{{short description|Association football club in Qatar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al-Khor SC | image = Al-Khor SC logo.svg | upright = 0.8 | fullname = Al-Khor Sports Club | nickname = ''Al-Fursan'' (The Knights) | founded = {{Start date and age|1961}} | ground = [[Al-Khor SC Stadium|Al Khor Stadium]]<br>[[Al Bayt Stadium]]<br>[[Al Khor]], Qatar | capacity = 11,015<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/5181/the-story-of-al-khor?print_layout=1 |title=QSL |access-date=11 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815204509/http://qsl.com.qa/en/News/view/5181/the-story-of-al-khor?print_layout=1 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | chairman = [[Nasser Thamer Al-Humaidi]] | manager = [[Talal Al-Bloushi]] (caretaker) | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = Qatari Second Division | season = 2024–25 | position = [[Qatar Stars League]], 12th of 12 (relegated) | website = {{URL|https://alkhor-club.com/en/Home|alkhor-club.com}} | pattern_la1 = _pumaglory22eb | pattern_b1 = _pumaglory24eb | pattern_ra1 = _pumaglory22eb | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 0042FF | body1 = 0042FF | rightarm1 = 0042FF | shorts1 = 0042FF | socks1 = 0042FF | pattern_la2 = _pumaglory22w | pattern_b2 = _pumaglory24w | pattern_ra2 = _pumaglory22w | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''Al-Khor Sports Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي الخور الرياضي}}) is a [[Qatar]]i professional [[sports club]] based in the city of [[Al Khor]]. Al-Khor SC is best known for its [[association football|football]] team, which competes in the [[Qatar Stars League]] from the 2024-25 season again after a short absence of 2 years in [[Qatari Second Division]]. It plays its home games at [[Al-Khor SC Stadium|Al-Khor Stadium]].
==History== ===Foundation period (1951–1964)=== [[File:Al Khor Archaeological Tower 02.JPG|thumb|One of the three [[Al Khor Towers]], represented in the club logo]] Al-Khor was unofficially established in 1951 as "Al-Taawun", The club was created by oil workers to fulfill their needs with the appropriate facilities to invest their energy after their participation with the multinational oil companies at the time.
In 1961, the club was re-established and set [[association football|football]] as its main sport, along with other sports and activities. There were two other clubs in Al Khor, but none of the clubs cooperated. In 1962, Al-Khor SC merged with Al-Jeel Sports Club, one of the other two clubs.<ref name="alk1" />
In 1964, they conglomerated with ''Nahdi Al-Aswad'' ("Black Sports Club") and formally made a request to join the [[Qatar Football Association]] on 10 June that year. From then on, the club was known as ''Al-Taawun''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qatfound.html|title=Qatar – List of Foundation Dates|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=20 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720152009/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesq/qatfound.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Post-merger (1964–2004)=== The club took advantage of the youth movement and was provided with funds for all facilities. He designed plans and programs to increase the number of participants in the majority of sports. Since 1961, yellow and white were the club colors. In 1964 the club entered the football league and changed the colors to blue and white. Currently, all three colors are included in the crest.<ref name="alk1">{{cite web | url=https://alkhor-club.com/en/founders | title=Al Khor Sports Club | accessdate=2021-10-24 | archive-date=20 October 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020070758/https://alkhor-club.com/en/founders | url-status=live }}</ref>
===Renaming to ''Al Khor'' (2004–present)=== In 2004, the club name was changed to '''Al Khor''' after the [[Qatar Olympic Committee]] had ordered the name change to clarify the location of the club.<ref name="alk1" />
==Honours== *'''[[Qatar Crown Prince Cup]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2005 *'''[[Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup]]''' **'''Winners (1):''' 2002 *'''[[Qatari 2nd Division]]''': **'''Winners (2):''' 1983, 2024
==Asian 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 |- | [[GCC Champions League]] ||align="center"| 51 ||align="center"| 22 ||align="center"| 11 ||align="center"| 18 ||align="center"| 75 ||align="center"| 61 |- |- style="background:#E4E4E4;" !! colspan="1" align="centre" | Total !! 15 !! 6 !! 2 !! 7 !! 14 !! 25 |- |}
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*'''Q''' = Qualification *'''GS''' = Group stage *'''R16''' = Round of 16 *'''QF''' = Quarter-final *'''SF''' = Semi-final
'''[[GCC Champions League]]''' {| class="wikitable collapsible" ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" !colspan="6"|[[2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2008]] |- |GS |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Nassr]] |colspan="3" align=center|1–3 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |GS |{{flagicon|KUW}} | [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] |colspan="3" align=center|0–5 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |GS |{{flagicon|OMN}} | [[Al-Nahda (Omani football club)|Al-Nahda]] |colspan="3" align=center|1–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |GS |{{flagicon|BHR}} | [[Al Muharraq]] |colspan="3" align=center|1–1 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" !colspan="6"|[[2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2009–10]] |- |GS |{{flagicon|OMN}} | [[Sur Club|Sur]] |1–0 |0–1 |1–1 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |GS |{{flagicon|KSA}} | [[Al-Nassr]] |0–4 |1–3 |1–7 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" !colspan="6"|[[2012 GCC Champions League|2012]] |- |GS |{{flagicon|KUW}} | [[Al Naser Sporting Club|Al Naser]] |2–1 |1–0 |3–0 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |GS |{{flagicon|BHR}} | [[Busaiteen Club|Busaiteen]] |2–0 |1–2 |3–2 |- style="background:#FFFFFF;" |QF |{{flagicon|KUW}} | [[Al Jahra SC|Al Jahra]] |colspan="3" align=center|1–0 |- style="background:#F5F5F5;" |SF |{{flagicon|UAE}} | [[Al Wasl SC|Al Wasl]] |2–1 |0–3 |2–4 |- |}
==Individual honours== '''[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]]:''' :The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al Khor: :*{{flagicon|Iraq}} 2009 – [[Alaa Abdul-Zahra]] :*{{flagicon|Iraq}} 2009 – [[Mahdi Karim]] :*{{flagicon|Iraq}} 2009 – [[Salam Shakir]]
==Performance in UAFA competitions== *'''[[Persian Gulf Club Champions Cup|Arabian Gulf Club Champions Cup]]: 3 appearances''' ::[[2008 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2008]]''':''' Group stage ::[[2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2010]]''':''' Group stage ::[[2011 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2011]]''':''' Semi-finals ::[[2012 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2012]]''':''' Semi-finals
==Players== ''As of [[Qatari Second Division]]:''
{{fs start|nonumber=|bg=0047AB|color=FFFFFF|border=9bc9e7}} {{Fs player |no=1|nat=BRA|name=[[Gustavo Henrique Lacerda Ferreira|Lacerda]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=2|nat=TUN|name=[[Koussay Smiri]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=3|nat=QAT|name=[[Ibrahim Al-Saeed]] |pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=4|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdulrahman Anad]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=5|nat=QAT|name=[[Youssef Mohamad (footballer, born 2002)|Youssef Mohamed Ali]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Qatar SC|Qatar]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=6|nat=QAT|name=[[Talal Bahzad]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al-Ahli]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=7|nat=QAT|name=[[Saif Al-Mohannadi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=8|nat=QAT|name=[[Abobakar Bayoumi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=9|nat=GUI|name=[[Ibrahima Coulibaly (footballer, born 2007)|Ibrahima Coulibaly]] |pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=10|nat=QAT|name=[[Ali Bujaloof]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Qatar SC|Qatar]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=11|nat=CPV|name=[[Ricardo Gomes (Cape Verdean footballer)|Ricardo Gomes]] |pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=12|nat=QAT|name=[[Khaled Mahmoudi]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=13|nat=QAT|name=[[Ali Ghulais]]|pos=GK|other={{small|on loan from [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=14|nat=QAT|name=[[Ahmed Hagana]]|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs mid|nonumber=|bg=0047AB|color=FFFFFF|border=9bc9e7}} {{Fs player |no=15|nat=QAT|name=[[Naif Mubarak]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=16|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdurahman Al-Harazi]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=18|nat=CIV|name=[[Mickael Dosso]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[Wolfsberger AC|Wolfsberger]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=19|nat=QAT|name=[[Abdelrahman Raafat]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Al-Wakrah SC|Al-Wakrah]]}}}} {{Fs player |no=20|nat=QAT|name=[[Ahmed Al-Mohanadi]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=22|nat=QAT|name=Abdulrahman Al-Shaibah |pos=GK}} {{Fs player |no=23|nat=NGR|name=[[Ambrose Ochigbo]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=25|nat=QAT|name=[[Khaled Karib]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=27|nat=QAT|name=[[Jasser Yahya]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=29|nat=QAT|name=Yousef Mohammed|pos=FW}} {{Fs player |no=70|nat=QAT|name=[[Yasser Boussawi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=80|nat=NGR|name=[[Abdulah Oyekanmi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=85|nat=EGY|name=Yousef Safwat|pos=DF}} {{Fs player |no=94|nat=ALG|name=[[Sofiane Hanni]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player |no=97|nat=PLE|name=[[Yaser Hamed]] |pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{fs start|nonumber=|bg=0047AB|color=FFFFFF|border=9bc9e7}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=LBY|name=Abdalhamid Naser|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al-Shamal SC|Al-Shamal]]}}}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=QAT|name=Abubaker Osman|pos=GK|other={{small|on loan to [[CD Calahorra B|Calahorra B]]}}}} {{fs mid|nonumber=|bg=0047AB|color=FFFFFF|border=9bc9e7}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=[[Ibrahima Diallo (footballer, born 1999)|Ibrahima Diallo]]|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al Ahli SC (Doha)|Al-Ahli]]}}}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ALG|name=Abdallah Nouri|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan to [[Al Bidda SC|Al-Bidda]]}}}} {{Fs end}}
==Personnel== ===Current technical staff=== Last update: May 2024<ref>{{cite web | url=https://alkhor-club.com/en/first-team | title=First Team Management | accessdate=2021-05-20 | archive-date=20 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520075627/https://alkhor-club.com/en/first-team | url-status=live }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="2"|Coaching staff |- |Head coach |[[Salam Shaker]] (Interim) |- |Assistant coaches |Pepe Bermúdez |- |Goalkeeper coach |Pinda |- |President of the Football device |Hamad Dasmal Al-Kuwari |- |Director general |Abdul Rahman Hassan Al-Emadi |- |Fitness coach |Alberto Martínez |- |Performance Analyst |Hugo Pinto |- |Team Doctor |Hisham Al-Mutawakel |- |Therapy specialists |Omar Miladi<br>Anis Belhadj |- |}
==Presidential history== From 1963 to 1982.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre; font-size: 90%;" |- !Period !Chairperson !Period !Chairperson |- |'''1963–64''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi |'''1966–75''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi |- |'''1964–65''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Ahmed Abdullah Al Mohannadi |'''1975''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Saif Maeoff |- |'''1965–66''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Ahmed Abdullah Jolo |'''1975–82''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Hail |- |'''1982''' |{{flagicon|QAT}} Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi | | |- |}
==Managerial history== {{updated|11 May 2023}}
{{div col|colwidth=28em}} *{{flagicon|ENG}} Ronald Douglas ''(ca.)'' (1979) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcos Falopa]] (1979–80) *{{flagicon|QAT}} Mohammed Mubarak Al Mohannadi (1980) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Marcos Falopa]] (1980–82) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Alcides Romano Junior (1987–89) *{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Antal Szentmihályi]] (1991–92) *{{flagicon|HUN}} Szapor Gábor (1993–94)<ref>{{cite book|title=Football Yearbook 2000, Vol. 1|author=Ládonyi Lászlo|date=2001|page=141|language=hu}}</ref> *{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Bosse Nilsson]] (1995) *{{flagicon|IRQ}} Mowaffaq Mawla (1997–98) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Alcides Romano Junior (1998) *{{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Carlos (1998–99) *{{flagicon|BRA}} José Roberto Ávila (1999–00)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daharchives.alhayat.com/issue_archive/Hayat%20INT/1999/11/18/%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%94-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%87.html|script-title=ar:الوكرة يبدأ اليوم حملة الدفاع عن لقبه|publisher=daharchives.alhayat.com|language=ar|date=1999|access-date=2 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103081605/http://daharchives.alhayat.com/issue_archive/Hayat%20INT/1999/11/18/%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%94-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%87.html|archive-date=3 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> *{{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Henrique (2000–01) *{{flagicon|BRA}} João Francisco (2001–02) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ladislas Lozano]] (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003) *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[René Simões]] (2003) *{{flagicon|SWI}} Robert Mullier (2003–04) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Exbrayat]] (2004–06) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Paul Rabier]] (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2008) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ladislas Lozano]] ''(ca.)'' (Nov 2007) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bertrand Marchand]] (1 July 2008 – 14 June 2010) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Perrin]] (14 June 2010 – 31 May 2012) *{{flagicon|ROM}} [[László Bölöni]] (24 June 2012–15) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean Fernandez]] (2015–2017) *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Banide]] (2017 – October 2017)<ref name="seasonanalysis"/> *{{flagicon|ENG}} Omar Najhi (October 2017)<ref name="seasonanalysis">{{cite web|url=https://www.qsl.qa/sites/default/files/2021-08/Competition%20Report_QSL_2017-2018_LowRes_0.pdf|title=Qatar Stars League 17/18: Football Development Report - Full Season Analysis|publisher=Qatar stars League|language=Arabic|page=58|accessdate=20 June 2023|archive-date=20 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620041454/https://www.qsl.qa/sites/default/files/2021-08/Competition%20Report_QSL_2017-2018_LowRes_0.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> *{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Nacif Beyaoui]] (October 2017 – May 2018)<ref name="seasonanalysis"/> *{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Adel Sellimi]] (1 July 2018 – 15 September 2018)<ref name="wor1">{{cite web | url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te17886/al-khor-sc/all-managers/ | title=Al Khor SC Manager history | access-date=2021-05-10 | archive-date=10 May 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510075248/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/al-khor-sc/9/ | url-status=live }}</ref> *{{flagicon|ENG}} Omar Najhi (September 2018)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Casoni]] (25 September 2018 – June 30, 2019)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|ENG}} Omar Najhi (1 July 2019 – 30 September 2020)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Frédéric Hantz]] (1 October 2020 – 25 December 2020)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|QAT}} Mostafa Souiheb (26 December 2020 – 24 January 2021)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|GER}} [[Winfried Schafer]] (25 January 2021 – 12 November 2021)<ref name="wor1" /> *{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Sérgio Farias]] (23 June 2022 – 17 October 2022) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://alkhor-club.com/en/media-news-details/217 | title=Sergio Farias coach of the Knights of Al Khor | date=2022-06-23 | accessdate=2023-05-11}}</ref> *{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hicham Jadrane]] (18 October 2022 – 8 April 2023) *{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Nabeel Mohammad Anwar]] (9 April 2023 – 5 January 2024) *{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Abdullah Mubarak]] (8 January 2024 – present) {{div col end}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|http://www.alkhor-club.com/}}
{{Al-Khor SC squad}} {{Qatari League}}
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