Al-Markhiya SC

Al-Markhiya Sports Club (Arabic: المرخية) is a Qatari multi-sports club, based in the Al Markhiya district of Doha.^[3] Its football department plays in the Qatar Stars League. It was widely regarded as the fastest improving team due to it winning the Second Division league 4 times in the first 5 it has taken part of. It has also entered history by being the first second division club to be promoted to the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1995 as Al-Ittifaq, but was renamed to Al-Markhiya in 2004 to better represent the district where it is located.

Al-Markhiya S.C.

Full name	Al-Markhiya Sports Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Hazm[1]
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Ground	Al-Markhiya Stadium, Doha
Capacity	200
Chairman	Ali Al Musaifri
Head coach	Sultan Al-Musaifri[2]
League	Qatari Second Division
2024–25	2nd
Website	almarkhiyasc.qa
Home colours Away colours

Honours

Domestic

• Qatari Second Division
  • Champions (6): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2017, 2022

Stadium

Built in 1995, the Al-Markhiya Stadium covers 68,000 m² and features a football pitch with a capacity for 200 people, locker rooms and an administrative office.^[4] However, due to its insufficient capacity and facilities, the club frequently uses Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium as its homegrounds.^[5]

Crest

A new club crest was unveiled in a public ceremony in May 2023. Designed by Qatari entrepreneur Fatima Al Kuwari, the logo features an oryx, the national animal of Qatar, and maroon coloring, a color associated with the country's flag.^[6]

Technical and administrative staff

As of 18 October 2023^[7]

Name	Role
Anthony Hudson	Technical director
Sultan Al-Musaifri	Head coach
Yasin Mishaui	Assistant coach
Henk Duut	Assistant coach
Badar Al-Maimani	Assistant coach
Ricardo Andrade	Goalkeeper coach
Yassin Grill	Data analyst
Gustavo Silva	Fitness instructor

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 2 DF  QAT Ahmed Abu Shanab 3 DF  QAT Noor Rahman 4 DF  ALG Abdelghani Lallam 5 MF  BEN Salmane Salmane 6 DF  QAT Mohamed Soltani 7 MF  EGY Ahmed Aboutrika 8 MF  ALG Sofyan Cola 9 FW  NED Naoufal Bannis 11 FW  QAT Adel Ahmed 12 MF  QAT Mohammed Al-Qahtani 13 GK  SDN Mohammed Nasri 14 FW  CAN Yassine Aouida 15 MF  QAT Asaad Reyad 16 DF  SDN Ibrahim Elsadig 18 MF  QAT Ibrahim Al-Kirby 22 GK  QAT Osama Adel

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  FRA Naby Sarr 24 DF  QAT Ali Al-Marri 30 GK  QAT Mahmoud Jamal 31 DF  QAT Saleh Al-Yahri 35 DF  POR Rúben Semedo 39 DF  BRA Murillo Ramos 48 GK  PLE Rami Hamadeh 55 MF  MAR Ayman Ouhatti 57 DF  QAT Ahmed Odwan 61 DF  QAT Enagi Elsadiq 77 MF  FRA Jayson Papeau 80 MF  CAN Youssef Aouida 98 DF  KEN Imran Omar — DF  QAT Mohamed Tarkhan — MF  ALG Nassim Benaissa — FW  QAT Navid Dorzadeh (on loan from Al-Ahli)

Out on loan

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 17 FW  QAT Mohammed Meisara (on loan to Al-Bidda)

List of managers

• Hassan Afif (2001–02)
• Eid Mubarak (2002)
• Hassan Afif (2002–03)
• Talha Ashraf (2004–05)
• Hassan Afif (caretaker) (2005) ¹
• Talha Ashraf (2005)
• Hassan Afif (2006–07)
• Saad Hafez (2007)
• Karim Abdul Razak (2007–08)
• Hassan Afif (2008)
• Talha Ashraf (2008)
• Fareed Ramzi (2008)
• Luis Fernando^[8] (2009)
• Luizinho (2009)
• Omar Meziane (2010)
• Ayman Mansour (2010–11)
• Osama Siksik (caretaker) (2011)
• Talha Ashraf (2011–12)
• Peter Polák (2012–13)
• Osama Siksik (caretaker) (2013–14)
• Karim Abdul Razak (2014)
• Luizinho (2014–15)
• Ayman Mansour (2015–2016)
• Silvio Diliberto (2016–2017)
• Yousuf Adam (Aug 2017–Sep 2017)^[9]
• Ayman Mansour (Sep 2017–Oct 2017)^[9]
• Yousuf Adam (Oct 2017–Feb 2018)^[9]
• Adel Sellimi (Feb 2018–May 2018)^[10][11]
• Hisham Zahid (2019)^[12]
• Younes Ali (2019–Aug 2020)^[13]
• Omar Najhi (2020–2021)^[14]
• Mohamed Ali Yousif (2021)^[15]
• Abdullah Mubarak 2021–Apr 16, 2023)
• Hicham Jadrane (Apr 17, 2023–Jun 2023)^[16]
• Anthony Hudson (Jun 2023–present)^[17]

Notes

• Hassan Afif served as caretaker coach while Talha Ashraf was on emergency leave due to family matters.^[18]