Al Sadd SC

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}} }} '''Al-Sadd Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي السد الرياضي|lit=}}) is a [[Qatar]]i [[sports club]] based in the [[Al Sadd (Qatar)|Al-Sadd]] district of the capital city [[Doha]]. It is best known for its [[association football]] team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the [[Qatar Stars League]]. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname ''"Al Zaeem"'', which translates to "The Leader". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the [[AFC Champions League]] in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for [[Team handball|handball]], basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-saddclub.com/en/Pages/home.aspx |title=Official website Al Sadd Sports Club – Qatar |publisher=al-saddclub.com.com |access-date=19 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626162955/http://www.al-saddclub.com/en/Pages/home.aspx |archive-date=26 June 2012 }}</ref> Al Sadd is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 64 official football championships.<ref name="championships">{{cite web|title=Football Championships|url=http://www.al-saddclub.com/English/Achievements/Pages/Football.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725004347/http://www.al-saddclub.com/English/Achievements/Pages/Football.aspx|archive-date=25 July 2015|access-date=14 August 2015|publisher=al-saddclub.com}}</ref>

The origin of Al Sadd's conception began with Al-Attiyah family members who excelled in football but did not wish to join any of the existing football clubs. After consulting the minister of Youth and Sports, the family, led by Ali Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, decided to found the club on 21 October 1969 in Qatar's capital city, [[Doha]].

In the [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1989 season]], they became the first Arab club side to triumph in the [[Asian Club Championship]] by defeating [[Al-Rasheed SC|Al Rasheed]] of Iraq on an aggregate of away goals. Twenty-two years later, they won the [[2011 AFC Champions League]] and earned a spot in the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]], in which Al Sadd finished third. They also earned a spot in the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup]] automatically as host club, in which Al Sadd finished sixth.

==History==

===1969–1980: Foundation and beginnings=== [[File:Badr Bilal1.jpg|thumb|[[Badr Bilal]] played for the club from 1979 to 1991.]]

Al Sadd was established in 1969 by Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah and his relatives; they excelled in playing football, and refused to join other clubs at the time and decided to make their own club. The reason behind the club's name is that Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah was born and raised in the [[Al Sadd (Qatar)|Al Sadd]] district of [[Doha]].

They consulted with Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, who was the minister of Youth and Sports at the time, at his residence on Al Rayyan Road. He obliged their request, and the next morning, the youth signed the necessary applications and created a club statue which they presented to Abdulaziz Buwazair, the operating manager of the Supreme Sports Committee, resulting in the formation of Al Sadd Sports Club.<ref name="silva1">{{cite thesis| url=https://fis.dshs-koeln.de/portal/files/3998204/Rolim_Silva_PHD_FULL_DOC.pdf | title=The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948–1984 | year=2019|author=Luís Henrique Rolim Silva|publisher=Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln|pages=179–180| accessdate=18 June 2023}}</ref>

Many of the early players and supporters were remnants of Al Ahrar SC, a club which was formed in 1961, also in the district of Al Sadd. The name "Al Ahrar" translates to "the free people", and was chosen to honor the [[Free Officers Movement (Egypt)|Free Officers Movement]] led by [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]]. It was one of the several early football clubs in Qatar named in honor of a [[Pan-Arabism]] movement. By order of ministerial decree, Al Ahrar was merged with another Qatari football club named Al Nasr in 1964. Playing its home matches at the [[Doha Sports Stadium|Doha Stadium]], Al Ahrar played numerous matches abroad in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Following a mass brawl between Al Ahrar and Al Najah in a [[1967–68 Qatar Stars League|1967–68 Qatari League]] match attended by Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the sheikh decided to "permanently and immediately" shut down the club and redistribute its players to other teams, paving the way to the formation of Al Sadd's early squad. The main founder of Al Sadd, Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah, states that he and the other founders watched all of Al Ahrar's matches as a youth, and that its closure inspired he and his friends to draft plans for their own team.<ref>{{cite thesis| url=https://fis.dshs-koeln.de/portal/files/3998204/Rolim_Silva_PHD_FULL_DOC.pdf | title=The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948–1984 | year=2019|author=Luís Henrique Rolim Silva|publisher=Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln|pages=173–176| accessdate=18 June 2023}}</ref>

In their initial year of establishment, Hamad bin Mubarak Al Attiyah coached the club and the team trained on a football pitch in a local high school. Meanwhile, the founder of Al Sadd, Ali bin Hamad Al Attiyah, was overseeing the club's performance and making crucial decisions.<ref name="goalarabic" /> Al Sadd's initial popularity was owed in part due to its affiliation with the Al Attiyah tribe, a prominent local tribe, and its close affiliation with then-recently dissolved Al Ahrar club.<ref>{{cite thesis| url=https://fis.dshs-koeln.de/portal/files/3998204/Rolim_Silva_PHD_FULL_DOC.pdf | title=The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948–1984 | year=2019|author=Luís Henrique Rolim Silva|publisher=Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln|pages=180| accessdate=18 June 2023}}</ref>

The club won the first-ever league title in 1971–72. However, this was one year before the league was officially recognized. Thus, they won their first official QSL title in [[1973–74 Qatar Stars League|1973–74]]. Sadd, along with [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] and [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]], went on to dominate Qatari football in the 70s and the 80s by winning many Qatari League trophies and [[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cups]]. Youssef Saad, a Sudanese forward who played for the club since its inception, was the first ever professional player to officially join the ranks of Al Sadd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reocities.com/nadisaad/first.htm|script-title=ar:اوائل|publisher=Reocities|language=ar|access-date=13 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630213506/http://www.reocities.com/nadisaad/first.htm|archive-date=30 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1974, while Al Sadd was still in its infancy, they dubiously transferred 14 players, including [[Mubarak Anber]] and [[Hassan Mattar]], and head coach [[Hassan Othman]] from [[Qatar SC|Al Esteqlal]] (later to be known as Qatar SC), much to the dismay of club président Hamad bin Suhaim. Transfers could be made unconditionally during this time, meaning Esteqlal's protests were in vain. This was a major factor in them winning their first cup championship the next year in 1975. They defeated [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] 4–3 in a tightly contested match under the leadership of Hassan Osman in order to claim the [[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]]. Their goals came from Youssef Saad, who scored a brace, and Ali Bahzad and Abdullah Zaini. To this day, it is the joint-largest score in an Emir Cup final match.<ref name="emircuprecord">{{cite web|script-title=ar:مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية|url=http://www.alkass.net/dev/cup2011-emir-history.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184407/http://www.alkass.net/dev/cup2011-emir-history.aspx|archive-date=2013-09-27|access-date=25 April 2013|publisher=Al Kass|language=ar}}</ref>

They won the first ever [[Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup|Sheikh Jassim Cup]] held in 1977–78, as well as winning it two more times in the next two years. In 1978–79, the club succeeded in achieving their first domestic double by winning both, the Sheikh Jassim Cup and the league, accomplishing the same feat the next season.

===1980–2000: First international success=== In 1981–82, they won the Emir Cup and Sheikh Jassim Cup, once again under the reigns of [[Hassan Othman]]. During this period, [[Badr Bilal]] and Hassan Mattar, both of whom were top scorers in the league at one point, led the team to victories in both of the finals. Al Sadd also succeeded in setting a domestic record by defeating [[Al-Shamal Sports Club|Al-Shamal SC]] 16–2, the largest recorded win in a professional football match in the country's history.<ref name="gn1"/> They nearly completed a domestic triple in 1987 but lost 2–0 to Al Ahli in the Emir Cup final that year.<ref name="emircuprecord"/>

They were the first team to play against English side [[Cheadle Town F.C.|Cheadle Town]] on their home grounds, [[Park Road Stadium]], under the leadership of [[Jimmy Meadows]] in 1982. They were victorious by a 4–1 margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cheadletownfc/news/park-road-opened-30-years-ago-638470.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130908174004/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/cheadletownfc/news/park-road-opened-30-years-ago-638470.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 September 2013 |title=Park Road 'Opened' 30 Years Ago |publisher=pitchero.com |access-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref> In August 1985, Al Sadd shifted their headquarters to a new building equipped with modern furnishings and facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raya.com/2023/01/21/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%88%d9%91%d9%84-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%83%d9%84-%d8%b3%d8%a8%d8%aa-58/|title=ناد�� السد ينتقل لمبناه الجديد|publisher=Al Raya|language=Arabic|date=8 August 1985|accessdate=10 June 2024}}</ref>

Al Sadd won their Champions League debut in [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1988]] (then known as Asian Club Championship), where they secured the top position in their group. They faced [[Al-Rasheed]] of Iraq in the final, defeating them on away goals, thus fending the Iraqis off in order to claim the title of the first Arab team to ever win the championship. The victorious team was largely made up locals, with the exception of Lebanese Wassef Soufi and Iranian Amir Ghalenoii, who did not participate in the final due to the [[Iran–Iraq War]].<ref name="alarab1">{{cite web|url=http://www.alarab.qa/details.php?issueId=1498&artid=168931|script-title=ar:عبيد جمعة: طفولتنا كانت صعبة لكنها حميمية ودافئة|publisher=Al Arab Newspaper|date=21 January 2012|language=ar|access-date=17 August 2012|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930163939/https://alarab.qa/page-not-found.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to winning the Asian Champions League, they won the Sheikh Jassim Cup and the league on that year. They were the first team to play in Iran after the Iran–Iraq War, losing 1–0 to [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] in an [[1990–91 Asian Club Championship|ACC]] match in 1991.<ref name="alarab1"/> The 1990s were a lean phase for Al Sadd, regarding the league. They could not win even one league championship during that period. However, they did manage to open their account in the [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Heir Apparent Trophy]] and also won the [[Gulf Club Champions Cup]] in 1991.

===2000–2010: New century, new possibilities=== [[File:Jorge Fossatti.jpg|thumb|155px|[[Jorge Fossati|Fossati]] helped the club achieve a domestic quadruple.]]

The new millennium opened up a new era for Al Sadd. They returned to winning ways in the Qatari League, won many Emir Cups and Heir Apparent trophies. They also managed a triple crown in regional football by winning the [[Arab Champions League]] in 2001.

They recorded the largest-ever win in the Sheikh Jassim Cup in 2006, when they defeated [[Muaither SC|Muaither]] 21–0. At the time, it was the largest victory margin ever recorded in any football match in the [[Gulf Cooperation Council|GCC]].<ref name="gn1">{{cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/football/al-sadd-goal-glut-sinks-meaizer-1.251607|title=Al Sadd goal glut sinks Meaizer|author=Sayed Ali|publisher=[[Gulf News]]|date=26 August 2008|access-date=29 May 2023}}</ref>

In 2007, under the command of Uruguayan coach [[Jorge Fossati]], they achieved a [[The Quadruple|quadruple]] by winning all four domestic cups. They were the first Qatari team to do so, and had also set a league record for the highest winning streak by winning 10 leagues games in a row.<ref name="leaguerecord">{{cite web|url=http://www.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=45594|title=الزعيم يواصل تحطيم الأرقام القياسية بدوري النجوم|publisher=Al Kass|date=24 November 2012|access-date=24 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105657/http://www.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=45594|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, they made a record signing in Qatari football by paying $22 million for the Argentinian [[Mauro Zárate]] the same year. In 2010, they were the second team to ever win the [[Qatari Stars Cup|QNB Cup]] by defeating [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]] in the final.

===2010–2012: Second Fossatti era=== Al Sadd was placed in the qualifying play-offs of the [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011 Champions League]], courtesy of the disqualification of Vietnamese teams due to the non-submission of documents. They beat Al-Ittihad of Syria and Indian club, [[Dempo SC]], 5–1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Dempo-go-down-0-2-against-Al-Sadd-in-AFC-Champions-League-play-off/articleshow/7530102.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708224555/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-19/top-stories/28625560_1_afc-champions-league-afc-cup-al-qadsia|url-status=live|archive-date=8 July 2012|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Dempo go down 0–2 against Al Sadd in AFC Champions League play-off|date=19 February 2010}}</ref> and 2–0 respectively, to acquire a spot in the group stage. Al Sadd, who were the definite underdogs, overcame the odds and topped their group to play against [[Al-Shabab Riyadh|Al-Shabab]], whom they beat 1–0.

The quarter-final against [[Foolad Sepahan|Sepahan]] would mark the first sign of controversy for the club. Sepahan had initially won the first-leg match against Al Sadd 1–0; however, after the match, Al Sadd lodged a formal complaint to the AFC as Sepahan had fielded an ineligible player, [[Rahman Ahmadi]], who previously received two yellow cards in the tournament with his former club. The match was overturned 3–0 in favor of Al Sadd, virtually ensuring the club a place in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1517141.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603194723/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1517141.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2012|title=Sepahan stripped of vital Asian win|publisher= [[FIFA]]|date=26 September 2011}}</ref>

They later faced [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings]] in a highly publicized semi-final. Suwon were favorites to win after knocking last year's runners-up, [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan]], out of the running. The first-leg match was played in [[Suwon]], South Korea. In the 70th minute of the match, [[Mamadou Niang]] of Al Sadd had a deflected shot veer past the goalkeeper, settling the score 1–0. Ten minutes later, a Suwon player was inadvertently kicked in the head by an Al Sadd defender, prompting Suwon to kick the ball out of play. While the injured Suwon player was being tended to, Niang sprinted past the keeper to score a second goal, infuriating the Suwon players. The chaos was elevated when a Suwon fan had run onto the pitch, sparking a mass melee which involved both coaching staff and players. After the fight was brought to a halt, the referee sent off a player from each team while Niang later got a red card and Al Sadd's Korean defender [[Lee Jung-soo]] had walked off the pitch in frustration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnstar.com/football/afc/news/detail/item692656/Al-Sadd-claim-honours-in-fiery-clash/|title=Al Sadd claim honours in fiery clash|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=19 October 2011|access-date=6 November 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122090651/http://www.espnstar.com/football/afc/news/detail/item692656/Al-Sadd-claim-honours-in-fiery-clash/|archive-date=22 January 2013|url-status=usurped}}</ref>

The melee prompted official investigation from the AFC, who suspended three players from both teams for six games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnstar.com/football/afc/news/detail/item694937/AFC-acts-after-Suwon,-Al-Sadd-brawl/|title=AFC acts after Suwon, Al Sadd brawl|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=25 October 2011|access-date=6 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924002320/http://www.espnstar.com/football/afc/news/detail/item694937/AFC-acts-after-Suwon,-Al-Sadd-brawl/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref> Al Sadd lost the second leg 1–0, though this allowed them to advance to the final with a 2–1 aggregate to face [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]]. Al Sadd later received the nickname '''"Al-Badd"''' from the Korean media as a result of their semi-final confrontations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/blogs/middle-east-football-matters/how-the-bad-boy-of-asian-football-nasser-al-shamrani-has-added-intrigue-to-the-2015-asian-cup-083303833-soccer.html|title=How the bad boy of Asian football Nasser Al Shamrani has added intrigue to the 2015 Asian Cup|publisher=Yahoo! News Maktoob|author=John Duerden|date=8 December 2014|access-date=16 July 2015|archive-date=30 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220930163937/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_2bc179fa-2419-4f3d-8b53-c5d49d47ff59|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Al Sadd AFC Champions League.jpg|thumb|Al Sadd celebrate after winning [[2011 AFC Champions League]].]] They won the [[2011 AFC Champions League Final]] against [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|Jeonbuk]], 4–2 on penalties.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/05/sport/football/football-al-sadd-jeonbuk-champions/?hpt=ifo_t1|title=History for Qatar as Al Sadd win Asian title in dramatic shootout|date=5 November 2011|work=CNN|access-date=3 November 2011|archive-date=14 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614182509/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/05/sport/football/football-al-sadd-jeonbuk-champions/?hpt=ifo_t1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2011/11/2011115195658605923.html|title=Underdogs Al Sadd crowned Asian champions|date=5 November 2011|work=Aljazeera.com|access-date=3 November 2011|archive-date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107015744/http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2011/11/2011115195658605923.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This earned them a spot in the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]].

To date, this is the best result achieved by a Qatari team in the AFC Champions League under its new format. Al Sadd also became the first team to reach the AFC Champions League knockout stage after starting their campaign in the play-offs in February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/978894/duerden:-bad-boys-raise-acl-profile-ahead-of-final?cc=4716|title=Bad boys raise Asian profile|publisher=soccernet|date=14 November 2011|access-date=5 November 2011|archive-date=7 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107021616/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/978894/duerden:-bad-boys-raise-acl-profile-ahead-of-final?cc=4716|url-status=dead}}</ref> Furthermore, Al Sadd was crowned "AFC Club of the Year" in 2011 by [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] after their Champions League conquest. Following their 2011 championship, in honor of the club's owner, the club modified their logo, adding two stars to commemorate their victories in the AFC Champions League in 1988 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/922-2011-awards/37269-club-of-the-year-al-sadd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203144755/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/922-2011-awards/37269-club-of-the-year-al-sadd |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |title=AFC Club of the Year: Al Sadd |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] |date=23 November 2011 }}</ref>

During the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]], Al Sadd was eliminated in the semi-final stage by [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], which set up a third-place meeting between them and [[Kashiwa Reysol]]. This was the first time two clubs from the same confederation faced off each other in a third-place match. Al Sadd won the encounter on penalties in order to be the first West Asian club to claim the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1559179.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815043829/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1559179.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2012|title=Al-Sadd take third place penalties|publisher= [[FIFA]]|date=18 December 2011}}</ref>

===2012–present: Post-ACL champions=== [[File:Persepolis v Al Sadd SC 2018.jpg|thumb|left|Al Sadd against [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] in [[2018 AFC Champions League]]]]

After the departure of Fossati, former Al Sadd midfielder [[Hussein Amotta]] was named as the new coach in May 2012. The Moroccan had finished as the Qatar League top scorer during his four-year stay at the club from 1997 to 2001. He was working as the club's technical director prior to being promoted to the top job.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/amotta-named-al-sadd-coach/ |title=Amouta named new Al Sadd coach |publisher=dohastadiumplusqatar.com |date=1 June 2012 |access-date=29 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208124244/http://www.dohastadiumplusqatar.com/amotta-named-al-sadd-coach/ |archive-date=8 December 2015 }}</ref>

Just days before Amouta's appointment, Al Sadd announced the high-profile signing of former [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] captain [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]], who arrived on a free transfer from [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2012/05/12/3098752/official-al-sadd-announce-signing-of-raul|title=Official: Al Sadd announce signing of Raul|publisher=Goal.com|date=12 May 2012|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>

Managed by Amouta and led by new captain Raúl, Al Sadd set a league record for the best start to the league season ever by winning all of their first nine games, shattering the previous record set by [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]], who had won seven.<ref name="leaguerecord"/> The team went on to break [[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]]'s two-year dominance by winning the [[2012–13 Qatar Stars League]] title, five years after their last triumph in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/348974/al-sadd-win-qatar-stars-league|title=Al Sadd claim Qatar Stars League crown in style|publisher=Gulf Times|date=13 April 2013|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-date=17 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417045932/http://www.gulf-times.com/sport/192/details/348974/al-sadd-win-qatar-stars-league|url-status=live}}</ref>

Al Sadd faltered in the next two seasons, however, finishing third and second in [[2013–14 Qatar Stars League|2013–14]] and [[2014–15 Qatar Stars League|2014–15]] respectively, as Lekhwiya returned to win back-to-back titles once again. In 2015, Al Sadd achieved the coup of signing Barcelona's storied Spanish international [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37409245/barcelona-xavi-hernandez-sign-3-year-deal-al-sadd-say-reports|title=Reports: Barcelona's Xavi Hernandez to sign 3-year deal with Al Sadd|publisher=ESPN|date=26 March 2015|access-date=23 August 2018|archive-date=24 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924070914/http://www.espn.com/soccer/story/2367124/barcelonas-xavi-hernandez-to-sign-3-year-deal-with-al-sadd-say-reports?src=com|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019 he ended his career as a professional player at the club to start there his career as football manager.

With Qatar as the host of the [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup]] when announced by the FIFA Council on 3 June 2019, Al Sadd automatically qualified as the host club team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/17/08/2019/AL-Sadd-secures-ticket-to-Club-World-Cup|title=Al Sadd secures ticket to Club World Cup|publisher=The Peninsula Qatar|date=17 August 2019|access-date=11 November 2025}}</ref>

With Xavi as manager, Al Sadd won six cups and one championship title between 2019 and 2021. Xavi departed in 2021 to fill the managerial role at his boyhood club Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Kosta|last1=König|url=https://tribuna.com/en/news/fcbarcelona-2021-10-23-xavi-wins-7th-trophy-with-al-sadd-in-just-2-years/|title=Xavi wins 7th trophy with Al Sadd in just 2 years|publisher=Tribuna|date=23 October 2021|access-date=11 November 2025}}</ref>

==Stadium and facilities== {{See also|Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium}} Home matches are played in the state-of-the-art (football-specific) [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]] ''(also known as Al Sadd Stadium)'', with a capacity which adds up to 18,000, including VIP stands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootballtravel.com/stadium/asia/qatar/jassim-bin-hamad-stadium/|title=Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium|publisher=worldfootballtravel.com|access-date=3 May 2013|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222538/http://www.worldfootballtravel.com/stadium/asia/qatar/jassim-bin-hamad-stadium/|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium, originally built in 1974, was renovated in 2004 for the [[Gulf Cup of Nations|Gulf Cup]]. Situated near central [[Doha]], the venue attracts large numbers of spectators. It is the ''de facto'' home stadium of the [[Qatar national football team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=195060&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 |title=Qatar and Iran in goalless draw |date=11 January 2008 |work=Gulf Times |access-date=2008-08-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607175932/http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=195060&version=1&template_id=49&parent_id=29 |archive-date=7 June 2011 }}</ref>

Jassim Bin Hamad was one of the first stadiums to feature an air-conditioning system.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid=1352733.html |title=Al Sadd, the kings of Qatar |date=16 December 2010 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=7 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111054122/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/news/newsid%3D1352733.html |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" !Stadium !Period |- | Tariq bin Zayed Stadium<ref name="goalarabic"/> | 1969–1975 |- | [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]] | 1975–present |- |}

==Colours and crest== Among Al Sadd's most popular nicknames are Al Zaeem ''(The Boss)'' and Al Dheeb ''(The Wolf)''. From the foundation of the club, the common home kit includes a white shirt, black or white shorts, and white socks. White and black colours are also seen in the crest. The away kit of the club is associated with a black background. Pink was adopted as the club's primary colour for their third uniform in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al3nabi.com/vb/f10/t92301.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130116214244/http://www.al3nabi.com/vb/f10/t92301.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 January 2013 |script-title=ar:نادي السد يلبس اللون الوردي |publisher=al3nabi.com |language=ar |access-date=25 August 2012 }}</ref>

Their first crest was designed in [[Lebanon]] in 1969, and was similar to other football clubs in the region, in the sense that it depicted a football with Arabic writing on it.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://al-saddclub.com/the-club/history/|title=History|publisher=Al Sadd Club|access-date=16 September 2018|archive-date=27 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827182812/http://al-saddclub.com/the-club/history/|url-status=live}}</ref> This crest was an homage to former football club Al Ahrar. Originally, the club wanted to use the same crest as Al Ahrar, but this idea was rejected by the QFA.<ref name="goalarabic">{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/ar-eg/news/2997/main/2013/09/22/4280453/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9|script-title=ar:السد ..حكاية عمرها 44 سنة ..! الوالد على بن حمد العطية ورفاقه بدأوا بفكرة تحولت لصرح عملاق إنجازات وبطولات على مدار السنوات وضعت النادي زعيما للرياضة القطرية|publisher=goal.com|language=ar|access-date=25 January 2014|archive-date=30 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430105558/http://www.goal.com/ar-eg/news/2997/main/2013/09/22/4280453/%D9%85%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AD%D8%A9|url-status=live}}</ref> A second crest was designed in the eighties, and was designed by the founder of the club, Nasser bin Mubarak Al-Ali. It was used until 1999, the year in which their third crest was designed, also by Nasser bin Mubarak Al-Ali, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the founding of the club. Following their impressive AFC Champions League campaign in 2011, the logo was modified and released in June 2012 to include two golden stars on the top to mark the two Asian titles of 1989 and 2011.<ref name="history"/> The fourth and current crest, a minimalistic version symbolic of a new direction for the club, was unveiled in 2019 and first saw use in the 2020-21 season.

=== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors === {| class="wikitable" |- !Period !Kit manufacturer !Shirt sponsor |- |?–2016 |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Burrda Sport|Burrda]] |[[Vodafone]] |- |2017–2022 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Puma SE|Puma]] |[[Qatar Airways]] |- |2022–present |{{flagicon|USA}} [[New Balance]] |[[Qatar Airways]] |- |}

== International club twinnings == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country !Club !From !{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- |{{flagicon|KSA}} |[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] |2010 |<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ar:الهلال والسد يمضيان على اتفاقية التعاون المشترك وتأصيل التآخي بين الاشقاء في الخليج|url=http://www.alriyadh.com/2010/04/15/article516634.html|access-date=28 January 2014|publisher=alriyadh.com|language=ar|archive-date=18 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218212606/http://www.alriyadh.com/2010/04/15/article516634.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|EGY}} |[[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] |2012 |<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ar:اتفاقية توأمة بين الزمالك والسد القطري|url=http://al-mashhad.com/News/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-/53299.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201203914/http://al-mashhad.com/News/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-/53299.aspx|archive-date=1 February 2012|access-date=28 January 2014|publisher=al-mashhad.com|language=ar}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|SUD}} |[[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]] |2014 |<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ar:توأمة بين الهلال السودانى والسد القطرى|url=http://www.kora.com/ar/news/read/37842/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%89|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140128163618/http://www.kora.com/ar/news/read/37842/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%89-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%89|archive-date=28 January 2014|access-date=28 January 2014|publisher=kora.com|language=ar}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|GER}} |[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] |2015 |<ref>{{cite web|title=ar:" برعاية السد " شالكه يواجه أياكس يوم 10 يناير في قطر|url=http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=81910|access-date=5 January 2015|publisher=alkass.net|language=ar}}</ref> |- |{{flagicon|TUR}} |[[Trabzonspor]] |2017 |<ref>{{cite web|date=10 September 2017|title=Al Sadd SC Signs Cooperation Agreement with Turkey's Trabzonspor|url=http://www.oananews.org/content/news/general/al-sadd-sc-signs-cooperation-agreement-turkeys-trabzonspor|access-date=16 September 2018|agency=Qatar News Agency}}</ref> |}

==Youth development== The club hosts numerous age brackets with a number of youth coaches. Many notable local footballers have graduated from Al Sadd's academy, including [[Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari|Jafal Al Kuwari]], [[Khalid Salman]], [[Hassan Al-Haydos]], and 2006 [[Asian Footballer of the Year]], [[Khalfan Ibrahim]], who is the first Qatari to receive this award. There have been foreign graduates as well, such as [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]]'s [[Mutaz Abdulla]]. They have a youth development programme, which instills philosophies and enforces training ideals among the youth players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/AlSadd/Al%20Sadd%20Youth%20Developments%20Program.pdf |title=Al Sadd development programme 2011–15 |publisher=qslm-license.com |access-date=6 May 2013 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The programme had 284 participants enrolled as of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/AlSadd/Sadd.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227222437/http://www.qslm-license.com/ClubsFolder/AlSadd/Sadd.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2024 |title=Al Sadd Football Club (AFC Inspection visit) |publisher=qslm-license.com |access-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref>

== Performance in domestic competitions == {{See also|List of Al Sadd SC seasons}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- bgcolor="#E4E4E4" ! style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |No. ! style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Season ! style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Opponent ! style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Result ! style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Scorer(s) ! style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Head coach |- ! colspan="6" style="background-color:#F5F5F5" |[[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]]<ref name="emircuprecord" /> |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''1''' || align="center" | '''1974''' || align="center" | [[Qatar SC]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 1–2 || Youssef Saad || {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Said Musa]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''2''' || align="center" | '''1975''' || align="center" | [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 4–3 || Youssef Saad (2), Ali Behzad, Abdulla Zaini || {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''3''' || align="center" | '''1977''' || align="center" | [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 1–0 || Ali Behzad || {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''4''' || align="center" | '''1982''' || align="center" | [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–1 || [[Badr Bilal]], [[Hassan Mattar]] || {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''5''' || align="center" | '''1983''' || align="center" | [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 0–1 || ''N/A'' || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jimmy Meadows]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''6''' || align="center" | '''1985''' || align="center" | [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–1 || [[Hassan Jawhar (footballer)|Hassan Jawhar]], [[Khalid Salman]] || {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''7''' || align="center" | '''1986''' || align="center" | [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–0 || Khalifa Khamis, [[Hassan Jawhar (footballer)|Hassan Jawhar]] || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Procópio Cardoso]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''8''' || align="center" | '''1987''' || align="center" | [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 0–2 || ''N/A'' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Procópio Cardoso]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''9''' || align="center" | '''1988''' || align="center" | [[Al-Wakrah Sport Club|Al Wakrah]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 0–0 (4–3 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || Yousef Adsani, [[Ebrahim Ghasempour]], Salah Salman, [[Mohammed Al Ammari]] || {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Ahmed Omar (footballer)|Ahmed Omar]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''10''' || align="center" | '''1991''' || align="center" | [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 1–0 || Ali Abdel Razak || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cleyton Silas]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''11''' || align="center" | '''1993''' || align="center" | [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 0–3 || ''N/A'' || {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sebastião Lapola]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''12''' || align="center" | '''1994''' || align="center" | [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 3–2 || Isaac Debra (2), [[Khalid Al Merreikhi]] || {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Ahmed Omar (footballer)|Ahmed Omar]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''13''' || align="center" | '''2000''' || align="center" | [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–0 || Diène Faye, [[Ezzat Jadoua]] || {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Džemaludin Mušović]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''14''' || align="center" | '''2001''' || align="center" | [[Qatar SC]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 3–2 || Ahmed Khalifa, [[Radhi Shenaishil]], [[Ali Benarbia]] || {{flagicon|NED}} [[René Meulensteen]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''15''' || align="center" | '''2002''' || align="center" | [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 1–4 || [[Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari|Jafal Rashed]] || {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Ilie Balaci]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''16''' || align="center" | '''2003''' || align="center" | [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al Ahli]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–1 || [[Mohammed Gholam]] (2) || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Peruzović]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''17''' || align="center" | '''2005''' || align="center" | [[Al-Wakrah Sport Club|Al Wakrah]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 0–0 (5–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || ''N/A'' || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Bora Milutinović]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''18''' || align="center" | '''2007''' || align="center" | [[Al-Khor Sports Club|Al Khor]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 0–0 (5–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || ''N/A'' || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''19''' || align="center" | '''[[2012 Emir of Qatar Cup|2012]]''' || align="center" | [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 0–0 (3–4 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || ''N/A'' || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" ! colspan="6" style="background-color:#F5F5F5" |[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]]<ref name="crownprincerecord">{{cite web|title=Heir Apparent Cup finals|url=http://www.alkass.net/dev/cup2011-hair-history.aspx|access-date=25 April 2013|publisher=Al Kass|language=ar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003193728/http://www.alkass.net/dev/cup2011-hair-history.aspx|archive-date=2012-10-03|url-status=live}}</ref> |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''1''' || align="center" | '''[[1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|1998]]''' || align="center" | [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 3–2 || [[Sérgio Ricardo Messias Neves|Sérgio]] (2), [[Hussein Amotta]] || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Abdelkadir Bomir]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''2''' || align="center" | '''2003''' || align="center" | [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–0 || Zamel Al Kuwari, [[Mohammed Gholam]] || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Peruzovic]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''3''' || align="center" | '''2004''' || align="center" | [[Qatar SC]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 1–2 || Medhat Mostafa ([[Own goal|o.g.]]) || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Bora Milutinovic]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''4''' || align="center" | '''2006''' || align="center" | [[Qatar SC]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–1 || [[Carlos Tenorio]], [[Emerson Sheik]] || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''5''' || align="center" | '''2007''' || align="center" | [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 2–1 || [[Carlos Tenorio]] (2) || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''6''' || align="center" | '''2008''' || align="center" | [[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al Gharafa]] || style="background-color:#B8EBB8" align="center" | 1–0 || [[Carlos Tenorio]] || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hassan Hormutallah]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | align="center" | '''7''' || align="center" | '''[[2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2012]]''' || align="center" | [[Al Rayyan SC|Al Rayyan]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 1–1 (4–5 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]]) || [[Khalfan Ibrahim]] || {{flagicon|URU}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | align="center" | '''8''' || align="center" | '''[[2013 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2013]]''' || align="center" | [[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]] || style="background-color:#EBB8B8" align="center" | 2–3 || [[Younis Mahmoud]], [[Lee Jung-Soo]] || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hussein Amotta]] |}

==Players== ===Current squad=== <ref>{{Cite web|title=Teams – Al Sadd Sports Club|url=https://al-saddclub.com/teams/|access-date=2023-05-04|language=en-US|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410185821/https://al-saddclub.com/teams/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=ffffff|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=1|nat=QAT|name=[[Saad Al-Sheeb]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=2|nat=QAT|name=[[Pedro Miguel (footballer)|Pedro Miguel]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=3|nat=FRA|name=[[Younes El Hannach]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=4|nat=MLI|name=[[Mohamed Camara (footballer, born January 2000)|Mohamed Camara]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=QAT|name=[[Tarek Salman]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=BRA|name=[[Paulo Otávio]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=QAT|name=[[Akram Afif]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=8|nat=QAT|name=[[Ali Assadalla]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=9|nat=BRA|name=[[Roberto Firmino]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=QAT|name=[[Hassan Al-Haydos]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=13|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdullah Al-Yazidi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=15|nat=QAT|name=[[Anas Abweny]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=16|nat=QAT|name=[[Boualem Khoukhi]]|pos=DF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=ffffff|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=18|nat=QAT|name=[[Guilherme Torres|Guilherme]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=19|nat=ESP|name=[[Rafa Mújica]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=ALG|name=[[Youcef Atal]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=21|nat=BRA|name=[[Giovani (footballer, born 2004)|Giovani]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=22|nat=QAT|name=[[Meshaal Barsham]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=23|nat=QAT|name=[[Hashim Ali]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=24|nat=NED|name=[[Javairô Dilrosun]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=29|nat=MAR|name=[[Romain Saïss]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=31|nat=QAT|name=[[Youssef Baliadeh]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=33|nat=BRA|name=[[Claudinho (footballer, born 1997)|Claudinho]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=37|nat=QAT|name=[[Ahmed Suhail]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=66|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdulrahman Al-Ameen]] |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=80|nat=URU|name=[[Agustín Soria]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}}

===Olympic squad=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=ffffff|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=17|nat=QAT|name=Mohammed Al-Quraishi|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=28|nat=QAT|name=Osama Abdo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=32|nat=QAT|name=Karim Haider |pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=40|nat=QAT|name=Yamaan Jarrar|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=68|nat=QAT|name=Zaid Burhan|pos=MF}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=ffffff|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=86|nat=QAT|name=Sultan Abdulrahman|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=88|nat=QAT|name=Fahad Al-Quraishi|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=97|nat=QAT|name=Abdulla Mahdi |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=98|nat=QAT|name=Nayef Hamid |pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=99|nat=QAT|name=Abdullah Ibrahim |pos=GK}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan === {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=ffffff|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=QAT|name=[[Mohammed Waad]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=QAT|name=[[Yusuf Abdurisag]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=QAT|name=[[Mostafa Meshaal (footballer)|Mostafa Meshaal]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[K.A.S. Eupen|Eupen]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=26|nat=ESP|name=[[Pau Prim]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=44|nat=QAT|name=[[Mahdi Salem]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]}}}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=ffffff|color=000000|border=000000}} {{Fs player |no=81|nat=ALG|name=[[Abdessamed Bounacer]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Rashid Muneer]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to [[CD Calahorra B|Calahorra B]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=QAT|name=Bassam Eid |pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[AD Alcorcón|Alcorcón]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=QAT|name=[[Moaz El-Wadia]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al Shahaniya SC|Al Shahaniya]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=|nat=ESP|name=[[Cristo González]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan to [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]]}}}} {{Fs end}}

==Staff== {{updated|21 June 2022.}} {| class="wikitable" |- ! colspan="2" |Coaching staff<ref>{{Cite web|title=Coaches – Al Sadd Sports Club|url=https://al-saddclub.com/coaches/|access-date=2021-04-18|language=en-US|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509224333/https://al-saddclub.com/coaches/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | align="left" |Head coach |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Roberto Mancini]] |- | align="left" |Assistant coach |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Massimo Maccarone]] {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Christian Lattanzio]] |- | align="left" |Goalkeeper coach |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Roccati]] |- | align="left" |Athletic coach |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Ceci |- | align="left" |Fitness coach |{{flagicon|ESP}} David Rodríguez |- | align="left" |Video Analyst |{{flagicon|ITA}} Christian Venturini |- | align="left" |Technical Analyst |{{flagicon|ALG}} Samir Brixi |- | align="left" |U23 team coach |{{flagicon|QAT}} Abbas Abdulghani |- |U23 team assistant coach |{{flagicon|QAT}} Hamad Thamer |- ! colspan="2" |Medical staff |- | align="left" |Team doctor | align="left" |{{flagicon|MAR}} Aladdin Rahali |- | align="left" |Physiotherapist | align="left" |{{flagicon|TUN}} Akram Abid {{flagicon|TUN}} Raouf Bougamra {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor García |- |Medical Therapist |{{flagicon|BRA}} Gore Pereira |- | align="left" |Medical Therapist |{{flagicon|BRA}} Jefferson Gomes |- ! colspan="2" |Administrative staff<ref>{{Cite web|title=Team management – Al Sadd Sports Club|url=https://al-saddclub.com/team-management/|access-date=2021-04-18|language=en-US|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509215925/https://al-saddclub.com/team-management/|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Director of football |{{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Al Ali |- | align="left" |Sporting director | align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Mohammed Gholam]] |- | align="left" |Media officer | align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} Ahmad Al Ansari |- | align="left" |Team manager | align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdulla Al-Berik|Abdulla Al Berik]] |- | align="left" |First team officer | align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Saeed |- | align="left" |U23 team manager | align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} Abdulaziz Al Jaiedi |- | align="left" |Audience & marketing officer | align="left" |{{flagicon|QAT}} Ahmed Al Sayed |- |}

==Honours== '''Domestic'''

*'''[[Qatar Stars League]]''' **'''Winners (19) (record):''' [[Qatar Stars League 1971–72|1971–72]], [[Qatar Stars League 1973–74|1973–74]], [[Qatar Stars League 1978–79|1978–79]], [[Qatar Stars League 1979–80|1979–80]], [[Qatar Stars League 1980–81|1980–81]], [[Qatar Stars League 1986–87|1986–87]], [[Qatar Stars League 1987–88|1987–88]], [[Qatar Stars League 1988–89|1988–89]], [[Qatar Stars League 1999–00|1999–2000]], [[Qatar Stars League 2003–04|2003–04]], [[Qatar Stars League 2005–06|2005–06]], [[Qatar Stars League 2006–07|2006–07]], [[2012–13 Qatar Stars League|2012–13]], [[2018–19 Qatar Stars League|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Qatar Stars League|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Qatar Stars League|2021–22]], [[2023–24 Qatar Stars League|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Qatar Stars League|2024–25]], [[2025–26 Qatar Stars League|2025–26]] *'''[[Amir of Qatar Cup]]''' **'''Winners (19) (record):''' 1974–75, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2006–07, [[2014 Emir of Qatar Cup|2014]], [[2015 Emir of Qatar Cup|2015]], [[2017 Emir of Qatar Cup|2017]], [[2020 Emir of Qatar Cup|2020]], [[2021 Emir of Qatar Cup|2021]], [[2024 Emir of Qatar Cup|2024]] **''Runners-up (11):'' 1973–74, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1992–93, 2001–02, [[2012 Emir of Qatar Cup|2012]], [[2013 Emir of Qatar Cup|2013]], [[2016 Emir of Qatar Cup|2016]], [[2019 Amir of Qatar Cup|2019]], [[2023 Amir of Qatar Cup|2023]], 2026 *'''[[Qatar Cup]]''' **'''Winners (9) (record):''' [[1998 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|1998]], 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017, [[2020 Qatar Cup|2020]], [[2021 Qatar Cup|2021]], [[2025 Qatar Cup|2025]] **''Runners-up (4):'' 2004, [[2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2012]], [[2013 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2013]], [[2018 Qatar Cup|2018]] *'''[[Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup|Qatar Super Cup / Sheikh Jassim Cup]]''' **'''Winners (15) (record):''' 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, [[2014 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2014]], [[2017 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2017]], [[2019 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2019]] **''Runners-up (2):'' [[2012 Sheikh Jassim Cup|2012]], 2015 *'''[[Qatari Stars Cup]]''' **'''Winners (2):''' [[2010 Qatari Stars Cup|2010]], [[2019–20 Qatari Stars Cup|2019]] **''Runners-up (1):'' [[2013–14 QNB Cup|2013–14]]

'''Continental'''

*'''[[AFC Champions League Elite]]''' **'''Winners (2):''' [[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1988–89]], [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] *'''[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]''' **''Third place (1):'' [[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001–02]] *'''[[Arab Champions League]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' [[2001 Arab Club Champions Cup|2001]] *'''[[Arab Cup Winners' Cup]]''' **''Runners-up (1):'' [[1992 Arab Cup Winners' Cup|1992]] *'''[[GCC Champions League]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' [[GCC Champions League#Winners of GCC Champions League|1991]] * '''[[Qatar-UAE Super Shield]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' [[2026 Qatar-UAE Super Shield|2026]]

'''International'''

*'''[[Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu]]''' **''Runners-up (1):'' 2013 *'''[[FIFA Club World Cup]]''' **''Bronze Medalist (1):'' [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup|2011]] ***''Qualified as host:'' [[2019 FIFA Club World Cup|2019]] *'''[[Afro-Asian Club Championship]]''' **''Runners-up (1):'' 1989

==Records==

=== Club ===

==== Matches ==== *'''Largest victory:''' Al Sadd 21–0 [[Muaither SC|Muaither]] (2006–07) *'''Longest winning run:''' 9 matches (2011–12) (Record) *'''Largest Asian victory:''' Al Sadd 6–2 [[Lokomotiv Tashkent FK|Lokomotiv]] (2014–15) *'''Largest Asian defeat:''' [[Al Hilal SFC|Al Hilal]] 5–0 Al Sadd (2013–14)

====Individual==== [[File:Akram Afif 13981129001173637176665933251870.jpg|thumb|[[Akram Afif]] with Al Sadd]] '''[[Qatar Stars League]] Top scorers''' :The following players have won the QSL top goalscorer award while playing for Al Sadd: :*[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Hassan Mattar]] – 1979, 1981 :*[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Badr Bilal]] – 1980 :*[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Hassan Jowhar]] – 1988 :*[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] [[Hussein Amotta]] – 1998 :*[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px]] [[Carlos Tenorio]] – 2006 :*[[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px]] [[Baghdad Bounedjah]] – 2019, 2021 :*[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Akram Afif]] – 2020

=== Players === {{updated|7 December 2024.}} '''''Notes''': Early years statistics are primarily unknown. Names in '''bold''' are players who are still at the club at present.''

====All-time top goalscorers==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank ! Nation ! Name ! Years ! Goals |- |1 |[[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|20px]] | align="left" |'''[[Baghdad Bounedjah]]''' |2016–2024 |219 |- |2 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |'''[[Akram Afif]]''' |2018– |136 |- |3 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |'''[[Hassan Al-Haydos]]''' |2007– |134

|- |4 |[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Carlos Tenorio]] |2003–2009 |104 |- |5 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Khalfan Ibrahim]] |2004–2017 |104 |- |6 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Yousef Ahmed (footballer, born 1988)|Yusef Ahmed]] |2005–2015 |54 |- |7 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Emerson Sheik]] |2005–2007 2008–2009 |50 |- |8 |[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Leandro Montera da Silva|Leandro Montera]] |2009–2012 |50 |- |- |9 |[[File:Flag of Morocco.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Hussein Amotta]] |1997–2001 |49 |- |10 |[[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Felipe Jorge Loureiro|Felipe Jorge]] |2005–2010 |40 |- |}

==== All-time most appearances ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank ! Nation ! Name ! Years ! Apps |- |1 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |'''[[Hassan Al-Haydos]]''' |2007– |492 |- |2 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Abdulla Koni]] |1996–2014 |342 |- |3 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Khalfan Ibrahim]] |2004–2017 |316 |- |4 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Abdelkarim Hassan]] |2010– |312 |- |5 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Mohamed Saqr]] |2003–2012 |287 |- |7 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Talal Al-Bloushi]] |2003–2017 |286 |- |6 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |'''[[Saad Al-Sheeb]]''' |2008– |280 |- |8 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Mubarak Anber]] |1975–1987 |246 |- |9 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari]] |1990–2009 |245 |- |10 |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] | align="left" |[[Mesaad Al-Hamad]] |2004–2014 |239 |}

==Noted players== {{See also|Category:Al Sadd SC players}}

:''Updated 20 May 2019.''

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

{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Player !! Nationality !! Int. caps / goals !! Club caps / goals |- |+'''Players with significant contributions to club or country''' |- | [[Mubarak Anber]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 100+ (?) || align="center" | 246 (?) |- | [[Abdulla Koni]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 38 (3) || align="center" | 222 (13) |- | [[Mohamed Saqr]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 79 (0) || align="center" | 185 (0) |- | [[Mesaad Al-Hamad]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 44 (0) || align="center" | 149 (4) |- | [[Wesam Rizik]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 101 (9) || align="center" | 145(16) |- | [[Talal Al-Bloushi]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 64 (40) || align="center" | 142 (3) |- | [[Khalfan Ibrahim]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 54 (17) || align="center" | 130 (45) |- | [[Dahi Al Naemi]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 32 (3) || align="center" | 124 (2) |- | [[Ali Afif]] || {{QAT}} || align="center" | 20 (12) || align="center" | 123 (33) |- | [[Felipe Jorge Loureiro|Felipe Jorge]] || {{flagu|Brazil}} || align="center" | 7 (0) || align="center" | 107 (45) |- | [[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]] || {{flagu|Spain}} || align="center" | 102 (44) || align="center" | 34 (10) |- | [[Ali Daei]] || {{IRN}} || align="center" | 149 (109) || align="center" | 16 (10) |- | [[Younis Mahmoud]] || {{IRQ}} || align="center" | 148 (57) || align="center" | 7 (2) |- |align="left"|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] || {{ESP}} || align="center" | 133 (13) || align="center" | 115 (23) |} {{col-2}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Player !! Nationality !! Trophies |- |+'''Former captains''' |- |align="left"|Obeid Jumaa || {{QAT}} ||Emir Cup: 1975 |- |align="left"|[[Mubarak Anber]] || {{QAT}} || Emir Cup: 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986 |- |align="left"|Yousef Al Adsani || {{QAT}} || Emir Cup: 1988, 1991 Asian Club Championship:[[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1989]] |- |align="left"|[[Khalid Salman]] || {{QAT}} || Emir Cup: 1994 |- |align="left"|[[Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly]] || {{QAT}} || Crown Prince Cup: 1998 Emir Cup: 2000, 2001 |- |align="left"|[[Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari|Jafal Al Kuwari]] || {{QAT}} || Emir Cup: 2003, 2005, 2007 |- |align="left"|[[Felipe Jorge Loureiro|Felipe Jorge]] || {{flagu|Brazil}} || Crown Prince Cup: 2008 |- |align="left"|[[Abdulla Koni]] || {{QAT}} || AFC Champions League: [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] |- |align="left"|[[Raúl (footballer)|Raúl]] || {{flagu|Spain}} || Emir Cup: [[2014 Emir of Qatar Cup|2014]] |- |align="left"|[[Talal Al-Bloushi]] || {{QAT}} || Super Cup: 2014 Emir Cup: [[2015 Emir of Qatar Cup|2015]] |- |align="left"|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] || {{ESP}} || League: 2019 Super Cup: 2017 Emir Cup: [[2017 Emir of Qatar Cup|2017]] |} {{col-end}}

==Managerial history== :''As of November 2025.'' {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-left:1em;" |- !Years !Months !Manager |- |1969 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} Hamad Al Attiyah[[#notes qr1|1]] |- |1969 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} Said Musa[[#notes qr1|1]] |- |1969–73 |Unknown | ''Unknown'' |- |1973–74 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} Said Musa[[#notes qr1|1]] |- |1974 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Sudan}} Abdulla Balash |- |1974–77 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- |1977–79 |Unknown | ''Unknown'' |- |1979–82 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Faria]] |- |1982 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- |1982–83 |Unknown | {{flagicon|England}} [[Jimmy Meadows]] |- |1983–84 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Pepe (footballer, born 1935)|Pepe]] |- |1984–85 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Hassan Othman]] |- |1985–87 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Procópio Cardoso]] |- |1987–88 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Ahmed Omar (footballer)|Ahmed Omar]] |- |1988–89 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[José Luiz Carbone|José Carbone]] |- |1989 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Obaid Juma]] |- |1989 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} José Carbone |- |1989–90 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Carlos Roberto Cabral|Cabralzinho]] |- |1990–91 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Silas |- |1991–92 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Obaid Juma]] |- |1993 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Sebastião Lapola |- |1993–94 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Ahmed Omar (footballer)|Ahmed Omar]] |- |1994 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Flamarion Nunes |- |1994–95 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Džemaludin Mušović]] |- |1995 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} Khalifa Khamis<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlesayoub.com/more/730288|title=الصفحة 12 (8-11-1995)|publisher=charlesayoub.com|date=11 August 1995|access-date=17 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217123154/http://www.charlesayoub.com/more/730288|archive-date=17 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |1995–96 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Sebastião Rocha (football manager)|Sebastião Rocha]] |- |1996–97 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Ahmed Omar (footballer)|Ahmed Omar]]<ref> {{cite web|url=http://www.charlesayoub.com/more/705902/0|title=الصفحة 12(12-8- 1996)|publisher=charlesayoub.com|date=12 August 1996|access-date=17 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213152305/http://www.charlesayoub.com/more/705902/0|archive-date=13 December 2014|url-status=dead}} </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charlesayoub.com/more/705902/0|title=الصفحة 13 (18-02-1997)|publisher=charlesayoub.com|date=18 February 1997|access-date=17 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213152305/http://www.charlesayoub.com/more/705902/0|archive-date=13 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-left:1em;" |- !Years !Months !Manager |- |1997 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdelkadir yomir |- |1997 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Evaristo de Macedo]] |- |1997 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Zé Mário (footballer, born 1949)|Zé Mário]] |- |1997–98 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Rabah Madjer]] |- |1998–99 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Abdelkadir yomir |- |1999 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luiz Gonzaga[[#notes qr2|2]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daharchives.alhayat.com/issue_archive/Hayat%20INT/1999/3/17/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%B6%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%94%D8%A9-%D9%88112-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%88133-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%8814-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AF.html|script-title=ar:حصيلة دور الذهاب للدوري القطري خمس ضحايا من المدربين|publisher=dahaarchives.com|language=ar|access-date=2 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103050347/http://daharchives.alhayat.com/issue_archive/Hayat%20INT/1999/3/17/%D8%AD%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%B3-%D8%B6%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%94%D8%A9-%D9%88112-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%88133-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8B-%D9%8814-%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%AF.html|archive-date=3 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |1999 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Evaristo de Macedo]] |- |1999 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[Adnan Dirjal]] |- |1999–00 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Procópio Cardoso]] |- |2000 |Unknown | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Džemaludin Mušović]] |- |2000–01 |July – Oct | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[René Meulensteen]] |- |2001–02 |Oct – Oct | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Ilie Balaci]] |- |2002–04 |Oct – May | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Luka Peruzović]] |- |2004–05 |May – Oct | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Bora Milutinović]] |- |2005–06 |Oct – May | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Mohammed Al Ammari]] |- |2006–07 |May – Aug | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- |2007–08 |Aug – Jan | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Co Adriaanse]] |- |2008 |Feb – June | {{flagicon|Morocco}} Hassan Hormutallah |- |2008 |June – Nov | {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Émerson Leão]] |- |2008–09 |Nov – June | {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Džemaludin Mušović]] |- |2009–10 |June – Dec | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Cosmin Olăroiu]] |- |2010–12 |Dec – May | {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Jorge Fossati]] |- |2012–15 |June – Nov | {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hussein Amotta]] |- |2015–19 |Nov – May | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Jesualdo Ferreira]] |- |2019–21 |May – Nov | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] |- |2021–22 |Nov – Jul | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javi Gracia]] |- |2022–23 |Jul – Jul | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juanma Lillo]] |- |2023 |Jul – Nov | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Bruno Pinheiro (football manager)|Bruno Pinheiro]] |- |2023–24 |Nov – Jul | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Wesam Rizik]] |- |2024–25 |Jul – Oct | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Félix Sánchez (football manager)|Félix Sánchez]] |- |2025– |Nov – | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Mancini]] |}{{clear left}} {{refbegin}} '''Notes''' *{{anchor|notes_qr1}} Note 1 denotes player–manager role. *{{anchor|notes_qr2}} Note 2 denotes caretaker role. {{refend}}

[[File:Xavi Hernandez (31521652051).jpg|thumb|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]], former coach of Al Sadd.]]

==Club officials==

;Management {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;" |- !Office !Name |- style="background:#eee;" |'''Président''' |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani |- |Vice-président |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Nasser bin Mubarak Al Ali |- style="background:#eee;" |Board member |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Jassim Al Romaihi |- |Board member |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Khalifa Al Attiyah |- style="background:#eee;" |Treasurer |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Fahad Al Kaabi |- |Board member |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Abdulaziz Al Mana |- style="background:#eee;" |Board member |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Fahad Al Kuwari]] |- |Board member |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] Mohammed Ghanem Al Ali |- style="background:#eee;" |- |colspan="2"|[http://al-saddclub.com/the-club/board-of-directors/ Board of directors] |- |} ;Presidential history {| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;" |- ! style="background:EEEEEE" | ! style="background:EEEEEE" | Président |- |'''1''' | style="background:#eee" |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Excellency|HE]] Ahmad bin Jassim bin Fahad Al-Thani |- |'''2''' |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Excellency|HE]] Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiya |- |'''3''' |style="background:#eee" |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Excellency|HE]] Jassim bin Hamad bin Jaber Al-Thani |- |'''4''' |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Excellency|HE]] Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Ali |- |'''5''' |style="background:#eee" |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Excellency|HE]] Nasser bin Mubarak Al-Ali |- |'''6''' |[[File:Flag of Qatar.svg|20px]] [[Excellency|HE]] Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani |- |}{{clear left}}

==Rivalries==

===Al Rayyan=== A rivalry which stems from early in the history of the league, it is popularly known as the 'Qatari El Clasico'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/sport/212920-raul-ready-for-first-%E2%80%98el-clasico%E2%80%99-in-doha-urges-al-sadd%E2%80%99s-players-to-keep-fighting.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630110949/http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/sport/212920-raul-ready-for-first-%E2%80%98el-clasico%E2%80%99-in-doha-urges-al-sadd%E2%80%99s-players-to-keep-fighting.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=Raul ready for first 'El Clasico' in Doha, urges Al Sadd's players to keep fighting |publisher=thepeninsulaqatar.com |date=2 November 2012 |access-date=6 May 2013 }}</ref>

====Head-to-head==== ''Updated 16 March 2023''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superkoora.com/st/index.php?ref=matches2&t1=50&t2=52|title=رئيسية البطولات / جميع لقاءات الفريقين : الريان X السد|publisher=superkoora.com|language=ar|access-date=6 January 2014|archive-date=6 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106185851/http://superkoora.com/st/index.php?ref=matches2&t1=50&t2=52|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=10| Head-to-head |- !style="background:#DCDCDC"| Competition !style="background:#DCDCDC"| P !style="background:#DCDCDC"| W !style="background:#DCDCDC"| D !style="background:#DCDCDC"| L !style="background:#DCDCDC"| GF !style="background:#DCDCDC"| GA !style="background:#DCDCDC"| GD |- |align=left|[[Qatar Stars League]]||60||27||13||20||102||79||+4 |- |align=left|[[Sheikh Jassem Cup]]||6||2||2||2||7||6||+1 |- |align=left|[[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]]||10||5||0||5||14||13||+1 |- |align=left|[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]]||11||3||5||3||12||10||+2 |- |align=left|[[Reserve League (Qatar)|Reserve League]]||8||4||2||2||16||11||+5 |- |align=left|[[Qatari Stars Cup|Qatar Stars cup]]||2||0||1||1||2||3||−1 |- |align=left|[[UAFA Arab Champions League|Arab Champions League]]||1||1||0||0||5||1||+4 |- !colspan="1"|Total||95||41||20||34||161||119||+42 |- |}

===Al Arabi=== This is the clash of Qatar's two most successful teams: Al Sadd and [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]]. For some fans, winning this derby is more noteworthy than winning the league itself. The derby is an important component of the country's culture.<ref name="fans">{{cite web|url=http://new.qfa.com.qa/al-sadd-vs-al-arabi.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706232339/http://new.qfa.com.qa/al-sadd-vs-al-arabi.aspx|title=Al Sadd vs Al Arabi|publisher=[[Qatar Football Association|QFA]]|archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref>

[[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al Arabi]] always regarded themselves as the club of Qatar's working class, in contrast with the more upper-class support base of Al Sadd. The social class divide between the two fan bases eventually diminished.<ref name="fans"/>

====Memorable matches==== '''Bold''' indicates a win. {| class="wikitable" align="left" style="margin: 1em 0;width:52%; font-size: 95%;" !style="border-bottom:1px style="width:80px;"|Season [[File:Nuvola apps date.svg|20px]] !style="border-bottom:1px style="width:70px;"|Result !style="border-bottom:1px style="width:100px;"|Competition [[File:Trophy.jpg|14px]] !style="border-bottom:1px style="width:120px;"|Notes [[File:Note.svg|16px]] |- |align="center"|1981–82 |align="center"|0–1 |align="center"|[[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]] | |- |align="center"|1985–86 |align="center"|'''3–2''' |align="center"|[[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]] | |- |align="center"|1995–96 |align="center"|0–0 |align="center"|[[Qatar Stars League]] |align="center"|''Al Arabi crowned champions.'' |- |align="center"|2001–02 |align="center"|'''6–2''' |align="center"|[[Qatar Stars League]] | |- |align="center"|2003–04 |align="center"|'''7–0''' |align="center"|[[Qatar Stars League]] | |- |align="center"|2005–06 |align="center"|'''2–1''' |align="center"|[[Qatar Stars League]] |align="center"|''Al Sadd crowned champions.'' |- |align="center"|2009–10 |align="center"|3–3 |align="center"|[[Qatar Stars League]] |align="center"|''Al Sadd came back from 3–0 down to deny Al Arabi an [[AFC Champions League|ACL]] spot.'' |- |} {{Clear}}

====Head-to-head==== league From 1996 to 2023. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !colspan=10| Head-to-head |- !style="background:#DCDCDC"| Competition !style="background:#DCDCDC"| P !style="background:#DCDCDC"| W !style="background:#DCDCDC"| D !style="background:#DCDCDC"| L !style="background:#DCDCDC"| GF !style="background:#DCDCDC"| GA !style="background:#DCDCDC"| GD |- |align=left|[[Qatar Stars League]]||61||34||13||14||137||66||+71 |- |align=left|[[Sheikh Jassem Cup]]||6||5||0||1||13||8||+5 |- |align=left|[[Emir of Qatar Cup|Emir Cup]]||14||8||2||4||23||15||+8 |- |align=left|[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]]||3||2||0||1||6||4||+2 |- |align=left|[[Reserve League (Qatar)|Reserve League]]||8||4||2||2||16||11||+5 |- |align=left|[[Qatari Stars Cup|Qatar Stars Cup]]||6||2||2||2||20||13||+7 |- !colspan="1"|Total||97||55||19||23||189||100||+89 |- |}

==Supporters==  Historically, Al Sadd has been the favoured club of Qatar's upper-class.<ref name="fans" /> The club garnered many supporters in the early years of the Qatar Stars League, along with [[Al Rayyan Sports Club|Al Rayyan]] and Al-Arabi, who were the three main powers of the league.

The new millennium saw an influx of new fans as a result of recruiting many foreign nationals to play for the club, as well as the club's performance in regional competitions.

In order to better communicate with the fans, Al Sadd's fan club was established in the [[2003–04 Qatar Stars League|2003–04]] season of the QSL and was then an unprecedented idea in most Gulf and Arab clubs. The fan club serves many roles; it is not merely restricted to organizing fan groups within the stadium, but it is also used as a means to discuss ways in which to improve the club. In addition, annual general meetings are held between the management and fans in order to have an open platform to discuss issues in an open environment. This was greatly criticized at the beginning, while now other clubs are following suit.<ref name="fans2"/>

The club also has annual and monthly awards for the best players of the club which is sponsored by [[Givenchy]]. The fan club has won the [[Qatar Football Association|QFA]]-sanctioned title of best fan club in Qatar for three successive years – 2006, 2007 and 2008.<ref name="fans2"/>

Furthermore, the fan club was also the first in Qatar to put the free SMS service for mobiles in place. This attracted more than 8000 subscribers who received a number of over 3 million SMS' during the first one and a half years.<ref name="fans2">{{cite web|url=http://www.al-saddclub.com/english/fans/pages/fanclub.aspx |title=Fans club |publisher=Al Sadd |access-date=4 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226192529/http://www.al-saddclub.com/english/fans/pages/fanclub.aspx |archive-date=26 February 2015 }}</ref>

Also active on social networking sites, the club has official Facebook and Twitter accounts.

==Asian record== {{See also|Al Sadd SC in international football competitions}} :''Updated 28 May 2014''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://superkoora.com/st/index.php?ref=teamReport&championId=46&teamId=50|title=تقرير تاريخي عن فريق السد – قطر|publisher=superkoora.com|access-date=28 May 2014}}</ref> {| align=left cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%" |-bgcolor="#E4E4E4" !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" |Competition !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Pld !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |W !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |D !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |L !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |GF !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |GA |- | [[AFC Champions League]] ||align="center"| 51 ||align="center"| 22 ||align="center"| 11 ||align="center"| 18 ||align="center"| 75 ||align="center"| 61 |- | [[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] ||align="center"| 9 ||align="center"| 6 ||align="center"| 2 ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 16 ||align="center"| 8 |- |- style="background:#E4E4E4;" !! colspan="1" align="centre" | Total !! 60 !! 28 !! 13 !! 19 !! 91 !! 69 |- |}

*'''Q''' = Qualification *'''GS''' = Group stage *'''R16''' = Round of 16 *'''QF''' = Quarter-final *'''SF''' = Semi-final

'''[[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]]''' {| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- !colspan="8"|[[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1988–89]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[AFC Champions League|Asian Club Championship]] |GS |{{flagicon|SYR}} | [[Al-Futowa]] |colspan="3" align=center|4–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|Lebanon}} | [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] |colspan="3" align=center|1–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} | [[Al-Rasheed]] |colspan="3" align=center|0–0 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |SF |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} | [[Pahang FA]] |colspan="3" align=center|2–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |SF |{{flagicon|BAN}} | [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] |colspan="3" align=center|2–2 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |SF |{{flagicon|North Korea}} | [[4.25 Sports Team|25 April]] |colspan="3" align=center|2–1 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |SF |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Ittifaq]] |colspan="3" align=center|2–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |Final |{{flagicon|IRQ|1963}} | [[Al-Rasheed]] |1–0 |2–3 |3–3 '''(A)''' |- |}

'''[[AFC Champions League]]''' {| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- !colspan="7"|[[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2002–03]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|IRN}} | [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |1–2 | |1–2 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|UAE}} | [[Al Ain Club|Al Ain]] | |2–0 |2–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] | |1–3 |1–3 |- !colspan="7"|[[2004 AFC Champions League|2003–04]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|UAE}} | [[Al-Wahda Club (Abu Dhabi)|Al Wahda]] |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} | [[Al Quwa Al Jawiya]] |1–0 |0–1 |1–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|KUW}} | [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Al Qadisiya]] |{{ref|note1|'''1'''}} |0–0 |0–0 |- !colspan="7"|[[2005 AFC Champions League|2004–05]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|UAE}} | [[Al-Ahli (UAE)|Al Ahli]] |2–0 |1–2 |3–2 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|KUW}} | [[Kuwait SC|Al Kuwait]] |1–0 |1–0 |2–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|UZB}} | [[Neftchi Farg'ona|Neftchi]] |3–2 |0–2 |3–4 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |QF |{{flagicon|KOR}} | [[Busan I'Park]] |1–2 |0–3 |1–5 |- !colspan="7"|[[2006 AFC Champions League|2005–06]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia)|Al Shabab]] |2–3 |0–0 |2–3 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|KUW}} | [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al Arabi]] |4–1 |2–1 |6–2 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|Iraq|2004}} | [[Al Quwa Al Jawiya]] |3–0 |2–0 |5–0 |- !colspan="7"|[[2007 AFC Champions League|2006–07]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|SYR}} | [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] |1–1 |1–2 |2–3 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|Iraq|2004}} | [[Najaf FC]] |1–4 |0–1 |1–5 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS | {{flagicon|UZB}} | [[FK Neftchy Farg'ona|Neftchi Farg'ona]] |2–0 |1–2 |3–2 |- !colspan="7"|[[2008 AFC Champions League|2007–08]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli Jeddah]] |2–1 |2–2 |4–3 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|UAE}} | [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] |0–0 |2–2 |2–2 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS | {{flagicon|SYR}} | [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] |0–2 |0–1 |0–3 |- !colspan="7"|[[2010 AFC Champions League|2009–10]] |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |GS |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |0–3 |0–0 |0–3 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|UAE}} | [[Al-Ahli (UAE)|Al-Ahli]] |2–2 |5–0 |7–2 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS | {{flagicon|IRN}} | [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman]] |4–1 |1–3 |5–4 |- !colspan="7"|[[2011 AFC Champions League|2010–11]] |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |[[AFC Champions League]] |Q1 |{{flagicon|SYR}} | [[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] |colspan="3" align=center|5–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |Q1 |{{flagicon|IND}} | [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] |colspan="3" align=center|2–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS |{{flagicon|IRN}} | [[Esteghlal Tehran FC|Esteghlal]] |2–2 |1–1 |3–3 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |GS |{{flagicon|UZB}} | [[FC Pakhtakor Tashkent|Pakhtakor]] |2–1 |1–1 |3–2 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |GS | {{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] |1–0 |1–1 |2–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |R16 |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Shabab Riyadh|Al-Shabab]] |colspan="3" align=center|1–0 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |QF |{{flagicon|IRN}} | [[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] |1–2 |3–0{{ref|note2|'''2'''}} |4–2 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" | |SF |{{flagicon|KOR}} | [[Suwon Samsung Bluewings|Suwon Samsung]] |0–1 |2–0 |2–1 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" | |Final |{{flagicon|KOR}} | [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors|Jeonbuk Hyundai]] |colspan="3" align=center|4–2 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen]] |} {{refbegin}} {{note|note1|1}} Following the match between Al-Qadisiya and Al Sadd, Kuwaiti security personnel assaulted the visiting players; Al-Qadisiya were ejected from the competition and banned from AFC competitions for three years. Their record was expunged.

{{note|note2|2}} The AFC Disciplinary Committee decided to award the quarter-final first leg to Al Sadd against [[Sepahan Esfahan FC|Sepahan]] as a 3–0 forfeit win after Sepahan were found guilty of fielding an ineligible player. The match originally ended 1–0 to Sepahan.<ref>{{cite web|title=AFC Disciplinary Committee sanctions Sepahan |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/36537-afc-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-sepahan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203144101/http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/36537-afc-disciplinary-committee-sanctions-sepahan |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |publisher=AFC |date=26 September 2011 }}</ref> {{refend}}

===Participations=== * PO: Play-off Round, '''Q''' : Qualified, '''GS''' : Group stage, '''R16''' : Round of 16, '''QF''' : Quarterfinals, '''SF''' : Semi-finals, '''RU''' : Runners-up, '''W''' : Winners

{|width=80% class="wikitable" style="text-align:" !colspan=17| Participations |- ! width=20%| Qualified ! width=5%| [[2002–03 AFC Champions League|2003]] ! width=5%| [[2004 AFC Champions League|2004]] ! width=5%| [[2005 AFC Champions League|2005]] ! width=5%| [[2006 AFC Champions League|2006]] ! width=5%| [[2007 AFC Champions League|2007]] ! width=5%| [[2008 AFC Champions League|2008]] ! width=5%| [[2010 AFC Champions League|2010]] ! width=5%| [[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]] ! width=5%| [[2014 AFC Champions League|2014]] ! width=5%| [[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]] ! width=5%| [[2016 AFC Champions League|2016]] ! width=5%| [[2017 AFC Champions League|2017]] ! width=5%| [[2018 AFC Champions League|2018]] ! width=5%| [[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]] ! width=5%| [[2020 AFC Champions League|2020]] ! width=5%| [[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]] |- align=center | 14 Times || '''GS''' || '''GS''' ||'''QF''' || '''GS''' ||'''GS''' ||'''GS''' || '''GS''' || bgcolor=gold| '''W''' || '''QF''' || '''R16'''|| PO || PO || '''SF''' || '''SF''' || '''R16''' || '''GS''' |}

*'''[[Asian Club Championship]]: 4 appearances''' ::[[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1989]]: '''Champion''' ::[[1989–90 Asian Club Championship|1990]]: Qualifying Stage ::[[1990–91 Asian Club Championship|1991]]: Qualifying Stage ::[[1999–2000 Asian Club Championship|2000]]: Second Round

*'''[[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]]: 4 appearances''' ::[[1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1991/92]]: First Round ::[[1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|1994/95]]: Quarter-Final ::[[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000/01]]: Second Round ::[[2001–02 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2001/02]]: 3rd place

==International record== {| align=left cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;font-size:90%" |-bgcolor="#E4E4E4" !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" |Competition !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |Pld !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |W !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |D !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |L !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |GF !style="border-bottom:1px solid #AAAAAA" align="center" |GA |- | [[FIFA Club World Cup]] ||align="center"| 3 ||align="center"| 2 ||align="center"| 0 ||align="center"| 1 ||align="center"| 2 ||align="center"| 5 |- |- style="background:#E4E4E4;" !! colspan="1" align="centre" | Total !! 3 !! 2 !! 0 !! 1 !! 2 !! 5 |- |}

==Other sports==

===Basketball=== {{main|Al Sadd Basketball Team}}

===Handball=== {{main|Al Sadd SC (handball)}}

===Futsal=== {{main|Al Sadd Futsal Team}}

===Volleyball=== {{main|Al Sadd Volleyball Team}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707102354/http://www.al-saddclub.com/ Official website] {{in lang|en|ar}} (archived 7 July 2011)

{{S-start}} {{S-ach|ach}} {{Succession box|title=[[Asian Champions League#Asian Champions Cup & Champions League Finals|Champions of Asia]]|before=[[Tokyo Verdy|Yomiuri]] {{Flagicon|Japan|1947}}|after=[[Liaoning Hongyun|Liaoning FC]] {{Flagicon|China}}|years=[[1988–89 Asian Club Championship|1988–89]]}} {{Succession box|title=[[Asian Champions League#Asian Champions Cup & Champions League Finals|Champions of Asia]]|before=[[Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma]] {{Flagicon|South Korea}}|after=[[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]] {{Flagicon|South Korea}}|years=[[2011 AFC Champions League|2011]]}} {{S-end}}

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