Al-Shamal SC
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| Full name | Al-Shamal Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | 1980 | ||
| Ground | Al-Shamal SC Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,300 | ||
| Chairman | Ibrahim Abdullah Hussein Al-Sada | ||
| Head coach | Poya Asbaghi | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2022–23 | Qatar Stars League, 11th of 12 | ||
| Website | https://alshamal.qa | ||
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Al-Shamal Sports Club (Template:Lang-ar) is a Qatari multi-sports club based in Madinat ash Shamal. Al-Shamal was founded in 1980. Its football team competes in the Qatar Stars League, the top tier of the national football league system.
History
Mohammed bin Badr Al-Sadah founded the club was founded in 1980. Al-Sadah started his football administration career as a member of the Al Sadd Board of Directors in 1972, before founding and serving as the first president of Al-Shamal in 1980.[1] The team's results in matches were sub-par in the beginning, leading to the administration prioritising youth development. This led to the emergence of players such as Adnan Abdullah, the first Al-Shamal player to compete with the Qatar national team,[2] and Jassim Al Muhaiza, who achieved the rare feat of playing for three age categories of the Qatar national team in one season.[1]
The team's first coach was former Zamalek player Samir Kotb. He would be succeeded by his compatriot Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, who formerly played for Egypt's Al Nasr.[2] Initially, the club only had a football section, but in 1982 it branched out to handball. In the following years, the club established teams in other sports, starting with volleyball and followed by table tennis and basketball and athletics. During this period of the club's history, age categories for the football team were also formed, and qualified trainers and coaches were hired from abroad. The club administration also successfully acquired ownership of the club headquarters from the Ministry of Health in its early history.[3]
The football team competed in the first tier of Qatari football for the first time in 1986. Its most notable triumph was winning the 1996 Sheikh Jassim Cup.[4] In 2011, the club opened its home stadium, Al-Shamal SC Stadium in Madinat ash Shamal. It has emerged as a prominent local landmark in the city.[5] Aside from accommodating the club's sports teams, it also features a banquet hall and a lecture hall.[3]
Stadium
Modeled after the historic Zubarah Fort, Al-Shamal SC Stadium, the club's home grounds is renowned for its unique design, with its red bricks being imported from India.[2] It was opened in 2011.[5] Spread over an area of 84,000 m2 in Madinat ash Shamal, the stadium had an original seating capacity of 3,500 spectators,[6] though this was later increased to a 5,000 seating capacity.[5] The club also has an indoor sports hall, with a capacity for 500 spectators, which is used by its handball, volleyball and basketball teams. Furthermore, an athletics field and a football training field can be found at the venue.[6]
Honours
Domestic
- Qatari 2nd Division
- Winners (3): 2002, 2014, 2020–21,
- Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup
- Winners (1): 1996
Players
As of Qatar Stars League:
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Out on loan
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Managerial history
- As of 16 May 2023[7]
Samir Kotb (1980–??)[2]- Ibrahim Al-Sheikh[2]
Abel Verônico- Cabralzinho (1988)
Allan Jones (1995–98)[8]- Procópio Cardoso (1999)
Adnan Dirjal (1999)
Mohamed Arfaoui (1999–00)- Maher Siddiq (2000)
Hemdan Hamad (2000)
Abdelkadir Bu Hamid (2000–01)- Luisinho Lemos (2001–02)
Uli Maslo (2002–03)
Robert Mullier (2003)- Valdeir Vieira (Dec 2003 – Jan 04)
- Robert Mullier (Jan 2004–05)
- Stefano Impagliazzo (2005)
- Reinhard Fabisch (2005)
- Robert Mullier (2005–06)
- Fernando Dourado (2006)
- Adilson Fernandes (Jul 2006 –Mar 08)
- Sebastião Rocha (2008)
Stephane Morello (Oct 2008 –Jan 09)- José Paulo (2009)
- Robertinho (2009 –Nov 09)
- Alain Michel (Nov 2009 –Jun 10)
- Wajdi Essid (2010)
- Luisinho Lemos (Sep 2010 –Feb 12)
- José Paulo (Feb 2012 –Aug 12)
Costică Ștefănescu (Aug 2012 –Dec 2012)
Silvio Diliberto (Dec 2012–2014)
Dragan Cvetković (Jan 2015–May 2015)- Adilson Fernandes (Jul 2015–Jun 2016)
- Ilie Stan (Jul 2016–Jan 2017)
- Slavko Matić (Jan 2017–Oct 2017)
- Silvio Diliberto (Oct 2017–2018)
- Darko Novic (Sep 2018–2020)
- Hicham Jadrane (Jul 2020–Jun 2022)
Hisham Zahid (Jul 2022–Feb 2023)- Wesam Rizik (Feb 2023–Jun 2023)
Poya Asbaghi (Jun 2023–present)
References
- ^ a b Al-Muhannadi, Mohammed Ali (17 November 2022). "محمد بن بدر السادة رئيس ومؤسس نادي الشمال ونائب رئيس الأتحاد القطري لكرة القدم مسبقاً: يا جماهيرنا ادعموا منتخبنا" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Al-Muhannadi, Mohammed Ali (4 April 2023). "بن شمسان حامي الرويس من القراصنة" (in Arabic). Al Sharq. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b "نبذة عن النادي" (in Arabic). Al Shamal Sports Club. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "نادي الشمال الرياضي" (in Arabic). Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "ملعب الشمال الرياضي" (in Arabic). Al Shamal Sports Club. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ a b "QOC Venue Booklet" (PDF). Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). 24 March 2015. p. 67. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Al Shamal SC » Manager history". Archived from the original on 2023-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2013.