Qatar SC
Association football club in Qatar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qatar Sports Club (Arabic: نادي قطر الرياضي) is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 with the merger of two Qatari football clubs, Al-Oruba and Al-Nasour.[1]
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Full name | Qatar Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The King | ||
Founded | 1960; 64 years ago (1960) | ||
Ground | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium | ||
Capacity | 13,000 | ||
Chairman | Sheikh Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani | ||
Manager | Hélio Sousa | ||
League | Qatar Stars League | ||
2022–23 | Qatar Stars League, 5th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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They play their home games in the Qatar SC Stadium, which can accommodate 13,000 spectators. The club has recently diversified into sports other than football with an athletics division having been established, competing in sprinting, long jump and javelin throwing. The club adopted its current name, Qatar SC, in 1981.[1]