Al-Duhail Sc

The club is based in the Duhail district in the city of Doha and plays its home games at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. It is the first team in Qatari football to win the first division title on its debut season.

Al-Duhail SC

Full name	Al-Duhail Sports Club
Nickname(s)	The Red Knights
Founded	2009; 15 years ago (2009) (as Lekhwiya)
Ground	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Doha, Qatar
Capacity	9,000
Chairman	Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Manager	Christophe Galtier
League	Qatar Stars League
2022–23	Qatar Stars League, 1st of 12
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Al Duhail SC active sections
Football	Basketball	Handball
Volleyball	Futsal	Athletics

In April 2017, it was announced that the club would take over El Jaish SC and merge with it following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League and be known as Al-Duhail Sports Club in a rebranding of Lekhwiya SC.

The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed Lekhwiya. Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar.

Upon the club's reformation, it was entered into the Qatari 2nd Division. It came fourth in the league on its first year before winning the next season in 2010.

In the club's first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya finished at the top of the standings to win the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League. It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, losing in the final to Al-Arabi.

Their first official debut in a continental competition came on March 7, 2012, in the 2012 AFC Champions League. They won their first match against Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia, with Nam Tae-Hee scoring the only goal and also scoring the first-ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.

In the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League season, Lekhwiya retained the league title with two games left to be played.

They inaugurated a new stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Lekhwiya Sports Stadium, on February 15, 2013 in a match against Al Khor and won their third league title in the first season at the new stadium.

in April 2017 the club announced that they would take over El Jaish SC and rebranded the club into Al-Duhail SC.

At the end of the 2017–2018 Season the Club became the first club to hold all three domestic Titles the league, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup.

In 2024, it was one of the teams invited to take part in the first installment of the Equality Cup.

Lekhwiya's stadium began construction in 2011. The first phase was completed in May 2012. The stadium was officially inaugurated on February 15, 2013 with the first match played being a Qatar Stars League fixture against Al Khor. The official seating capacity is 10,000, it is located in the ISF area of Doha.

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Kit history

Home kit 2009

Home kit 2011

As of 10 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   QAT Salah Zakaria 2 DF   QAT Mohammed Musa 3 DF   QAT Mohamed Al-Naemi 4 DF   QAT Yousef Aymen 5 DF   BRA Lucas Veríssimo 6 MF   QAT Khaled Mohammed 7 MF   QAT Ismaeel Mohammad 8 MF   QAT Luiz Júnior 9 MF   BRA Philippe Coutinho (on loan from Aston Villa) 11 FW   QAT Almoez Ali (captain) 12 MF   QAT Karim Boudiaf 13 GK   QAT Mohamed Saeed Ibrahim (on loan from Al-Wakrah) 14 FW   KEN Michael Olunga 16 FW   QAT Abdulaziz Mohamad Hassan 17 MF   QAT Abdelrahman Moustafa 18 DF   QAT Sultan Al-Brake 19 FW   FRA Isaac Lihadji 20 FW   QAT Lotfi Madjer

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF   QAT Fares Amer 22 DF   ITA Ibrahima Bamba 23 MF   QAT Assim Madibo 24 FW   QAT Mubarak Hamza 25 MF   QAT Suhaib Gannan 27 MF   FRA Ibrahima Diallo 28 FW   QAT Rashid Al-Abdulla 29 FW   QAT Mohammed Muntari 32 MF   QAT Abdulla Muhsin 33 DF   KOR Kim Moon-hwan 37 FW   QAT Abdulaziz Abu Shabab 40 MF   QAT Abdulla Sabet 44 MF   QAT Jassim Al-Mheiri 45 MF   QAT Abdulaziz Mohamad 49 MF   QAT Abdallah Haroun 52 MF   QAT Karim Fadi 66 MF   QAT Abdulhamid Sibai 99 GK   QAT Shehab Ellethy

Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 MF   BEL Edmilson Junior

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF   QAT Bassam Al-Rawi (at Al-Rayyan) 26 FW   QAT Rabh Boussafi (at Al-Wakrah) 41 MF   QAT Ahmed Reyed (at Al-Khor)

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   QAT Ali Ghulais (at Muaither) — DF   QAT Mohammed Emad Aiash (at Al Ahli) — MF   QAT Abdullah Al-Ahrak (at Qatar SC)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Christophe Galtier
Assistant coach	Juan Branda
Goalkeeping coach	Gustavo Nepote
Fitness coach	Federico Martinetti
Fitness coach	Raul Esmeriz
Physiotherapist	Sabeur Zidi
Physiotherapist	Pedro Silva
Massager	Anselmo Apolinario
Massager	Anderson Apolinario
Doctor	Murad Almekrani

Last update: 17 April 2024.
Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.

Most goals

#	Nat.	Name	Career	Goals	League Goals
1		Nam Tae-hee	2012–2019, 2021–2023	117	84
2		Youssef El-Arabi	2016–2019	108	76
3		Michael Olunga	2020–	108	66
4		Youssef Msakni	2012–2021	99	73
5		Almoez Ali	2016–	68	49
6		Sebastián Soria	2012–2015	58	42
7		Ismaeel Mohammad	2011–	47	34

Domestic

• Qatar Stars League
  • Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
• Qatari Second Division
  • Winners (1): 2009–10
• Emir of Qatar Cup
  • Winners (4): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
• Qatar Cup
  • Winners (4): 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023
• Qatari Stars Cup
  • Winners (1): 2022–23
• Qatar Super Cup / Shiekh Jassem Cup
  • Winners (2): 2015, 2016

Regional

• Qatar–UAE Super Shield
  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24

• Q = Qualification
• GS = Group stage
• R16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarter-final
• SF = Semi-final

AFC Champions League

Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
2012
GS		Al-Ahli	1–0	0–3
GS		Al-Nasr	1–2	1–2
GS		Sepahan	1–0	1–2
2013
GS		Al-Shabab	2–1	1–3
GS		Al-Ittifaq	0–0	2–0
GS		Pakhtakor	3–1	2–2
R16		Al-Hilal	1–0	2–2
QF		Guangzhou Evergrande	0–2	1–4
2014
GS		Al-Ain	1–2	0–5
GS		Tractor	0–0	1–0
GS		Al-Ittihad	2–0	1–3
2015
GS		Persepolis F.C.	3–0	0–3
GS		Al-Nassr FC	1–1	3–1
GS		Bunyodkor	1–0	1–0
R16		Al-Sadd	2–2	2–1
QF		Al-Hilal	2–2	1–4
2016
GS		Zob Ahan	0–1	0–0
GS		Al-Nassr FC	4–0	1–1
GS		Bunyodkor	0–0	0–2
R16		El Jaish SC	0–4	4–2
2017
GS		Al Jazira	3–0	3–1
GS		Al-Fateh	4–1	2–2
GS		Esteghlal Khuzestan	2–1	1–1
R16		Persepolis	0–1	0–0
2018
GS		Zob Ahan	3–1	1–0
GS		Lokomotiv Tashkent	3–2	2–1
GS		Al Wahda	1–0	3–2
R16		Al Ain	4–1	4–2
QF		Persepolis	1–0	1–3
2019
GS		Al-Hilal	2–2	1–3
GS		Al Ain	2–2	2–0
GS		Esteghlal	3–0	1–1
R16		Al-Sadd	1–1	1–3
2020
GS		Persepolis	2–0	1–0
GS		Al-Taawoun	0–1	0–2
GS		Sharjah	2–1	2–4
2021
GS		Al-Shorta	2–0	1–2
GS		Al-Ahli	1–1	1–1
GS		Esteghlal	4–3	2–2
2022
GS		Al-Taawon	1–2	4–3
GS		Sepahan	5–2	1–0
GS		Pakhtakor	3–2	3–0
R16		Al-Rayyan	1–1	7–6 (p)
QF		Al-Shabab	2–1
SF		Al-Hilal	0–7
2023–24
GS		Istiklol	2–0	0–0
GS		Persepolis	2–1	0–1
GS		Al-Nassr	3–4	2–3

National ranking

As of 9 May 2023.

Current Rank	Country	Team	Points
1		Al-Duhail SC	1583
2		Al Sadd SC	1578
3		El Jaish SC	1427
4		Al-Rayyan SC	1390
5		Al-Arabi SC	1363

Asian ranking

As of 9 May 2023.

Current Rank	Country	Team	Points
5		Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1586
6		Al Nassr FC	1583
7		Al-Duhail SC	1583
8		Yokohama F. Marinos	1578
9		Al Sadd SC	1578

World ranking

As of 9 May 2023.

Current Rank	Country	Team	Points
149		Atlético Nacional	1583
150		Al Nassr FC	1583
151		Al-Duhail SC	1583
152		CFR Cluj	1582
153		U.S. Salernitana 1919	1582

•   Khalifa Khamis (2008) (unofficial)
•   Abdullah Saad (2008–2009) (unofficial)
•   Abdullah Mubarak (2009–2010)
•   Djamel Belmadi (2010–2012)
•   Eric Gerets (2012–2014)
•   Michael Laudrup (2014–2015)
•   Djamel Belmadi (2015–2018)
•   Nabil Maâloul (2018–2019)
•   Rui Faria (2019–2020)
•   Walid Regragui (2020)
•   Hatem Almoadab (2020)
•   Sabri Lamouchi (2020–2021)
•   Luís Castro (2021–2022)
•   Hernán Crespo (2022–2023)
•   Christophe Galtier (2023–present)

Handball