Al Kharaitiyat SC

Al Kharaitiyat Sport Club (Arabic: نادي الخريطيات) is a Qatari sports club based in the town of Al Kharaitiyat, best known for its football team of the Qatari Second Division. They won promotion in 2004 and played in the Qatari Stars League the following season. However, they were relegated the following season. They once again regained their position in the top flight in the 2008–09 season.

Al Kharaitiyat

Full name	Al Kharaitiyat Sport Club[1][2]
Nickname(s)	Thunders الصواعق
Founded	1996; 29 years ago (1996)
Ground	Al-Khor SC Stadium
Capacity	21,282
Chairman	Khalifa bin Thamer
Manager	Yousuf Adam Mahmoud
League	Qatari Second Division
2024–25	Qatari Second Division, 3rd
Website	www.alkharaitiyat.com
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Al Kharaitiyat SC headquarters, Al Ebb Road, Al Kharaitiyat.

History

Al Kharaitiyat is among the newest sports clubs in Qatar, having been formed in 1996 as Al-Hilal.^[3] Among the founders were:

Founders
Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani1
Sheikh Khalifa bin Thamer Al Thani
Nasser Al-Mohammad Fadhalla
Meshal Mohammed Al-Ansari
Adel Ibrahim Al-Malik
Hassan Yousef Al-Hakim
Khalifa bin Fahad bin Mohammed Al Thani

Upon its formation, it was entered into the Qatari Second Division. After winning the second division title in 2004, they earned a spot in the top tier, the Qatar Stars League. Shortly after, the club was renamed to its current name, Al Kharaitiyat, on 19 October 2004 by a decision of the vice-president of the Qatar Olympic Committee in order to better represent the district it is located in.^[3] The team was relegated from the Stars League in the 2004–05 season after a 3–3 draw with Al Ahli on 6 April 2005 with two matches left to play in the season.^[4]

In 2008 the team was once again promoted to the Stars League.^[3]

Supporters

A fan club was established in 2008 after the team won promotion to the Qatar Stars League.^[5]

Stadium history

Stadium	Period
Qatar SC Stadium	1996–2012[6]
Al-Khawr Stadium	2012–present

Honours

Domestic

• Qatari Second Division
  • Winners (2): 2004, 2020
• Qatari Stars Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2012

Current squad

As of Qatari Second Division:

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 Nahmoud Zakeri 6 DF  QAT Saeed El-Hadj 8 MF  QAT Salah Al-Yahri 9 FW  MTN Souleymane Anne 12 FW  QAT Abdulrahman Al-Jassem 13 GK  ECU Lenín Ayoví 17 MF  QAT Ahmed Gamal 24 GK  QAT Ahmed Al Bagoori 27 MF  QAT Mohsen Al-Yazidi 28 MF  QAT Mohammed Afifa

No. Pos. Nation Player 55 MF  QAT Ghassan Waheed 66 DF  QAT Abdulhamid Sibai 78 DF  MAR Kaïs Najeh — GK  QAT Fahad Al-Qasaimi — DF  MAR Ayoub Qasmi — DF  QAT Mohammed Mansour — DF  QAT Mohammed Al-Qahtani — MF  QAT Ali Al-Ansi — MF  QAT Ali Al-Yazidi

Personnel

Club staff

Last updated 11 November 2018.^[7]

Coaching staff Head coach Yousuf Adam Mahmoud Assistant coach Julio Cesar Moreno Goalkeeping coach Zoran Stojanovic Fitness coach Nelson Omar Garrido Technical staff Team manager Torki Aman Salmeen Director of football Mansour Mussa Deputy director Abdulnasser al-saadi

Management

Position	Staff
President	Sheikh khalifa bin Thamer Al Thani
Vice-president	Jamal Al-shamlan
General secretary	Sheikh Ahmed bin thamer Al-Thani

Last updated: December 2011
Source: Board of Directors

Managerial history

See also: Category:Al Kharaitiyat SC managers

As of 20 May 2021

• Abdulaziz Ali Al Hammadi (1996)^[8]
• Mokhtar Mokhtar (2003–2005)^[9][10]
• João Francisco (2005)
• José Roberto Souza (2005–2006)^[11]
• Ayman Mansour (2006–2007)
• Luisinho Lemos (2007–2008)
• Rodion Gačanin (2008)
• Moscofetch Nebojsa (2008)
• Nebojša Vučković (2008)
• José Roberto Souza (2008) (CT)^[12]
• Bernard Simondi (2008–2011)
• Arturzinho (2009) (CT)
• Lutfi Benzarti (2011)
• Laurent Banide (2012)
• Bernard Simondi (2012–2013)
• Bertrand Marchand (2013–2014)
• Yasser Sibai (2014)
• Amar Osim (2014–2016)
• Ahmad Al-Ajlani (2016–2018)
• Yasser Sibai (2018)^[13]
• Nacif Beyaoui (2018)^[14]
• Aziz El Amri (2018)
• Yousuf Adam (2018–2021)

Notes

Note 1: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani served as the first president of the club.