2021–22 Al Sadd SC season

Al Sadd SC
2021–22 season
ChairmanMuhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coachXavi
(until 5 November 2021)[1][2]
Javi Gracia
(from 8 December 2021)[3][4]
StadiumJassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League1st
Emir of Qatar Cup2021: Winners
2022: Semi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
André Ayew (15)
All:
André Ayew (16)

In the 2021–22 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 49th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League. On November 3, after the match against Al-Duhail, Xavi left the club to be the new coach of FC Barcelona six years after his departure and this is after an agreement was reached between the two clubs.[1][2]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Qatar GK Saad Al Sheeb (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 31) Qatar Al Sailiya
22 Qatar GK Meshaal Barsham (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 23) Qatar Youth system
Defenders
2 Qatar CB Pedro Miguel (1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 31) Qatar Al Ahli
3 Qatar LB Abdelkarim Hassan (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 28) Qatar Youth system
12 Qatar RB Hamid Ismail (1987-09-12)12 September 1987 (aged 34) Qatar Al-Arabi
66 Qatar CB Yasser Abubakar (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 29) Qatar El Jaish
15 Qatar CB Tarek Salman (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 23) Spain Júpiter Leonés
16 Qatar LB / CB Boualem Khoukhi (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 31) Qatar Al Arabi
70 Qatar RB Musab Kheder (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 28) Qatar Youth system
Midfielders
4 Qatar DM Ahmed Sayyar (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 27) Qatar Al-Gharafa
5 South Korea DM Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 31) Japan Vissel Kobe
8 Qatar CM Ali Assadalla (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 28) BahrainAl Muharraq
18 Spain CM Santi Cazorla (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 37) Spain Villarreal
23 Qatar RW Hashim Ali (2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (aged 21) Qatar Youth system
20 Qatar DM Salem Al-Hajri (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 25) Belgium Eupen
24 Ghana AM André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 31) Wales Swansea City
13 Brazil DM Guilherme Torres (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 30) Greece Olympiacos
Forwards
9 Qatar ST Abdulaziz Al Ansari (1992-02-19)19 February 1992 (aged 29) Qatar Al Kharaitiyat
10 Qatar RW Hassan Al-Haidos (1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 30) Qatar Youth system
11 Algeria ST Baghdad Bounedjah (1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 29) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
78 Qatar LW Akram Afif (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 24) Qatar Al Markhiya

Pre-season and friendlies

9 August 2021 Pre-season UE Figueres Spain 3–5 Al Sadd Olot, Spain
Report[5]
14 August 2021 Pre-season CE Sabadell Spain 3–2 Al Sadd Olot, Spain
18:45
  • ? 5'
  • ? 89'
 Report[6]
26 August 2021 Pre-season Al Sadd 2–1[note 1] Lusail SC Doha
19:00
Report[7] Attendance: 0

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 20 2 0 80 24 +56 090.91 Matchday 1 Winner 12 September 2021 11 March 2022
2021 Emir of Qatar Cup 1 1 0 0 1 1 +0 100.00 Final Winners 22 October 2021
2022 Emir of Qatar Cup 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67 Round of 16 Semi-finals 13 February 2022 14 March 2022
2022 Champions League 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 033.33 Group stage 8 April 2022 27 April 2022
Total 32 25 3 4 98 39 +59 078.13

Updated to match played 29 April 2021
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League

Main article: 2021–22 Qatar Stars League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd (C) 22 20 2 0 80 24 +56 62 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail 22 14 5 3 59 24 +35 47 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round[a]
3 Al-Wakrah 22 11 4 7 34 30 +4 37
4 Al-Arabi 22 11 3 8 34 31 +3 36
5 Al-Gharafa 22 9 3 10 39 40 −1 30
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;
(C) Champions
  1. ^ as 2022 Emir of Qatar Cup winner


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
21 19 2 0 78 23  +55 59 9 1 0 31 10  +21 10 1 0 47 13  +34

Last updated: 8 March 2022.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWWWWWWWDWWWWWWWWWWDW
Position3211111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 8 March 2022. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 September 2021 Round 1 Al-Sadd 2–0 Al-Sailiya Doha
21:20
Report Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Youssef Alsharshani
16 September 2021 Round 2 Qatar SC 1–3 Al-Sadd Doha
17:50
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
22 September 2021 Round 3 Al-Rayyan 2–4 Al-Sadd Doha
19:30
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim
26 September 2021 Round 4 Al-Sadd 7–2 Al-Shamal Doha
19:30
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Subaie
1 October 2021 Round 5 Al-Arabi 0–4 Al-Sadd Doha
19:15 Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
17 October 2021 Round 6 Al-Sadd 6–4 Al-Gharafa Doha
17:30
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
26 October 2021 Round 7 Umm Salal 1–3 Al-Sadd Al Wakrah
18:20
Report
Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Referee: Khalid Nabet
30 October 2021 Round 8 Al-Sadd 4–1 Al-Ahli Doha
20:30
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Subaie
3 November 2021 Round 9 Al-Duhail 3–3 Al-Sadd Doha
19:55
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Meshari Al shammari
25 December 2021 Round 10 Al-Sadd 3–0 Al-Khor Doha
16:05
Report Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif
3 January 2022 Round 12 Al-Sailiya 0–2 Al-Sadd Doha
18:20 Report
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Khalid Nabet
18 January 2022 Round 15 Al-Shamal 1–5 Al-Sadd Doha
16:20
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Sultan Al Sharshani
22 January 2022 Round 16 Al-Sadd 4–2 Al-Arabi Doha
19:15
Report
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim
31 January 2022 Round 11 Al-Wakrah 0–6 Al-Sadd Al Wakrah
16:30 Report
Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile
5 February 2022 Round 17 Al-Gharafa 1–5 Al-Sadd Doha
16:35
Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
9 February 2022 Round 18 Al-Sadd 2–0 Umm Salal Doha
16:40
Report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
17 February 2022 Round 13 Al-Sadd 1–0 Qatar SC Doha
18:00
Report Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
21 February 2022 Round 19 Al-Ahli 2–8 Al-Sadd Doha
16:45
Report
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Khalid Nabet
25 February 2022 Round 20 Al-Sadd 1–1 Al-Duhail Doha
19:00
Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah
1 March 2022 Round 21 Al-Khor 2–4 Al-Sadd Al Khor
19:00
Report
Stadium: Al-Khor SC Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
8 March 2022 Round 14 Al-Sadd 1–0 Al-Rayyan Doha
18:15
Report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
11 March 2022 Round 22 Al-Sadd 2–1 Al-Wakrah Doha
19:10
Report
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari

2021 Emir of Qatar Cup

Main article: 2021 Emir of Qatar Cup
22 October 2021 Final Al-Rayyan 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Al Sadd SC Al Thumama
18:01
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah
Penalties
Yacine Brahimi soccer ball with check mark
Yohan Boli soccer ball with check mark
Abdulaziz Hatem soccer ball with check mark
Steven Nzonzi soccer ball with check mark
Shoja' Khalilzadeh soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Santi Cazorla
soccer ball with check mark Rodrigo Tabata
soccer ball with check mark Akram Afif
soccer ball with check mark Boualem Khoukhi
soccer ball with check mark Jung Woo-young

2022 Emir of Qatar Cup

Main article: 2022 Emir of Qatar Cup
13 February 2022 Round of 16 Al Sadd 1–0 Muaither Doha
16:40
Report Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif
5 March 2022 Quarter-finals Al Sadd 4–0 Al-Ahli Doha
16:50
Report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
14 March 2022 Semi-finals Al Sadd 2–3 Al-Duhail Doha
19:45
Report
Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi

2022 AFC Champions League

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage § Group E

On 16 February 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the East group stage.[8] On 3 March 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the West group stage.[9]

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAI NAS SAD WEH
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly (H) 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9[a] Advance to Round of 16 — 0–0 2–1 1–1
2 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9[a] 0–1 — 3–1 2–0
3 Qatar Al-Sadd 6 2 1 3 10 11 −1 7 1–0 1–1 — 5–2
4 Jordan Al-Wehdat 6 1 3 2 9 12 −3 6 1–1 2–2 3–1 —
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly 4, Nasaf Qarshi 1.
8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) 1 Al Sadd SC Qatar 1–1 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi Dammam
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
11 April 2022 (2022-04-11) 2 Al-Faisaly Saudi Arabia 2–1 Qatar Al Sadd SC Dammam
23:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 700
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 3 Al Sadd SC Qatar 5–2 Jordan Al-Wehdat Dammam
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 4 Al-Wehdat Jordan 3–1 Qatar Al Sadd SC Dammam
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 5 Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 3–1 Qatar Al Sadd SC Dammam
20:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 85
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 6 Al Sadd SC Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Dammam
23:15 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

Squad information

Playing statistics

As of 14 March 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total Qatar Stars League Emir of Qatar Cup AFC CL1 Other
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Qatar QAT Saad Al Sheeb 10 0 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
22 GK Qatar QAT Meshaal Barsham 15 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Qatar QAT Yousef Baliadeh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Qatar QAT Pedro Miguel 18 0 15 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Qatar QAT Abdelkarim Hassan 20 4 17 3 3 1 0 0 0 0
21 DF Qatar QAT Abdelrahman Rashid 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Qatar QAT Boualem Khoukhi 16 4 12 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Qatar QAT Salem Al-Hajri 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
70 DF Qatar QAT Musab Kheder 19 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF Qatar QAT Ahmed Sayyar 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF South Korea KOR Jung Woo-young 24 0 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Qatar QAT Ali Assadalla 25 3 21 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Qatar QAT Tarek Salman 22 0 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Qatar QAT Mostafa Tarek 7 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Qatar QAT Mohammed Al Bayati 10 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Spain ESP Santi Cazorla 20 7 16 6 4 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Torres 24 1 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Qatar QAT Bahaa Ellithi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Qatar QAT Hassan Al-Haidos 21 7 19 7 2 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Algeria ALG Baghdad Bounedjah 20 14 17 13 3 1 0 0 0 0
12 FW Qatar QAT Rodrigo Tabata 25 8 21 7 4 1 0 0 0 0
13 FW Qatar QAT Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi 9 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Qatar QAT Akram Afif 22 15 18 14 4 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Qatar QAT Yusuf Abdurisag 16 3 14 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
24 FW Ghana GHA André Ayew 25 17 21 15 4 2 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 14 March 2022
Source: fr.soccerway.com

Goalscorers

As of 14 March 2022

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

No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CPC CL 1 TOTAL
Ghana André Ayew MF 15 2 0 0 17
Qatar Akram Afif FW 14 1 0 0 15
Algeria Baghdad Bounedjah FW 13 1 0 0 14
Qatar Rodrigo Tabata FW 7 1 0 0 8
Qatar Hassan Al-Haidos FW 7 0 0 0 7
Spain Santi Cazorla MF 6 1 0 0 7
Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan DF 3 1 0 0 4
Qatar Boualem Khoukhi DF 4 0 0 0 4
Qatar Yusuf Abdurisag FW 2 1 0 0 3
Qatar Ali Assadalla MF 3 0 0 0 3
Brazil Guilherme Torres MF 1 0 0 0 1
Qatar Mostafa Tarek MF 1 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 4 0 0 0 4
Totals 80 8 0 0 88

Assists

No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CPC CL 1 TOTAL
Qatar Akram Afif FW 17 1 0 0 18
Spain Santi Cazorla MF 9 3 0 0 12
Qatar Ali Assadalla MF 5 1 0 0 6
Qatar Hassan Al-Haidos FW 5 0 0 0 5
Qatar Baghdad Bounedjah FW 5 0 0 0 5
Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan DF 4 1 0 0 5
Qatar Rodrigo Tabata FW 3 0 0 0 3
Qatar Pedro Miguel DF 2 0 0 0 2
South Korea Jung Woo-young MF 2 0 0 0 2
Brazil Guilherme Torres MF 2 0 0 0 2
Qatar Yusuf Abdurisag MF 2 0 0 0 2
Ghana André Ayew MF 1 0 0 0 1
Qatar Tarek Salman DF 1 0 0 0 1
Qatar Ahmed Sayyar MF 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 59 6 0 0 65

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
22 July 2021 MF Ghana André Ayew Wales Swansea City Free transfer [10][11][12]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
9 July 2021 MF South Korea Nam Tae-hee Al-Duhail Free transfer [13]
9 September 2021 MF Qatar Hashim Ali Al-Rayyan Loan for one year [14]
10 September 2021 MF Qatar Ahmed Suhail Al-Arabi Loan for one year [15]

New contracts

No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
5 DM South Korea Jung Woo-young 2 years 2023 13 June 2021 [16]

Notes

  1. ^ The match was divided into four quarters of 20 minutes each.

References

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