Muaither SC ( ar, نادي معيذر الرياضي) is a multi-sports club based in

Muaither Muaither ( ar, معيذر) is a district of Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipality of Al Rayyan. Etymology Referencing the area's geography, 'muaither' is derived from the Arabic 'mathar', meaning "place where animals are kept". ...

, Qatar. It is best known for its

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department, which plays in the

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History

1996–2013: Second division

The club was founded in 1996 as "Al Shabab". It changed its name to "Al Muaither" in 2004 by decision of the Qatar Olympic Committee. They played exclusively in the

until 2013. Their first promotion play-off was in the 1999–00 season against

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. In 2004, Muaither became the first team in history from the second division to win the

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. They defeated

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2–1 in the final. They finished as runners-up of the Second Division in the 2012 and 2013 season, which earned them promotion play-off matches against

Umm Salal Umm Salal (; also spelled Umm Slal) is a municipality in the State of Qatar. It contains several historic places, such as Barzan Tower. The municipal headquarters Umm Salal is located in Umm Salal Ali, about 10 km from the coast and 15 ...

and Al Arabi. They lost the first match against Umm Salal, which was the club's second promotion play-off match in its history, by a scoreline of 0–1

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in 2012. They also lost 1–2 against Al Arabi after extra time in 2013. Their president, Saleh Al-Aji, filed a complaint on 23 April against Al Arabi under the pretense that they were fielding a suspended player, Baba Keita. This was according to the league statistics available on the

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's website. The QFA dashed their hope of being promoted by officially stating that the information they presented was not available on the website, and that Muaither must have acquired the information from third-party sources.

2013–2014: Qatar Stars League

It was announced on 7 May 2013 that the

Qatar Stars League The Qatar Stars League ( ar, دوري نجوم قطر), or the QSL, also called QNB Stars League for sponsorship reasons, is the top level football league in Qatar football league system. Contested by 12 teams, it operates on a system of promotio ...

would expand to 14 clubs, which inferred that Muaither would be promoted to the first division despite losing the relegation play-off. Their first action in the first division was to hire renowned Spanish-French coach, Ladislas Lozano. They were relegated at the end of the 2013–14 season, along with

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Current team staff

Current squad

''As of

:''

Honours

**Winners (1): 2015–16 *

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**Winners (1): 2003

Managerial history

* Fareed Ramzi (2004) * Sabri Miniawy (2004–2006) * Wameed Mounir (2006) * Abdelkadir Bomir (2006–2007) * Abdulrahman Taleb (2007–2008) * Abdullah Saad (2009) * Silvio Diliberto (2009–2012) * Mohammed Sahel (2012–2013) * Ladislas Lozano (19 June 2013–1 February 2014) * Mohammed Sahel (1 February 2014–present)

References

External links

Official website
{{Qatari League Football clubs in Qatar 1996 establishments in Qatar Association football clubs established in 1996