Qatar Sports Club is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 as a merger of two Qatari football clubs Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour.
Al-Arabi Sports Club is a Qatari sports club based in Doha. Founded in 1952, the most prominent team of the club is the football team that competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club's home ground is the 13,000-seat Grand Hamad Stadium, where they have played since their establishment.
Al Sadd Sports Club is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname "Al Zaeem", which translates to "The Boss". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. It is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 57 official football championships.
Younis Mahmoud Khalaf is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a forward for the Iraq national football team and is currently the second vice-president of the Iraq Football Association. One of the country's greatest ever players, Mahmoud captained the team for ten straight years and became an icon of Asian football. He also played for a number of clubs including teams in Iraq, UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, winning three Golden Boots in Qatar and breaking numerous records.
Andrés Sebastián Soria Quintana commonly known as Sebastián Soria, is a Uruguayan-born, naturalized Qatari professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar SC and the Qatar national team. He was shortlisted for the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2008. He currently holds the record for the fastest goal scored in AFC Champions League history at 9 seconds – a record which was set in 2013 when he was playing for Lekhwiya.
Hassan Khalid Hassan Al-Haydos is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatari club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
Mohammed Gholam is a retired Qatari footballer. He currently serves as the sports officer of his lifelong club, Al Sadd, since 2009. On January 10, 2012, Al Sadd played Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04 in a friendly in commemoration of Gholam. A few former players flew in for the match, such as Felipe Jorge, who scored the winning goal the team. Coincidentally, Gholam scored Al Sadd's only goal against A.C. Milan in a 2–1 defeat in a farewell match for former club legend Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari in 2009.
Nam Tae-hee is a South Korean footballer currently playing for Al-Duhail and the South Korea national team. Besides South Korea, he has played in England, France, and Qatar. He is a versatile midfielder and can play as attacking midfielder or central midfielder. He is known for his honed technique, smooth movement, and dribbling.
Baghdad Bounedjah is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Algeria national team.
The 2018–19 Qatari League, also known as Qatar Stars League, is the 46th edition of top-level football championship in Qatar.
In the 2019–20 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 47th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.
In the 2020–21 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 48th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.
Al Sadd SC, a Qatari professional association football club, has gained entry to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Qatar in the Champions League on nineteen occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup four separate occasions and FIFA Club World Cup on two occasions.
In the 2021–22 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 49th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League. On November 3, after the match against Al-Duhail, Xavi left the club to be the new coach of FC Barcelona six years after his departure and this is after an agreement was reached between the two clubs.
In the 2020–21 season, Al-Duhail is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 10th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.
In the 2021–22 season, Al-Duhail is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 11th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.
Al-Duhail SC, a Qatari professional association football club, has gained entry to Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Qatar in the Champions League on ten occasions and FIFA Club World Cup on one occasion.
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.
