Al-Duhail SC–Al Sadd SC rivalry

Last updated
Other namesAl-Duhail vs Al Sadd
Location Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (Doha), Asia
Teams Al-Duhail
Al Sadd
First meetingAl Sadd 0–1 Lekhwiya
Qatar Stars League
(2 November 2010)
Latest meetingAl Sadd 3–1 Al-Duhail
Qatar Stars League
(4 May 2023)
Broadcasters beIN Sports
Alkass Sports
Stadiums Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Al-Duhail
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Al Sadd
Statistics
Meetings total59 (26 league)
Most winsAl Sadd (26)
Top scorer Baghdad Bounedjah (23)
All-time seriesAl-Duhail: 23
Drawn: 10
Al Sadd: 26
Largest victory

The fixture between Al-Duhail and Al Sadd is a local derby in Doha, Qatar and a fierce rivalry. The derby does not have a common name. Since the establishment of Al-Duhail, the matches between the two teams have become the most important in Qatar. The two teams have won the Qatar Stars League title 22 times, the Emir of Qatar Cup 21 times, the Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup 11 times, and Sheikh Jassim Cup 17 times. On the continental level Al Sadd won the AFC Champions League twice and the Arab Champions League once.

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History

Nam Tae-hee the only one who played for both clubs. Nam Tae-Hee in 2015.jpg
Nam Tae-hee the only one who played for both clubs.

Al-Duhail was founded in 2009 in the name of Lekhwiya who has the biggest financial budget in Qatar, and its beginning was in the Second Division, and it only lasted for one season. [1] In his first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya won the title to present himself as a new competitor to start a great competition with Al Sadd, which is the largest club in Qatar and the most titled. [2] on the other side Al-Sadd was shining in the AFC Champions League where it won the title for the second time in its history. [3] [4] and qualifies to participate in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup as the first Qatari club and achieved third place. In the same season Lekhwiya won the league title for the second time in a row. [5] To continue his dominance in the Qatar Stars League for two more times, in the middle of it a championship for Al Sadd in the 2012–13 season, surpassing him. In the same season they met for the first time in the Crown Prince Cup final, which ended with Lekhwiya winning the title for the first time. On April 21, 2012, Mamadou Niang scored the first hat-trick in the history of the confrontations between the two clubs in the semi-finals of the Crown Prince Cup. In the 2014–15 season, the two clubs dominated all the local championships, where Lekhwiya won the Qatar Stars League and Crown Prince Cup, while Al Sadd won Emir of Qatar Cup and the Sheikh Jassim Cup. In the Champions League the two clubs’ journey was wonderful, as the two teams clashed in the Round of 16. Where is this considered the first time that two Qatari clubs met in Champions League that ended with Lekhwiya 4–3 on aggregate to end his career in the quarter-final against Al-Hilal. [6] [7]

On April 10, 2017, it was decided to merge the two clubs, Lekhwiya the champion of Qatar Stars League and El Jaish SC into one entity under the name Al-Duhail Sports Club starting from next season. [8] [9] On February 8, 2019, Korean Nam Tae-hee moved from Al-Duhail to Al Sadd in the first transfer deal between the two clubs, though two years later he returned to his team. [10] [11] After six years of waiting and almost complete control of Al-Duhail, Al Sadd won the Qatar Stars League title for the 2018–19 season, while Al-Duhail was satisfied with the runner-up and won the Emir of Qatar Cup. [12] In the 2019 AFC Champions League, the two teams met in the Round of 16 and this time Al Sadd qualified with 4–2 on aggregate and was then eliminated in the semi-final against Al-Hilal. Under the leadership of Xavi, Al Sadd won the Qatar Stars League title for the 2020–21 season unbeaten for the 15th time in its history. [13] [14] On December 11, 2019, Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani son of the former Emir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was elected president of Al-Duhail SC during the club's General Assembly meeting. [15] [16]


All-time head-to-head results

As of 29 September 2023
TournamentGPDVDSVGoalDGoalS
Qatar Stars League 2696114552
Qatari Stars Cup 320185
Emir of Qatar Cup 73131314
Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup 6303913
Sheikh Jassim Cup 410389
Champions League 412167
Reserve League 94141421
TOTAL59231026103121
GP: Games Played
DV: Al-Duhail Victory
D: Draw
SV: Al Sadd Victory
GoalD: Al-Duhail Goals
GoalS: Al Sadd Goals

All-Time Top Scorers

PlayerClub QSL Emir Cup Qatar Cup Super Cup InternationalTotal
Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah Al Sadd1334323
Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Tae-hee Al-Duhail, Al Sadd812216
Flag of Tunisia.svg Youssef Msakni Al-Duhail4111310
Flag of Qatar.svg Hassan Al-Haydos Al Sadd43119
Flag of Morocco.svg Youssef El-Arabi Al-Duhail5117
Flag of Qatar.svg Ismaeel Mohammad Al-Duhail22117
Flag of Qatar.svg Khalfan Ibrahim Al Sadd516
Flag of Qatar.svg Akram Afif Al Sadd21126
Flag of Qatar.svg Almoez Ali Al-Duhail3115

Hat-tricks

A hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.

Sequence
PlayerNo. of
goals
Time of goalsRepresentingFinal
score
OpponentTournament
1. Flag of Senegal.svg Mamadou Niang 335'p, 38', 90+4'Al Sadd4–2Lekhwiya Crown Prince Cup
2. Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah 35', 20', 66'Al Sadd4–2Al-Duhail Sheikh Jassim Cup
3. Flag of Algeria.svg Baghdad Bounedjah 314', 50', 87'Al Sadd3–1Al-Duhail Qatar Stars League

Honours

Al-Duhail Championship Al Sadd
International (Official)
AFC Champions League 2
0Aggregate2
Domestic (Official)
7 Qatar Stars League 16
4 Emir of Qatar Cup 18
3 Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup 8
2 Sheikh Jassim Cup 15
16Aggregate57
International (Non-official)
Arab Champions League 1
GCC Champions League 1
0Aggregate2
15Total Aggregate61

Competitions

League matches

#DateHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)Venue
12 November 2010 Al Sadd0 1Lekhwiya Razaq Soccerball shade.svg77'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
21 April 2011 Lekhwiya1 2Al Sadd Dame Traoré Soccerball shade.svg88' Yusef Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg80', Ali Afif Soccerball shade.svg89' Thani bin Jassim Stadium
320 November 2011 Lekhwiya0 1Al Sadd Al-Hamad Soccerball shade.svg39' Thani bin Jassim Stadium
411 March 2012 Al Sadd1 2Lekhwiya Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg78' Dagano Soccerball shade.svg56', Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg82'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
514 December 2012 Lekhwiya0 3Al Sadd Raúl Soccerball shade.svg4', Ibrahim Majid Soccerball shade.svg15', Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg58' (pen.) Thani bin Jassim Stadium
618 April 2013 Al Sadd2 2Lekhwiya Al-Haydos Soccerball shade.svg26', Assadalla Soccerball shade.svg36' Soria Soccerball shade.svg48', Msakni Soccerball shade.svg64'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
712 December 2013 Al Sadd2 3Lekhwiya Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg56', 60' (pen.) Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg8', 27', Soria Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
86 April 2014 Lekhwiya0 2Al Sadd Hassan Soccerball shade.svg65', Medany Soccerball shade.svg87'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
92 October 2014 Lekhwiya0 3Al Sadd Belhadj Soccerball shade.svg26', Tabata Soccerball shade.svg50', Khalfan Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg57'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
1028 February 2015 Al Sadd0 1Lekhwiya Weiss Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1127 November 2015 Al Sadd2 4Lekhwiya Belhadj Soccerball shade.svg30', 58' Muntari Soccerball shade.svg41', Msakni Soccerball shade.svg57', Chico Soccerball shade.svg83', Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg90' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1220 March 2016 Lekhwiya2 3Al Sadd Boudiaf Soccerball shade.svg16', Ismaeel Soccerball shade.svg85' Al Haidos Soccerball shade.svg5', 42' (pen.), Hassan Soccerball shade.svg87'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1316 October 2016 Lekhwiya3 3Al Sadd El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg23', Msakni Soccerball shade.svg40', Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg77' Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg19', 83', Al-Haidos Soccerball shade.svg70' (pen.)Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
1413 January 2017 Al Sadd1 2Lekhwiya Assadalla Soccerball shade.svg26' Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg16', Musa Soccerball shade.svg89'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1524 November 2017 Al Sadd2 4Al-Duhail Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg12', Ahmad Soccerball shade.svg80' Almoez Ali Soccerball shade.svg6', El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg20', Al Rawi Soccerball shade.svg72', Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg89'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
161 March 2018 Al-Duhail4 3Al Sadd Ismaeel Soccerball shade.svg37', Msakni Soccerball shade.svg40', 88', El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg90+4' Hamroun Soccerball shade.svg11', Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg71', 81'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
1711 December 2018 Al Sadd3 1Al-Duhail Mendes Soccerball shade.svg9' (o.g.), Al-Hajri Soccerball shade.svg89', Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg90+4' El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1830 March 2019 Al-Duhail2 2Al Sadd El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg75', 85' (pen.) Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg26', Naji Hussein Soccerball shade.svg90+5' (o.g.)Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
192 November 2019 Al-Duhail4 1Al Sadd Muntari Soccerball shade.svg34', Boudiaf Soccerball shade.svg45+1', Edmilson Soccerball shade.svg81', Almoez Ali Soccerball shade.svg90+1' Al-Haidos Soccerball shade.svg14'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
208 August 2020 Al Sadd1 0Al-Duhail Tabata Soccerball shade.svg24'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
2121 October 2020 Al-Duhail1 3Al Sadd Dudu Soccerball shade.svg86' Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg22', 70', Guilherme Torres Soccerball shade.svg38'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
2212 January 2021 Al Sadd3 1Al-Duhail Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg14', 50', 87' Almoez Ali Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
233 November 2021 Al-Duhail3 3Al Sadd Olunga Soccerball shade.svg24', 89', Pedro Miguel Soccerball shade.svg31' (o.g.) Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg4', Khoukhi Soccerball shade.svg73', Tabata Soccerball shade.svg74' Thani bin Jassim Stadium
2425 February 2022 Al Sadd1 1Al-Duhail Akram Afif Soccerball shade.svg59' Edmilson Soccerball shade.svg36' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2512 March 2023 Al Sadd2 2Al-Duhail Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg34', Santi Cazorla Soccerball shade.svg57' Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg90', Fernández Soccerball shade.svg90'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
264 May 2023 Al-Duhail1 3Al Sadd Michael Olunga Soccerball shade.svg73' Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg41', Akram Afif Soccerball shade.svg51' Rodrigo Tabata Soccerball shade.svg75'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Emir of Qatar Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)Venue
111 May 2013 Semi finals Al Sadd3 2Lekhwiya Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg31', Kasola Soccerball shade.svg59', Al-Haydos Soccerball shade.svg89' Msakni Soccerball shade.svg26', Dia Soccerball shade.svg66'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
215 May 2015 Semi finals Al Sadd2 0Lekhwiya Al-Haydos Soccerball shade.svg62', 82'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
320 May 2016 Final Al Sadd2 2
(pen. 2–4)
Al-Duhail Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg61', Hassan Soccerball shade.svg67' Chic Soccerball shade.svg70', Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg77'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
411 May 2018 Semi finals Al Sadd0 1Al-Duhail Almoez Ali Soccerball shade.svg68'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
516 May 2019 Final Al Sadd1 4Al-Duhail Akram Afif Soccerball shade.svg7' Ali Afif Soccerball shade.svg16', Edmilson Soccerball shade.svg59', 81', El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg62' Al Janoub Stadium
631 October 2020 Semi-finals Al-Duhail1 4Al Sadd Edmilson Soccerball shade.svg10' Khoukhi Soccerball shade.svg59', Guilherme Torres Soccerball shade.svg64', Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg77', Tabata Soccerball shade.svg88'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
714 March 2022 Semi-finals Al Sadd2 3Al-Duhail Ayew Soccerball shade.svg33', Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg90' Sassi Soccerball shade.svg7', 80', Olunga Soccerball shade.svg44'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)Venue
121 April 2012 Semi finals Lekhwiya2 4Al Sadd Nam Tae-Hee Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.), Bougherra Soccerball shade.svg84' Niang Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.), 38', 90+4', Khalfan Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg74' Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
24 May 2013 Final Lekhwiya3 2Al Sadd Ismaeel Soccerball shade.svg15', Lamy Soccerball shade.svg30', Msakni Soccerball shade.svg42' Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg13' (pen.), Lee Jung-soo Soccerball shade.svg90+1'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
327 April 2018FinalAl Sadd1 2Al-Duhail Al-Haidos Soccerball shade.svg19' Ismaeel Soccerball shade.svg78', El-Arabi Soccerball shade.svg90+10' (pen.)Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
417 January 2020 Final Al Sadd4 0Al-Duhail Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg5', Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg21', 45', Akram Afif Soccerball shade.svg72' (pen.)Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
526 February 2021 Final Al-Duhail0 2Al Sadd Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg9', 77'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
66 April 2023 Final Al-Duhail2 0Al Sadd Olunga Soccerball shade.svg48',Sassi Soccerball shade.svg53'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Sheikh Jassim Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)Venue
113 August 2014 Final Al Sadd3 2Lekhwiya Weiss Soccerball shade.svg12' (pen.), Msakni Soccerball shade.svg71' Rodrigo Tabata Soccerball shade.svg10', Muriqui Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.), 86'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
221 January 2016FinalLekhwiya4 1Al Sadd Ismaeel Soccerball shade.svg18', Razaq Soccerball shade.svg46', Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.), Weiss Soccerball shade.svg87' Al-Shammeri Soccerball shade.svg50'
39 September 2017 Final Al-Duhail2 4Al Sadd Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg41', Almoez Ali Soccerball shade.svg90+6' Bounedjah Soccerball shade.svg5', 20', 66', Hamroun Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.)Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
417 August 2019 Final Al Sadd1 0Al-Duhail Assadalla Soccerball shade.svg14'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

International results

#SeasonRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)Venue
1 2015 Champions League Round of 16 1st legAl Sadd1 2Lekhwiya Al-Haydos Soccerball shade.svg37' Soria Soccerball shade.svg13', Msakni Soccerball shade.svg36'Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
22nd legLekhwiya2 2Al Sadd Msakni Soccerball shade.svg13', Ismaeel Soccerball shade.svg83' Muriqui Soccerball shade.svg36', Assadalla Soccerball shade.svg63'Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
3 2019 Champions League Round of 16 1st legAl-Duhail1 1Al Sadd Msakni Soccerball shade.svg44' Akram Afif Soccerball shade.svg30' Al Janoub Stadium
42nd legAl Sadd3 1Al-Duhail Akram Afif Soccerball shade.svg20', Hassan Soccerball shade.svg34', Yasser Soccerball shade.svg90+1' (o.g.) Edmilson Soccerball shade.svg56'Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Qatari Stars Cup results

#DateRoundHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)Venue
115 December 2011Round One GroupsAl Sadd1 5Lekhwiya Fahad Saket Soccerball shade.svg Kanga Akalé Soccerball shade.svg,Soccerball shade.svg,Adel Habib Beldi Soccerball shade.svg,Soccerball shade.svg,Waleed Jassem Soccerball shade.svgAl Sailiya STADIUM
27 November 2020Round One GroupsAl-Duhail0 3Al Sadd- Nam Tae-hee Soccerball shade.svg3',Saud Al-Nasr Soccerball shade.svg11',Rodrigo Tabata Soccerball shade.svg83'Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
323 March 2023 Semi-finals Al-Duhail3 1Al Sadd Ferjani Sassi Soccerball shade.svg45+1',Soccerball shade.svg54',Ismaeel Mohammad Soccerball shade.svg88' El Kaabi Soccerball shade.svg24'Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

Shared player history

Players who have played for both clubs

  • Flag of South Korea.svg Nam Tae-hee (Al-Duhail 2012–19 & 2021–present, Al Sadd 2019–21)

Qatar Stars League results

The tables list the place each team took in each of the seasons.

09–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–24
No. of teams121212121414141412121212121212
Al-Duhail 11211411212216
Al Sadd 264132322131131

Notes

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