Al-Khor Sports Club

Al-Khor
Full name Al-Khor Sports Club
Nickname(s) "El Forsan" (Knights)
Founded 1961
Ground Al-Khawr Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
(Capacity: 20,000)
Chairman Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Thani
Manager Alain Perrin
League Qatari League
2010/11 9th
Home colours
Away colours

Al-Khor Sports Club, (Arabic: نادي الخور الرياضي‎), is a Qatari professional sports club featuring teams in a number of sports such as football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. It is best known for its football team which plays in the Stars League at Al-Khawr Stadium in Al Khor. It was founded in 1961.

In 2007 they defeated Al-Arabi in the semifinals of HH the Emir's Cup to reach the final.

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History

Al-Khor was 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. The club was re-established in 1961 and adopted football as its primary sport, as well other recreational sports and activities; however the club was limited in its resources. The club coincided within the presence of two other clubs in Al-Khor, with the three operating separately from each other. They merged to form Al-Khor Sports Club between 1962 and 1964, and had formally made a request to join the Qatar Football Association on June 10, 1964 (Resolution no.13).

Embracing the youth movement, they drew up plans and programs and being provided funds for all the facilities, the club was able to expand the base of participation in most sports as well as participate in various activities.[1]

Club Colors

Al-Khor's original club colors from 1961 were primarily yellow and white. The colors were changed to blue and white after entering the football league in 1964.

Founders

Club Presidents

From 1963-1982

Years Chairman
1963-64 Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
1964-65 Ahmed Abdullah Al Mohannadi
1965-66 Ahmed Abdullah Gulu
1966-75 Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
1975 Mohammed Saif Maeoff
1975-82 Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Hail
1982 Saleh Abu Dawood Mohannadi

Honours

2005
2003

Individual Honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Khor :

Performance in UAFA Competitions

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Baba Djibril
3 DF Abdullah Al Mousa
4 DF Pa-Modou Kah
5 MF Abdulla Al Suwaidi
6 DF Mustafa Jalal Jaafar
7 MF Khalid Abdulraoaf
8 MF Rami Omar
9 FW Moumouni Dagano
10 FW Ibrahima Nadiya
11 FW Euzebiusz Smolarek
12 DF Mosaab Elhassan
13 DF Ali Juma
14 MF Reza Shanbeh Najafi
15 FW Khalid Khamis Al Hamad
16 DF Abdulrahman Al Hajaj
No. Position Player
17 DF Mehdi Reza Ahmed
18 DF Ehab Ser Al Khatem
19 FW Farri Agri
20 DF Issam Ahmad Dad
21 GK Amer Ahmad Al Amri
22 MF Khalid Mayah Al Zakroty
23 FW Mohammed Fawaz
30 MF Nasser Jalal Jaafari
31 DF Salam Shakir
66 MF Othman Mohammad
88 GK Mostafa Al Dahhan
90 DF Saleh Al Shamiya
91 FW Ali Askar
TBA MF Madson
TBA MF Hassan Abdel-Fattah

For recent squad changes see: List of Qatari football transfers winter 2011–12.

Notable players

Club managers

External links

References