Al-Khor Sports Club ( ar, نادي الخور الرياضي) is a

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i professional sports club based in

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, ...

, featuring teams in a number of sports including

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, futsal, basketball, volleyball, handball, athletics, table tennis and swimming. It is best known for its

team which competes in the

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. It plays its home games at Al Khor Stadium.

History

Foundation

Al-Khor was unofficially established in 1951 by oil workers to fulfill them with the appropriate facility to invest their energy after their participation with the multinational oil companies at the time. In 1961, the club was re-established and set football as its main sport, along with other sports and activities. There were two other clubs in Al Khor, but none of the clubs cooperated. In 1962, Al-Khor SC merged with Al-Jeel Sports Club, one of the other clubs. In 1964, they conglomerated with ''Nahdi Al-Aswad'' (transliterated to "Black Sports Club") and had formally made a request to join the

Qatar Football Association The Qatar Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Qaṭariyy li-Kurat al-Qadam) is the governing body of football in Qatar. President Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani is currently ...

on 10 June later that year. From then on, the club was known as Al-Taawun.

Post-merger (1964–2004)

The club took advantage of the youth movement and was provided with funds for all facilities. He designed plans and programs to increase the number of participants in the majority of sports. Since 1961, yellow and white were the club colors. In 1964 the club entered the football league and changed the colors to blue and white. Currently, all three colors are included in the crest.

Renaming to ''Al Khor'' (2004–present)

In 2004, the club name was changed to Al Khor after the

Qatar Olympic Committee Qatar Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية القطرية, IOC code: QAT) is the National Olympic Committee representing Qatar. History The QOC was formed in 1979 and was granted full recognition by the International Olympic C ...

had ordered the name change to clarify the location of the club.

Honors

Qatar Crown Prince Cup The Qatar Cup is a tournament in men's football. It is played by the top 4 teams of the Qatar Stars League after each season. In 2013, the tournament was renamed Qatar Cup. Previous winners Top-Performing Clubs References External links ...

: Winners (1): 2005 *

Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassim Cup was held in ...

: Winners (1): 2002 *

Qatari 2nd Division The Qatari Second Division ( ar, دوري الدرجة الثانية القطري), QSD or Second Division League, also was known as Qatargas League due to sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of football league competition in Qatar. Conteste ...

: : Winners (1): 1983

Asian record

*Q = Qualification *GS = Group stage *R16 = Round of 16 *QF = Quarter-final *SF = Semi-final

GCC Champions League The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...

Individual honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009, as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Joh ...

: :The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al Khor: :* 2009 – Alaa Abdul-Zahra :* 2009 –

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:* 2009 –

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Performance in UAFA competitions

* Persian Gulf Club Champions Cup: 3 appearances ::

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: Group stage ::

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: Group stage ::

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: Semi-finals ::

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: Semi-finals

Players

''As of

:''

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: September 2021

Presidential history

From 1963 to 1982.

Managerial history

Last update: May 2021 * Ronald Douglas ''(ca.)'' (1979) * Marcos Falopa (1979–80) * Mohammed Mubarak Al Mohannadi (1980) * Marcos Falopa (1980–82) * Alcides Romano Junior (1987–89) *

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(1991–92) * Szapor Gábor (1993–94) *

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(1995) * Mowaffaq Mawla (1997–98) * Alcides Romano Junior (1998) * Roberto Carlos (1998–99) * José Roberto Ávila (1999–00) * Paulo Henrique (2000–01) * João Francisco (2001–02) * Ladislas Lozano (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003) * René Simões (2003) * Robert Mullier (2003–04) *

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(1 October 2020 – 25 December 2020) * Mostafa Souiheb (26 December 2020 – 24 January 2021) * Winfried Schafer (25 January 2021 – )

References

External links

Official website
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Association football clubs established in 1961 1961 establishments in Qatar