Al Arabi Qatar (volleyball)
| Full name | Al Arabi Volleyball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground |
Grand Hamad Indoor Arena Doha, Qatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |
 Abdullah Juma Hitmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager |
 Adel Sennoun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain |
Saeed Salem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Qatari Volleyball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Al Arabi Volleyball (Arabic: العربي) is a professional Volleyball team based in Doha, Qatar. It competes in the Qatari Volleyball League. The team automatically qualified for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 edition of the FIVB Club World Championship as Qatar were the hosts. They have never advanced past the group stage in their appearances.
They are the current champions of the Qatari League.[1]
Honors
Domestic
- 1st Division
- Winners (4): 1983, 1992, 2005, 2011
- Emir Cup
- Winners (1): 2012
- Crown Prince Cup
- Winners (2): 1999, 2011
Squad
Squad for 2011 FIVB Men's Club World Championship (As of October 8, 2011[2]):
Head coach: Mohammed Adel Sennoun
| Number | Name | Nationality | Height | Spike | Block |
| 2 | Jiri Popelka |  Czech Republic |
2.04 | 3.47 | 3.35 |
| 3 | Saeed Salem (captain) | Qatar |
1.87 | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Ribeiro Renan (libero) |  Brazil |
1.94 | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Christian Pampel |  Germany |
1.98 | 3.60 | 3.40 |
| 7 | Mohammad Khuzaie | Qatar |
1.92 | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Davide Saitta |  Italy |
1.88 | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | Gianluca Saraceni | Italy |
1.98 | 3.64 | N/A |
| 10 | Omar Hashim | Qatar |
1.96 | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | Lukasz Kadziewicz |  Poland |
2.06 | 3.60 | 3.35 |
| 12 | Tije Vlam |  Netherlands |
2.07 | 3.47 | 3.30 |
| 14 | Saoud Abdulaziz | Qatar |
1.85 | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | Saed Al Hitmi | Qatar |
1.86 | 3.35 | 3.25 |
Technical staff
| Name | Role | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Adel Sennoun | Manager | Algerian |
| Nasser Al-Sulaiti | Assistant manager | Qatari |
| Sun Shen Chen | Coach |  Chinese |
| Mawya Alajnaf | Coach |  Tunisian |
| Mohammed Al Kuwari | Team manager | Qatari |
| Baghdadi Saleh | Physiotherapist |  Romanian |
Notable players
This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.[3]
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Managerial history
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Dragan Mihailović (2007–08) - Mohamed Trabelsi (2009)
- Adel Sennoun (2010–)
References
- ↑ Al Arabi Official Website - League championship
- ↑ Al Arabi (2011) - FIVB.org
- ↑ "World of Volley :: Al-Arabi SC". World of Volley. Retrieved June 26, 2012.