Al Sadd SC (handball)

Al Sadd Handball Team
Full name Al Sadd Handball Team
Nickname(s) Al-Zaeem (The Boss)
Al-Dheeb (The Wolf)
Founded 1969
Arena Al Sadd Indoor Hall
Doha, Qatar
Capacity 7,7000
President Qatar Mohammed Al Thani
Head coach Croatia Franjo Meter
League 1st Division
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Al Sadd Handball Team (Arabic: فريق السد لكرة اليد‎) is the handball team of Al Sadd SC, based in the capital city of Doha, Qatar. It currently competes in the 1st Division of the Qatari Handball League (QHL). The team is one of the most successful in all of Asia, winning the Asian Club League Handball Championship a record 5 times.

History

Al Sadd Handball Team was formed shortly after the formation of the club in 1969. Since then, they have dominated the handball scene in Qatar, winning a record number of domestic trophies. Their success hasn't been limited to local competitions, however. The team has won a record of 5 Asian Club League Handball Championship titles, meaning they have the most Asian titles to their name. In addition, they won the Handball Club World Cup in 2000. They have also won the IHF Super Globe in 2002 as the host team, as well as finishing runners-up in 2010, again as the host team.[1]

Honours

Domestic

Winners (9) : 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2013
Winners (7) : 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Winners (7) : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
Winners (4) : 1981, 1988, 2001, 2009

International

Winners (5) : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Winners (1) : 2000
Winners (1) : 2002

Current squad

Last Update: February 15, 2012
Selected squad for the 2013 IHF Super Globe:[2][3][4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Spain José Hombrados
3 Qatar Mubarak Salem
4 Algeria Mohamed Boumaraf
5 Qatar Mustafa Alkrad
10 Qatar Abdulla Al-Karbi
11 Algeria Berkous Messaoud
12 Qatar Mohammed Abdelghafor
14 Qatar Abdulla Al-Shraim
18 Qatar Rasheed Yusuff
No. Position Player
19 Qatar Faisal Al-Kuwari
20 Egypt Wissam Nawar
30 Croatia Mario Tomić
69 Qatar Selvedin Omahić
87 Qatar Sid Kenaoui
88 Qatar Abdulla Al Ghamdi
98 Germany Andrej Klimovets
99 Qatar Marko Pandžić

Dual nationality

Qatar Bosnia and Herzegovina Selvedin Omahić
Qatar Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Pandžić

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Croatia Franjo Meter
Assistant coach Croatia Marijan Meter[5]
Manager Qatar Sultan Al Merreikhi
Physiotherapist Croatia Goran Opolcer
Team leader Qatar Mubarak Bilal
Team assistant Qatar J. Al-Rumaihi

Last updated: November 2013
Source: IHF

Managerial history

Notable players

Qatar
  • Qatar Abdulla Al Ghamdi
  • Qatar Nasser Al Turki
  • Qatar Nasser Al Sadd
  • Qatar Ghanim Al Ali
  • Qatar Sid Kenaoui
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Denmark
  • Denmark Lars Jørgensen
Germany
Hungary
Macedonia
Montenegro
Romania
  • Romania Alin Șania
Serbia
Slovenia
  • Slovenia Renato Vugrinec
  • Slovenia Matevž Skok
  • Slovenia Borut Mačkovšek
Spain

Notable former coach

Montenegro

See also

References

  1. ↑ IHF Super Globe - Al-Sadd (Qatar), host team
  2. ↑ "TEAM ROSTER (For Medias)" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Al Sadd - QAT TOTAL
  4. ↑ Scoresway - AL SADD - Summary
  5. ↑ "Franjo i Marijan Meter “jurišaju” na HSV Hamburg" (in Hungarian). ivc.com.hr. Retrieved 14 November 2013.

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