Al-Khor SC
Al-Khor Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الخور الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in Al Khor, featuring teams in a number of sports including football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. It plays its home games at Al Khor Stadium.
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| Full name | Al-Khor Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "El Forsan" (Knights) | ||
| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Ground | Al Khor Stadium Al Khor, Qatar | ||
| Capacity | 12,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Sultan Shabib Al Mohannadi | ||
| Manager | Sérgio Farias | ||
| League | Qatari Second Division | ||
| 2021–22 | Qatar Stars League, 12th of 12 (Relegated) | ||
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History
Foundation
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 clubs.[2]
In 1964, they conglomerated with Nahdi Al-Aswad (transliterated to "Black Sports Club") and had formally made a request to join the Qatar Football Association on 10 June later 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
- Winners (1): 2005
- Winners (1): 2002
- Winners (1): 1983
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
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |||||
| GS |  |
Al-Nassr | 1–3 | ||
| GS |  |
Qadsia | 0–5 | ||
| GS |  |
Al-Nahda | 1–1 | ||
| GS |  |
Al Muharraq | 1–1 | ||
| 2009–10 | |||||
| GS | |
Sur | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| GS | |
Al-Nassr | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–7 |
| 2012 | |||||
| GS | |
Al Naser | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| GS | |
Busaiteen | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| QF | |
Al Jahra | 1–0 | ||
| SF |  |
Al Wasl | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
Individual honours
- The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al Khor:
2009 – Alaa Abdul-Zahra- 2009 – Mahdi Karim
- 2009 – Salam Shakir
Performance in UAFA competitions
- Arabian Gulf Club Champions Cup: 3 appearances
Players
As of Qatari Second Division:
| No | Position | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Papa Djibril |  Qatar |
| 2 | DF | Enagi Elsadiq | Qatar |
| 3 | DF | Diyab Taha | Qatar |
| 4 | DF | Khaled Radhwan | Qatar |
| 5 | DF | Juma Al-Habsi | Oman |
| 6 | MF | Helal Mohammed | Qatar |
| 7 | MF | Said Brahmi | Qatar |
| 8 | MF | Musaab Abdulmajeed | Qatar |
| 9 | FW | Pierre-Michel Lasogga |  Germany |
| 10 | MF | Giannis Fetfatzidis |  Greece |
| 11 | MF | Ismail El Haddad |  Morocco |
| 13 | MF | Mohammed Zidan | Qatar |
| 15 | DF | Naif Mubarak | Qatar |
| 16 | DF | Thamer Jamal | Qatar |
| 18 | MF | Mohammad Al-Mohammedi | Qatar |
| 20 | MF | Ahmed Al-Mohanadi | Qatar |
| 21 | MF | Shebib Al-Mohanadi | Qatar |
| 22 | GK | Ali Nader | Qatar |
| 23 | MF | Harib Al-Saadi | Oman |
| 25 | DF | Khaled Karib | Qatar |
| 27 | MF | Jasser Yahya | Qatar |
| 28 | MF | Anas Elfadil | Qatar |
| 29 | MF | Jassim Al-Muraikhi | Qatar |
| 30 | GK | Jehad Hudib (on loan from Al-Sadd) | Qatar |
| 32 | MF | Asaad Reyed U19 | Qatar |
| 34 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Ameen U19 | Qatar |
| 45 | DF | Abdulla Arafa | Qatar |
| 55 | DF | Abdulrahman Ragab | Qatar |
| 80 | GK | Mohamed Al-Ashwal | Qatar |
| 99 | DF | Salem Al-Sufyani | Qatar |
| — | FW | Ronald Ngah |  Cameroon |
| — | FW | Jugurtha Hamroun |  Algeria |
Personnel
Current technical staff
Last update: September 2021[4]
| Coaching staff | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Winfried Schäfer |
| Assistant coach | Mustafa Al-Sweheb |
| Goalkeeper coach | Abdul Ghaffar Farag Allah |
| President of the Football device | Youssef Jaffal Al-Kuwari |
| Team official | Abdullah Hasan Al-Yazidi |
| Fitness coach | Andre Lima |
| 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 | Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi |
1966–75 | Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi |
| 1964–65 | Ahmed Abdullah Al Mohannadi |
1975 | Mohammed Saif Maeoff |
| 1965–66 | Ahmed Abdullah Jolo |
1975–82 | Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Hail |
| 1982 | Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi |
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Managerial history
- As of 11 May 2023
Ronald Douglas (ca.) (1979)
Marcos Falopa (1979–80)- Mohammed Mubarak Al Mohannadi (1980)
- Marcos Falopa (1980–82)
- Alcides Romano Junior (1987–89)
Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)- Szapor Gábor (1993–94)[5]
Bosse Nilsson (1995)- Mowaffaq Mawla (1997–98)
- Alcides Romano Junior (1998)
- Roberto Carlos (1998–99)
- José Roberto Ávila (1999–00)[6]
- Paulo Henrique (2000–01)
- João Francisco (2001–02)
Ladislas Lozano (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003)- René Simões (2003)
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Robert Mullier (2003–04)- René Exbrayat (2004–06)
- Jean-Paul Rabier (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2008)
- Ladislas Lozano (ca.) (Nov 2007)
- Bertrand Marchand (1 July 2008 – 14 June 2010)
- Alain Perrin (14 June 2010 – 31 May 2012)
László Bölöni (24 June 2012–15)- Jean Fernandez (2015–2017)
- Laurent Banide (2017–2018)[7]
Adel Sellimi (1 July 2018 – 15 September 2018)[7]- Omar Najhi (2018)[7]
- Bernard Casoni (25 September 2018 – June 30, 2019)[7]
- Omar Najhi (1 July 2019 – 30 September 2020)[7]
- Frédéric Hantz (1 October 2020 – 25 December 2020)[7]
- Mostafa Souiheb (26 December 2020 – 24 January 2021)[7]
- Winfried Schafer (25 January 2021 – 12 November 2021)[7]
- Sérgio Farias (23 June 2022 – present) [8]
References
- "QSL". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- "Al Khor Sports Club". Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- "First Team Management". Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- Ládonyi Lászlo (2001). Football Yearbook 2000, Vol. 1 (in Hungarian). p. 141.
- 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.
- "Al Khor SC Manager history". Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Sergio Farias coach of the Knights of Al Khor". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.