Players
Current roster
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| Al Gharafa Doha | |
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| Nickname | Al Fuhud (The Cheetahs) |
| Leagues | Qatari Basketball League |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Head coach | Kosay Hatem |
| Championships | Qatari Championship (2) |
| Website | Presentation at Asia-basket.com |
Al Gharafa Doha is a Qatari professional basketball club. The club competes in the Qatari Basketball League.
The club has traditionally provided Qatar's national basketball team with key players. [1]
The team originally competed under the name Al-Ittihad and changed its name to Al-Gharafa before the 2005 season.
The team won the Qatari League in 2014. [2]
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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