Al Shahaniya SC

Al Shahaniya
Full name	Al Shahaniya Sports Club
Founded	1998; 26 years ago
Ground	Grand Hamad Stadium
Capacity	13,000
Chairman	Menahi Al-Shammari
Head coach	Álvaro Mejía
League	Qatar Stars League
2023–24	Qatari Second Division, 2th of 8
Website	https://www.alshahania.qa/
Home colours	Away colours

Al Shahaniya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الشحانية الرياضي), is a Qatari sports club based in Al-Shahaniya, a town 20 km from the capital Doha. Founded in 1998, the most prominent team of the club is the football team which plays in the Qatari Stars League.^[1] The club's home ground is Grand Hamad Stadium.

History

Al Shahaniya was founded on 27 December 1998, under the name Al-Nasr, under the decision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Eid Al Thani, who was the chairman of the Public Authority for youth and sports at the time. The club was considered as the spiritual successor of Al Nasr SC, an amateur football club founded in 1951. The club, whose name translates to "victory", became notable for being the first Qatari football team to play against clubs outside of the country as well as the first Qatari club to recruit foreigners.^[2]^[3]

At the beginning of its establishment, the club's headquarters were located in Al Jemailiya. In 2001, the club relocated to Al-Shahaniya, which is approximately 20 km northwest of Doha, under the decision of Sheikh Jassim bin Thamer al Thani, who was vice president of the Qatar Olympic Committee at that time. It was furnished with its own stadium and headquarters, although the stadium has primarily been used for training due to its limited capacity.^[2]

In 2004, the club changed its name to Al Shahaniya by decision of the board of directors, in order to better represent the region where it is based.^[4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	ESP	Mohammed Ibrahim
3	DF	QAT	Bandar Naser
4	MF	QAT	Mohammed Sayyar
5	DF	ESP	Marc Muniesa
6	MF	QAT	Mustafa Jalal
7	MF	QAT	Abdurahman Mesaad
8	FW	QAT	Lotfi Madjer (on loan from Al-Duhail)
9	FW	NED	Pelle van Amersfoort
10	MF	BEL	Francesco Antonucci
11	MF	QAT	Abdulaziz Al-Yahri
12	GK	QAT	Ebrahim Mordou
13	DF	QAT	Dhari Al-Shammari
15	MF	QAT	Ebrahim Abdo ^U21
16	GK	QAT	Mohamed Kadik (on loan from Al-Shamal)
17	MF	QAT	Abdullah Al-Yazidi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	QAT	Jaime Rubio ^U21 (on loan from Al-Rayyan)
20	MF	QAT	Yousef Hani Ballan
21	FW	QAT	Mohammad Abu Shanab
22	DF	NED	Sven van Beek
24	DF	QAT	Husam Kamal
27	MF	QAT	Nasser Al Ahrak (on loan from Al-Gharafa)
30	DF	QAT	Moaz El-Wadia ^U21 (on loan from Al-Sadd)
32	MF	QAT	Ali El-Amri
40	DF	TUN	Ali Saoudi
66	DF	QAT	Ali Bazmandegan
77	GK	QAT	Majed Khalaf
88	MF	QAT	Naif Al-Hadhrami (on loan from Al-Rayyan)
90	FW	SLE	Alhassan Koroma
99	GK	QAT	Shehab Ellethy (on loan from Al-Duhail)
—	FW	QAT	Nayef Hamid ^U21 (on loan from Al-Sadd)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Bautista Burke (on loan to Al-Duhail)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: 20 June 2023.

Coaching staff
Head coach	Álvaro Mejía
Assistant coach	Nasser Jalal Saeid Younesi
Goalkeeper coach	Dado Kondic
Fitness coach	Abdelziz Muntari
Performance analyst	Hamed Essam
Match analyst	Yousef Al-Riyami
Team doctor	Saad Hussein
Physiotherapist	Radhi Rizik

Management

As of 20 June 2023^[5]

Board of directors
President	Menahi Al Shammari
Vice-president	Salem Al Hajry
General manager	Faisal Mattar Al Shammari

Presidential history

Updated June 2014.^[6]
1. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (1996–04)
2. Fayez Menahi Al Hajri (2004–07)
3. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (2007–08)
4. Menahi Al Shammari (2008–present)

Managerial history

Stefano Impagliazzo (2002)
Danny Hoekman (Dec 2003–March 2004)
Fareed Ramzi (2004)
Saad Hafez (2004–2006)
Said Riziki (2006–2007)
Stéphane Morello (2007–2008)
Firas Hazem Al Sheikhly (2008–2009)^[7]
Luizinho (2009)
Hisham Ali (2009)
Mohammad Sibai (2009–Feb 2012)
Luizinho (Feb 2012–Nov 2012)
Ion Ion (Nov 2012–Feb 2013)^[8]
Yousuf Adam (Feb 2013–May 2013)
Milton Mendes (May 2013–Sept 2013)
Zé Nando (Sept 2013–Jan 2014)
Alexandre Gama (Jan 2014–May 2014)
Luís Martins (May 2014–July 2014)
Miguel Ángel Lotina (July 2014–Sept 2014)
Zé Nando (Sept 2014 – Nov 2014)
Luka Bonačić (Nov 2014–2016)
Zé Nando (Oct 2016–Dec 2016)^[9]
Igor Štimac (2016–Nov 2017)
José Murcia (Nov 2017–Jun 2020)
Nabil Anwar (Sep 2020–Feb 2022)^[10]
Álvaro Mejía (Feb 2022-)^[11]

Notes

^ "QSL -Al-Shahania". qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "نبذة عن النادي" (in Arabic). Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ Luís Henrique Rolim Silva (2019). The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948-1984 (PDF) (Thesis). Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. pp. 154, 181. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Al Shahaniya Club". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
^ "مجلس الإدارة". Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "الشحانية إلى الأضواء بعد 18 سنة مظاليم". al-sharq.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ Iyad Al Salhi (9 August 2021). "الساعد الأيمن لدرجال في الوكرة .. والمُبدع بصمت مع الكرة ..." (in Arabic). Al Mada Paper. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "الشحانية يقدم مدربه ومحترفيه في مؤتمر صحفي". Al Sharq. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "ZÉ NANDO". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Al Shahaniya coach Nabil Anwar takes charge". Qatar Tribune. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "ألفارو مدربًا للشحانية" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "QSL -Al-Shahania". qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2013.

[aboutus-2] "نبذة عن النادي" (in Arabic). Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[3] Luís Henrique Rolim Silva (2019). The Formation of an Olympic Nation in the Persian Gulf: sociocultural history of the sport in Qatar, 1948-1984 (PDF) (Thesis). Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln. pp. 154, 181. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[4] "Al Shahaniya Club". Qatar Football Association. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

[5] "مجلس الإدارة". Al Shahaniya SC. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[6] "الشحانية إلى الأضواء بعد 18 سنة مظاليم". al-sharq.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[7] Iyad Al Salhi (9 August 2021). "الساعد الأيمن لدرجال في الوكرة .. والمُبدع بصمت مع الكرة ..." (in Arabic). Al Mada Paper. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[8] "الشحانية يقدم مدربه ومحترفيه في مؤتمر صحفي". Al Sharq. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[9] "ZÉ NANDO". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[10] "Al Shahaniya coach Nabil Anwar takes charge". Qatar Tribune. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[11] "ألفارو مدربًا للشحانية" (in Arabic). Al Raya. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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