Al Sadd SC
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| Full name | Al-Sadd Sports Club | ||
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| Founded | 1969 | ||
| Ground | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Doha, Qatar | ||
| Capacity | 18,000 | ||
| Manager | Template:Country data Ned Co Aadriaanse | ||
| League | Qatar National First Division | ||
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The Al-Sadd Sports Club (Arabic: السد القطري) is a sports club, best known for its football team of the Qatar National First Division from Doha, Qatar. The club goes with the Nickname "Al Zaeem" which translates to "The Boss" and was founded by students on the 21 October 1969 in Qatar's capital city. Al Sadd is undoubtedly the country's most successful team.
Stadium
The matches are played in the state-of-the-art Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, whose capacity adds up to 18000 including VIP stands. Such a capacity reflects the demand expected from the Qatari population which has yet to reach 1 million.
Successes
- Asian cup: 1
1988
1991
2001
1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007
1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
1998, 2003, 2006, 2007
1992, 2006
The club's greatest triumph was winning of the Asian cup: 1988. Al Sadd was the first Arabic team to win this competition.
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
Ali Daei- Karim Bagheri
Carlos Tenorio
Romário
Abédi Pelé- Hossein Kaebi
Frank Leboeuf
Victor Ikpeba- Sergio Ricardo
Other Sports
Besides football the club also has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and athletics.
