Muaither SC

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Muaither S.C.
File:Muaither SC logo.svg
Full nameMuaither Sports Club
NicknameAl Kahilan
Founded1996; 30 years ago (1996)
GroundThani bin Jassim Stadium
Al Gharrafa, Qatar
Capacity21,175
ChairmanSaleh Al-Aji
ManagerJorge da Silva
LeagueQatari Second Division
2023–24Qatar Stars League, 12th of 12 (relegated)
Websitewww.muaither.com

Muaither SC (Arabic: نادي معيذر الرياضي) is a multi-sports club based in Muaither, Qatar. It is best known for its football department, which plays in the Qatari Second Division.[1]

History

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1996–2013: Second division

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The club was founded in 1996 as "Al Shabab". It changed its name to "Al Muaither" in 2004 by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee. They played exclusively in the Qatari Second Division until 2013.

Their first promotion play-off was in the 1999–00 season against Al Shamal, losing the match. This was the first promotion play-off to ever take place in Qatar.[2]

In 2004, Muaither became the first team in history from the second division to win the Sheikh Jassem Cup. They defeated Al-Wakrah SC 2–1 in the final.

The club suffered its largest loss in August 2006 in the Sheikh Jassem Cup against Al Sadd, losing 0-21. This loss marked the largest loss of any club in a professional football club in the GCC at the time.[3]

They finished as runners-up of the Second Division in the 2012 and 2013 season, which earned them promotion play-off matches against Umm Salal and Al Arabi. They lost the first match against Umm Salal, which was the club's second promotion play-off match in its history, by a scoreline of 0–1 after extra time in 2012. They also lost 1–2 against Al Arabi after extra time in 2013.

Their president, Saleh Al-Aji, filed a complaint on 23 April against Al Arabi under the pretense that they were fielding a suspended player, Baba Keita. This was according to the league statistics available on the Qatar Football Association's website. The QFA dashed their hope of being promoted by officially stating that the information they presented was not available on the website, and that Muaither must have acquired the information from third-party sources.[4][5]

2013–present: Promotions and subsequent relegations

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It was announced on 7 May 2013 that the Qatar Stars League would expand to 14 clubs, which inferred that Muaither would be promoted to the first division despite losing the relegation play-off.[6]

Their first action in the first division was to hire renowned Spanish-French coach, Ladislas Lozano.[7] He was sacked on 1, February 2014 after the club lost 5–0 to Al Duhail SC.[8]

They were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, along with Al Rayyan.[9] Coach Ladislaz Lozano was replaced by Moroccan coach Mohammed Sahel, who was then replaced by compatriot Fouad Al Sahabi.[10] Al Sahabi assembled a first team squad comprising three Moroccan professional players, however, despite pushing the club towards the top of the second division league table, the club failed to win promotion back to the Stars League, with its hopes being dashed after a loss to El Jaish's reserve team in April 2015.[11] Al Sahabi was sacked as a result and replaced by the club's youth team coach.[12]

After securing a 1–0 win against Al Rayyan in the second division on 14 March 2016, the team, led by Philippe Burle, was promoted to the Qatar Stars League for the second time in its history.[13] However, Burle's Al Muaither was relegated at the end of the 2016–17 season after losing 16 of its 26 matches.[14]

The club won the Second Division Cup for the second time in its history in December 2019 under coach Philippe Burle after beating Al Markhiya 3–2.[15] Also that year, the club finished as runners-up in the 2019–20 Second Division, earning them a promotion play-off match against Qatar SC. However, Muaither lost the match 0–1.[16]

2022–2024: Promotion to Stars League and subsequent relegation

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After winning the 2022–23 Second Division title, the club was once promoted to the Stars League for the third time in its history.[17] They finished 12th in 2023–24 and were relegated after spending only a single season in the Stars League.

Stadium

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Currently, the club uses Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Al Gharrafa as its home stadium. The club's 42,000 m2 headquarters includes an administrative building and two football training grounds, but does not have a professional-capacity stadium.[18]

Current squad

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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 File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Majed Abdullatif
2 DF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Monkez Adi
3 DF File:Flag of Algeria.svg ALG Fouad Hanfoug
4 DF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Mohamed Rabea
5 DF File:Flag of Algeria.svg ALG Ahmed Ait Abdesslem
6 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Abdurahman Al-Korbi
7 FW File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Abdulrahim Al-Baloushi
8 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Davi Cruz (on loan from Al-Rayyan)
9 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Ethyan González
10 FW File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP Albert Luque
11 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Yousef Al-Yahri
14 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Mohammed Al-Badr
17 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Abdulrahman Al-Salahi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Ziyad Tarek
22 MF File:Flag of Libya.svg LBY Al Dokali Al Seyed
24 DF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Yousif Umar
26 MF File:Flag of Malawi.svg MWI Lloyd Aaron
27 DF File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg CIV Siriky Diabaté
37 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Abdulmajid Anad
40 GK File:Flag of Tunisia.svg TUN Anas Khardani
60 FW File:Flag of Egypt.svg EGY Amr Abdelfattah
62 FW File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Suhaib Muaaz
74 GK File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Mohamed Nagy
77 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Khaldoun Moussa
88 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Abdulrahman Kamal
99 MF File:Flag of Qatar.svg QAT Ilyas Brimil

Current team staff

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Coaching staff
Head coach Morocco Mounir Jaaouani[19]
Goalkeeping coach Romania Mihal Barbu
Poland Michał Chamera
Fitness coach Romania Daniel Rouman
Physiotherapist Anthony Padayao
Driver England Ben Goodson
Technical staff
Team manager Qatar Mahmoud Ali Mahmoud
Administrator Qatar Hussein Khudair
Qatar Jamal Saeed
Qatar Ali Salah

Honours

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Managerial history

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References

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