Al Kharaitiyat SC

Al-Kharaitiyat SC
Full name Al Kharaitiyat Sports Club[1][2]
Nickname(s) Thunders
الصواعق
Founded 1996
Ground Al-Khawr Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
Capacity 20,000
Chairman Hamad bin Thamer
Head Coach Amar Osim[3]
League Qatar Stars League
2013–14 Qatar Stars League, 12th
Website Club home page

Al Kharaitiyat SC (Arabic: نادي الخريطيات‎) is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team of the Qatar Stars League. They are a relatively new club, having been formed in 1996 in the Al Kharaitiyat region. They won the Qatari Second Division in 2004 meaning that they would play in the QSL the following season, however they were relegated on their very first season in the top flight. They once again regained their position in the Qatar Stars League in the 2008–09 season and have remained there as of the 2013–14 season.[2][4]

History

Al Kharaitiyat is among the newest sports clubs in Qatar, having been formed in 1996 as Al-Hilal. Among the founders were:

Upon its formation it was entered into the Qatari Second Division. After winning the second division title in 2004, they earned a spot in the top tier. Shortly after, the club was renamed to its current name, Al Kharaitiyat, on 19 October 2004 by decision of the vice-president of the Qatar Olympic Committee in order to better represent the district it is located in. In 2008 the team was promoted to the Qatar Stars League.

Supporters

A fan club was established in 2008 after the team won promotion to the Qatar Stars League.[5]

Stadium history

Stadium Period
Qatar SC Stadium ××–2012[6]
Al-Khawr Stadium 2012–present

Honours

Domestic
Winners (1): 2004
Runners Up (1): 2012

Current squad

First team

Al Kharaitiyat in October 2011
As of 22 September 2012[7]

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

No. Position Player
1 Qatar GK Saeid Torkaman
2 Qatar DF Sulaiman Al Nassr
3 Brazil DF Domingos
5 Qatar DF Naief Al Enezi
6 Qatar DF Turki Aman
7 Burkina Faso FW Yahia Kébé
8 Qatar MF Nabeel Anwer
9 Jordan MF Hassan Abdel-Fattah
10 Qatar MF Waleed Jassem
11 Qatar MF Abdulla Al Battat
12 Ivory Coast DF Assie Koua Vivien
13 Qatar DF Saleh Enad
14 Sudan DF Mohammed Salam
15 Qatar MF Mohammed Yasser
16 Qatar GK Khalifa N'Diaye
No. Position Player
17 Qatar MF Mohammed Haythami
18 Qatar MF Abdulkareem Al Shammari
19 Qatar FW Ahmed Motaab
20 Qatar MF Mohammed Al-Yazeedi
22 Egypt MF Mahmoud Saad
23 Qatar MF Jassem Al-Hamar
24 Qatar DF Saeed El Hadj
25 Tunisia DF Mahdi Khammasi
31 Qatar GK Mostafa Crdine
33 Qatar DF Khalid Jaberti
45 Qatar MF Ahmed Tareq
70 Qatar FW Abdulaziz Al Ansari
77 Qatar FW Ahmed Al-Sadah
92 Senegal FW Issiar Dia

Players registered as professionals

QSL clubs are limited to 4 foreign professionals (3 + 1 Asian) per squad.[8]
Last update: 20 August 2014.[9]

Professional players

Non-professional foreigners

  • Kuwait Naief Al Enezi
  • Ivory Coast Assie Koua Vivien
  • Sudan Mohammed Salam
  • Egypt Mahmoud Saad
  • Tunisia Mahdi Khammasi

Personnel

Club staff

Last updated 4 December 2014.[10]

 
Coaching staff
Head coach Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Osim
Assistant coach Tunisia Tawfik Zaaboub
Goalkeeping coach Serbia Zoran Stojanovic
Fitness coach Germany Michael C. Rumpf
Performance analyst England Greg Adams
Technical staff
Team manager Qatar Abdulnasser Al-Saadi
Director of football Qatar Khalifa bin Thamer
Deputy director Qatar Mansour Musa

Management

Position Staff
President Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani
Vice-president Mohammed bin Jabr
General secretary Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi
Assistant secretary Hassan Batal Al-Otaibi
Board member Sheikh Khalifa bin Thamer Al Thani
Treasurer Abdul Rahim Mohammed Khalil

Last updated: December 2011
Source: Board of Directors

Managerial history

Last updated 3 June 2013.

Notes

Note 1: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani served as the first president of the club.

References

  1. ↑ "Sports Clubs". Qatar Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Qatar Stars League: Regular Season". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Klix.ba. "Amar Osim takes over Al-Kharaitiyat SC". Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Qatar Stars League: Standings". Qatar: National League. FIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "عن نادي المشجعين". alkharaitiyat.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  6. ↑ المنشآت (in Arabic). alkharaitiyat. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Al Kharaitiyat squad". Qatar Stars League. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "اعتماد تسجيل أربعة لاعبين أجانب في الموسم الجديد". alkass.net. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "موقع الكأس يرصد حركة الانتقالات قبل إنطلاق الدوري". alkass.net. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. ↑ الجهاز الفني و الإداري (in Arabic). alkharaitiyat.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "مختار:‏الأهلي يحتاج لترتيب الأوراق". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "الأجانب أغلبية بين مدربي الدوري القطري لكرة القدم". news-bank.net. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "البرازيلي خوزيه ألبرتو يدرب الخريطيات". alghad.com. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "بعد أن كسب الخبرة وعرف طريق الانتصارات على أهل القمة". raya.com. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Klix.ba. "Amar Osim takes over Al-Kharaitiyat SC". Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

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