Al Kharaitiyat SC

Al-Kharaitiyat SC

Full name	Al Kharaitiyat Sports Club[1][2]
Nickname(s)	Thunders الصواعق
Founded	1996
Ground	Al-Khawr Stadium Al Khor, Qatar
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Hamad bin Thamer
Head Coach	Amar Osim[3]
League	Qatar Stars League
2013–14	Qatar Stars League, 12th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Al Kharaitiyat SC (Arabic: نادي الخريطيات‎‎) is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team of the Qatar Stars League. They are a relatively new club, having been formed in 1996 in the Al Kharaitiyat region. They won the Qatari Second Division in 2004 meaning that they would play in the QSL the following season. However, they were relegated on their very first season in the top flight. They once again regained their position in the Qatar Stars League in the 2008–09 season and have remained there as of the 2013–14 season.^[2][4]

History

Al Kharaitiyat is among the newest sports clubs in Qatar, having been formed in 1996 as Al-Hilal. Among the founders were:

Founders
Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani^1
Sheikh Khalifa bin Thamer Al Thani
Nasser Al-Mohammad Fadhalla
Meshal Mohammed Al-Ansari
Adel Ibrahim Al-Malik
Hassan Yousef Al-Hakim
Khalifa bin Fahad bin Mohammed Al Thani

Upon its formation it was entered into the Qatari Second Division. After winning the second division title in 2004, they earned a spot in the top tier. Shortly after, the club was renamed to its current name, Al Kharaitiyat, on 19 October 2004 by decision of the vice-president of the Qatar Olympic Committee in order to better represent the district it is located in. In 2008 the team was promoted to the Qatar Stars League.

Supporters

A fan club was established in 2008 after the team won promotion to the Qatar Stars League.^[5]

Stadium history

Stadium	Period
Qatar SC Stadium	××–2012[6]
Al-Khawr Stadium	2012–present

Honours

Domestic

• Qatari Second Division

Winners (1): 2004

• Qatari Stars Cup

Runners Up (1): 2012

Players

As of Qatar Stars League:

No Position Player Nation 1 Goalkeeper Saeed Torkaman      Qatar 12 Goalkeeper Mostafa Crdine      Qatar 44 Goalkeeper Ahmed Soufiane      Qatar 2 Defender Sulaiman Al Nassr      Qatar 3 Defender Domingos      Brazil 4 Defender Hammad Al-Shammeri      Qatar 6 Defender Mohammed Abdurahman      Qatar 8 Defender Saoud Nasser      Qatar 14 Defender Mohammed Salam      Sudan 25 Defender Mahdi El Khammasi      Tunisia 27 Defender Shami Hassan      Qatar 77 Defender Abdulrahman Mesbeh      Qatar 10 Midfielder Abdelmoula Berrabeh      Morocco 16 Midfielder Erik Paartalu      Australia 17 Midfielder Mohammed Haythami      Qatar 18 Midfielder Abdulkareem Al Shammari      Qatar 21 Midfielder Abdulhadi Nuaman      Qatar 22 Midfielder Mahmoud Saad      Egypt 24 Midfielder Adel Bader      Qatar 37 Midfielder Nasser Sherian      Qatar 84 Midfielder Mohammed Al-Abdullah      Qatar 88 Midfielder Abdullah Al-Battat      Qatar 7 Forward Ahmed Al-Sadah      Qatar 9 Forward Jeremy Bokila      Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 Forward Mousa Al Allaq      Qatar 19 Forward Ahmed Moteb      Qatar 20 Forward Jaralla Al-Marri      Qatar 99 Forward Lassina Diaby      Ivory Coast

Players with Multiple Nationalities

• Naif Al Enezi
• Mohammed Abdurahman

Players registered as professionals

QSL clubs are limited to 4 foreign professionals (3 + 1 Asian) per squad.^[7]
Last update: 20 August 2014.^[8]

Professional players Domingos Erik Paartalu Abdelmoula Berrabeh Jeremy Bokila

Non-professional foreigners Mohammed Salam Mahdi El Khammasi Mahmoud Saad Lassina Diaby

Personnel

Club staff

Last updated 4 December 2014.^[9]

Coaching staff Head coach Amar Osim Assistant coach Tawfik Zaaboub Goalkeeping coach Zoran Stojanovic Fitness coach Michael C. Rumpf Performance analyst Greg Adams Technical staff Team manager Abdulnasser Al-Saadi Director of football Khalifa bin Thamer Deputy director Mansour Musa

Management

Position	Staff
President	Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani
Vice-president	Mohammed bin Jabr
General secretary	Abdulrahman Al-Kaabi
Assistant secretary	Hassan Batal Al-Otaibi
Board member	Sheikh Khalifa bin Thamer Al Thani
Treasurer	Abdul Rahim Mohammed Khalil

Last updated: December 2011
Source: Board of Directors

Managerial history

Last updated 3 June 2013.

Mokhtar Mokhtar (2003–05)[10][11] João Francisco (2005) José Roberto Souza (Aug 2005–06)[12] Ayman Mansour (2006–07) Luizinho (2007–08) Rodion Gačanin (2008) Moscofetch Nebojsa (2008) Nebojsa Vučković (2008)

José Roberto Souza (2008) (CT)[13] Bernard Simondi (Nov 1, 2008–March 23, 2011) Arturzinho (Feb 3, 2009–May 18, 2009) (CT) Lutfi Benzarti (March 2011–Jan 12) Laurent Banide (Jan 1, 2012–May 31, 2012) Bernard Simondi (July 23, 2012–Dec 31, 2013) Bertrand Marchand (May 2013–Dec 15, 2014) Yasser Sibai (Dec 15, 2014–Dec 27, 2014) Amar Osim (Dec 27, 2014– )[3]

Notes

Note 1: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani served as the first president of the club.

References

1. "Sports Clubs". Qatar Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
2. "Qatar Stars League: Regular Season". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
3. Klix.ba. "Amar Osim takes over Al-Kharaitiyat SC". Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
4. "Qatar Stars League: Standings". Qatar: National League. FIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
5. "عن نادي المشجعين". alkharaitiyat.com. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
6. المنشآت (in Arabic). alkharaitiyat. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
7. "اعتماد تسجيل أربعة لاعبين أجانب في الموسم الجديد". alkass.net. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
8. "موقع الكأس يرصد حركة الانتقالات قبل إنطلاق الدوري". alkass.net. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
9. الجهاز الفني و الإداري (in Arabic). alkharaitiyat.com. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
10. "مختار:الأهلي يحتاج لترتيب الأوراق". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
11. "الأجانب أغلبية بين مدربي الدوري القطري لكرة القدم". news-bank.net. 5 October 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
12. "البرازيلي خوزيه ألبرتو يدرب الخريطيات". alghad.com. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
13. "بعد أن كسب الخبرة وعرف طريق الانتصارات على أهل القمة". raya.com. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

External links

• Official website