Al Sadd SC (handball)

Al Sadd SC
Full nameAl Sadd Handball Team
Nickname(s)Al-Zaeem (The Boss)
Al-Dheeb (The Wolf)
Founded1969; 56 years ago (1969)
ArenaAli Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena
Doha, Qatar
Capacity7,700
PresidentMohammed Al Thani
LeagueQatar Handball League
Al Sadd's active sections

Football
Basketball
Handball

Volleyball
Futsal
Athletics

Al Sadd Handball Team (Arabic: فريق السد لكرة اليد) is the handball team of Al Sadd SC, based in the capital city of Doha, Qatar. It currently competes in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team is one of the most successful in all of Asia, winning the Asian Club League Handball Championship a record 5 times.

History

Al Sadd Handball Team was formed shortly after the formation of the club in 1969. Since then, they have dominated the handball scene in Qatar, winning a record number of domestic trophies. Their success hasn't been limited to local competitions, however. The team has won a record of 5 Asian Club League Handball Championship titles, meaning they have the most Asian titles to their name. In addition, they won the Handball Club World Cup in 2000. They have also won the IHF Super Globe in 2002 as the host team, as well as finishing runners-up in 2010, again as the host team.[1]

Honours

Domestic

Winners (9) : 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009
Winners (8) : 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013
Winners (7) : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

International

Winners : 2004, 2014, 2015
Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Winners : 2002

Team

Managerial history

  • Algeria Sufyan Druasi (2010–2011)
  • Egypt Ahmed Deabes (2011–2012)
  • France Patrice Canayer (2012) (temp)
  • Algeria Lakhdar Arrouche (2012–2013)
  • Croatia Franjo Meter (2013–2014)

Notable players

See also: Category:Al Sadd SC players

Notable former coach

Montenegro

See also

References

  1. ^ "IHF Super Globe - Al-Sadd (Qatar), host team". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-02-16.