Al Shahaniya SC

Association football club in Qatar
Football club
Al Shahaniya
Logo
Full nameAl Shahaniya Sports Club
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998)
GroundGrand Hamad Stadium
Capacity13,000
ChairmanMenahi Al-Shammari
Head coachÁlvaro Mejía
LeagueQatar Stars League
2023–24Qatari Second Division, 2th of 8
Websitewww.alshahania.qa

Al Shahaniya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الشحانية الرياضي), is a Qatari sports club based in Al-Shahaniya, a town 20 km from the capital Doha. Founded in 1998, the most prominent team of the club is the football team which plays in the Qatari Stars League.[1] The club's home ground is Grand Hamad Stadium.

History

Al Shahaniya was founded on 27 December 1998, under the name Al-Nasr, under the decision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Eid Al Thani, who was the chairman of the Public Authority for youth and sports at the time. The club was considered as the spiritual successor of Al Nasr SC, an amateur football club founded in 1951. The club, whose name translates to "victory", became notable for being the first Qatari football team to play against clubs outside of the country as well as the first Qatari club to recruit foreigners.[2][3]

At the beginning of its establishment, the club's headquarters were located in Al Jemailiya. In 2001, the club relocated to Al-Shahaniya, which is approximately 20 km northwest of Doha, under the decision of Sheikh Jassim bin Thamer al Thani, who was vice president of the Qatar Olympic Committee at that time. It was furnished with its own stadium and headquarters, although the stadium has primarily been used for training due to its limited capacity.[2]

In 2004, the club changed its name to Al Shahaniya by decision of the board of directors, in order to better represent the region where it is based.[4]

Current squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
2DFSpain ESPMohammed Ibrahim
3DFQatar QATBandar Naser
4MFQatar QATMohammed Sayyar
5DFSpain ESPMarc Muniesa
6MFQatar QATMustafa Jalal
7MFQatar QATAbdurahman Mesaad
8FWQatar QATLotfi Madjer (on loan from Al-Duhail)
9FWNetherlands NEDPelle van Amersfoort
10MFBelgium BELFrancesco Antonucci
11MFQatar QATAbdulaziz Al-Yahri
12GKQatar QATEbrahim Mordou
13DFQatar QATDhari Al-Shammari
15MFQatar QATEbrahim Abdo U21
16GKQatar QATMohamed Kadik (on loan from Al-Shamal)
17MFQatar QATAbdullah Al-Yazidi
No.Pos. NationPlayer
18FWQatar QATJaime Rubio U21 (on loan from Al-Rayyan)
20MFQatar QATYousef Hani Ballan
21FWQatar QATMohammad Abu Shanab
22DFNetherlands NEDSven van Beek
24DFQatar QATHusam Kamal
27MFQatar QATNasser Al Ahrak (on loan from Al-Gharafa)
30DFQatar QATMoaz El-Wadia U21 (on loan from Al-Sadd)
32MFQatar QATAli El-Amri
40DFTunisia TUNAli Saoudi
66DFQatar QATAli Bazmandegan
77GKQatar QATMajed Khalaf
88MFQatar QATNaif Al-Hadhrami (on loan from Al-Rayyan)
90FWSierra Leone SLEAlhassan Koroma
99GKQatar QATShehab Ellethy (on loan from Al-Duhail)
FWQatar QATNayef Hamid U21 (on loan from Al-Sadd)

Out on loan

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GKArgentina ARGBautista Burke (on loan to Al-Duhail)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: 20 June 2023.

Coaching staff
Head coachSpain Álvaro Mejía
Assistant coachIran Nasser Jalal
Iran Saeid Younesi
Goalkeeper coachCroatia Dado Kondic
Fitness coachQatar Abdelziz Muntari
Performance analystQatar Hamed Essam
Match analystQatar Yousef Al-Riyami
Team doctorQatar Saad Hussein
PhysiotherapistQatar Radhi Rizik

Management

As of 20 June 2023[5]
Board of directors
PresidentQatar Menahi Al Shammari
Vice-presidentQatar Salem Al Hajry
General managerQatar Faisal Mattar Al Shammari

Presidential history

Updated June 2014.[6]
1. Qatar Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (1996–04)
2. Qatar Fayez Menahi Al Hajri (2004–07)
3. Qatar Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (2007–08)
4. Qatar Menahi Al Shammari (2008–present)

Managerial history

Notes

  1. ^ "QSL -Al-Shahania". qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "نبذة عن النادي" (in Arabic). Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ^ Luís Henrique Rolim Silva (2019). The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948-1984 (PDF) (Thesis). Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. pp. 154, 181. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Al Shahaniya Club". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
  5. ^ "مجلس الإدارة". Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  6. ^ "الشحانية إلى الأضواء بعد 18 سنة مظاليم". al-sharq.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  7. ^ Iyad Al Salhi (9 August 2021). "الساعد الأيمن لدرجال في الوكرة .. والمُبدع بصمت مع الكرة ..." (in Arabic). Al Mada Paper. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ^ "الشحانية يقدم مدربه ومحترفيه في مؤتمر صحفي". Al Sharq. 14 November 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  9. ^ "ZÉ NANDO". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Al Shahaniya coach Nabil Anwar takes charge". Qatar Tribune. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ^ "ألفارو مدربًا للشحانية" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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