2018–19 Al Sadd SC season

In the 2018–19 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 46th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.

Al Sadd SC

2018–19 season
Chairman	Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coach	Jesualdo Ferreira
Stadium	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League	Champion
Emir of Qatar Cup	Runners–up
Champions League	2018: Semi-final 2019: Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Baghdad Bounedjah (39) All: Baghdad Bounedjah (43)
Home colours Away colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Pre-season and friendlies

It is decided that the first football team of the Al Sadd Club will leave for Austria to enter the camp on July 12 until the 28th of this month as part of preparations for the 2018–19 season. The team will play 3 friendly matches during the next period, during July 19 for the first friendly, July 23 for the second, and finally the third on July 27.^[1]

Al Sadd v MSV Duisburg

19 July 2018 Friendly	Al Sadd	1–4	MSV Duisburg	St. Johann in Tirol
19:00 UTC+2	Hamroun 79'	Report	Stoppelkamp 12' Al-Hamawende 48' (o.g.) Wolze 63', 90'	Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann

Al Sadd v SC Freiburg

23 July 2018 Friendly	Al Sadd	Cancelled	SC Freiburg	St. Johann in Tirol
18:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Qatar Stars League	22	18	3	1	100	22	+78	081.82	Matchday 1	Winner	5 August 2018	13 April 2019
Emir of Qatar Cup	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	066.67	Quarter Final	Runners–up	2 May 2019	16 May 2019
Champions League	4	1	2	1	6	5	+1	025.00	Quarter-final	Semi-final	27 August 2018	23 October 2018
Champions League	4	2	1	1	5	5	+0	050.00	Group stage[note 1]		5 March 2019	20 May 2019[note 1]
Total	33	23	6	4	118	38	+80	069.70

Updated to match played 16 May 2019
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League

Main article: 2018–19 Qatar Stars League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Sadd (C)	22	18	3	1	100	22	+78	57	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and FIFA Club World Cup first round[a]
2	Al-Duhail	22	15	5	2	52	17	+35	50	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage[b]
3	Al-Sailiya	22	12	2	8	38	26	+12	38	Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
4	Al-Rayyan	22	10	7	5	34	31	+3	37
5	Al-Ahli	22	10	4	8	32	39	−7	34

Source: QSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. The league champions will qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup first round unless the 2019 AFC Champions League winners are from Qatar.
2. Al-Duhail qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as Emir of Qatar Cup winners.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	18	3	1	100	22	+78	57	9	2	0	58	11	+47	9	1	1	42	11	+31

Last updated: 19 April 2019.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2019. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Al-Kharaitiyat v Al-Sadd

5 August 2018 Round 1	Al-Kharaitiyat	0–6	Al-Sadd	Doha
18:35		Soccerway report	8', 89' Afif 59' (pen.), 83', 90+2' Bounedjah 78' (o.g.) Abdurahman	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

Al-Sadd v Al-Arabi

12 August 2018 Round 2	Al-Sadd	10–1	Al-Arabi	Doha
20:40	Abdulla 14' (o.g.) Afif 25', 85' Bounedjah 43' (pen.), 47', 50', 62', 64', 72', 89'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

Al-Sadd v Al-Gharafa

19 August 2018 Round 3	Al-Sadd	1–1	Al-Gharafa	Doha
18:25	Al-Haidos 90+5'	Soccerway report	Weiss 49'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari

Al-Sadd v Al-Shahania

2 September 2018 Round 4	Al-Sadd	4–0	Al-Shahania	Doha
18:10	Bounedjah 3' Afif 8', 40' Khoukhi 14'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulaziz Mousa

Al-Sadd v Al-Rayyan

22 September 2018 Round 6	Al-Sadd	5–0	Al-Rayyan	Doha
18:55	Bounedjah 11', 70' Hassan 31' Afif 59' Woo-young 79'	Soccerway report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri

Qatar SC v Al-Sadd

27 September 2018 Round 7	Qatar SC	1–5	Al-Sadd	Doha
21:00	Eto'o 40'	Soccerway report	13' Ismail 20' Bounedjah 29' Afif 58' Xavi 90+3' Sayyar	Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari

Al-Sadd v Al-Sailiya

7 October 2018 Round 8	Al-Sadd	1–1	Al-Sailiya	Doha
20:50	66' Bounedjah	Soccerway report	Ilyas 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

Al-Ahli v Al-Sadd

27 October 2018 Round 10	Al-Ahli	4–1	Al-Sadd	Doha
19:20	Ebrahimi 5', 63' Moustafa 21' Muntari 34' (pen.)	Soccerway report	52' (pen.) Bounedjah	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi

Umm Salal v Al-Sadd

2 November 2018 Round 11	Umm Salal	1–5	Al-Sadd	Doha
20:25	Sagbo 33'	Soccerway report	20' Pedro Miguel 29' Al-Haidos 55' Xavi 69', 87' Afif	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily

Al-Sadd v Al-Kharaitiyat

8 November 2018 Round 12	Al-Sadd	7–1	Al-Kharaitiyat	Doha
20:20	Bounedjah 17', 46', 86' Ismail 18' Hassan 38' Afif 64' (pen.) Sayyar 90'	Soccerway report	82' Saad	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri

Al-Arabi v Al-Sadd

24 November 2018 Round 13	Al-Arabi	0–3	Al-Sadd	Doha
19:30		Soccerway report	7', 45+2' (pen.) Bounedjah 49' (pen.) Al-Haidos	Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily

Al-Khor v Al-Sadd

28 November 2018 Round 5	Al-Khor	1–2	Al-Sadd	Al Khor
19:30	Wágner 70'	Soccerway report	16', 86' Bounedjah	Stadium: Al-Khor SC Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

Al-Gharafa v Al-Sadd

2 December 2018 Round 14	Al-Gharafa	1–8	Al-Sadd	Doha
17:00	Taremi 53' (pen.)	Soccerway report	19', 28', 45+3' (pen.) Bounedjah 24', 40', 58' Afif 63' Al-Haidos 86' Ahmad	Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari

Al-Shahania v Al-Sadd

7 December 2018 Round 15	Al-Shahania	1–4	Al-Sadd	Doha
19:30	Vázquez 42'	Soccerway report	23', 90+2' Al-Haidos 50', 76' Bounedjah	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri

Al-Sadd v Al-Duhail

11 December 2018 Round 9	Al-Sadd	3–1	Al-Duhail	Doha
19:30	Mendes 9' (o.g.) Al-Hajri 89' Bounedjah 90+4'	Soccerway report	6' (pen.) El-Arabi	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Al-Sadd v Al-Khor

16 February 2019 Round 16	Al-Sadd	6–2	Al-Khor	Doha
20:10	Afif 7', 10', 64' Ismail 42' Jung 55' Bounedjah 57'	Soccerway report	15' Wágner 90+2' (pen.) Tiago Bezerra	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulhadi Al Rowaily

Al-Rayyan v Al-Sadd

23 February 2019 Round 17	Al-Rayyan	0–4	Al-Sadd	Doha
20:10		Soccerway report	33' Bounedjah 35' Hassan 62' (pen.), 72' Afif	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari

Al-Sadd v Qatar SC

28 February 2019 Round 18	Al-Sadd	8–1	Qatar SC	Doha
21:10	Abdelkarim Hassan 23' Bounedjah 30' (pen.), 84', 90+3' Afif 35', 58', 71' Al-Haidos 45+3' (pen.)	Soccerway report	52' Abdel-Rahman	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari

Al-Sailiya v Al-Sadd

28 February 2019 Round 19	Al-Sailiya	0–2	Al-Sadd	Doha
18:00		Soccerway report	18' Bounedjah 84' Afif	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Saoud Al Athbah

Al-Duhail v Al-Sadd

30 March 2019 Round 20	Al-Duhail	2–2	Al-Sadd	Doha
20:15	El-Arabi 75', 85' (pen.)	Soccerway report	26' Bounedjah 90+5' (o.g.) Naji Hussein	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim

Al-Sadd v Al-Ahli

4 April 2019 Round 21	Al-Sadd	7–2	Al-Ahli	Doha
20:10	Bounedjah 6' (pen.), 45+1', 81' Al-Haidos 24', 75' (pen.) Afif 53' Jung 90+4'	Soccerway report	71' de Jong 79' Umaru	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Nayef Mohamed El-Kadiri

Al-Sadd v Umm Salal

13 April 2019 Round 22	Al-Sadd	6–1	Umm Salal	Doha
20:20	Khoukhi 30' Al-Haidos 41' (pen.) Afif 63', 69' Assadalla 65'	Soccerway report	34' Sagbo	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Khamis Al Marri

Emir of Qatar Cup

Main article: 2019 Emir of Qatar Cup

Al-Sadd v Al-Gharafa

2 May 2019 Quarter-finals	Al-Sadd	4–2	Al-Gharafa	Doha
21:00	Khoukhi 17' Bounedjah 45', 90+2' Afif 75'	Report	78' Taremi 89' Seraj	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari

Al-Rayyan v Al-Sadd

11 May 2019 Semi-finals	Al-Rayyan	0–2	Al-Sadd	Doha
22:30		Report	Asad 12' Bounedjah 84'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi

Al-Sadd v Al-Duhail

16 May 2019 Final	Al-Sadd	1–4	Al-Duhail	Al Wakrah
22:30	Akram Afif 7'	Report	Ali Afif 16' Edmilson 59', 81' El-Arabi 62'	Stadium: Al Wakrah Stadium Attendance: 38,678 Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim[2]

2018 AFC Champions League

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Knockout stage

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Esteghlal v Al-Sadd

27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)	Esteghlal	1–3	Al-Sadd	Tehran
20:30 UTC+4:30	Barsham 12' (o.g.)	Live Report Stat Report	60' Afif 65', 74' (pen.) Bounedjah	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 78,116 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Al-Sadd v Esteghlal

17 September 2018 (2018-09-17)	Al-Sadd	2–2	Esteghlal	Doha
19:00 UTC+3	Afif 27' Bounedjah 90+2' (pen.)	Live Report Stat Report	Bagheri 32' Tabrizi 49'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,462 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Semi-finals

Al-Sadd v Persepolis

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)	Al-Sadd	0–1	Persepolis	Doha
18:15 UTC+3	S. Al Sheeb  85'	Live Report Stats Report	A. Alipour 86' (pen.) S. Nemati  77' O. Alishah  39' A. Beiranvand  76'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9,087 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Persepolis v Al-Sadd

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23)	Persepolis	1–1	Al-Sadd	Tehran
18:30 UTC+3:30	Nemati 49'	Live Report Stats Report	Bounedjah 17'	Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 81,350 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2019 AFC Champions League

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League group stage § Group D

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAD	AHL	PAK	PER
1	Al-Sadd	6	3	1	2	7	8	−1	10	Advance to knockout stage		—	2–1	2–1	1–0
2	Al-Ahli	6	3	0	3	7	7	0	9			2–0	—	2–1	2–1
3	Pakhtakor	6	2	2	2	7	7	0	8			2–2	1–0	—	1–0
4	Persepolis	6	2	1	3	6	5	+1	7			2–0	2–0	1–1	—

Source: AFC

Al-Ahli v Al-Sadd

5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) 1	Al-Ahli	2–0	Al-Sadd	Jeddah
20:15 UTC+3	Al Somah 32' (pen.), 76'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Al-Sadd v Persepolis

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 2	Al-Sadd	1–0	Persepolis	Doha
18:45 UTC+3	Bounedjah 90+5'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

Pakhtakor v Al-Sadd

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 3	Pakhtakor	2–2	Al-Sadd	Tashkent
19:00 UTC+5	Alijonov 9' Ćeran 41'	Live Report Stats Report	Xavi 6', 16'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Attendance: 32,315 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Al-Sadd v Pakhtakor

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 4	Al-Sadd	2–1	Pakhtakor	Doha
19:00 UTC+3	Xavi 9' Bounedjah 87'	Live Report Stats Report	Krimets 30'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 4,692 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Al-Sadd v Al-Ahli

6 May 2019 (2019-05-06) 5	Al-Sadd	2–1	Al-Ahli	Doha
21:45 UTC+3	Asad 9' Afif 12'	Live Report Stats Report	Al Somah 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 6,683 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Persepolis v Al-Sadd

20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) 6	Persepolis	2–0	Al-Sadd	Tehran
21:00 UTC+4:30	Torabi 16' Alipour 67'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Attendance: 11,390 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Squad information

Playing statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Qatar Stars League		Emir of Qatar Cup		2018 Champions League		2019 Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	QAT	Saad Al Sheeb	15	0	12	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
22	GK	QAT	Meshaal Barsham	14	0	10	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
30	GK	QAT	Jehad Hudib	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	QAT	Pedro Miguel	29	1	22	1	3	0	4	0	0	0
3	DF	QAT	Abdelkarim Hassan	21	4	14	4	3	0	4	0	0	0
7	DF	QAT	Musab Kheder	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	QAT	Hamid Ismail	28	3	22	3	2	0	4	0	0	0
13	DF	QAT	Ibrahim Majid	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	QAT	Fahad Al-Abdulrahman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	QAT	Ahmed Suhail	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	QAT	Salem Al-Hajri	23	1	19	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
34	DF	QAT	Hatim Kamal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	DF	QAT	Hussain Bahzad	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
66	DF	QAT	Yasser Abubakar	18	0	15	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
4	MF	QAT	Ahmed Sayyar	9	2	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	KOR	Jung Woo-young	23	3	17	3	2	0	4	0	0	0
6	MF	ESP	Xavi	21	2	14	2	3	0	4	0	0	0
8	MF	QAT	Ali Assadalla	22	2	17	1	3	1	2	0	0	0
14	MF	ESP	Gabi	28	0	21	0	3	0	4	0	0	0
16	MF	QAT	Boualem Khoukhi	28	3	21	2	3	1	4	0	0	0
15	MF	QAT	Tarek Salman	18	0	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
65	MF	QAT	Bahaa Ellethy	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
70	MF	QAT	Hamza Sanhaji	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
87	MF	QAT	Saud Al-Nasr	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	QAT	Hassan Al-Haidos	27	10	20	10	3	0	4	0	0	0
11	FW	ALG	Baghdad Bounedjah	29	46	22	39	3	3	4	4	0	0
17	FW	QAT	Hassan Palang	4	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
78	MF	QAT	Akram Afif	29	30	22	26	3	2	4	2	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 13 April 2019
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	QSL	QEC	CL 1	TOTAL
11		Baghdad Bounedjah	FW	39	3	5	47
78		Akram Afif	FW	26	2	2	30
10		Hassan Al-Haidos	FW	10	0	0	10
6		Xavi	MF	2	0	3	5
3		Abdelkarim Hassan	FW	4	0	0	4
5		Jung Woo-young	MF	3	0	0	3
12		Hamid Ismail	DF	3	0	0	3
16		Boualem Khoukhi	MF	2	1	0	3
17		Hassan Palang	FW	2	0	0	2
4		Ahmed Sayyar	MF	2	0	0	2
8		Ali Assadalla	MF	1	1	0	2
2		Pedro Miguel	DF	1	0	0	1
20		Salem Al-Hajri	DF	1	0	0	1
Own Goals				4	0	0	4
Totals				100	7	11	118

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  QAT Saad Al Sheeb 77 DF  JOR Hussain Hameed Aamir 3 DF  QAT Yasser Abubakar 4 MF  QAT Ahmed Sayyar — DF  KOR Jung Woo-young (5) 6 MF  ESP Xavi (captain) 7 DF  QAT Musab Kheder 8 MF  QAT Ali Assadalla 9 FW  QAT Meshaal Al-Shammeri 10 MF  QAT Hassan Al-Haidos 11 FW  ALG Baghdad Bounedjah 12 DF  QAT Hamid Ismail 13 DF  QAT Ibrahim Majid 14 MF  ESP Gabi 15 DF  QAT Fahad Al-Abdulrahman 16 MF  QAT Boualem Khoukhi 17 FW  QAT Hassan Palang

No. Pos. Nation Player} 18 FW  QAT Abdulaziz Al-Jalabi 19 MF  QAT Hussain Bahzad 20 DF  QAT Salem Al-Hajri 21 GK  QAT Saud Al Hajiri 22 GK  QAT Meshaal Barsham 23 MF  QAT Ayoub Mashhor 25 FW  QAT Jassim Al-Shammeri 27 MF  QAT Meshal Ibrahim 30 GK  QAT Jehad Hudib 34 DF  QAT Hatim Kamal 37 DF  QAT Ahmed Suhail 73 MF  QAT Mohammed Waad 74 MF  QAT Ghassan Waheed 87 MF  QAT Saud Al-Nasr 88 MF  LBY Aladeen Younes 92 GK  OMA Sami Al-Hassawi 99 FW  QAT Ali Ferydoon (on loan from Al-Shamal)

Players with Multiple Nationalities

• Ibrahim Majid
• Pedro Miguel
• Yasser Abubakar
• Ali Asad
• Ahmed Sayyar
• Hussain Bahzad
• Ali Ferydoon
• Boualem Khoukhi

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	From club	Transfer fee	Source
28 June 2018	DF	Jung Woo-young	Vissel Kobe	€800,000	[3]
2 July 2018	MF	Gabi	Atlético Madrid	Free	[4][5]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	To club	Transfer fee	Source
16 August 2018	MF	Jugurtha Hamroun	Al-Kharaitiyat	Loan one year	[6]
16 August 2018	DF	Morteza Pouraliganji	Eupen	Undisclosed	[7]

New Contracts

No	P	Name	Age	Contract length	Contract ends	Source
11	FW	Baghdad Bounedjah	27	3 season	2024	[8]

Notes

1. The competition will be completed in the new season 2019–20 starting from Round of 16.