Al-Rayyan SC

Al-Rayyan SC
Full name Al-Rayyan 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 27,000
Chairman Sheik Saoud Bin Khalid Al Thani
Manager Michael Laudrup
League Qatar Stars League
2016–17 3rd
Website Club website
Al Rayyan's active sections

'Football'
Basketball
Handball

Volleyball
Futsal
Athletics

Al-Rayyan 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 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 numerous GCC basketball, handball and volleyball championships. 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 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]

In 1967, Al Rayyan began as a combination of two groups called " new Al Rayyan’sons and old al-Rayyan’son". In 1967, Al-Rayyan started its factory. From 1967 until now, Al-Rayyan has accomplished many trophies not only in soccer even in the rest of the games such as handball, basketball and volleyball. The people who contributed to build Al Rayyan knew that this team would not be a regular team, but it will also represent the culture of the city of Al Rayyan outside of Qatar. In 2008, the club established magazine called SOUT AL RAYYAN (The Voice of Al Rayyan) which is the first magazine that cares about Al Rayyan news, and it is the only team’s magazine in Qatar.[4]

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 that 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[5] 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 28 November 2015 Al-Rayyan Broke the record of most consecutive league matches won to 11.

On March 5, 2016 After 21 years Al-Rayan won the league once again, and became the first ever team to win both leagues in 2 years.[8]

Supporters

Al Rayyan fans in an Emir Cup final.

In 2010 they had the highest attendance in the Qatar Stars League.[9] They are supported throughout the entire Gulf region, as well as other parts of the world due to their high-profile signings.[2]

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.[10]

Honours

1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1994–95, 2015–16
1988–89, 2014–15
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

Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

No Position Player Nation
22 Goalkeeper Mohammed Jasser  Qatar
28 Goalkeeper Mahmoud Rostom  Qatar
30 Goalkeeper Omar Bari  Qatar
91 Goalkeeper Khalifah Al-Ammari  Qatar
2 Defender Mohammed Alaaeldin  Qatar
5 Defender Nathan Otavio  Brazil
11 Defender Abdulkarim Al-Ali  Qatar
12 Defender Hamid Ismail  Qatar
13 Defender Gonzalo Viera  Uruguay
17 Defender Khaled Al Zakiba  Qatar
18 Defender Mohammed Khlavani  Qatar
21 Defender Mohammed Ibrahim Shami  Qatar
24 Defender Musa Haroon  Qatar
25 Defender Mosaab Mahmoud  Qatar
26 Defender Abdulhameed Enad  Qatar
29 Defender Younes Yaqoub  Qatar
6 Midfielder Riadh Mekideche  Qatar
6 Midfielder Abdurahman Al-Korbi  Qatar
8 Midfielder Ulises Pascua  Argentina
10 Midfielder Rodrigo Tabata (Captain)  Qatar
15 Midfielder Víctor Cáceres  Paraguay
16 Midfielder Abdurahman Al-Harazi  Qatar
19 Midfielder Abdulmajeed Enad  Qatar
20 Midfielder Koh Myong-jin  South Korea
27 Midfielder Mohammed Salah Al-Neel  Qatar
31 Midfielder Daniel Goumou  Qatar
95 Midfielder Saoud Farhan  Qatar
7 Forward Ahmed Alaaeldin  Qatar
9 Forward Abderrazak Hamdallah  Morocco
23 Forward Sebastian Soria  Qatar
44 Forward Sultan Al Kuwari  Qatar
97 Forward Ibrahim Abdelhalim Masoud  Qatar
-- Defender Taher Zakaria  Qatar
-- Midfielder Abdulla Afifa  Qatar
-- Midfielder Abdurahman Enad  Qatar
-- Midfielder Abdullah Al-Yazidi  Qatar
-- Midfielder Babou Sidiki Barro  Ivory Coast
-- Forward Jaralla Al-Marri  Qatar

Players with Multiple Nationalities

Players registered as professionals

QSL clubs are limited to 4 foreign professionals (3 + 1 Asian) per squad.[11]
Last update: 20 August 2014.[12]

Professional players

Non-professional foreigners

Current technical staff

Last update: July 2015.[13]

First team

Position Staff
Head coachDenmark Michael Laudrup
Assistant CoachSpain Albert Fernandez
Fitness CoachSpain Ramon Catala
Assis. Fit. CoachSpain Javier Alvarez
GoalKeeper Coach Spain Josep Pascual
Perf. Analyst Brazil Yuri O. de Souza
Video Analyst Brazil Thiago C. de 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:[20]

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
2004–2005
 Qatar HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Thani
2006–2014
 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

Al-Rayyan in Asia

They participated in the AFC Champions League in 2005,[21] 2007,[22] 2011,[23] 2012[24] and 2013.[25]

References

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  6. ↑ "Trivia on Winning Domestic Championships". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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  10. ↑ "Sadd’s Khalfan, Raul, Amotta shine at QFA awards gala". gulf-times.com. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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  17. ↑ المدرب المتألق في الملاعب القطرية سعد حافظ قدت فريق التضامن لإحراز كأس قطر رفضت العقد اللبناني إكراماً لعيون النصر خرجت نجوم المنتخب القطري (in Arabic). almadapaper.net. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
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  19. ↑ "ﺳﻌﺪ أﺑﻮاﻟﺪھﺐ ﯾﻔﺘﺢ ﻣﺨﺰن أﺳﺮار اﻟﺮﯾﺎن ﻃﻮال 28 ﻋﺎﻣﺎ". alarab.qa. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  20. ↑ تاريخ مجلس الادارة (in Arabic). alrayyansc.com. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  21. ↑ "Champions' League 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Champions' League 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Asian Champions League 2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Asian Champions League 2012". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "Asian Champions League 2013". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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