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Qatari Basketball League
The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup. In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club. Current clubs ''As of the 2021–22 season.'' Championship history *1981–82: Al Arabi *1982–83: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants, and the land area is mostly made up of flat, low-lying desert. Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed a treaty with the British in 1868 that recognised its separate status. Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916, and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive and legislative authority under the Constitution of Qat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Arabi SC Basketball
Al Arabi Basketball Team ( ar, فريق العربي لكرة السلة) is a Qatari professional basketball team based in Doha, Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh .... Al Arabi is one of the most successful basketball clubs in Qatar, with many domestic and international titles to its name. It is part of the Al Arabi Sports Club multisport club. Honours Domestic * Qatari Championship : Winners (9): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2017/2018 *Qatari Cup : Winners (2): 2007, 2012 *Emir of Qatar Cup :Winners (1): 1982, 2018 International *GCC Clubs Championship : Winners (1): 2008 References {{reflist Basketball teams in Doha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Arabi SC (basketball)
Al Arabi Basketball Team ( ar, فريق العربي لكرة السلة) is a Qatari professional basketball team based in Doha, Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh .... Al Arabi is one of the most successful basketball clubs in Qatar, with many domestic and international titles to its name. It is part of the Al Arabi Sports Club multisport club. Honours Domestic * Qatari Championship : Winners (9): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2017/2018 *Qatari Cup : Winners (2): 2007, 2012 *Emir of Qatar Cup :Winners (1): 1982, 2018 International *GCC Clubs Championship : Winners (1): 2008 References {{reflist Basketball teams in Doha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Jaish SC (basketball)
El Jaish SC is a Qatari professional basketball club. The club competes in the Qatari Basketball League. The club has traditionally provided Qatar's national basketball team with key players. FIBA.com, accessed 16 May 2016. Current roster Notable players * * Mohamed Youssef * |
Al-Gharafa SC
Al-Gharafa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الغرافة الرياضي) is a Qatari multisports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan. It is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. It was established on 6 June 1979 as Al-Ittihad and later officially incorporated into the Qatar Football Association on 23 September of that same year. The club was officially renamed to its current form in 2004 to better represent the district of Al-Gharafa, of which the club belongs to. The club was most notably founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al-Thani, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, Sheikh Hamad bin Faisal Al-Thani, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al-Thani and Saad Mohammed Al-Rumaihi. In a documentary produced by Al Kass sports channel about the history of the club, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim mentioned that the idea was initially suggested by Saad Al-Rumaihi who was working as a sports journalist at the '' Al Raya'' newspaper. History 1980–2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Jaish SC
El-Jaish Sports Club ( ar, نادي الجيش الرياضي) was a Qatari multi-sports club from 2011 to 2017, based in the Al-Duhail area of Doha. The association football team played in the Qatar Stars League. The team won the Qatargas League prior to 2011, but were not eligible for promotion and as a result were not declared as the champions of the league. It was promoted to the first division, the Stars League, the first year after it was made eligible. The club also had participations in other sports, most notably in handball where its team has previously achieved 3rd place in both, the GCC Handball Championship, and the Asian Club Handball Championship. In April 2017, it was announced that the club would be taken over by Lekhwiya SC following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League, and merge into Lekhwiya SC which would be rebranded into Al-Duhail SC. History El Jaish SC was officially established in 2011 after spending several seasons in the second division without bein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Khor
Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, Doha and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar. Al Thakhira is the second largest settlement in the municipality after Al Khor City. The region was ruled by the Al Muhannadi tribe, which consists of seven Bedouin families, before Qatar gained its independence in 1971. Tourism has been increasing in recent years owing to the municipality's various resorts, natural areas and cultural attractions. Fishing was the historical mainstay of most of the municipality's inhabitants. Etymology Al Khor Municipality derives its name from the city of the same name. In Arabic, ''Al Khawr'' means bay; it was so named because Al Khor City was near a bay. Formerly, the city was known as "Khor Al-Shaqiq". History Al Khor Municipality was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Khor SC (basketball)
The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second division and two domestic cup tournaments, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup. In the 2012–13 season, the league expanded for the first time in its history, going from 8 to 12 teams with the newly entered clubs including Lekhwiya, Al-Shamal Sports Club, Umm Salal SC, and Al-Khor Sports Club. Current clubs ''As of the 2021–22 season.'' Championship history *1981–82: Al Arabi *1982–83: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Shamal
Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called ''Madinat ash Shamal'' and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although the population is barely over 8,000. The seat's name translates to "city of the north". Ras Rakan, the Qatar Peninsula's northernmost point, is included in the municipality, and as such is surrounded by the Persian Gulf in all directions except for the south. It borders the municipality of Al Khor. The municipality is divided into three primary zones. History Al Shamal Municipality was established in July, 1972 alongside Qatar's four other initial municipalities. Accommodating less than 9,000 inhabitants, Al Shamal is the least populous municipality in the country. As it comprises the northernmost portion of the country, its historic importance is attributed to its more moderate weather and close proximity to Bahrain. The traditional mainstay of its inhabitants was fishing and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar SC
Qatar Sports Club ( ar, نادي قطر الرياضي) is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 as a merger of two Qatari football clubs Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour. They play their home games in the Qatar SC Stadium, which has a capacity of 15,000 It has recently diversified into sports other than football. An athletics group has been established, and this department competes in javelin throwing, long jumps, and sprinting. The club adopted its current name, ''Qatar SC'', in 1981. History Formation (1972) In 1972, Al-Oruba merged with Al-Nasour to forma new football club named ''Al-Esteqlal''. Former player Saad Mohammed Saleh was selected as the first coach. Al Esteqlal was one of the strongest clubs since its establishment, winning its first official Q-League season in 1972–73. The next year, in 1974, Al Sadd hired head coach Hassan Othman from the club in addition to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Wakrah
Al Wakrah ( ar, الوكرة, al-Wakra) is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge is the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated to the city's immediate north. Governed by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, it was originally a small fishing and pearling village. Over the years, it evolved into a small city with a population of more than 80,000 and is currently considered to be the second-largest city in Qatar. It has undergone extensive development and growth since the turn of the 21st century while also being steadily encroached on by rapidly expanding Doha from the north. Notable milestones in the city's modern history include the May 2019 inauguration of Al Janoub Stadium, a venue for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the opening of Al Wakrah Heritage Village in 2016, the Al Wakrah Main Road Project which was set to be completed in 2020, and the city's integration into the Doha Metro's Red Line. Etymology The ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Wakrah Sport Club (basketball)
Al Wakrah Basketball Team ( ar, فريق كرة السلة الوكرة) is a Qatari professional basketball team based in the city of Al Wakrah, in southern Qatar. Al Wakrah's basketball team currently competes in the top tier of basketball, the Qatari Basketball League. It is part of the Al-Wakrah Sport Club multisport club. Honours Domestic *Emir of Qatar Cup : Runners-up (1): 2000–2001 Roster Last Update: November 30, 2020 Notable players :To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team * Earnest Ross * Kenny Gasana Kenneth Gasana (born Kenneth Wilson; November 9, 1984) is a Rwandan professional basketball player who currently plays for Bangui Sporting Club of the Road to BAL. Born in the United States, he represents Rwanda internationally. Career Gasana pla ... * Jimmy Williams Managerial history * Ih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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