Al-Shamal SC

Al-Shamal SC
Full name	Al-Shamal Sports Club
Founded	1980; 44 years ago
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
Home colours	Away colours

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.

History

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

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

Domestic

Qatari 2nd Division
- Winners (3): 2002, 2014, 2020–21,
Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (1): 1996

Players

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.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	QAT	Ahmed Saberi
3	DF	MAR	Younes El Hannach
4	DF	QAT	Mohammed Al Jabri
5	DF	ARG	Matías Nani
6	MF	IRN	Omid Ebrahimi
7	MF	QAT	Mohsen Al-Yazidi
8	MF	QAT	Mouafak Awad
9	FW	JOR	Ali Olwan
10	FW	QAT	Abdulaziz Al-Ansari (on loan from Al-Arabi)
11	FW	CPV	Ricardo Gomes
12	FW	QAT	Magid Mohamed
14	MF	QAT	Salmin Atiq
15	DF	QAT	Khalifah Al-Malki (on loan from Al-Arabi)
17	MF	QAT	Zed Saad
18	MF	QAT	Hamad Mansour (on loan from Al-Wakrah)
19	MF	QAT	Faisal Azadi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	QAT	Talal Muneer
21	MF	QAT	Salah Al-Yahri
23	DF	QAT	Fahad Al-Abdulrahman
24	DF	COL	Jeison Murillo
27	DF	QAT	Diyab Taha (on loan from Al-Duhail)
30	GK	QAT	Abdulaziz Osama
33	MF	QAT	Ahmed Hagana
34	MF	QAT	Mohamed El-Sayed
44	MF	QAT	Mahdi Salem
45	GK	QAT	Abdullah Al-Radhi
47	MF	IRQ	Fahad Waad
67	DF	QAT	Jassem Al-Hashemi
88	FW	ALG	Mohamed Rafik Omar
92	GK	GUI	Babacar Seck
—	MF	MAR	Younès Belhanda

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
22	FW	QAT	Hassan Palang (on loan to Lusail)

Current technical staff

As of 16 May 2023^[4]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Wezam Rizik
Assistant coach
Physical coach
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist
Massage therapist
Match analyst / Performance analyst
Team manager

Managerial history

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

National ranking

As of 16 May 2023.^[7]

Current Rank	Team	Points
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

As of 16 May 2023.^[8]

Current Rank	Team	Points
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

As of 16 May 2023.^[9]

Current Rank	Team	Points
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

^ "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

Official website

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[1] "About the club" (in Arabic). alshamalsportclub.com. 9 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.

[2] "Al-Shamal SC - Soccer - BetsAPI". betsapi.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.

[3] "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.

[4] "Al Shamal SC » Squad 2022/2023". Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[5] "Al Shamal SC » Manager history". Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[6] 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.

[7] "Qatar Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 2023-05-16.

[8] "Asia Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 2021-05-16.

[9] "World Football / Soccer Clubs Ranking". Retrieved 2021-05-16.

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