Al Shahaniya SC

Al-Shahaniya Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الشحانية الرياضي), is a Qatari sports club based in Al-Shahaniya, a town 20 km from the capital Doha. Founded in 1998, the most prominent team of the club is the football team which plays in the Qatari Stars League.^[1] The club's home ground is Grand Hamad Stadium.

Al Shahaniya

Full name	Al-Shahaniya Sports Club
Founded	1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Ground	Grand Hamad Stadium
Capacity	13,000
Chairman	Menahi Al-Shammari
Head coach	José Murcia
League	Qatar Stars League
2024–25	7th
Website	www.alshahania.qa
Home colours Away colours

History

Al Shahaniya was founded on 27 December 1998, under the name Al-Nasr, under the decision of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Eid Al Thani, who was the chairman of the Public Authority for youth and sports at the time. The club was considered as the spiritual successor of Al Nasr SC, an amateur football club founded in 1951. The club, whose name translates to "victory", became notable for being the first Qatari football team to play against clubs outside of the country as well as the first Qatari club to recruit foreigners.^[2][3]

At the beginning of its establishment, the club's headquarters were located in Al Jemailiya. In 2001, the club relocated to Al-Shahaniya, which is approximately 20 km northwest of Doha, under the decision of Sheikh Jassim bin Thamer al Thani, who was vice president of the Qatar Olympic Committee at that time. It was furnished with its own stadium and headquarters, although the stadium has primarily been used for training due to its limited capacity.^[2]

In 2004, the club changed its name to Al Shahaniya by decision of the board of directors, in order to better represent the region where it is based.^[4]

Current squad

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  ESP Simo (on loan from Al-Rayyan) 4 MF  QAT Mohammed Sayyar 5 DF  TUN Hamdi Nagguez 6 MF  QAT Mustafa Jalal 7 MF  QAT Abdurahman Mesaad 9 FW  NED Pelle van Amersfoort 10 MF  BEL Francesco Antonucci 11 MF  QAT Abdulaziz Al-Yahri 12 GK  QAT Ebrahim Mordou 13 DF  QAT Dhari Al-Shammari 15 MF  QAT Ebrahim Abdo U21 17 MF  QAT Abdullah Al-Yazidi 20 DF  QAT Yousef Hani Ballan 21 MF  ESP Jawad El Jemili

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  NED Sven van Beek 24 DF  QAT Husam Kamal 30 MF  QAT Moaz El-Wadia (on loan from Al-Sadd) 40 DF  MLI Daoud Soliman 66 DF  QAT Ali Bazmandegan 77 GK  QAT Majed Khalaf 90 FW  SLE Alhassan Koroma 99 GK  QAT Shehab Ellethy (on loan from Al-Duhail) — MF  ESP Álvaro Sanz — MF  QAT Issa Ghaderi — MF  QAT Abdulaziz Mohammed (on loan from Al-Duhail) — MF  QAT Mohammed Al-Raeesi — FW  QAT Ali Al-Muhannadi

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 3 DF  QAT Bandar Naser (on loan to Al-Waab)

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 FW  QAT Mohammad Abu Shanab (on loan to Al-Waab)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: 20 June 2023.

Coaching staff
Head coach	José Murcia
Assistant coach	Nasser Jalal Saeid Younesi
Goalkeeper coach	Dado Kondic
Fitness coach	Abdelziz Muntari
Performance analyst	Hamed Essam
Match analyst	Yousef Al-Riyami
Team doctor	Saad Hussein
Physiotherapist	Radhi Rizik

Management

As of 20 June 2023^[5]

Board of directors
President	Menahi Al Shammari
Vice-president	Salem Al Hajry
General manager	Faisal Mattar Al Shammari

Presidential history

Updated June 2014.^[6]
1. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (1996–04)
2. Fayez Menahi Al Hajri (2004–07)
3. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (2007–08)
4. Menahi Al Shammari (2008–present)

Managerial history

• Stefano Impagliazzo (2002)
• Danny Hoekman (Dec 2003–March 2004)
• Fareed Ramzi (2004)
• Saad Hafez (2004–2006)
• Said Riziki (2006–2007)
• Stéphane Morello (2007–2008)
• Firas Hazem Al Sheikhly (2008–2009)^[7]
• Luizinho (2009)
• Hisham Ali (2009)
• Mohammad Sibai (2009–Feb 2012)
• Luizinho (Feb 2012–Nov 2012)
• Ion Ion (Nov 2012–Feb 2013)^[8]
• Yousuf Adam (Feb 2013–May 2013)
• Milton Mendes (May 2013–Sept 2013)
• Zé Nando (Sept 2013–Jan 2014)
• Alexandre Gama (Jan 2014–May 2014)
• Luís Martins (May 2014–July 2014)
• Miguel Ángel Lotina (July 2014–Sept 2014)
• Zé Nando (Sept 2014 – Nov 2014)
• Luka Bonačić (Nov 2014–2016)
• Zé Nando (Oct 2016–Dec 2016)^[9]
• Igor Štimac (2016–Nov 2017)
• José Murcia (Nov 2017–Jun 2020)
• Nabil Anwar (Sep 2020–Feb 2022)^[10]
• Álvaro Mejía (Feb 2022-)^[11]