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{{short description|Association football club in Qatar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Al-Rayyan SC
| image = Al-Rayyan SC logo.svg
| fullname = Al-Rayyan Sports Club
| founded = {{Start date and age|1967}}
| chairman = Al Qaqa bin Hamad Al Thani
| manager = [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1972)|Artur Jorge]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = [[Qatar Stars League]]
| nickname = The Lions <br> [[AC Milan]]  of Qatar
| ground = [[Ahmad bin Ali Stadium]]
| capacity = 40,032
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'''Al-Rayyan Sports Club''' ({{Langx|ar|نادي الريان الرياضي}}) is a Qatari multi-sports club fielding teams in a number of sports such as [[Association football|football]], [[futsal]], [[basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[Team handball|handball]], [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]], [[table tennis]], and [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]]. It is based at the [[Ahmad bin Ali Stadium]] in [[Umm Al Afaei]] in the city of [[Al Rayyan (city)|Al Rayyan]]. The club was founded in 1967 after merging the old Rayyan team with ''Nusoor Club''. The official team colours are red and black.

They have won numerous titles in all sports, including two Asian championships in basketball, the Arab championship in handball, futsal domestic titles, table tennis, and volleyball, as well as numerous GCC basketball, handball, and volleyball championships. Both the basketball and handball teams have qualified for the world championships. However, the football team gets the most attention from the club officials, media, and fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chatal3nabi.com/مفاجأه-من-العيار-الثقيل-لصاحب-اكبر-قاع/|title=الرئيسية / أخبار الرياضة / مفاجأه من العيار الثقيل لصاحب اكبر قاعده جماهيريه في قطر : الريان يهبط الى دوري الدرجه الثانيه القطري|publisher=chatal3nabi.com|date=12 April 2014|access-date=26 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203235858/http://www.chatal3nabi.com/مفاجأه-من-العيار-الثقيل-لصاحب-اكبر-قاع/|archive-date=3 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="alsharq1">{{cite web|url=http://www.al-sharq.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?AID=269509&CatID=70&Title=%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1..%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF%20%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AC%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86%20%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1|date=19 May 2013|publisher=al-sharq.com|language=ar|script-title=ar:الاحتفالات تجتاح الدوحة بعد تتويج الريان بكأس الأمير|access-date=22 May 2013}}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==History==

===1967–1973: Founding===
Al Rayyan's history goes back to the mid-1960s when it was known as ''Old Al Rayyan''. Old Al Rayyan, though an amateur football team, competed in matches arranged throughout the whole country, not being limited to the city in which it was based. Their headquarters was in a two-bedroom house, and they played their matches on a football field in a school based in the New Rayyan area. The club relied on donations from the fans during this period.<ref name="alwatan" />

In 1967, Al Rayyan began as a combination of two groups called " new Al Rayyan’sons and old al-Rayyan’son". In 1967, Al-Rayyan started its factory. From 1967 until now, Al-Rayyan has won many trophies not only in soccer even in the rest of the games such as handball, basketball and volleyball. The people who contributed to build Al Rayyan knew that this team would not be a regular team, but it will also represent the culture of the city of Al Rayyan outside of Qatar. In 2008, the club established magazine called SOUT AL RAYYAN (The Voice of Al Rayyan) which is the first magazine that cares about Al Rayyan news, and it is the only team's magazine in Qatar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iraqisworld.ahlamontada.com/t367-topic|title=نبذة عن تاريخ نادي الريان القطري|website=iraqisworld.ahlamontada.com|access-date=2016-04-25|archive-date=9 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509123200/http://iraqisworld.ahlamontada.com/t367-topic|url-status=live}}</ref>

They applied to be a member club of the [[Qatar Football Association]], but were rejected with the QFA proposing that they merge with Al Nusoor, a local sports club also based in Al Rayyan. In 1967, after an announcement by the Al Rayyan Sports Committee that Old Al Rayyan would merge with Al Nusoor, Al Rayyan SC was officially founded. A new headquarters was established to accommodate increased size demands as a result of the merger. The first head coach of Al Rayyan was Ashour Salem, a Sudanese national, who, besides working as a local physical education coach, trained the first team and youth team. In the early years, the club branched out to other sports, notably basketball and handball. As a result of donations from the club supporters, Al Rayyan was able to establish their home grounds in [[Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium|Doha Stadium]], the largest stadium in Qatar at that time.<ref name="alwatan">{{cite web|url=http://www.al-watan.com/viewnews.aspx?n=0353A163-2BE2-46B7-A425-B7E92B48C9FA&d=20120511|script-title=ar:الريان "حكاية" قطرية !|publisher=al-watan.com|language=ar|access-date=23 June 2014|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309123210/http://al-watan.com/viewnews.aspx?d=20120511&n=0353a163-2be2-46b7-a425-b7e92b48c9fa|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1973–1988: Early history===
The club had success in the [[Qatar Stars League]] within the first decade of its formation, with the club participating in their first official season in 1972–73. In the 1974–75, after a mass brawl between the fans and players of Al Rayyan and Al Sadd, the QFA relegated Al Rayyan, who were in 2nd place at the time, to the second division. They won back promotion the following season and achieved their first league title 1976. In the 1977 season, the QFA annulled the results of Al Rayyan due to actions which took place in a match against [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]]. The perpetrator, who was an Al Arabi player by the name of Yassin Mustafa, was banned permanently from all league matches whereas the two clubs were warned.<ref name="aljazeera">{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeerasport.net/competitions/leagues/qatar/history/ |script-title=ar:الدوري القطري تاريخ و نجوم |publisher=aljazeerasport.net |language=ar |access-date=22 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929010432/http://www.aljazeerasport.net/competitions/leagues/qatar/history/ |archive-date=29 September 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref>

In 1983, under the leadership of Mohammed Bin Hammam Al Abdulla, a new club headquarters and home stadium were constructed. They won the league with a negative goal difference in 1983–84, making them one of the only 6 teams in the world and the only Qatari team in history to achieve this feat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kamprec.html|title=Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=22 May 2013|archive-date=8 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808080658/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/kamprec.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1988–2000: Relegation and return to glory===
In the 1987–88 season, much to the surprise of critics and fans, they got relegated for the first time in league history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superkoora.com/2022/index.php?id=81&ref=ChampionT |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630091931/http://superkoora.com/2022/index.php?id=81&ref=ChampionT |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=1987 / 1988 هبط الريان وصعد الغرافة |publisher=superkoora.com |language=ar |access-date=22 May 2013 }}</ref> The relegation was preceded by a 0–1 loss to Al Sadd, as Hassan Jowhar scored a header goal which would prove to be the final nail in the coffin of Al Rayyan.<ref name="aljazeera"/> They won back promotion to the premier league in their first season in the second division. {{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

They would go on to win the league in 1990, the same season they were promoted back to the first division, beating out rivals Al Sadd. They won an additional league title in 1995. {{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

===2000–2013: League title drought===
They inaugurated their home ground, [[Ahmed bin Ali Stadium]], in 2003 during the reign of Sheikh [[Mishaal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani|Mishaal Al Thani]]. The first match held on the grounds was the 2003 Emir Cup finals. {{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

The club has not experienced much league success as of late, with the last successful league campaign being in 1994–95; however they finished third in the 2010–11 season under [[Paulo Autuori]]. Nonetheless, they faced great success in the Emir's Cup and Heir Apparent Cup winning eight cups in total in 14 years. {{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

===2014–: Return to success===
In 2014–15 the club won the [[Qatargas League]] and returned to [[Qatar Stars League]]. On 28 November 2015, Al-Rayyan Broke the record of most consecutive league matches won to 11. {{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

On 5 March 2016, after 21 years Al-Rayyan won the league once again, and became the first ever team to win both leagues in two years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/904728|title=الريان بطلا للدوري القطري بعد انتظار دام 21 عاما {{!}} المصري اليوم|website=www.almasryalyoum.com|language=ar-AR|access-date=2016-04-25|archive-date=8 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508043634/http://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/904728|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Supporters==
[[File:AlGharafa AlRayyan Emir Cup.jpg|thumb|right|290px|Al Rayyan fans in an [[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]] final.]]
Al-Rayyan is one of the most popular clubs in Qatar and is supported throughout the [[Gulf region]],<ref>{{cite tweet|user=alraya_n|number=1273835467813904385|title=Al-Rayyan one of the most popular clubs in Qatar|date=19 June 2020}}</ref> as well as other parts of the world due to their high-profile signings.<ref name="alsharq1"/> In 2010, they had the highest attendance in the [[Qatar Stars League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/NationalTeam/2010_11%20Form%20-%20Spectators%20Report%20Per%20Match%20QSL%20final.pdf |title=Spectator report per match of QSL |access-date=6 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229192747/http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/NationalTeam/2010_11%20Form%20-%20Spectators%20Report%20Per%20Match%20QSL%20final.pdf |archive-date=29 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> The fan club won the [[Qatar Football Association|QFA]]-sanctioned award of "best fans" in the 2008–09 season, and shared the award with [[Al Sadd SC|Al Sadd]] in the 2012–13 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/353302/sadd%E2%80%99s-khalfan,-raul,-amotta--shine-at-qfa--awards-gala|title=Sadd's Khalfan, Raul, Amotta shine at QFA awards gala|publisher=gulf-times.com|date=20 May 2013|access-date=22 May 2013|archive-date=4 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204000457/http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/353302/sadd%E2%80%99s-khalfan,-raul,-amotta--shine-at-qfa--awards-gala|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Rivalries==
===Al Arabi===
====Head-to-head====
<small>''Since 1994 Updated 26 September 2023''</small>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=13| Head-to-head
|-
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Competition
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| P
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| W
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| D
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| ND
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| L
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GD
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer For
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer Against
|-
|align=left|[[Qatar Stars League]]||63||27||19||3||17||108||87||+21||17||8||[[Sonny Anderson]] (8)||[[Waleed Hamzah]] (8)
|-
|}

===Al Sadd===
====Head-to-head====
<small>''Since 1995 Updated 22 September 2023''</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=13| Head-to-head
|-
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Competition
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| P
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| W
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| D
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| ND
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| L
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GD
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer For
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer Against
|-
|align=left|[[Qatar Stars League]]||61||20||13||5||28||79||104||-25||13||19||[[Rodrigo Tabata]] (4)||[[Baghdad Bounedjah]] (14)
|-
|}

===Al Gharafa===
====Head-to-head====
<small>''Since 1995 Updated 21 September 2023''</small>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=13| Head-to-head
|-
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Competition
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| P
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| W
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| D
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| ND
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| L
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GD
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer For
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer Against
|-
|align=left|[[Qatar Stars League]]||59||15||18||3||26||87||109||-22||8||12||[[Rodrigo Tabata]] (10)||[[Younis Mahmoud]] (9)
|-
|}

===Al Duhail===
====Head-to-head====
<small>''Updated 21 September 2023''</small>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=13| Head-to-head
|-
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Competition
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| P
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| W
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| D
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| ND
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| L
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| GD
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSF
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| CSA
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer For
!style="background:#DCDCDC"| Top Scorer Against
|-
|align=left|[[Qatar Stars League]]||24||6||7||2||11||36||45||-9||4||7||[[Sebastián Soria]] (5)||[[Youssef El-Arabi]] (6)
|-
|}

==Honours==
{{updated|9 May 2023}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/qat-qatar-stars-league/ | title=Qatar » Qatar Stars League » Champions | date= | accessdate=2023-05-09 | archive-date=10 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510154100/https://www.worldfootball.net/winner/qat-qatar-stars-league/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/qatar/al-rayyan-sc/3505/trophies/ | title=Al Rayyan SC | date= | access-date=2023-05-09 | archive-date=10 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510154100/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/qatar/al-rayyan-sc/3505/trophies/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

'''League'''
*'''[[Qatar Stars League]]'''
**'''Champions (8):''' [[1975–76 Qatar Stars League|1975–76]], [[1977–78 Qatar Stars League|1977–78]], [[1981–82 Qatar Stars League|1981–82]], [[1983–84 Qatar Stars League|1983–84]], [[1985–86 Qatar Stars League|1985–86]], [[1989–90 Qatar Stars League|1989–90]], [[1994–95 Qatar Stars League|1994–95]], [[2015–16 Qatar Stars League|2015–16]]

'''Cup'''
*'''[[Emir of Qatar Cup]]'''
**'''Champions (6):''' 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, [[2010 Emir of Qatar Cup|2010]], [[2011 Emir of Qatar Cup|2011]], [[2013 Emir of Qatar Cup|2013]]
*'''[[Qatar Cup]]'''
**'''Champions (4):''' [[1995 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|1995]], [[1996 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|1996]], 2001, [[2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2012]]
*'''[[Sheikh Jassim Cup]]'''
**'''Champions (5):''' 1992, 2000, [[2012 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2012]], [[2013 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2013]], [[2018 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2018]]

==Continental record==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Season
! Competition
! Round
! Opponent 
! Home
! Away
! Aggregate
|-
|rowspan="6"|1991
|rowspan="6"|[[1991 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
|rowspan="1"|[[1991 Asian Club Championship#First Round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|OMN}} [[Al-Orouba SC|Al-Orouba]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−0
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''5–2'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1991 Asian Club Championship#Quarter finals|QF]]
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Port F.C.|Port Authority]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">3–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''1st'''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al Shabab]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–1</span></div>
|-
|{{flagicon|BAN}} [[Mohammedan SC (Dhaka)|Mohammedan]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">3–1</span></div>
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[1991 Asian Club Championship#Semi-finals|SF]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–2</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''1–2'''
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[1991 Asian Club Championship#Third Place|Third Place]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Shabab Al Arabi Club Dubai|Al Shabab]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–2</span></div>
| bgcolor=#A77044 style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| '''2–2 (5–4 p)'''
|-
|rowspan="4"|1996–97
|rowspan="4"|[[1996–97 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
|rowspan="1"|[[1996–97 Asian Club Championship#Second round|2R]]
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1−0
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''2–1'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[1996–97 Asian Club Championship#Quarterfinals|QF]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">2–1</span></div>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">0–2</span></div>
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| colspan="2" | <div class="center"><span style="color:black;">1–2</span></div>
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997–98
|rowspan="2"|[[1997–98 Asian Club Championship|Asian Club Championship]]
|rowspan="1"|[[1997–98 Asian Club Championship#First round|1R]]
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''[[Walkover|w/o]]'''{{Cref2|A|1}}
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[1997–98 Asian Club Championship#Second round|2R]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''2–3'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|2005
|rowspan="3"|[[2005 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2005 AFC Champions League#Group A|Group A]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[PAS Tehran F.C.|PAS Tehran]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al-Salmiya]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Shorta SC|Al-Shorta]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0 
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|rowspan="3"|[[2007 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2007 AFC Champions League#Group A|Group A]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wahda FC|Al Wahda]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
|-
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 
|-
|rowspan="4"|2010
|rowspan="4"|[[2010 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2010 AFC Cup group stage#Group E|Group E]]
|{{flagicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–2
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''1st'''
|-
|{{flagicon|OMN}} [[Al-Nahda Club (Oman)|Al-Nahda]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 4–1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[2010 AFC Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|R16]]
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''1–1 (2–4 p)'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|2011
|rowspan="3"|[[2011 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2011_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_D|Group D]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Emirates Club|Emirates]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
|-
|rowspan="3"|2012
|rowspan="3"|[[2012 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2012_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_A|Group A]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
|-
|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[FC Nasaf|Nasaf Qarshi]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
|-
|rowspan="3"|2013
|rowspan="3"|[[2013 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2013_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_D|Group D]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
|rowspan="3"|2014
|rowspan="3"|[[2014 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2014_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_A|Group A]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017
|rowspan="3"|[[2017 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2017_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_D|Group D]]
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wahda FC|Al Wahda]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–5
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
|-
|rowspan="3"|2018
|rowspan="3"|[[2018 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2018_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_D|Group D]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''3rd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–4
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
|rowspan="4"|2019
|rowspan="4"|[[2019 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="1"|[[2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;"|'''3–1'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[2019_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_B|Group B]]
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–5
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|UZB}} [[PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent|Lokomotiv Tashkent]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wahda FC|Al Wahda]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–2
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–4
|-
|rowspan="1"|2020
|rowspan="1"|[[2020 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="1"|[[2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs#Play-off round|PO]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–5
| style="text-align:center;"| –
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''0–5'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|2021
|rowspan="3"|[[2021 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2021_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_E|Group E]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–0
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''4th'''
|-
|{{flagicon|IRN}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–4
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wahda FC|Al Wahda]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–3
|-
|rowspan="4"|2022
|rowspan="4"|[[2022 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]]
|rowspan="3"|[[2022_AFC_Champions_League_group_stage#Group_A|Group A]]
|{{flagicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol|Istiklol]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–0
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–2
| bgcolor=lightgreen style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| '''2nd'''
|-
|{{flagicon|KSA}} [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 0–3
| style="text-align:center;"| 2–0
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Sharjah FC|Sharjah]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 3–1
| style="text-align:center;"| 1–1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[2022 AFC Champions League knockout stage#Round of 16|R16]]
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Al-Duhail SC|Al-Duhail]]
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <span style="color:black;">1–1</span>
| bgcolor=pink style="text-align:center;"|'''1–1 (6–7 p)'''
|-
|}
<small>'''Key''': PO – ''Play-off round''; 1R/2R – ''First/Second round''; R16 – ''Round of 16''; QF – ''Quarter-final''; SF – ''Semi-final'';</small>

;Notes
{{Cnote2|A|n=1|Al-Riffa withdrew.}}


==Stadium==
{{See also|Ahmad bin Ali Stadium}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Ahmad bin Ali Stadium (Al-Rayyan Stadium)
| nickname = Al-Rayyan Stadium
| image = Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.jpg
| caption = 
| fullname = Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
| location = [[Umm Al Afaei]], [[Al Rayyan]], [[Qatar]]
| broke_ground = 
| built = 2016
| opened = 2020
| renovated = 
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = 
| operator = 
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = 
| architect = 
| structural engineer = 
| services engineer = 
| general_contractor = 
| project_manager = 
| main_contractors = 
| former_names = 
| capacity = 44,740 [[association football|(football)]]
| dimensions = 
| scoreboard = 
}}
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium ({{Langx|ar|ملعب أحمد بن علي}}), popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Al-Rayyan]], [[Qatar]] which serves as the home stadium for Al Rayyan's football section. It was used as a venue for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/qatar-2022-world-cup-al-rayyan-stadium-december-18/19wx4nj1cdh7i1qfqfhjz9w6i7 | title=2022 World Cup: Al Rayyan stadium to be inaugurated on Qatar National Day | date=2020-12-02 | accessdate=2021-09-29 | archive-date=29 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929070152/https://www.goal.com/en/news/qatar-2022-world-cup-al-rayyan-stadium-december-18/19wx4nj1cdh7i1qfqfhjz9w6i7 | url-status=live }}</ref>
The construction of the new stadium started in early 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/10/qatar_2022_al_rayyan_stadium_sees_first_concrete_pouring|title=Qatar 2022: Al Rayyan Stadium sees first concrete pouring|publisher=StadiumDB|date=17 October 2016|access-date=30 April 2017}}</ref> This was done by the joint venture between Al-Balagh and [[Larsen & Toubro]]. After the World Cup the stadium will be reduced to 21,000 seats.<ref name="archdaily" /> The new stadium was built for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], which was hosted by Qatar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/revealed--firms-behind-construction-qatar-s-world-cup-stadiums-602613.html#.VcxR9PlVikp|title=Revealed: The firms behind the construction Qatar's World Cup stadiums|publisher=Arabian Business|author=Neha Bhatia|date=13 August 2015|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

==Asian competitions goals==
''Statistics correct as  March 7, 2023''
{|border="0" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%"
!scope=col style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000;" |{{Tooltip| P | Position}}
!scope=col style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000;" |Player
!scope=col style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000;" |Goals 
!scope=col style="color:#FFFFFF; background:#000000;" width=10|[[AFC Champions League|{{color|white|Games}}]]

|- 
|align=left|1||align=left|{{Flagicon|QAT}} [[Rodrigo Tabata]] ||align=center|11||32
|- 
|align=left|2||align=left|{{Flagicon|VEN}} [[Gelmin Rivas]] ||align=center|6||6
|- style="background:#ffb"
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|CIV}} [[Yohan Boli]] ||align=center|6||13
|- style="background:#ffb"
|align=left|4||align=left|{{Flagicon|QAT}} [[Mansour Muftah]] ||align=center|4||
|-
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|QAT}} [[Sebastián Soria]] ||align=center|4||17
|- 
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|NGA}} [[Kalu Uche]] ||align=center|4||3
|-
|align=left|7||align=left|{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Nilmar]] 
||3||6
|-
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Steven Nzonzi]] ||align=center|3||7
|- 
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|MAR}} [[Abdeslam Laghrissi]] ||align=center|3||
|- 
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|QAT}} [[Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi]] 
||3||
|- 
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|URU}} [[Gonzalo Viera]]
||3||18
|- 
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio García (footballer, born 1983)|Sergio García]]
||3||6
|-
|align=left|=||align=left|{{Flagicon|MAR}} [[Abderrazak Hamdallah]] 
||3||5
|-
|}

==Players==
''As of [[Qatar Stars League]]:''

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=QAT|name=[[Fahad Younes]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=QAT|name=[[Murad Naji]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=QAT|name=[[Hazem Shehata]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=BEL|name=[[Julien De Sart]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=ESP|name=[[David García (footballer, born 1994)|David García]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdulaziz Hatem]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=QAT|name=[[Rodrigo Tabata]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=QAT|name=[[Ahmed Al-Rawi]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=BRA|name=[[Róger Guedes]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=BRA|name=[[Gabriel Pereira (footballer, born 2001)|Gabriel Pereira]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=QAT|name=[[Ahmed Al-Minhali]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=POR|name=[[André Amaro]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=QAT|name=[[Adel Bader]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=QAT|name=[[Tameem Al-Abdullah]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdurahman Al-Harazi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=QAT|name=[[Mohamed Surag]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdullah Al-Ali]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=QAT|name=[[Khalid Ali Sabah]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=QAT|name=[[Hussain Bahzad]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=QAT|name=[[Sami Habib Beldi]]|pos=GK}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=BRA|name=[[Thiago Mendes]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=QAT|name=[[Khalid Muftah]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=QAT|name=[[Mostafa Essam]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=QAT|name=[[Osama Al-Tairi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=QAT|name=[[Ali Qadry]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al-Ahli]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=QAT|name=Fahad Al-Qasaimi|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=QAT|name=Sami Mazen {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=PLE|name=[[Ameed Mahajna]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=QAT|name=Abdulla Anad {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=QAT|name=[[Wassim Matar]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=QAT|name=[[Naif Al-Hadhrami]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=QAT|name=[[Faisal Al-Nouman]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=48|nat=BRA|name=[[Paulo Victor (footballer, born 1987)|Paulo Victor]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=49|nat=FRA|name=Yassin Maloug {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=55|nat=PLE|name=[[Mohammed Saleh (footballer, born 1993)|Mohammed Saleh]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=62|nat=CUR|name=[[Joshua Brenet]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=88|nat=QAT|name=[[Mohamed Al Lahrasan]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=90|nat=BRA|name=[[Romarinho (footballer, born December 1990)|Romarinho]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=92|nat=PAR|name=[[Adam Bareiro]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=97|nat=QAT|name=[[Qais Al-Rawi]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=99|nat=QAT|name=Davi Cruz {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdullah Yousef]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MAS|name=[[Muhammad Ariq Darius]]|pos=MF}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}

===Unregistered players===
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Mubarak Al-Nasser]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Yousif Umar]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Ali Jasimi]]|pos=DF}}
{{fs end|nonumber= |bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}

===Out on loan===

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=QAT|name=[[Hassan Al-Ghareeb]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to [[Lusail SC|Lusail]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Mouaz Abdalla]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Sailiya SC|Al-Sailiya]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Moameen Mutasem]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Shahania SC|Al-Shahania]]}}}}
{{fs mid|nonumber= |bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Ibrahim Al-Hassan]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[CD Calahorra B|Calahorra B]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Jaime Rubio]] {{small|<sup>'''U21'''</sup>}}|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Shahania SC|Al-Shahania]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|name=[[Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)|Rodrigo]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]]}}}}
{{fs end|nonumber= |bg=000000|color=FF0000|border=FFFFFF}}

==Technical staff==
Last update: August 2023.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://alrayyansc.qa/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%86%d9%8a/| title= Administrative staff| date= | accessdate= 2023-03-24| archive-date= 19 February 2023| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230219152559/https://alrayyansc.qa/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%87%d8%a7%d8%b2-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%81%d9%86%d9%8a/| url-status= live}}</ref>

===First team===
{| cellpadding="4" border=0 cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" width=100%width=100%
|- align=left bgcolor=#FFFFFF style="color:black; border: 0px #aaa solid;" 
!width="115"|Position
!width="210"|Staff
|-align=center
|-
|'''Head coach'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1972)|Artur Jorge]]
|-

|'''Assistant coach'''||{{flagicon|POR}} [[João Cardoso (footballer, born 1984)|João Cardoso]] <br/> {{flagicon|POR}} [[Franclim Carvalho]]<br/> {{flagicon|POR}} [[André Cunha (Portuguese footballer)|Andre Cunha]]
|-
|'''Fitness coach'''||{{flagicon|POR}} Tiago Lopes
|-
|'''Club Assistant Coach '''|| {{flagicon|QAT}} Gafur
|-
|'''Goalkeeping coach '''|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Welesley
|-
|'''Head of Performance'''||{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea
|-
|'''Club Analyst '''|| {{flagicon|BRA}} Yuri
|-
|'''Analyst'''||{{flagicon|UKR}} Stan
|-
|'''Rehab RTP'''||{{flagicon|IRL}} Gavin
|-
|'''Goalkeeping Assistant coach '''|| {{flagicon|QAT}} Aman
|-
|'''Translator '''|| {{flagicon|KSA}}{{flagicon|BRA}} Amr
|}

===Notable players===
{{For|a list of all former and current Al-Rayyan players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Al Rayyan SC players}}

''This list includes players whom have made significant contributions to their national team and to the club. At least 90 caps for the club or 100 caps for their national team is needed to be considered for inclusion.''

{|
|- style='vertical-align:top'
||
'''Local players'''
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mansour Muftah]] – 324 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Younes Ali]] – 118 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi|Mohammed Al Enazi]] – 92 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Waleed Jassem]] – 99 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Adel Lami]] – 91 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Ali Rahma Al Marri]] – 121 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdulrahman Mesbeh]] – 204 caps
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Salman Mesbeh]] – 187 caps
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
||
'''Foreign players'''
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Frank de Boer]] – 112 caps for Netherlands
*{{flagicon|KWT}} [[Bashar Abdullah]] – 133 caps for Kuwait
*{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri|Ahmed Mubarak]] – 101 caps for Oman
*{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Amad Al-Hosni]] – 100 caps for Oman
*{{flagicon|KWT}} [[Jasem Al Huwaidi]] – 100 caps for Kuwait
*{{flagicon|OMA}} [[Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani|Hassan Mudhafar]] – 111 caps for Oman
*{{flagicon|KWT}} [[Jamal Mubarak]] – 108 caps for Kuwait
||
|}

== Managerial history ==

<small>Present and past managers of Al-Rayyan from 1967 (incomplete):</small>

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
*{{flagicon|SUD}} Salem Ashour (1967–??), (1973–??)<sup>[[#notes_qr1|1]]</sup>
*{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Saleh Youssef]] (ca. 1976)<sup>[[#notes_qr2|2]]</sup>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} Powell (1976–??)<sup>[[#notes_qr3|3]]</sup>
*{{flagicon|EGY}} Abdul Moneim Al Haj (1981–83)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vavá]] (1984–85)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Jones (footballer)|Wayne Jones]] (1985)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Dicks]] (1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raya.com/2023/04/29/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%88%d9%91%d9%84-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%83%d9%84-%d8%b3%d8%a8%d8%aa-66/|title=«الن ديكس» مدربًا للريان|publisher=Al Raya|language=Arabic|date=1 June 1985|accessdate=10 June 2024}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Colin Dobson]] (1985–87)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Vavá]] (ca. 1989)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alan Dicks]] (1989–90)
*{{flagicon|EGY}} Abdul Moneim Al Haj (1990)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[René Simões]] (1 July 1990–91)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} Luis Alberto (1991–92)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[René Simões]] (1992 – 30 June 1993)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Carlos Roberto Cabral|Cabralzinho]] (1993–94)
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen E. Larsen]] (1 July 1994 – 30 June 1995)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Evaristo de Macedo]] (1995)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alrayyan-sc.net/indexController/club_legends/0/28 |script-title=ar:زامل الكواري |publisher=alrayyan-sc.net |language=ar |access-date=31 January 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202114409/https://www.alrayyan-sc.net/indexController/club_legends/0/28 |archive-date=2 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Benny Johansen]] (1 July 1995–96)
*{{flagicon|QAT}} Eid Mubarak (1996–97)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mundial11.com/ar/coach/5806|title=المدرب – عيد مبارك (Coach – Eid Mubarak)|website=mundial11.com|language=ar|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807072218/http://www.mundial11.com/ar/coach/5806|archive-date=7 August 2017|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.addiyar.com/article/719495|script-title=ar:كاظمة والنصر يتنافسان على لقب اندية الخليج|publisher=Ad Diyar|language=ar|date=31 December 1996|access-date=6 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807071755/http://www.addiyar.com/article/719495|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Antoni Piechniczek]] (1997)
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Zdzisław Podedworny]] (1997–98)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Jones (football coach)|Allan Jones]] (1998)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://almadapaper.net/sub/12-263/p21.htm|script-title=ar:المدرب المتألق في الملاعب القطرية سعد حافظ قدت فريق التضامن لإحراز كأس قطر رفضت العقد اللبناني إكراماً لعيون النصر خرجت نجوم المنتخب القطري|publisher=almadapaper.net|language=ar|access-date=1 September 2013|archive-date=30 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530165905/http://almadapaper.net/sub/12-263/p21.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Roald Poulsen]] (1998–99)
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen E. Larsen]] (1 July 1999 – 30 June 2000)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[José Dutra dos Santos|Dutra]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Paulo Campos (football manager)|Paulo Campos]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} Santos (2000–01)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Henrique (2001–02)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Amarildo Tavares da Silveira|Amarildo]] (2002)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alazraq.com/parts/article_p.php?a_id=2308|script-title=ar:الريان القطري يستغني عن الهويدي|publisher=alazraq.com|language=ar|date=18 March 2002|access-date=23 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070806/http://www.alazraq.com/parts/article_p.php?a_id=2308|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Castaneda]] (2002–04)
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bosse Nilsson]] (2004)
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jørgen E. Larsen]] (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2005)
*{{flagicon|NED}} Ron van den Berg (2005)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Luis Fernández]] (26 June 2005 – 15 Nov 2005)
*{{flagicon|MAR}} Hassan Hormatallah (Nov 2005–05)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ladislas Lozano]] (2005–06)
*{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Rabah Madjer]] (2006 – 30 June 2006)
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pierre Lechantre]] (2006–07)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Paulo Autuori]] (2 May 2007 – 17 May 2009)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcos Paquetá]] (1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Paulo Autuori]] (21 Nov 2009 – 30 June 2011)
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Aguirre]] (Sept 6, 2011 – 3 Nov 2013)
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Rastko Stojkovic]] (2013)
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Manuel Jiménez Jiménez|Manuel Jiménez]] (4 Nov 2013 – 20 May 2015)
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Fossati]] (20 May 2015 – 3 October 2016)
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Michael Laudrup]] (26 September 2016 – 30 June 2018)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rodolfo Arruabarrena]] (5 July 2018 – 8 October 2018)
*{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Bülent Uygun]] (10 October 2018 – 5 March 2019 )
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Gilson de Souza|Gilson]] (6 March 2019 – 30 June 2019)<ref name="wor1">{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/al-rayyan/9/ | title=Al Rayyan Manager history | date= | accessdate=2021-05-27 | archive-date=13 December 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213114818/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/al-rayyan/9/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
*{{flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Aguirre]] (28 May 2019 – 11 December 2020)
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Fábio César]] (10 December 2020 – 18 December 2020)<ref name="wor1" />
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Blanc]] (19 December 2020 – 13 February 2022)
*{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Nicolás Córdova]] (13 February 2022 – 30 June 2023)
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Leonardo Jardim]] (1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024)
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Poya Asbaghi]] (1 July 2024 – 24 September 2024)
*{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Younes Ali]] (24 September 2024 – 3 January 2025)
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Artur Jorge (footballer, born 1972)|Artur Jorge]] (3 January 2025 – present)
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===Administrative managers===
*{{flagicon|EGY}} Ashraf Mehdi (1984–85)
*{{flagicon|EGY}} Saad Abu El Dahab (1985–)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alarab.qa/printarticle.php?artid=188152 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705202459/http://www.alarab.qa/printarticle.php?artid=188152 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 July 2013 |title=ﺳﻌﺪ أﺑﻮاﻟﺪھﺐ ﯾﻔﺘﺢ ﻣﺨﺰن أﺳﺮار اﻟﺮﯾﺎن ﻃﻮال 28 ﻋﺎﻣﺎ |publisher=alarab.qa |date=9 May 2012 |access-date=19 May 2013 }}</ref>

;Notes
*<span id="notes_qr1"></span><small>1. Non-professional coach; worked as local physical education teacher.</small>
*<span id="notes_qr2"></span><small>2. First professional coach.</small>
*<span id="notes_qr3"></span><small>3. First non-Arab coach.</small>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|https://alrayyansc.com/}} {{in lang|ar|en}}
* [https://www.qfa.qa/al-rayyan-club/ Al Rayyan Club] at QFA

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