Al Shahaniya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الشحانية الرياضي), is a Qatari sports club based in Al-Shahaniya, a town 20 km from the capital Doha. Founded in 1998, the most prominent team of the club is the football team which plays in the Qatari Second Division.[1] The club's home ground is Grand Hamad Stadium.
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| Full name | Al Shahaniya Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Grand Hamad Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 13,000 | ||
| Chairman | Menahi Al-Shammari | ||
| Manager | Álvaro Mejía | ||
| League | Qatari Second Division | ||
| 2021–22 | Qatari Second Division, 4th of 8 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
Al Shahaniya was founded on 27 December 1998, under the name Al-Nasr, under the decision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Eid Al Thani, who was the chairman of the Public Authority for youth and sports at the time. The club was considered as the spiritual successor of Al Nasr SC, an amateur football club founded in 1951. The club, whose name translates to "victory", became notable for being the first Qatari football team to play against clubs outside of the country as well as the first Qatari club to recruit foreigners.[2][3]
At the beginning of its establishment, the club's headquarters were located in Al Jemailiya. In 2001, the club relocated to Al-Shahaniya, which is approximately 20 km northwest of Doha, under the decision of Sheikh Jassim bin Thamer al Thani, who was vice president of the Qatar Olympic Committee at that time. It was furnished with its own stadium and headquarters, although the stadium has primarily been used for training due to its limited capacity.[2]
In 2004, the club changed its name to Al Shahaniya by decision of the board of directors, in order to better represent the region where it is based.[4]
Management edit
- As of 20 June 2023[5]
| Board of directors | |
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| President |  Menahi Al Shammari
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| Vice-president | Salem Al Hajry
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| General manager | Faisal Mattar Al Shammari
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Current squad edit
- As of 10 September 2023[citation needed]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel edit
Current technical staff edit
Last update: 20 June 2023.
| Coaching staff | |
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| Head coach |  Álvaro Mejía
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Presidential history edit
Updated June 2014.[6]
1. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (1996–04)
2. Fayez Menahi Al Hajri (2004–07)
3. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (2007–08)
4. Menahi Al Shammari (2008–present)
Managerial history edit
Stefano Impagliazzo (2002)
Danny Hoekman (Dec 2003–March 2004)
Fareed Ramzi (2004)
Saad Hafez (2004–2006)
Said Riziki (2006–2007)
Stéphane Morello (2007–2008)- Firas Hazem Al Sheikhly (2008–2009)[7]
- Luizinho (2009)
- Hisham Ali (2009)
Mohammad Sibai (2009–Feb 2012)- Luizinho (Feb 2012–Nov 2012)
Ion Ion (Nov 2012–Feb 2013)[8]
Yousuf Adam (Feb 2013–May 2013)- Milton Mendes (May 2013–Sept 2013)
Zé Nando (Sept 2013–Jan 2014)- Alexandre Gama (Jan 2014–May 2014)
- Luís Martins (May 2014–July 2014)
Miguel Ángel Lotina (July 2014–Sept 2014)- Zé Nando (Sept 2014 – Nov 2014)
Luka Bonačić (Nov 2014–2016)- Zé Nando (Oct 2016–Dec 2016)[9]
- Igor Štimac (2016–Nov 2017)
- José Murcia (Nov 2017–Jun 2020)
- Nabil Anwar (Sep 2020–Feb 2022)[10]
- Álvaro Mejía (Feb 2022-)[11]
Notes edit
- ^ "QSL -Al-Shahania". qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ a b "نبذة عن النادي" (in Arabic). Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Luís Henrique Rolim Silva (2019). The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948-1984 (PDF) (Thesis). Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. pp. 154, 181. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Al Shahaniya Club". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- ^ "مجلس الإدارة". Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "الشحانية إلى الأضواء بعد 18 سنة مظاليم". al-sharq.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ Iyad Al Salhi (9 August 2021). "الساعد الأيمن لدرجال في الوكرة .. والمُبدع بصمت مع الكرة ..." (in Arabic). Al Mada Paper. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "الشحانية يقدم مدربه ومحترفيه في مؤتمر صحفي". Al Sharq. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ZÉ NANDO". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Al Shahaniya coach Nabil Anwar takes charge". Qatar Tribune. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "ألفارو مدربًا للشحانية" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.