Al-Rayyan

Present and past managers of Al-Rayyan from 1967 (incomplete):

Administrative managers

Ashraf Mehdi (1984–85) Saad Abu El Dahab (1985–) Notes 1. Non-professional coach; worked as local physical education teacher. 2. First professional coach. 3. First non-Arab coach.

1967–1973: Founding

Al Rayyan's history goes back to the mid-1960s when it was known as Old Al Rayyan. Old Al Rayyan, though an amateur football team, competed in matches arranged throughout the whole country, not being limited to the city in which it was based. Their headquarters was in a two-bedroom house, and they played their matches on a football field in a school based in the New Rayyan area. The club relied on donations from the fans during this period. In 1967, Al Rayyan began as a combination of two groups called " new Al Rayyan’sons and old al-Rayyan’son". In 1967, Al-Rayyan started its factory. From 1967 until now, Al-Rayyan has won many trophies not only in soccer even in the rest of the games such as handball, basketball and volleyball. The people who contributed to build Al Rayyan knew that this team would not be a regular team, but it will also represent the culture of the city of Al Rayyan outside of Qatar. In 2008, the club established magazine called SOUT AL RAYYAN (The Voice of Al Rayyan) which is the first magazine that cares about Al Rayyan news, and it is the only team's magazine in Qatar. They applied to be a member club of the Qatar Football Association, but were rejected with the QFA proposing that they merge with Al Nusoor, a local sports club also based in Al Rayyan. In 1967, after an announcement by the Al Rayyan Sports Committee that Old Al Rayyan would merge with Al Nusoor, Al Rayyan SC was officially founded. A new headquarters was…

Domestic

As of 1 May 2026 League

Qatar Stars League Champions (8): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1994–95, 2015–16 Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup Champions (6): 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2010, 2011, 2013 Qatar Cup Champions (4): 1995, 1996, 2001, 2012 Sheikh Jassim Cup Champions (5): 1992, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2018 QSL Cup Champions (1): 2025–26

Regional

AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League Champions (1): 2025–26