2018–19 Al Sadd SC season
2018–19 season | |||
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Chairman | Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||
Head coach | Jesualdo Ferreira | ||
Stadium | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha | ||
Qatar Stars League | Champion | ||
Emir of Qatar Cup | Runners–up | ||
Champions League | 2018: Semi-final 2019: Group stage | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Baghdad Bounedjah (39) All: Baghdad Bounedjah (43) | ||
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In the 2018–19 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 46th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.
Pre-season and friendlies
It is decided that the first football team of the Al Sadd Club will leave for Austria to enter the camp on July 12 until the 28th of this month as part of preparations for the 2018–19 season. The team will play 3 friendly matches during the next period, during July 19 for the first friendly, July 23 for the second, and finally the third on July 27.[1]
19 July 2018 Friendly | Al Sadd | 1–4 | MSV Duisburg | St. Johann in Tirol |
19:00 UTC+2 | Hamroun 79' | Report | Stoppelkamp 12' Al-Hamawende 48' (o.g.) Wolze 63', 90' |
Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann |
23 July 2018 Friendly | Al Sadd | Cancelled | SC Freiburg | St. Johann in Tirol |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Qatar Stars League | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 22 | +78 | 81.82 | Matchday 1 | Winner | 5 August 2018 | 13 April 2019 |
Emir of Qatar Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 66.67 | Quarter Final | Runners–up | 2 May 2019 | 16 May 2019 |
Champions League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25.00 | Quarter-final | Semi-final | 27 August 2018 | 23 October 2018 |
Champions League | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 50.00 | Group stage[note 1] | 5 March 2019 | 20 May 2019[note 1] | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Updated to match played 16 May 2019
Source: Competitions
Qatar Stars League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Sadd (C) | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 22 | +78 | 57 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and FIFA Club World Cup first round[a] |
2 | Al-Duhail | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 17 | +35 | 50 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[b] |
3 | Al-Sailiya | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 38 | Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round |
4 | Al-Rayyan | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 37 | |
5 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ The league champions will qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup first round unless the 2019 AFC Champions League winners are from Qatar.
- ^ Al-Duhail qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as Emir of Qatar Cup winners.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 22 | +78 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 11 | +31 |
Last updated: 19 April 2019.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
5 August 2018 Round 1 | Al-Kharaitiyat | 0–6 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
18:35 | Soccerway report | 8', 89' Afif 59' (pen.), 83', 90+2' Bounedjah 78' (o.g.) Abdurahman |
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah |
12 August 2018 Round 2 | Al-Sadd | 10–1 | Al-Arabi | Doha |
20:40 | Abdulla 14' (o.g.) Afif 25', 85' Bounedjah 43' (pen.), 47', 50', 62', 64', 72', 89' |
Soccerway report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
19 August 2018 Round 3 | Al-Sadd | 1–1 | Al-Gharafa | Doha |
18:25 | Al-Haidos 90+5' | Soccerway report | Weiss 49' | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari |
2 September 2018 Round 4 | Al-Sadd | 4–0 | Al-Shahania | Doha |
18:10 | Bounedjah 3' Afif 8', 40' Khoukhi 14' |
Soccerway report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Mousa |
22 September 2018 Round 6 | Al-Sadd | 5–0 | Al-Rayyan | Doha |
18:55 | Bounedjah 11', 70' Hassan 31' Afif 59' Woo-young 79' |
Soccerway report | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri |
27 September 2018 Round 7 | Qatar SC | 1–5 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
21:00 | Eto'o 40' | Soccerway report | 13' Ismail 20' Bounedjah 29' Afif 58' Xavi 90+3' Sayyar |
Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari |
7 October 2018 Round 8 | Al-Sadd | 1–1 | Al-Sailiya | Doha |
20:50 | 66' Bounedjah | Soccerway report | Ilyas 87' (pen.) | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
27 October 2018 Round 10 | Al-Ahli | 4–1 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
19:20 | Ebrahimi 5', 63' Moustafa 21' Muntari 34' (pen.) |
Soccerway report | 52' (pen.) Bounedjah | Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi |
2 November 2018 Round 11 | Umm Salal | 1–5 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
20:25 | Sagbo 33' | Soccerway report | 20' Pedro Miguel 29' Al-Haidos 55' Xavi 69', 87' Afif |
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily |
8 November 2018 Round 12 | Al-Sadd | 7–1 | Al-Kharaitiyat | Doha |
20:20 | Bounedjah 17', 46', 86' Ismail 18' Hassan 38' Afif 64' (pen.) Sayyar 90' |
Soccerway report | 82' Saad | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri |
24 November 2018 Round 13 | Al-Arabi | 0–3 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
19:30 | Soccerway report | 7', 45+2' (pen.) Bounedjah 49' (pen.) Al-Haidos |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily |
28 November 2018 Round 5 | Al-Khor | 1–2 | Al-Sadd | Al Khor |
19:30 | Wágner 70' | Soccerway report | 16', 86' Bounedjah | Stadium: Al-Khor SC Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah |
2 December 2018 Round 14 | Al-Gharafa | 1–8 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
17:00 | Taremi 53' (pen.) | Soccerway report | 19', 28', 45+3' (pen.) Bounedjah 24', 40', 58' Afif 63' Al-Haidos 86' Ahmad |
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari |
7 December 2018 Round 15 | Al-Shahania | 1–4 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
19:30 | Vázquez 42' | Soccerway report | 23', 90+2' Al-Haidos 50', 76' Bounedjah |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri |
11 December 2018 Round 9 | Al-Sadd | 3–1 | Al-Duhail | Doha |
19:30 | Mendes 9' (o.g.) Al-Hajri 89' Bounedjah 90+4' |
Soccerway report | 6' (pen.) El-Arabi | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
16 February 2019 Round 16 | Al-Sadd | 6–2 | Al-Khor | Doha |
20:10 | Afif 7', 10', 64' Ismail 42' Jung 55' Bounedjah 57' |
Soccerway report | 15' Wágner 90+2' (pen.) Tiago Bezerra |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily |
23 February 2019 Round 17 | Al-Rayyan | 0–4 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
20:10 | Soccerway report | 33' Bounedjah 35' Hassan 62' (pen.), 72' Afif |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari |
28 February 2019 Round 18 | Al-Sadd | 8–1 | Qatar SC | Doha |
21:10 | Abdelkarim Hassan 23' Bounedjah 30' (pen.), 84', 90+3' Afif 35', 58', 71' Al-Haidos 45+3' (pen.) |
Soccerway report | 52' Abdel-Rahman | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari |
28 February 2019 Round 19 | Al-Sailiya | 0–2 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
18:00 | Soccerway report | 18' Bounedjah 84' Afif |
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah |
30 March 2019 Round 20 | Al-Duhail | 2–2 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
20:15 | El-Arabi 75', 85' (pen.) | Soccerway report | 26' Bounedjah 90+5' (o.g.) Naji Hussein |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim |
4 April 2019 Round 21 | Al-Sadd | 7–2 | Al-Ahli | Doha |
20:10 | Bounedjah 6' (pen.), 45+1', 81' Al-Haidos 24', 75' (pen.) Afif 53' Jung 90+4' |
Soccerway report | 71' de Jong 79' Umaru |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri |
13 April 2019 Round 22 | Al-Sadd | 6–1 | Umm Salal | Doha |
20:20 | Khoukhi 30' Al-Haidos 41' (pen.) Afif 63', 69' Assadalla 65' |
Soccerway report | 34' Sagbo | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri |
Emir of Qatar Cup
2 May 2019 Quarter-finals | Al-Sadd | 4–2 | Al-Gharafa | Doha |
21:00 | Khoukhi 17' Bounedjah 45', 90+2' Afif 75' |
Report | 78' Taremi 89' Seraj |
Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari |
11 May 2019 Semi-finals | Al-Rayyan | 0–2 | Al-Sadd | Doha |
22:30 | Report | Asad 12' Bounedjah 84' |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi |
16 May 2019 Final | Al-Sadd | 1–4 | Al-Duhail | Al Wakrah |
22:30 | Akram Afif 7' | Report | Ali Afif 16' Edmilson 59', 81' El-Arabi 62' |
Stadium: Al Wakrah Stadium Attendance: 38,678 Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim[2] |
2018 AFC Champions League
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
27 August 2018 | Esteghlal | 1–3 | Al-Sadd | Tehran |
20:30 UTC+4:30 | Barsham 12' (o.g.) | http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/matches/2018/984038 Live Report] [http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13350 |
60' Afif 65', 74' (pen.) Bounedjah |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 78,116 Referee: Ma Ning (China) |
17 September 2018 | Al-Sadd | 2–2 | Esteghlal | Doha |
19:00 UTC+3 | Afif 27' Bounedjah 90+2' (pen.) |
http://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/matches/2018/984042 Live Report] [http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13354 |
Bagheri 32' Tabrizi 49' |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,462 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
Semi-finals
2 October 2018 | Al-Sadd | 0–1 | Persepolis | Doha |
18:15 UTC+3 | S. Al Sheeb 85' | Live Report Stats Report |
A. Alipour 86' (pen.) S. Nemati 77' O. Alishah 39' A. Beiranvand 76' |
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9,087 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
23 October 2018 | Persepolis | 1–1 | Al-Sadd | Tehran |
18:30 UTC+3:30 | Nemati 49' | Live Report Stats Report |
Bounedjah 17' | Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 81,350 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
2019 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAD | AHL | PAK | PER | |
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1 | Al-Sadd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Al-Ahli | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Pakhtakor | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Persepolis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
5 March 2019 1 | Al-Ahli | 2–0 | Al-Sadd | Jeddah |
20:15 UTC+3 | Al Somah 32' (pen.), 76' | Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
12 March 2019 2 | Al-Sadd | 1–0 | Persepolis | Doha |
18:45 UTC+3 | Bounedjah 90+5' | Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
9 April 2019 3 | Pakhtakor | 2–2 | Al-Sadd | Tashkent |
19:00 UTC+5 | Alijonov 9' Ćeran 41' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Xavi 6', 16' | Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Attendance: 32,315 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
22 April 2019 4 | Al-Sadd | 2–1 | Pakhtakor | Doha |
19:00 UTC+3 | Xavi 9' Bounedjah 87' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Krimets 30' | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 4,692 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
6 May 2019 5 | Al-Sadd | 2–1 | Al-Ahli | Doha |
21:45 UTC+3 | Asad 9' Afif 12' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Al Somah 51' (pen.) | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,683 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
20 May 2019 6 | Persepolis | 2–0 | Al-Sadd | Tehran |
21:00 UTC+4:30 | Torabi 16' Alipour 67' |
Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 11,390 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
Squad information
Playing statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Qatar Stars League | Emir of Qatar Cup | 2018 Champions League | 2019 Champions League | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | QAT | Saad Al Sheeb | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | GK | QAT | Meshaal Barsham | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | QAT | Jehad Hudib | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | QAT | Pedro Miguel | 29 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | QAT | Abdelkarim Hassan | 21 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | DF | QAT | Musab Kheder | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | QAT | Hamid Ismail | 28 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | DF | QAT | Ibrahim Majid | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | QAT | Fahad Al-Abdulrahman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | DF | QAT | Ahmed Suhail | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | DF | QAT | Salem Al-Hajri | 23 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | QAT | Hatim Kamal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | DF | QAT | Hussain Bahzad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
66 | DF | QAT | Yasser Abubakar | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | MF | QAT | Ahmed Sayyar | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | MF | KOR | Jung Woo-young | 23 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ESP | Xavi | 21 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | QAT | Ali Assadalla | 22 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ESP | Gabi | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | QAT | Boualem Khoukhi | 28 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | QAT | Tarek Salman | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | MF | QAT | Bahaa Ellethy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
70 | MF | QAT | Hamza Sanhaji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
87 | MF | QAT | Saud Al-Nasr | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||||
10 | MF | QAT | Hassan Al-Haidos | 27 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ALG | Baghdad Bounedjah | 29 | 46 | 22 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | QAT | Hassan Palang | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | MF | QAT | Akram Afif | 29 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Players transferred out during the season |
Last updated: 13 April 2019
Source: fr.soccerway.com
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Stars League | Emir Cup | Champions League | TOTAL |
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11 | Baghdad Bounedjah | FW | 39 | 3 | 5 | 47 | |
78 | Akram Afif | FW | 26 | 2 | 2 | 30 | |
10 | Hassan Al-Haidos | FW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
6 | Xavi | MF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
3 | Abdelkarim Hassan | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | Jung Woo-young | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
12 | Hamid Ismail | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
16 | Boualem Khoukhi | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
17 | Hassan Palang | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | Ahmed Sayyar | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
8 | Ali Assadalla | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | Pedro Miguel | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
20 | Salem Al-Hajri | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||
Totals | 100 | 7 | 11 | 118 |
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players with Multiple Nationalities
- Ibrahim Majid
- Pedro Miguel
- Yasser Abubakar
- Ali Asad
- Ahmed Sayyar
- Hussain Bahzad
- Ali Ferydoon
- Boualem Khoukhi
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Source |
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28 June 2018 | DF | Jung Woo-young | Vissel Kobe | €800,000 | [3] |
2 July 2018 | MF | Gabi | Atlético Madrid | Free | [4][5] |
Out
Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Source |
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16 August 2018 | MF | Jugurtha Hamroun | Al-Kharaitiyat | Loan one year | [6] |
16 August 2018 | DF | Morteza Pouraliganji | Eupen | Undisclosed | [7] |
New Contracts
No | P | Name | Age | Contract length | Contract ends | Source |
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11 | FW | Baghdad Bounedjah | 27 | 3 season | 2024 | [8] |
Notes
References
- ^ "الزعيم يغادر للنمسا 12 يوليو استعدادا للموسم الجديد". al-saddclub.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "الجاسم يحكم نهائي كأس الأمير بين السد والدحيل". goal.com. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Al Sadd sign Korean World Cupper Woo-young". qatar-tribune.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Gabi deja el Atlético de Madrid y se va a Qatar" [Gabi leaves Atlético de Madrid and goes to Qatar]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 28 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Gabi est arrivé au Qatar pour signer avec l'équipe de Xavi". dailymercato.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Transferts : Hamroun prêté à Al Kharitiyath". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Morteza Pouraliganji joins KAS Eupen". persianfootball.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46710505