | edit source]Board
[edit | edit source]| Position | Staff |
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| President | Qatar Abdulla Yousef Al-Mulla |
| Vice-president | Qatar Mohammed Abdulla Al-Mustafawi Al-Hashemi |
| General secretary | Qatar Aref Abdulrahman |
Last updated: February 2012
Source: Board of Directors
Club presidents
[edit | edit source]As of February 2012.
| No. | Chairperson | No. | Chairperson |
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| 1 | Qatar Naji Musaad | 8 | Qatar Abdullah Mohammed Ghurery |
| 2 | Qatar Sheikh Mubarak bin Ahmed Al-Thani | 9 | Qatar Ali bin Ali Ahmed |
| 3 | Qatar Sheikh Ali bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani | 10 | Qatar Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Nasser Al-Thani |
| 4 | Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud Al-Thani | 11 | Qatar Abdullah Ahmad Hashemi |
| 5 | Qatar Sultan bin Sultan | 12 | Qatar Mohammed Kadhim Ibrahim |
| 6 | Qatar Abdulaziz Fahad Bozzoer | 13 | Qatar Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani |
| 7 | Qatar Abdulrahman Abdulqadir Al Moghaisib | 14 | Qatar Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Thani |
Records and statistics
[edit | edit source]Player statistics
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Last update: 10 December 2024.
Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.
| # | Nat. | Name | League Goals | Years active |
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| 1 | Qatar | Meshal Abdullah | 120 | 1999–2007, 2008–2010, 2013–2019 |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Dioko Kaluyituka | 60 | 2011–2015 |
| 3 | Senegal | Alboury Lah | 29 | 1995–1998 |
| 4 | Cape Verde | Caló | 26 | 2002–2006 |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ndombe Mubele | 16 | 2015–2017 |
| 6 | Morocco | Nabil El Zhar | 15 | 2019–2021 |
| 7 | Iran | Mojtaba Jabbari | 15 | 2013–2017 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | Juma Mossi | 15 | 2001–2002 |
| 9 | Brazil | Wagner Ribeiro | 13 | 2009–2011 |
| 10 | Oman | Badar Al-Maimani | 12 | 2005–2007 |
| Brazil | Sérgio Ricardo | 2005–2006 |
Performance in UAFA competitions
[edit | edit source]- UAFA Club Cup: 2 appearances
- 2003/04: First round
- 2007/08: First round
Performance in AFC competitions
[edit | edit source]- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
Asian record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Tournament | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1993 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | Group stage | Kuwait Al-Arabi | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1999 | Asian Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | Lebanon Nejmeh | w.o.1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | 1–7 | 1–7 |
1. Al Nejmeh SC withdrew from the tournament.
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Emir of Qatar Cup
- Winners (4): 1973, 1981, 1987, 1992
- Runners-up (5): 1975, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2003
- Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1999, 2006
- Qatari 2nd Division
- Winners (1): 2012
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