Al-Khor SC
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| Full name | Al-Khor Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname | Al-Fursan (The Knights) | ||
| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Ground | Al Khor Stadium Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor, Qatar | ||
| Capacity | 11,015[1] | ||
| Chairman | Nasser Thamer Al-Humaidi | ||
| Head coach | Salam Shaker (caretaker) | ||
| League | Qatari Second Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League, 12th of 12 (relegated) | ||
| Website | alkhor-club.com | ||
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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
[edit | edit source]Foundation period (1951–1964)
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Al-Khor was unofficially established in 1951 as "Al-Taawun", The club was created by oil workers to fulfill their needs with the appropriate facilities 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)
[edit | edit source]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)
[edit | edit source]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]
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Qatar Crown Prince Cup
- Winners (1): 2005
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (1): 2002
- Qatari 2nd Division:
- Winners (2): 1983, 2024
Asian record
[edit | edit source]| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| 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
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al Khor:
- Iraq 2009 – Alaa Abdul-Zahra
- Iraq 2009 – Mahdi Karim
- Iraq 2009 – Salam Shakir
Performance in UAFA competitions
[edit | edit source]- Arabian Gulf Club Champions Cup: 3 appearances
Players
[edit | edit source]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.
Out on loan
[edit | edit source]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit | edit source]Current technical staff
[edit | edit source]Last update: May 2024[4]
| Coaching staff | |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]From 1963 to 1982.
| Period | Chairperson | Period | Chairperson |
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| 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
[edit | edit source]- 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)
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