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{{short description|Sports club in Qatar}}
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  | fullname   = Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club
  | founded    = {{start date and age|1996}}
  | ground     = [[Al-Sailiya Stadium]]
  | capacity   = 3,000
  | chairman   = Abdulrahman Shathri
  | chrtitle   = President
  | manager    = [[Giovanni Tedesco]]
  | league     = [[Qatari Second Division]]
  | season     = 2024–25
  | position   = 7th of 8
  | website    = {{URL|http://www.mesaimeerclub.com}}
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'''Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي المسيمير الرياضي}}) is a [[Qatar]]i multi-sports club based in [[Mesaimeer]]. Its [[Association football|football]] department plays in the [[Qatari Second Division]]. It was previously known as ''Al-Nahda Sports Club'', then ''Al-Shoala'', and finally, today it is known as ''Mesaimeer Sports Club''. It was promoted to the [[Qatar Stars League|first division]] of Qatari football for the first time in the 2014–15 season.<ref name="promoted">{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9536/mesaimeer-are-promoted-to-the-qatar-stars-league|title=Mesaimeer are promoted to the Qatar Stars League|publisher=Qatar Stars League|date=14 April 2015|access-date=30 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083739/http://www.qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/9536/mesaimeer-are-promoted-to-the-qatar-stars-league|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==

===Formation===
The club was unofficially formed in 1996 (under the name "'''Al-Nahda Sports Club'''"), located in [[Doha]] due to administrative and financial dependence of the [[Qatar Football Association]].<ref name="aboutclub">{{cite web|url=http://www.mesaimeerclub.com/aboutus.php|title=نبذة عن النادى (About the club)|publisher=Mesaimeer Club|access-date=30 July 2015|archive-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217113035/http://www.mesaimeerclub.com/aboutus.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1998 His Highness the former Heir Apparent Sheikh [[Jasim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani]], along with the [[Qatar Olympic Committee]], officially founded the club followed by the formation of a constituent general assembly and the election of a board of directors. In light of that period the club's name was changed to '''Al-Shoala'''.<ref name="aboutclub"/>

===Relocation to Mesaimeer===
In 2000, the construction of the club's official headquarters in the [[Mesaimeer]] area was completed under the supervision of National Olympic Committee, consisting of an administrative building, clothes changing rooms and a football field.<ref name="aboutclub"/>

The board of directors' plans were re-examined to attract the local community to the club and form a base of players in all age groups starting from the juniors to the first team and provided facilities and services ranging from sports equipment and accessories to trainers, educators and advice from professional players.<ref name="aboutclub"/>

The club began its participation in sporting events and the first team was runner-up in the second league numerous times. After a period of time, junior and youth players were playing against big teams and beating them, prompting the board of directors to show diligence and attention towards the younger players. They shifted their resources towards them and trained them well and provided them with attention outside the club, assisting them in their school studies, in addition to support within the club, in the hope that they will one day represent the first team.<ref name="aboutclub"/>

In the year 2004, due to the desire of the members of the club's founders and employees, the club changed its name from Al-Shoala to '''Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club''', in accordance to the region of where the club and its headquarters are situated.<ref name="aboutclub"/>

In the 2014–15 season, the club finished in second place in the Qatargas League under [[Yousef Adam]], thus winning promotion to the [[Qatar Stars League]] for the first time in its history.<ref name="promoted"/>

===Name history===
*'''1996''' : Founded as ''Al-Nahda Sports Club''
*'''1998''' : The club renamed to ''Al-Shoala Sports Club''
*'''2004''' : The club renamed to ''Al-Mesaimeer Sports Club''

==Stadium==
Built in 1998, the Al-Mesaimeer Stadium spans 36,000 m<sup>2</sup> and features two football pitches, locker rooms and an administrative office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adminuser.mcs.gov.qa/OpenDataLibrary/final%20QOC%20Venue%20Booklet%20-MOCSv1---.pdf|title=QOC Venue Booklet|publisher=Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC)|page=78|date=24 March 2015|access-date=14 November 2019|archive-date=29 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129005904/http://adminuser.mcs.gov.qa/OpenDataLibrary/final%20QOC%20Venue%20Booklet%20-MOCSv1---.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, due to its insufficient capacity and facilities, the club frequently uses the 3,000-capacity Al-Sailiya Stadium as its homegrounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/qatar/mesaimeer/12887/|title=Club profile|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=15 November 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216103918/https://us.soccerway.com/teams/qatar/mesaimeer/12887/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Current squad==

''As of [[Qatari Second Division]]:''

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=FF0000|border=FF0000}}
{{Fs player |no=1|nat=QAT|name=Abdulrahman Erziqat|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=2|nat=QAT|name=[[Hamad Balgheit]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=3|nat=QAT|name=[[Mohammed Al Jabri]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=4|nat=QAT|name=[[Ismail Dahqani]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=5|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdulqader Zoukh]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=6|nat=EGY|name=[[Abobakar Bayoumi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=7|nat=NGR|name=Christopher John|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=8|nat=ALG|name=[[Mohamed Djenidi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=9|nat=ALG|name=[[Massil Adjaoudi]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=10|nat=GAB|name=[[Axel Méyé]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=11|nat=FRA|name=[[Marvin Gakpa]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=12|nat=NIG|name=[[Abdoul Moumouni]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=13|nat=QAT|name=[[Ahmed Saberi]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=16|nat=EGY|name=Abdulhaleem Sherif|pos=DF}}
{{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=FF0000|border=FF0000}}
{{Fs player |no=17|nat=QAT|name=[[Hamad Al-Obeidi]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=18|nat=QAT|name=[[Saud Al-Nasr]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=21|nat=OMA|name=[[Mohammad Jumaa]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=22|nat=QAT|name=[[Khalid Mubarak (Qatari footballer)|Khalid Mubarak]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=23|nat=QAT|name=[[Mosaab Abdulmajeed]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=25|nat=QAT|name=Abdollah Hatami|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=26|nat=FRA|name=[[Thomas Basila]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player |no=28|nat=MRT|name=[[Moctar Sidi El Hacen]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=31|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdulrahman Mohammed (footballer, born 1994)|Abdulrahman Mohammed]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=33|nat=EGY|name=Ammar Ahmed|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=37|nat=QAT|name=Abdulaziz Mohammed|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player |no=45|nat=QAT|name=[[Faisel Abdulaziz]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player |no=77|nat=QAT|name=[[Mekki Tombari]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player |no=96|nat=QAT|name=Ali Faidh Atashi|pos=DF}}
{{fs end|nonumber=|bg=FFFF00|color=FF0000|border=FF0000}}

==Management==

===Technical staff===
<small>Updated 18 June 2014.</small><ref name="Technical staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.mesaimeerclub.com/technical.php|title=Technical staff|publisher=mesaimeerclub.com|language=ar|access-date=18 June 2014|archive-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217160807/http://www.mesaimeerclub.com/technical.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:silver;"|Name
! style="background:silver;"|Role
! style="background:silver;"|Nationality
|- style="background:#eee;"
| [[Hatem Missaoui]] || Head coach || {{flagicon|TUN}} Tunisian
|-
| Dragan Tadić || Assistant manager || {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatian
|- style="background:#eee;"
| Dado Kondić|| Goalkeeping coach || {{flagicon|CRO}} Croatian
|-
| Đorđe Jorović ||"| Fitness coach || {{flagicon|SRB}} Serbian
|- style="background:#eee;"
| Raad Abdul Latif ||"| Head of Youth Teams || {{flagicon|Iraq}} Iraqi
|-
| Louay Battah || U–19 Coach || {{flagicon|IRQ}} Egyptian
|- style="background:#eee;"
| Abdulsalam Farid || U–17 Coach || {{flagicon|EGY}} Egyptian
|-
| Mohammed Hammam || U–15 Coach || {{flagicon|EGY}} Egyptian
|-|- style="background:#eee;"
| Taha Hussein ||"| U–14 Coach || {{flagicon|EGY}} Egyptian
|-
| Saleh Murad || U–19 / U–17 Gk Coach || {{flagicon|EGY}} Egyptian
|-|- style="background:#eee;"
| Khaled Ali ||  U–15 / U–14 Gk Coach || {{flagicon|EGY}} Egyptian
|-
|}

===Medical staff===
<small>Updated 18 June 2014.</small><ref name="Technical staff"/>
{| class="toccolours"
|-
! style="background:silver;"|Name
! style="background:silver;"|Role
! style="background:silver;"|Nationality
|- style="background:#eee;"
| Ramos Caesarlona || First Team Doctor || {{flagicon|PHI}} Filipino
|-
| Richard Sardon Navor || Youth Teams Physiotherapist || {{flagicon|PHI}} Filipino
|- style="background:#eee;"
| Mohammed Tawoos || Physiotherapist || {{flagicon|TUN}} Tunisian
|-
| Eleni Makri ||"| Nurse || {{flagicon|GRE}} Greek
|-
|}

===Board of directors===
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=President                                 |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Abdulrahman Shathri}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Vice-president                            |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Yusuf Al-Mana}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant Secretary                       |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=general secretary                         |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Ibrahim Al-Mana}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=board member                              |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Abdulrahman Al-Mana}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=board member                              |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Ahmed Taleb}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Treasurer                                 |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Mohammad Saeed}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=board member                              |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Abdulkader Al-Sheikh}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=board member                              |s={{flagicon|Qatar}} Abdulrahman A. Al-Mana}}
{{Fb cs footer|u=20 October 2011 |s=[http://www.mesaimeerclub.com/members.html Mesaimeer] |date=June 2013}}

==Achievements==
*'''[[Qatari 2nd Division]]'''
**Champions (1): 2001

==Managerial history==
{{col-start}}
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{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Raad Abdul-Latif]] ''(2001)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mesaimeerclub.com/news_details.php?id=3910|title=المؤتمر الصحفي للمدرب رعد عبد اللطيف والحارس عبدالله الشمري قبل مبارة الشمال بكأس الأمير|website=mesaimeerclub.com|language=Arabic|date=10 April 2019|accessdate=18 June 2023|archive-date=19 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619034455/https://mesaimeerclub.com/news_details.php?id=3910|url-status=live}}</ref> <br>
{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdullah Saad]]<ref name="alarab">{{cite web|url=http://www.alarab.qa/details.php?issueId=1626&artid=190863|script-title=ar:نادي مسيمير يحتفي بقطاع الفئات السنية لكرة القدم|publisher=alarab.qa|language=ar|date=27 May 2012|access-date=25 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053645/http://www.alarab.qa/details.php?issueId=1626&artid=190863|url-status=live}}</ref> <br>
{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Costică Ștefănescu]] ''(2003)'' <br>
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ronaldo Rodrigues Rangel|Bagé]] <br>
{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Hamdan Hamad]] ''(2005)'' <br>
{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Obeid Jumaa]]<ref name="alarab"/> <br>
{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Henrique ''(2006)'' <br>
{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Raad Abdul-Latif]] ''(2006–2007)'' <br>
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fabio Araujo]] ''(2007–2008)'' <br>
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luís Antônio Zaluar Mattos de Souza|Zaluar]] ''(2008)'' <br>
{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Fareed Ramzi]] ''(2008–2009)'' <br>
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Alberto Nazo]] ''(2009)'' <br>
{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Raad Abdul-Latif]] ''(2009–2010)'' <br>
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{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Yousef Adam]] ''(2010)'' <br>
{{flagicon|NED}} [[Danny Hoekman]] ''(Dec 2010&nbsp;– Sep 2011)'' <br>
{{flagicon|POR}} [[Jorge Paixão]] ''(Sep 2011&nbsp;– Jan 2013)'' <br>
{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Raad Abdul-Latif]] ''(Jan 2013&nbsp;– Sep 2014)'' <br>
{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Yousef Adam]] ''(Sep 2014&nbsp;– May 2015)'' <br>
{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Rodion Gačanin]] ''(May 2015&nbsp;– May 2016)'' <br>
{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Željko Markov]] ''(Aug 2016&nbsp;– Aug 2018)'' <br>
{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Tadić]] ''(2018&nbsp;–2019)'' <br>
{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Raad Abdul-Latif]] ''(2019&nbsp;– 2020)'' <br>
{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Tadić]] ''(2020&nbsp;– Nov 2020)'' <br>
{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mubarak Al-Beloushi]] ''(Nov 2020 &nbsp;– Jun 2021)'' <br>
{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Hatem Missaoui]] ''(Jul 2021 &nbsp;– )'' <br>
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==References==
<references />

==External links==
*{{oweb|http://www.mesaimeerclub.com}} {{in lang|ar}}
*[http://goalzz.com/main.aspx?team=7092 Goalzz.com&nbsp;– Mesaimeer]

{{Mesaimeer SC squad}}
{{Qatari League}}
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[[Category:Football clubs in Qatar|Mesaimeer Sports Club]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1996]]
[[Category:1996 establishments in Qatar]]