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Al-Duhail SC

Al-Duhail SC

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Career & Clubs

History

In 1938, The club was founded as Al-Shorta. It was renamed Lekhwiya in 2009. Upon the club's reformation, it was entered into the Qatari 2nd Division. It came fourth in the league on its first year before winning the next season in 2010. In the club's first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya finished at the top of the standings to win the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League. It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, losing in the final to Al-Arabi. Their official debut in a continental competition came on March 7, 2012, in the 2012 AFC Champions League. They won their first match against Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia, with Nam Tae-Hee scoring the only goal and also scoring the first-ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition. In the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League season, Lekhwiya retained the league title with two games left to be played. They inaugurated a new stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Lekhwiya Sports Stadium, on February 15, 2013, in a match against Al Khor and won their third league title in the first season at the new stadium. in April 2017 the club announced that they would take over El Jaish SC and rebranded the club into Al-Duhail SC. At the end of the 2017–2018 Season the Club became the first club to hold all three domestic Titles the league, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup. In 2024, it was one of the teams invited to take part in the first installment of the Equality Cup.

Managerial history

Khalifa Khamis (2008) (unofficial) Abdullah Saad (2008–2009) (unofficial) Abdullah Mubarak (2009–2010) Djamel Belmadi (2010–2012) Eric Gerets (2012–2014) Michael Laudrup (2014–2015) Djamel Belmadi (2015–2018) Nabil Maâloul (2018–2019) Rui Faria (2019–2020) Walid Regragui (2020) Hatem Almoadab (2020) Sabri Lamouchi (2020–2021) Luís Castro (2021–2022) Hernán Crespo (2022–2023) Christophe Galtier (2023–2025) Djamel Belmadi (2025–present)

League
Qatar Stars League

Legacy

Honours

Domestic

Qatar Stars League Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23 Qatari Second Division Winners (1): 2009–10 Emir of Qatar Cup Winners (4): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 Qatar Cup Winners (4): 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023 Qatari Stars Cup Winners (2): 2022–23, 2024–25 Qatar Super Cup / Shiekh Jassem Cup Winners (2): 2015, 2016

Regional

Qatar–UAE Super Shield Runners-up (1): 2023–24

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Description

Qatari multi-sport club

Extract from Wikipedia

Al-Duhail Sports Club, formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, It is the oldest football team in Qatar, being formed in 1938 as Al-Shorta. The club participates in the Qatar Stars League. Al-Duhail is based in the Duhail district in the city of Doha and plays its home games at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. It is the first team in Qatari football to win the first division title on its debut season.

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