Al Arabi Volleyball ( ar, طائرة العربي) is a professional

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

team based in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

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. It competes in the

Qatari Volleyball League The Qatari Volleyball League (QVL) is a professional volleyball league in Qatar at the top of the Qatari volleyball league system. It was founded in 1979. Teams 2020–21 * Al Ahli S.C. * Al Arabi S.C. * Al Gharafa S.C. * Al Khor S.C. * Al Ra ...

. The team automatically qualified for the 2009, 2010, and 2011 edition of the

FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship The FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship is an international men's club volleyball competition organised by the '' Fédération Internationale de Volleyball'' (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested ...

as Qatar were the hosts. In 2012 Al Arabi team qualified for the

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,

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, * Emir Cup :: Winners (23): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 *

Crown Prince Cup The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...

:: Winners (16): 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 , 2015, 2017 , 2019 * 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 The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

:: Winners (1):

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:: Runners-up:

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:: Third Place:

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* GCC Club Championship :: Winners (1):

:: Runners-up:

, 2012 , 2016 :: Third Place::

, 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)'':
Head coach: Mawya Alajnaf

Technical staff

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.'' ;

* Saed Al Hitmi * Saeed Salem

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* Frederic Winters

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(Loan) *

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* Ivan Zaytsev (Loan) *

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(Loan) * Dante Boninfante * Alexeis Argilagos * Davide Saita * Gianluca Saraceni

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(Loan)

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* Tije Vlam

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* Jiří Popelka

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* Nathan Roberts

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* Raymond Williem

Managerial history

* Dragan Mihailović (2007–08) * Mohamed Trabelsi (2009) * Adel Sennoun (2010–?) *

Gheorghe Crețu Gheorghe Crețu (born 8 August 1968) is a Romanian professional volleyball coach and former player. He serves as head coach for the Slovenia men's national volleyball team, Slovenia national team and the Polish PlusLiga team, Skra Bełchatów. H ...

(2013–14) * Mawya Alajnaf (2015–)

Crest

References

External links

Al Arabi Official Website - The team
Qatari volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 1952 1952 establishments in Qatar {{Volleyball-team-stub