Al-Khor Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الخور الرياضي) is a Qatari professional sports club based in the city of Al Khor, featuring teams in a number of sports including football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. Al-Khor SC is best known for its football team, which competes in the Qatar Stars League from the 2024-25 season again after a short absence of 2 years in Qatari Second Division. It plays its home games at Al-Khor Stadium.
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| Full name | Al-Khor Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "El Forsan" (Knights) | ||
| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Ground | Al Khor Stadium Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor, Qatar | ||
| Capacity | 11,015[1] | ||
| Chairman | Nasser Thamer Al-Humaidi | ||
| Head coach | Mehdi Nafti | ||
| League | Qatari Second Division | ||
| 2023–24 | Qatari Second Division, 1st of 12 (Promoted) | ||
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History
editFoundation
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Al-Khor was unofficially established in 1951 by oil workers to fulfill them with the appropriate facility to invest their energy after their participation with the multinational oil companies at the time. In 1961, the club was re-established and set football as its main sport, along with other sports and activities. There were two other clubs in Al Khor, but none of the clubs cooperated. In 1962, Al-Khor SC merged with Al-Jeel Sports Club, one of the other two clubs.[2]
In 1964, they conglomerated with Nahdi Al-Aswad ("Black Sports Club") and formally made a request to join the Qatar Football Association on 10 June that year. From then on, the club was known as Al-Taawun.[3]
Post-merger (1964–2004)
editThe club took advantage of the youth movement and was provided with funds for all facilities. He designed plans and programs to increase the number of participants in the majority of sports. Since 1961, yellow and white were the club colors. In 1964 the club entered the football league and changed the colors to blue and white. Currently, all three colors are included in the crest.[2]
Renaming to Al Khor (2004–present)
editIn 2004, the club name was changed to Al Khor after the Qatar Olympic Committee had ordered the name change to clarify the location of the club.[2]
Honors
edit- Qatar Crown Prince Cup
- Winners (1): 2005
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (1): 2002
- Qatari 2nd Division:
- Winners (1): 1983, 2024
Asian record
edit| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCC Champions League | 51 | 22 | 11 | 18 | 75 | 61 |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
- Q = Qualification
- GS = Group stage
- R16 = Round of 16
- QF = Quarter-final
- SF = Semi-final
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2008 | |||||
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Al-Nassr | 1–3 | ||
| GS | 
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Qadsia | 0–5 | ||
| GS | 
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Al-Nahda | 1–1 | ||
| GS | 
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Al Muharraq | 1–1 | ||
| 2009–10 | |||||
| GS |
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Sur | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| GS |
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Al-Nassr | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–7 |
| 2012 | |||||
| GS |
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Al Naser | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| GS |
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Busaiteen | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| QF |
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Al Jahra | 1–0 | ||
| SF | 
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Al Wasl | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 |
Individual honours
edit- The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al Khor:
2009 – Alaa Abdul-Zahra- 2009 – Mahdi Karim
- 2009 – Salam Shakir
Performance in UAFA competitions
edit- Arabian Gulf Club Champions Cup: 3 appearances
Players
editAs of Qatar Stars League:
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
editCurrent technical staff
editLast update: May 2024[4]
| Coaching staff | |
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| Head coach | Abdullah Mubarak |
| Assistant coaches | Erik van der Meer Salam Shaker |
| Goalkeeper coach | Javier Pindado |
| President of the Football device | Hamad Dasmal Al-Kuwari |
| Director general | Abdul Rahman Hassan Al-Emadi |
| Fitness coach | Youssef Dahbi |
| Performance Analyst | Hugo Pinto |
| Team Doctor | Hisham Al-Mutawakel |
| Therapy specialists | Omar Miladi Anis Belhadj |
Presidential history
editFrom 1963 to 1982.
| Period | Chairperson | Period | Chairperson |
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| 1963–64 |  Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
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1966–75 | Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
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| 1964–65 | Ahmed Abdullah Al Mohannadi
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1975 | Mohammed Saif Maeoff
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| 1965–66 | Ahmed Abdullah Jolo
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1975–82 | Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Hail
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| 1982 | Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
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Managerial history
edit- As of 11 May 2023
Ronald Douglas (ca.) (1979)
Marcos Falopa (1979–80)
Mohammed Mubarak Al Mohannadi (1980)- Marcos Falopa (1980–82)
- Alcides Romano Junior (1987–89)
Antal Szentmihályi (1991–92)- Szapor Gábor (1993–94)[5]
Bosse Nilsson (1995)- Mowaffaq Mawla (1997–98)
- Alcides Romano Junior (1998)
- Roberto Carlos (1998–99)
- José Roberto Ávila (1999–00)[6]
- Paulo Henrique (2000–01)
- João Francisco (2001–02)
Ladislas Lozano (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003)- René Simões (2003)
Robert Mullier (2003–04)- René Exbrayat (2004–06)
- Jean-Paul Rabier (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2008)
- Ladislas Lozano (ca.) (Nov 2007)
- Bertrand Marchand (1 July 2008 – 14 June 2010)
- Alain Perrin (14 June 2010 – 31 May 2012)
László Bölöni (24 June 2012–15)- Jean Fernandez (2015–2017)
- Laurent Banide (2017 – October 2017)[7]
- Omar Najhi (October 2017)[7]
Nacif Beyaoui (October 2017 – May 2018)[7]- Adel Sellimi (1 July 2018 – 15 September 2018)[8]
- Omar Najhi (September 2018)[8]
- Bernard Casoni (25 September 2018 – June 30, 2019)[8]
- Omar Najhi (1 July 2019 – 30 September 2020)[8]
- Frédéric Hantz (1 October 2020 – 25 December 2020)[8]
- Mostafa Souiheb (26 December 2020 – 24 January 2021)[8]
Winfried Schafer (25 January 2021 – 12 November 2021)[8]- Sérgio Farias (23 June 2022 – 17 October 2022) [9]
Hicham Jadrane (18 October 2022 – 8 April 2023)- Nabeel Mohammad Anwar (9 April 2023 – 5 January 2024)
- Abdullah Mubarak (8 January 2024 – present)
References
edit- ^ "QSL". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Al Khor Sports Club". Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Qatar – List of Foundation Dates". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "First Team Management". Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Ládonyi Lászlo (2001). Football Yearbook 2000, Vol. 1 (in Hungarian). p. 141.
- ^ الوكرة يبدأ اليوم حملة الدفاع عن لقبه (in Arabic). daharchives.alhayat.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Qatar Stars League 17/18: Football Development Report - Full Season Analysis" (PDF) (in Arabic). Qatar stars League. p. 58. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Al Khor SC Manager history". Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Sergio Farias coach of the Knights of Al Khor". 23 June 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.