2024–25 Al Sadd SC season

Al Sadd SC
2024–25 season
Chairman	Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coach	Félix Sánchez; (from 23 July 2024)
Stadium	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League	Pre-season
Emir of Qatar Cup	Round of 16
Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Rafa Mújica (5); All: ; Rafa Mújica (5)
	← 2023–24

In the 2024–25 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 52nd season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup, and the AFC Champions League Elite.

Review

Background

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 May 2023.^[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1	Saad Al Sheeb	GK	(1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 34)	Youth system
22	Meshaal Barsham	GK	(1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 26)	Youth system
Defenders
2	Pedro Miguel	CB	(1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 34)	Al Ahli
5	Tarek Salman	CB	(1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 26)	Júpiter Leonés
6	Paulo Otávio	LB	(1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 29)	VfL Wolfsburg
13	Abdullah Al-Yazidi	RB	(2002-03-28)28 March 2002 (aged 22)	Youth system
16	Boualem Khoukhi	LB / CB	(1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 33)	Al Arabi
37	Ahmed Suhail	CB	(1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 25)	Youth system
66	Abdulrahman Al-Ameen	CB	(2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 20)	Youth system
70	Musab Kheder	RB	(1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 31)	Youth system
81	Abdessamed Bounacer	CB	(2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 19)	USM Alger
Midfielders
3	Ahmed Sayyar	DM	(1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 30)	Al-Gharafa
4	Mohamed Camara	DM	(2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 24)	AS Monaco
7	Mohammed Waad	CM / DM / AM	(1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (aged 24)	Youth system
8	Ali Assadalla	CM	(1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 31)	Al Muharraq
10	Hassan Al-Haidos (C.)	RW / LW / AM	(1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 33)	Youth system
18	Guilherme Torres	DM	(1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 33)	Olympiacos
88	Mateus Uribe	CM / DM	(1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 33)	Porto
Forwards
9	Yusuf Abdurisag	CF	(1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 25)	Youth system
11	Gonzalo Plata	RW	(2000-11-01)1 November 2000 (aged 23)	Valladolid
19	Rafa Mújica	CF	(1998-10-29)29 October 1998 (aged 25)	Arouca
21	Giovanni Henrique	RW	(2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 20)	Palmeiras
23	Hashim Ali	RW	(2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (aged 23)	Al-Rayyan (Loan return)
84	Akram Afif	LW / RW	(1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 27)	Villarreal

Pre-season and friendlies

15 July 2024 Friendly	Al Sadd SC	8–0	Manchester 62	Málaga, Spain
19:00 UTC+2		Report^[3]		Stadium: Banus football center

19 July 2024 Friendly	Al Sadd SC	3–2	Orlando Pirates	Málaga, Spain
19:30 UTC+2	Hashim Ali 3' Sesane 40' (o.g.) Plata 54'	Report^[4]	Mabaso 9', 10'	Stadium: Marbella football center

23 July 2024 Friendly	UD Las Palmas	0–0	Al Sadd SC	Málaga, Spain
19:30 UTC+2		Report^[5]		Stadium: Marbella football center Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid

28 July 2024 Friendly	UD Almería	1–1	Al Sadd SC	Málaga, Spain
19:00 UTC+2	Baptistão 42'	Report^[6]	Otávio 65'	Stadium: La Quinta Football Center Referee: Ignacio De Santisteban Adame

5 August 2024 Friendly	Al Sadd SC	1–0	Ismaily SC	Doha
19:30 UTC+3	Giovanni 90'	Report^[7]		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
30 May 2024	FW	Rafa Mújica	Arouca	10,000,000 €	^[8]^[9]^[10]
24 July 2024	CB	Abdessamed Bounacer	USM Alger	500,000 €	^[11]^[12]^[13]
30 July 2024	DM	Mohamed Camara	AS Monaco	16,500,000 €	^[14]^[15]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
23 June 2024	ST	Baghdad Bounedjah	Al-Shamal SC	Free transfer	^[16]
11 July 2024	DF	Amin Hazbavi	Sepahan	Free transfer	^[17]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Competition	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	066.67	Matchday 1	To be confirmed	10 August 2024	In Progress
Emir of Qatar Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—	Round of 16	To be confirmed	In Progress	In Progress
Champions League	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—	To be confirmed	To be confirmed	In Progress	In Progress
Total	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	066.67

Updated to match played 22 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Duhail	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2	Al-Ahli	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
3	Al Sadd	3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
4	Al-Wakrah	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
5	Al-Gharafa	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4

Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2024. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	2	0	1	11	3	+8	6	1	0	0	5	0	+5	1	0	1	6	3	+3

Last updated: 22 August 2024.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3
Ground	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

10 August 2024 Round 1	Al-Shamal SC	2–1	Al Sadd	Al Rayyan
20:30	Bounedjah 31', 74'	Report	Murillo 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri

17 August 2024 Round 2	Qatar SC	1–5	Al Sadd	Al Rayyan
18:30	Martínez 14'	Report	Mújica 2', 88' Waad 48' Khoukhi 55' Bostami 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

22 August 2024 Round 3	Al Sadd	5–0	Al-Arabi SC	Doha
20:30	Mújica 8' (pen.), 26', 89' Akram Afif 19' Giovanni 60'			Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi

13 September 2024 Round 4	Al Sadd	–	Umm Salal SC	Doha
:		Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

21 September 2024 Round 5	Al-Duhail SC	–	Al Sadd
:		Report

26 September 2024 Round 6	Al Sadd	–	Al-Gharafa SC	Doha
:		Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

18 October 2024 Round 7	Al Sadd	–	Al Shahaniya SC	Doha
:		Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

26 October 2024 Round 8	Al-Wakrah	–	Al Sadd
:		Report

31 October 2024 Round 9	Al Sadd	–	Al-Rayyan	Doha
:		Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

22 Novembe 2024 Round 10	Al-Khor	–	Al Sadd
:		Report

7 December 2024 Round 11	Al-Ahli	–	Al Sadd
:		Report

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Emir of Qatar Cup

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Pakhtakor	Advance to round of 16
2	Al-Sadd
3	Persepolis
4	Al-Hilal
5	Al-Shorta
6	Al Ain
7	Al-Nassr
8	Al-Rayyan
9	Esteghlal
10	Al-Ahli
11	Al-Gharafa
12	Al Wasl

First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024. Source: Asian Football Confederation

16 September 2024 (2024-09-16) 1	Al Ain	–	Al-Sadd	Al Ain
20:00 UTC+4				Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

30 September 2024 (2024-09-30) 2	Al-Sadd	–	Esteghlal	Doha
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

21 October 2024 (2024-10-21) 3	Al-Sadd	–	Persepolis	Doha
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

4 November 2024 (2024-11-04) 4	Al Wasl	–	Al-Sadd	Dubai
18:00 UTC+4				Stadium: Zabeel Stadium

26 November 2024 (2024-11-26) 5	Al-Sadd	–	Al-Hilal	Doha
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

2 December 2024 (2024-12-02) 6	Al-Nassr	–	Al-Sadd	Riyadh
21:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Awwal Park

3 February 2025 (2025-02-03) 7	Al-Sadd	–	Al-Ahli	Doha
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

17 February 2025 (2025-02-17) 8	Pakhtakor	–	Al-Sadd	Tashkent^{[note 1]}
19:00 UTC+5				Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 10 August 2024^[update]

No.	Pos	Player	Nat	QSL			Emir of Qatar Cup			Champions League			Total
No.	Pos	Player	Nat	App	St	G	App	St	G	App	St	G	App	St	G
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Saad Al Sheeb		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	GK	Meshaal Barsham		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	Pedro Miguel		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	Tarek Salman		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Paulo Otávio		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	Abdullah Al-Yazidi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	Boualem Khoukhi		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Ahmed Suhail		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	Abdulrahman Al-Ameen		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	DF	Musab Kheder		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
81	DF	Abdessamed Bounacer		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
3	MF	Ahmed Sayyar		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	MF	Mohamed Camara		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	Mohammed Waad		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Ali Assadalla		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Hassan Al-Haidos		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Guilherme Torres		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	Mateus Uribe		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	Yusuf Abdurisag		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	Gonzalo Plata		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	Rafa Mújica		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Giovanni Henrique		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	Hashim Ali		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	FW	Akram Afif		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total				0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0

Last updated: 5 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

As of 22 August 2024^[update]

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Player	Pos.	QSL	TOTAL
19	Rafa Mújica	CF	5	5
84	Akram Afif	LW / RW	1	1
21	Giovanni Henrique	RW	1	1
16	Boualem Khoukhi	CB	1	1
7	Mohammed Waad	MF	1	1
Own Goals			2	2
Totals			11	11

Assists

As of 22 August 2024^[update]

No.	Player	Pos.	QSL	TOTAL
84	Akram Afif	LW / RW	2	2
13	Abdullah Al-Yazidi	DF	1	1
23	Hashim Ali	FW	1	1
9	Yusuf Abdurisag	FW	1	1
6	Paulo Otávio	LB	1	1
18	Guilherme Torres	MF	1	1
Totals			7	7

Clean sheets

As of 22 August 2024^[update]

Includes all competitive matches.

					Clean sheets
No.	Nat	Name	GP	GA	QSL	QEC	CL 1	Total
22		Meshaal Barsham	3	3	1	0	0	1
1		Saad Al Sheeb	0	0	0	0	0	0
			0	0	0	0	0	0
		TOTALS		3	1	0	0	1

Notes

^ Pakhtakor played their home matches at Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, instead of their regular home stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent.

References

^ "Félix Sánchez Bas es nuevo entrenador del Al Sadd de Qatar" [Félix Sánchez Bas is the new manager of Al Sadd from Qatar] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
^ "Teams – Al Sadd Sports Club". Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^ "الزعيم يهزم مانشستر 62 من جبل طارق بالثمانية ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "الزعيم يهزم اورلاندو بايترس الجنوبي أفريقي ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "الزعيم يتعادل مع لاس بالماس الاسباني بدون أهداف ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "الزعيم يتعادل مع الميريا الأسباني ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "الزعيم يهزم الاسماعيلي بهدف دون رد ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "Al-Sadd sign Rafa Mujica on four-year deal". Al Sadd SC. 30 May 2024.
^ "Leeds United set to receive financial boost as ex-player poised to make €10m transfer". Football League World. 14 May 2024.
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[Pakhtakor-18] Pakhtakor played their home matches at Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, instead of their regular home stadium Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent.

[1] "Félix Sánchez Bas es nuevo entrenador del Al Sadd de Qatar" [Félix Sánchez Bas is the new manager of Al Sadd from Qatar] (in Spanish). Ecuavisa. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[2] "Teams – Al Sadd Sports Club". Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 2023-05-04.

[3] "الزعيم يهزم مانشستر 62 من جبل طارق بالثمانية ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[4] "الزعيم يهزم اورلاندو بايترس الجنوبي أفريقي ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[5] "الزعيم يتعادل مع لاس بالماس الاسباني بدون أهداف ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[6] "الزعيم يتعادل مع الميريا الأسباني ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[7] "الزعيم يهزم الاسماعيلي بهدف دون رد ودياً". Al Sadd SC. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[8] "Al-Sadd sign Rafa Mujica on four-year deal". Al Sadd SC. 30 May 2024.

[9] "Leeds United set to receive financial boost as ex-player poised to make €10m transfer". Football League World. 14 May 2024.

[10] "Al Sadd sign Spanish forward Rafa Mujica". AFC. 30 May 2024.

[11] "Al Sadd announces signing of Algerian Abdessamed Bounacer". Dzair Sport. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.

[12] "USMA : Bounacer vers le Qatar ?". DZfoot. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.

[13] "Scandale : le Qatar rafle encore un espoir algérien !". La Gazette du Fennec. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

[14] "Al-Sadd sign Mohamed Camara on five-year deal". Al Sadd SC. 30 July 2024.

[15] "Mohamed Camara (Mali) quitte Monaco et signe à Al-Sadd". Ouest Foot Afrique. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[16] "Qatar : Bounedjah présenté par Al Shamal SC". DZfoot. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[17] "Sepahan complete signing of Amin Hazbavi". Tehran Times. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

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