Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)

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Al Arabi's active sections
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Handball
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Reserves

Al-Arabi Sports Club (Template:Langx) is a Qatari sports club based in the capital city Doha. Founded in 1952, the most prominent team of the club is the football team that competes in the Qatar Stars League.[1] The club's home ground is the 44,400-seat Al Thumama Stadium, where they have played since 2023.

Al-Arabi had their first major success in 1978, winning the Emir of Qatar Cup, followed by various titles during the 1980s and 1990s. The club enjoyed their greatest period of success in those two decades, winning 17 major trophies. Domestically, Al-Arabi have won seven league titles, eight Emir of Qatar Cups, one Qatar Crown Prince Cup and six Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cups. Whilst they have also recently won the Qatar X UAE Super cup April 2023. This is their first International success. They have faced Sharjah FC and won.

Al-Arabi's regular kit colours are red shirts and shorts with red socks. The club's crest has been changed several times in attempts to re-brand the club and modernise its image. The current crest, featuring a ceremonial falcon, is a modification of the one introduced in the early 1950s. They are known as having the largest fan base in Qatar. The AFC conducted a survey on their official website to determine the most prominent fan base in Qatar, revealing that Al-Arabi secured the top position with 41% of the votes, closely followed by Al-Rayyan in second place. In terms of championships won, they are the second most successful club domestically after Al-Sadd. Al-Arabi is known by various nicknames including "Dream Team", "The Red Devils", and "Century Club".

History

Foundation (1952–1990)

The club was founded in 1952 under the name "Al-Tahrir", making them the second oldest team in Qatar. In 1957, the club merged with Al-Wehda, a club founded in the same year under the leadership of Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al-Ansari, after playing a friendly. They merged under the name of Al-Wehda. Al-Wehda did not play outside of Qatar nor host any foreign clubs due to its limited budget. In 1972, the club rebranded under their current name, Al-Arabi.[2] The first president of the club was Ahmed Ali Ahmed Al-Ansari.

Al-Arabi was known for having one of the largest fan bases in all of Qatar, as well as in other Gulf states, and was well-known overseas. Their popularity outside the Middle East was bolstered by their achievements and national team players, until 2003 when it reached its peak with the signing of Argentine legend Gabriel Batistuta.[3]

It placed 14th in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics's 1901–2000 Asian Club of the Century poll.

Founders

Al-Wehda

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  • Ahmed Ali Ahmed Al-Ansari
  • Sultan Abdullah Al-Jaber
  • Ahmad Yousef Saie
  • Mohammad Ali Ahmed Al-Ansari
  • Mullah Mohammed Abdulrahman
  • Sultan Said Ali
  • Faraj Said
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Al-Tahrir

  • Mubarak Mohammed Al Othman Al Khulaifi
  • Abdullah Mohammed Al Othman Al Khulaifi
  • Mohammed Saleh Al Hitmi
  • Salem Bakhit Ghurery
  • Khalifa Al Hitmi
  • Hitmi Bin Ahmed Al-Hitmi

Golden era (1990–2000)

The 1990s marked the start of a long streak of success for Al-Arabi. The dream team had come to fruition with the likes of Marco Antônio and Richard Owebukeri, who were the top scorers in the league at one point. Perhaps the most significant player was Mubarak Mustafa, who is considered one of the best Qatari footballers in history. The team, impressing many with its versatile squad, took the Qatari league by storm, winning it 5 times out of 10. Not satisfied merely with local success, the team achieved runners-up position in the AFC Champions League in 1995.[4]

They won their first Heir Apparent cup in 1997.[5]

Decline (2000–2011)

The new century saw a significant slump in Al-Arabi's performance. Factors which impacted this may include the departure of Mubarak Mustafa and the increase of competitiveness from local clubs. In the 2002 season, Al-Arabi finished in 7th place, the lowest position since its debut in the Qatar Stars League.

The arrival of Gabriel Batistuta in 2003 saw a glimpse of hope for Al-Arabi as they finished significantly higher in the league than the 2 previous seasons, however they ended up finishing 9th in the league at the end of the 2007 season, a new low. They did not win a single domestic title during this period, and had limited success in international competitions. Furthermore, they suffered their largest-ever defeat against Al-Sadd that season when they were beaten 7–0, which resulted in the sacking of their coach Cabralzinho.[6]

In 2006, due to popular dissent accosting the club president Sheikh Falah bin Jassim, there was an administrative change which resulted in Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak being elected as president.

Management crisis (2011–present)

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Al Arabi headquarters in 2015

The beginning of the 2011–12 season looked bright for Al-Arabi, with the club winning its first domestic silverware in 13 years after defeating Umm Salal SC in the final of the 2011 Sheikh Jassem Cup. However, a string of bad results in the league resulted in the sacking of their coach, Paulo Silas.

They also qualified for the 2012 AFC Champions League, wherein they were the first team to be eliminated. During this period, the club had appointed 3 coaches in a span of 3 months. They infamously made history by being the first team since 2007 to lose every match of the group stage, as well as the first Qatari team to witness such failure.[7] As a result, the club's director of football, Mubarak Mustafa, announced his departure from the club.[8] Furthermore, Dr. Abdullah al-Mal, president of the club, announced his retirement from sports.[9] He was replaced by Hitme bin Ali Al-Hitmi. The fiscal budget of the club was reduced from 15 million riyals to 9 million riyals.[10] They have just also lost the qualification for the AFC entry for the 23/24 season which has been a major setback

Al-Arabi Fans Club

The Al-Arabi Fans Club was established on 21 October 2015 to help fans think of innovative ways to support the club's different sports teams throughout the season.[11] On the day the fan club was established, the club's management withdrew the number 1 jersey from the first team and awarded it to the club's fans as a symbolic gesture to acknowledge their fans' importance to the club. This was done after Captain Masoud Zeraei waived his right to the number. The move was motivated by the fact that the club enjoys the largest fanbase in Qatar. Further more the fans club is an initiative to show unity against other fan bases as alrayyan and alarabi clash has always been known for the "Fans derby" never failing to spark the debate for the biggest fanbase.

Stadium

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Grand Hamad Stadium (Template:Langx), also known as the Al-Arabi Sports Club Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Doha, Qatar. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It was the home ground of football club Al-Arabi SC. The stadium can accommodate 13,000 people. The stadium was used extensively during the 2006 Asian Games, and was a venue for several different sports, including football, table tennis, rugby sevens and fencing. The Iraq national football team played its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) games at the ground. The stadium was also used as a home venue for the Qatar national football team during its 2014 FIFA World qualification (AFC) campaign, but in 2023 the team moved to Al Thumama Stadium due to its larger capacity of 44,400.

Rivalries

Al-Rayyan

Al-Rayyan and Al-Arabi are often considered the clubs with the most passionate sets of fans in Qatar. For this, their clash is known as the "Fans Derby". This derby has big cultural impact as all of Qatar come together to view the match even if they are not supporters.

Head-to-head

From 1994 to 2017.

Head-to-head
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
Qatar Stars League 49 11 17 21 63 88 −25
Sheikh Jassem Cup 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6
Emir Cup 6 2 1 3 9 10 −1
Crown Prince Cup 7 1 1 5 6 16 −10
Reserve League 5 1 1 3 12 15 −3
Qatar Stars Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
Total 72 18 21 33 98 133 −35

Al-Sadd

Al-Arabi's clashes with Al-Sadd are considered the season's biggest as they are contested by Qatar's two most successful teams. For some fans, winning this derby is more noteworthy than winning the league itself. The derby is an important component of the country's culture.[12]

Al-Arabi always regarded itself as the club of Qatar's working class, in contrast to the more upper-class support base of Al-Sadd. The social-class divide between the two fanbases eventually diminished.[12]

Memorable matches

Bold indicates a win.

Season File:Nuvola apps date.svg Result Competition File:Trophy.jpg Notes File:Note.svg
1981–82 0–1 Emir Cup
1985–86 1–0 Emir Cup
1992–93 2–0 Emir Cup
1995–96 0–0 Qatar Stars League Al Arabi crowned champions.
2009–10 3–3 Qatar Stars League Al Sadd come back from 3–0 down to deny Al Arabi an ACL spot.

Head-to-head

From 1996 to 2017.

Head-to-head
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
Qatar Stars League 49 13 12 24 54 91 −37
Sheikh Jassem Cup 6 1 0 5 8 13 −5
Emir Cup 11 3 2 6 11 17 −6
Crown Prince Cup 2 1 0 1 3 3 0
Reserve League 6 2 2 2 11 11 0
Qatar Stars Cup 4 1 2 1 8 12 −4
Total 78 21 18 39 95 147 −52

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacture Shirt main sponsor Shirt sub sponsor
2000–2001 Template:Flagicon Grand Sport

Doha Bank

None
2001–2002 Template:Flagicon Adidas None
2002–2003" None
2003–2004 Template:Flagicon Erreà None
2004–2005" Template:Flagicon Grand Sport None None
2005–2006 None None
2006–2007 Template:Flagicon Adidas

Doha Bank

None
2007–2008 Template:Flagicon Burrda Sport None None
2008–2009 None None
2009–2010 QPM Salman & brother & Al Rayan Bank
2010–2011 Salman & brother
2011–2012 Template:Flagicon Adidas
2012–2013 None
2013–2017 None None
2017–2018 Template:Flagicon Burrda Sport None None
2018–2019 Template:Flagicon Puma None None
2019-2021

Doha Bank

Sharq Insurance & Dreama

2021 – 2022

Sharq Insurance & Dreama & Snoonu

2022 – 2023

Snoonu

2023 – Present Template:Flagicon Adidas

Doha Bank

Snoonu

Al Khaleej Takaful

Honours

International

Regional

Domestic

League results

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Performance in AFC competitions

1987: Group stage (Top 8)
1993: Qualifying – 1st round
1995: Runners-up
1996: Group stage (Top 8)
1999: First Round
1990–91: Second Round
1993–94: Semi-final
2012: Group stage
2023: 2nd Qualifying Round

Performance in AGCFF competitions

1983: Group stage
1986: Runners-up
1993: 3rd place
1995: 3rd place
1996: 6th place
1998: 5th place
1999: 4th place
2002: Group stage
2006: Group stage
2011: Quarter-finals
2015: Group stage

Performance in UAFA competitions

1991: Group stage
1995: Group stage
1987: Group stage
1992: Runners-up

Players

Current squad

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2 DF Template:Fba/core Yousef Muftah
3 DF Template:Fba/core Gueye Laye
4 MF Template:Fba/core Abdulrahman Anad
5 DF Template:Fba/core Simo Keddari
6 DF Template:Fba/core Abdullah Marafee
7 MF Template:Fba/core Marco Verratti
8 MF Template:Fba/core Ahmed Fatehi
10 MF Template:Fba/core Rodri
11 FW Template:Fba/core Yazan Al Naimat
13 DF Template:Fba/core Mohammed Alaaeldin
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15 DF Template:Fba/core Jassem Gaber
16 DF Template:Fba/core Abdullah Al-Sulaiti
17 FW Template:Fba/core Ahmed Alaaeldin (on loan from Al-GharafaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
20 MF Template:Fba/core Luiz Júnior
21 GK Template:Fba/core Mahmud Abunada
22 DF Template:Fba/core Abdou Diallo
23 FW
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24 MF Template:Fba/core Abdullah Murisi
27 MF Template:Fba/core Ahmed Moein
28 MF Template:Fba/core Youssef Msakni
30 GK Template:Fba/core Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim
31 GK Template:Fba/core Jasem Al-Hail
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80 FW Template:Fba/core Isaac Lihadji
99 FW Template:Fba/core Rami Suhail

Out on loan

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19 MF Template:Fba/core Ibrahim Kala (on loan to Al-KhorScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
32 MF Template:Fba/core Salem Reda U21Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (on loan to Alcorcón BScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".)
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Club staff

Technical and administrative staff

Last updated: April 2019.

 
Coaching staff
Head coach Template:Flagicon Pablo Amo
Assistant coach Template:Flagicon Adlène Guedioura
Template:Flagicon Yeray Rodriguez
2nd assistant coach Template:Flagicon Omar El-Jaily
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Masoud Zeraei
Fitness coach Template:Flagicon Marcus Svensson
Physical coach Template:Flagicon Mubarak Al-Yazidi
Performance analyst Template:Flagicon Jassem Ibrahim
Match analyst Template:Flagicon Yousef Al-Sheeb
Administration staff
Team manager Template:Flagicon Adel Al Busairi[14]
Reserve team manager Template:Flagicon Hamad Al-Sulaiti[14]
Deputy director Template:Flagicon Ali Al-Sulaiti
 
Youth team technical director
Technical director Template:Flagicon Petrus In 't Groen
Youth team coaching staff
U–19 head coach Template:Flagicon Teo Pirija
U–17 head coach Template:Flagicon Omer Khalid
U–15 head coach Template:Flagicon Abderrazak Kniss
U–14 head coach Template:Flagicon Yousif Hamoor
U–13 head coach Template:Flagicon Gideon Dijks
Goalkeeper coach Template:Flagicon Sandro Daros
Template:Flagicon Orlando Ribecaro

Club officials

Managerial history

Present and past managers of Al-Arabi (incomplete):[15][16]
(* denotes caretaker role)

Al-Arabi (1972–present)

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Management

Position Staff
President Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Jaber Al-Thani
general secretary Talal Al-Kuwari
Director General Faleh Al Hader

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Last updated: 8 October 2011
Source: Board of Directors

Presidents

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References

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External links

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