Al-Rayan SC

Al-Rayan SC
Full name Al-Rayan Sports Club
( Arabic : نادي الريان الرياضي )
Nickname(s) The Lions & Al-Raheeb (The Fierce)
Founded 1967 (1967)
Ground Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Al-Rayyan, Qatar
Ground Capacity 25,000
Chairman Sheik Saoud Bin Khalid Al Thani
Manager Jorge Fossati
League Qatar Stars League
2014–15 Qatargas League, 1st
(Promoted)
Website Club home page
Al Rayyan's active sections

'Football'
Basketball
Handball

Volleyball
Futsal
Athletics

Al-Rayan Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الريان الرياضي‎) is a Qatari professional sports club fielding teams in a number of sports such as football, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. It is based at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium in Omm Alafai in the city of Al-Rayyan. The club was founded in 1967 after merging the old Rayyan team with Nusoor Club. The official team colours are red and black. The team is nicknamed is 'The Lions' and also 'Al-Raheeb' which means the The Fierce.

They have won numerous titles in all sports, including two Asian championships in basketball, the Arab championship in handball, futsal domestic titles, table tennis and volleyball, as well as the GCC basketball championship. Both the basketball and handball teams have qualified for the world championships. However, the football team gets the most attention from the club officials as well as the media and the fans.[1][2]

History

1967–1973: Founding

Al Rayyan's history goes back to the mid-sixties when it was known as Old Al Rayyan. Old Al Rayyan, though an amateur football team, competed in matches arranged throughout the whole country, not being limited to the city in which it was based. Their headquarters was based in a two-bedroom house and they played their matches on a football field in a school based in the New Rayyan area. The club relied on donations from the fans during this period.[3]

They applied to be a member club of the Qatar Football Association, but were rejected with the QFA proposing that they merge with Al Nusoor, a local sports club also based in Al Rayyan. In 1967, after an announcement by the Al Rayyan Sports Committee that Old Al Rayyan would merge with Al Nusoor, Al Rayyan SC was officially founded. A new headquarters was established to accommodate increased size demands as a result of the merger. The first head coach of Al Rayyan was Ashour Salem, a Sudanese national, who, besides working as a local physical education coach, trained the first team and youth team. In the early years, the club branched out to other sports, notably basketball and handball. As a result of donations from the club supporters, Al Rayyan was able to establish their home grounds in Doha Stadium, the largest stadium in Qatar at the time.[3]

1973–1988: Early history

The club had success in the Qatar Stars League within the first decade of its formation, with the club participating in their first official season in 1972–73. In the 1974–75, after a mass brawl between the fans and players of Al Rayyan and Al Sadd, the QFA relegated Al Rayyan, who were in 2nd place at the time, to the second division. They won back promotion the following season and achieved their first league title 1976. In the 1977 season, the QFA annulled the results of Al Rayyan due to actions which took place in a match against Al Arabi. The perpetrator, who was an Al Arabi player by the name of Yassin Mustafa, was banned permanently from all league matches whereas the two clubs were warned.[4] They went on to win their second title in 1978. Al Rayyan continued to dominate league along with Al Arabi and Al Sadd during the late seventies and eighties.

In 1983, under the leadership of Sheikh Nasser bin Ahmed, a new club headquarters and home stadium were constructed. They won the league with a negative goal difference in 1983–84, making them one of the only 6 teams in the world and the only Qatari team in history to achieve this feat.[5]

1988–2000: Relegation and return to glory

In the 1987–88 season, much to the surprise of critics and fans, they got relegated for the first time in league history.[6] The relegation was preceded by a 0–1 loss to Al Sadd, as Hassan Jowhar scored a header goal which would prove to be the final nail in the coffin of Al Rayyan.[4] They won back promotion to the premier league in their first season in the second division.

They would go on to win the league in 1990, the same season they were promoted back to the first division, beating out rivals Al Sadd. They won an additional league title in 1995.

2000–2013: League title drought

They inaugurated their home ground, Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, in 2003 during the reign of Sheikh Mishaal Al Thani. The first match held on the grounds was the 2003 Emir Cup finals.

The club has not experienced much league success as of late, with the last successful league campaign being in 1994–95; however they finished 3rd in the 2010–11 season under Paulo Autuori. Nonetheless, they faced great success in the Emir's Cup and Heir Apparent Cup winning 8 cups in total in 14 years.

2014–: Return to Success

In 2014–15 the club won the Qatargas League and returned to Qatar Stars League. On 28th November 2015 Al-Rayyan Broke the record of most consecutive league matches won to 11.

Supporters

Al Rayyan fans in an Emir Cup final.

Al Raheeb is the most supported club in the whole country.[2] They constantly draw the largest attendance rates in the Qatar Stars League.[7] They are supported throughout the entire Gulf region, as well as other parts of the world due to their high-profile signings.[2]

The club has a mascot, a lion called "Al Muheeb". The concept of the mascot was designed and developed in the USA by a well known animations studio. It is notable for being one of the candidates for the official mascot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[8]

The fan club won the QFA-sanctioned award of Best fans in the 2008/09 season, and shared the award with Al Sadd in the 2012/13 season.[9]

Honours

23 Official Championships.

1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1994–95
1988–1989, 2014–2015
1995, 1996, 2001, 2012
1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013
1992, 2000, 2012, 2013

Stadium

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (Al-Rayyan Stadium)
Al-Rayyan Stadium
Full name Ahmed bin Ali Stadium
Location Umm Al-Afai, Al Rayyan, Qatar
Capacity 44,740 (football)
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 2003
Opened 2003

Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (Arabic: ملعب أحمد بن علي‎), popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Al-Rayyan, Qatar which serves as the home stadium for Al Rayyan's football section. It will be used as a venue for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Stadium history

Rivalries

Al Arabi

Al Rayyan and Al Arabi are often the most considered the most passionate sets of fans in Qatar. This derby known as "Fans Derby".


Head-to-head

From 1994–2015.

Head-to-head
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
Qatar Stars League461916118262+20
Sheikh Jassem Cup401328−6
Emir Cup531175+2
Crown Prince Cup7511166+10
Reserve League42111311+2
Qatar Stars Cup110020+2
Total6730201712292+30

Al Sadd

À rivalry which stems from early in the history of the league, it is popularly known as the 'Qatari El Clasico'.[10]

Head-to-head

Last update: 6 January 2014[11]

Head-to-head
Competition P W D L GF GA GD
Qatar Stars League461612186367−4
Sheikh Jassem Cup622267−1
Emir Cup105051314−1
Crown Prince Cup113531012−2
Reserve League521279−2
Qatar Stars cup211032+1
Arab Champions League100115−4
Total81301932103116−13

Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Saud Al Hajiri      Qatar
22 Goalkeeper Mohammed Jasser      Qatar
30 Goalkeeper Omar Bari      Qatar
91 Goalkeeper Khalifa Al-Ammari      Qatar
2 Defender Mohammed Alaaeldin      Qatar
5 Defender Nathan Otavio      Brazil
12 Defender Hamid Ismail      Qatar
13 Defender Gonzalo Viera      Uruguay
14 Defender Muaz Yousef      Qatar
16 Defender Taher Zakaria      Qatar
21 Defender Mohammed Gumaa      Qatar
24 Defender Musa Haroon      Qatar
26 Defender Abdulhameed Enad      Qatar
29 Defender Younes Yaghoub      Qatar
3 Midfielder Daniel Goumou      Ghana
No Position Player Nation
6 Midfielder Abdurahman Al-Korbi      Qatar
8 Midfielder Abdulla Afifa      Qatar
10 Midfielder Rodrigo Tabata (Captain)     Qatar
15 Midfielder Víctor Cáceres      Paraguay
17 Midfielder Babou Sidiki Barro      Ivory Coast
19 Midfielder Abdulmajid Enad      Qatar
20 Midfielder Koh Myong-jin      South Korea
25 Midfielder Ulises Pascua      Argentina
95 Midfielder Saoud Farhan      Qatar
-- Midfielder Fábio César      Qatar
7 Forward Ahmed Alaaeldin      Qatar
9 Forward Sergio García      Spain
11 Forward Fahad Khalfan      Qatar
23 Forward Sebastian Soria      Qatar
27 Forward Mohammed Salah Al Neel      Qatar

Players with Multiple Nationalities

Players registered as professionals

QSL clubs are limited to 4 foreign professionals (3 + 1 Asian) per squad.[12]
Last update: 20 August 2014.[13]

Professional players

Non-professional foreigners

Current technical staff

Last update: July 2015.[14]

First team

Position Staff
Head coachUruguay Jorge Fossati
Assistant CoachChile Julio César Moreno
Assistant CoachUruguay Leonardo Martins "Pocha"
Assistant CoachUruguay Gonzalo Gutiérrez "Matraca"
Fitness CoachUruguay Sebastian Avelino "Seba"
Assis. Fit. CoachUruguay Ariel Bustamante
GoalKeeper Coach Brazil Welesley Antônio "Neneca"
Perf. Analyst Brazil Yuri Souza
Video Analyst Brazil Thiago Souza

Notable players

This list includes players whom have made significant contributions to their national team and to the club. At least 90 caps for the club or 100 caps for their national team is needed to be considered for inclusion.

Local players

Foreign players

Managerial history

Old Al Rayyan

Al Rayyan

Present and past managers of Al-Rayyan from 1967 (incomplete):

Administrative managers

Notes

Presidential history

Source:[19]

No. President No. President
1967–1968
 Qatar Engineer Hamad Abdullah Al Marri
1983–1985
 Qatar HE Sheikh Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani
1968–1973
 Qatar Majid Abdullah Aman
1985–1989
 Qatar HE Mohammed bin Hammam
1973–1974
 Qatar HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Faisal Al Thani
1989–1993
 Qatar HE Sheikh Saud bin Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani
1974–1975
 Qatar Mohamed Abdulrahman Al-Darwish Al-Fakhro
1993–2004
 Qatar HE Sheikh Mishaal bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
1975–1983
 Qatar HE Mohammed bin Hammam
2004–2008
 Qatar HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Thani
2008–2014
 Qatar HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani
2014–
 Qatar HE Sheikh Saud bin Khalid bin Hamad Al Thani

Management

Position Staff
President Sheikh Saoud Bin Khalid Al-Thani
Vice-president Rashid Nasser Al-Khalifa
Secretary general Abdulla Azzeddin Al-Mutawa
Assistant secretary Ali bin Daafer Al-Ahbabi
Treasurer Nasser Al-Humaidi
Communication director Sahan Al-Shammari
Board member Ajlan Al-Enzi
Board member Khalid bin Hassan Al-Thani

Last updated: 13 December 2015
Source: Board of Directors

Statistics

Recent seasons
Season League EC CPC SJ Asia Top scorer
Division Pos G W D L GF GA GD Pts Name Goals
1995–96 QSL 2° 16 11 2 3 28 11 +17 35 RU W
1996–97 QSL 16 9 5 2 21 12 +9 32 RU Asian Club Championship QF Qatar Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi ?
1997–98 QSL 16 9 2 5 20 14 +6 29 SF SF Asian Club Championship R2
1998–99 QSL 5° 16 6 5 5 29 23 +6 23 W DNQ GS Qatar Nasser Kamile ?
1999-00 QSL 2° 16 10 4 2 29 14 +15 34 RU RU SF1 Qatar Mohammed Salem Al-Enazi 14
2000–01 QSL 4° 16 8 4 4 30 22 +8 28 SF W SF Asian Club Championship QF Liberia Frank Seator 14
2001–02 QSL 3° 16 8 1 7 30 27 +3 25 SF SF QF Brazil Algato Ricardo 7
2002–03 QSL 6° 18 8 4 6 24 22 +2 28 R2 DNQ SF Algeria Abdelhafid Tasfaout 7
2003–04 QSL 5° 18 8 3 7 38 32 +6 27 W DNQ GS Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki 13
2004–05 QSL 2° 27 15 7 5 66 34 +22 52 QF SF GS AFC Champions League GS Brazil Sonny Anderson 20
2005–06 QSL 4° 27 12 5 10 30 28 +2 41 W SF GS Brazil Sonny Anderson 6
2006–07 QSL 27 9 10 8 40 42 −2 37 QF SF RU AFC Champions League GS France Sabri Lamouchi 10
2007–08 QSL 5° 27 12 3 12 39 42 −3 39 QF DNQ SF Brazil Wílton Figueiredo 12
2008–09 QSL 3° 27 15 7 5 62 35 +27 52 RU RU RU Ivory Coast Amara Diané 19
2009–10 QSL 5° 22 11 4 7 41 30 +11 37 W DNQ GS AFC Cup R16 Brazil Afonso Alves 9
2010–11 QSL 3° 22 12 6 4 39 22 +17 42 SF GS AFC Champions League GS Qatar Jaralla Al Marri 9
2011–12 QSL 22 10 9 3 49 26 +23 39 QF W GS AFC Champions League GS Brazil Rodrigo Tabata 17

Al-Rayan in Asia

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
AFC Champions League 30 6 5 19 29 52
Total 7 6 5 19 23 45

AFC Champions League

 
Round Country Club Home Away
2005[26]
GS Iran PAS 1–2 1–2
GS Kuwait Al Salmiya 2–1 0–2
GS Iraq Al-Shorta 2–0 0–0
2007[27]
GS United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 0–1 0–3
GS Iraq Al-Zawraa 0–0 1–3
GS Kuwait Al-Arabi 1–3 1–1
2011[28]
GS Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 1–1 0–1
GS United Arab Emirates Emirates 2–0 0–2
GS Iran Zob Ahan 0–1 1–3
  
Round Country Club Home Away
2012[29]
GS Iran Esteghlal 0–1 0–3
GS United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 3–4 2–3
GS Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 3–1 1–0
2013[30]
GS Iran Esteghlal 3–3 0–3
GS Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0–2 1–3
GS United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2–1 1–2

Other sports

Basketball

Futsal

Main article: Al Rayyan Futsal Team

Handball

Volleyball

References

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