Al-Shamal Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الشمال الرياضي) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Madinat ash Shamal. Al-Shamal was founded in 1980. Its football team competes in the Qatar Stars League, the top tier of the national football league system.
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| Full name | Al-Shamal Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | 1980 | ||
| Ground | Al-Shamal SC Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,300 | ||
| Chairman | Ibrahim Abdullah Hussein Al-Sada | ||
| Head coach | Poya Asbaghi | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2022–23 | Qatar Stars League, 11th of 12 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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History edit
The club was founded in 1980 and first competed in the first tier of Qatari football in 1986. The club initially only fielded teams in handball and football, but in 1982 branched out to volleyball. In the following years, the club established teams in other sports, including table tennis and basketball.[1]
Stadium edit
Modeled after a traditional Qatari fort, Al-Shamal SC Stadium, the club's home grounds, is renowned for its unique design. Spread over an area of 84,000 m2 in Madinat ash Shamal, the stadium can seat up to 3,500 spectators. The club also has an indoor sports hall, with a capacity for 500 spectators, which is used by its handball, volleyball and basketball teams.[2] Furthermore, an athletics field and a football training field can be found at the venue.[3]
Honours edit
Domestic edit
- Qatari 2nd Division
- Winners (3): 2002, 2014, 2020–21,
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (1): 1996
Players edit
As of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
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Current technical staff edit
- As of 16 May 2023[4]
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Wezam Rizik
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Managerial history edit
- As of 16 May 2023[5]
Ibrahim Al-Sheikh
Abel Verônico- Cabralzinho (1988)
Allan Jones (1995–98)[6]- Procópio Cardoso (1999)
Adnan Dirjal (1999)
Mohamed Arfaoui (1999–00)- Maher Siddiq (2000)
Hemdan Hamad (2000)
Abdelkadir Bu Hamid (2000–01)- Luisinho Lemos (2001–02)
Uli Maslo (2002–03)
Robert Mullier (2003)- Valdeir Vieira (Dec 2003 – Jan 04)
- Robert Mullier (Jan 2004–05)
- Stefano Impagliazzo (2005)
- Reinhard Fabisch (2005)
- Robert Mullier (2005–06)
- Fernando Dourado (2006)
- Adilson Fernandes (Jul 2006 –Mar 08)
- Sebastião Rocha (2008)
Stephane Morello (Oct 2008 –Jan 09)- José Paulo (2009)
- Robertinho (2009 –Nov 09)
- Alain Michel (Nov 2009 –Jun 10)
- Wajdi Essid (2010)
- Luisinho Lemos (Sep 2010 –Feb 12)
- José Paulo (Feb 2012 –Aug 12)
Costică Ștefănescu (Aug 2012 –Dec 2012)
Silvio Diliberto (Dec 2012–2014)
Dragan Cvetković (Jan 2015–May 2015)- Adilson Fernandes (Jul 2015–Jun 2016)
- Ilie Stan (Jul 2016–Jan 2017)
- Slavko Matić (Jan 2017–Oct 2017)
- Silvio Diliberto (Oct 2017–2018)
- Darko Novic (Sep 2018–2020)
- Hicham Jadrane (Jul 2020–Jun 2022)
Hisham Zahid (Jul 2022–Feb 2023)- Wesam Rizik (Feb 2023–Jun 2023)
Poya Asbaghi (Jun 2023–present)
Club rankings edit
National ranking edit
- As of 16 May 2023.[7]
| Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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| 14 |  |
Al-Shahania SC | 1235 |
| 15 | |
Al-Kharaitiyat SC | 1214 |
| 16 | |
Muaither SC | 1206 |
| 17 | |
Mesaimeer SC | 1199 |
| 18 | |
Al-Shamal SC | 1189 |
Asian ranking edit
- As of 16 May 2023.[8]
| Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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| 387 |  |
Al-Hikma | 1189 |
| 388 | |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 1189 |
| 389 | |
Al-Shamal SC | 1189 |
| 390 |  |
Air Force United F.C. | 1188 |
| 391 |  |
Hajer FC | 1188 |
World ranking edit
- As of 16 May 2023.[9]
| Current Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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| 2749 | |
Chabab Ghazieh SC | 1189 |
| 2750 |  |
FK Klaipėdos Granitas | 1189 |
| 2751 | |
Al-Shamal SC | 1189 |
| 2752 |  |
Vere United F.C. | 1189 |
| 2753 |  |
FK Teteks | 1189 |
References edit
- ^ "About the club" (in Arabic). alshamalsportclub.com. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Al-Shamal SC - Soccer - BetsAPI". betsapi.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "QOC Venue Booklet" (PDF). Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). 24 March 2015. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Al Shamal SC » Squad 2022/2023". Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Al Shamal SC » Manager history". Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ المدرب المتألق في الملاعب القطرية سعد حافظ قدت فريق التضامن لإحراز كأس قطر رفضت العقد اللبناني إكراماً لعيون النصر خرجت نجوم المنتخب القطري (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Qatar Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 2021-05-16.
- ^ "World Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 2021-05-16.
External links edit
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