Al Arabi Qatar (volleyball)

Al Arabi
Full name	Al Arabi Volleyball
Short name	ARB
Founded	1952; 72 years ago
Ground	Mohammed Bin Hamad AlHitmi Indoor Hall; Doha, Qatar; (Capacity: 2000)
Chairman	Hitmi bin Ali Al-Hitmi
Manager	Mawya Alajnaf
Captain	Saeed Salem
League	Qatari Volleyball League
2016/17	3rd
Uniforms
Home	Away

Al Arabi Volleyball (Arabic: طائرة العربي) is a professional Volleyball team based in Doha, Qatar. It competes in the Qatari Volleyball League. The team automatically qualified for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship as Qatar were the hosts. In 2012 Al Arabi team qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship as the Champion of AVC Club Volleyball Championship They have never advanced past the group stage in their appearances.

Honors

Domestic

Qatar Volleyball League

Winners (25): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016

Emir Cup

Winners (22): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016

Crown Prince Cup

Winners (16): 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 , 2015, 2017

Qatar Super Cup

Winners (3): 2014, 2015,2016

QVA Cup

Winners (2): 2014, 2016

Regional competitions

22 February Cup

Winners (1): 1983

International

Asian Club Championship

Winners (1): 2012

Runners-up: 2010, 2015, 2016

Third Place: 2007, 2009

GCC Club Championship

Winners (1): 2010

Runners-up: 2007, 2012 , 2016

Third Place:: 2009, 2013

Fourth Place: 2011

Arab Clubs Championship

Winners (1): 2003

Runners-up: 2002

Fourth Place: 2006, 2008

Squad

Squad for 2011 FIVB Men's Club World Championship (As of October 8, 2011^[1]):
Head coach: Mawya Alajnaf

Number	Name	Nationality	Height	Spike	Block
2	Jiri Popelka	Czech Republic	2.04	3.47	3.35
3	Saeed Salem (captain)	Qatar	1.87	N/A	N/A
4	Ribeiro Renan (libero)	Brazil	1.94	N/A	N/A
6	Christian Pampel	Germany	1.98	3.60	3.40
7	Mohammad Khuzaie	Qatar	1.92	N/A	N/A
8	Davide Saitta	Italy	1.88	N/A	N/A
9	Gianluca Saraceni	Italy	1.98	3.64	N/A
10	Omar Hashim	Qatar	1.96	N/A	N/A
11	Lukasz Kadziewicz	Poland	2.06	3.60	3.35
12	Tije Vlam	Netherlands	2.07	3.47	3.30
14	Saoud Abdulaziz	Qatar	1.85	N/A	N/A
18	Saed Al Hitmi	Qatar	1.86	3.35	3.25

Technical staff

Name	Role	Nationality
Abdulla AlHitmi	Manager	Qatari
Nasser Al-Sulaiti	Assistant manager	Qatari
Mawya Alajnaf	Coach	Tunisian
Marwan AlShukaily	Coach	Tunisian
Mohammed Al Kuwari	Team manager	Qatari
Baghdadi Saleh	Physiotherapist	Romanian

Notable players

This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time.^[2]