Al Sadd FC: "Al Zaeem" of Qatari Football Clubs
Al Sadd Sports Club is a multi-sport club, founded on October 21, 1969, and headquartered in the Qatari capital, Doha. It plays in the Qatar Stars League (the highest league in Qatar) and is considered the most successful Qatari football club. It is the team that has won the Qatar Stars League with thirteen titles, and was the most team to win the Emir Cup with fifteen championships, and it was the most team to win the Crown Prince Cup (which later became the Qatar Cup) with six championships, and it was the most team to win the Sheikh Jassim Cup, which won 13 times, it is also the only Qatari team to win a continental championship, by winning the AFC Champions League trophy twice, and it is the first and last Arab team to win the championship, in 1989 and 2011.
Here is the record of Al Sadd Club domestic titles in detail:
How many times has Al Sadd won the Qatar Stars League competition?
The 16-time “record” champion seasons: (1971-72, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-89, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22).
How many times has Al Sadd won the Emir of Qatar Cup?
Champion 17 times “record” years: (1975, 1977, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2017, 2021).
How many times has Al Sadd won the Qatar Cup?
Champion 6 times “record” years: (1998, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017).
How many times has Al Sadd won the Sheikh Jassim Cup?
The champion 13 times “record” years: (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2014).
Qatar Stars Cup
Champion once: (2010-11).
How many times has Al Sadd won the Asian Champions Cup?
Champion twice years: (1989, 2011).
Arab Club Championship for League Champions
Champion once: (2011).
Gulf Club Cup
Champion once: (1991).
Clubs World Cup
Third place: (2011).
Afro-Asian Club Championship
Second place: (1989).
Al Sadd FC is famous for wearing the white shirt as the home team jersey, and the black shirt as an away jersey.
The club's emblem consists of black and white and is nicknamed "eyal al theeb" which mean "The Wolf's Children", and it is called "Al Zaeem" which means the "Leader".
Al Sadd club stadium
Al Sadd FC hosts its home matches, at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, which is located in the Qatari capital, Doha. It was built in 1974, then renovated in 2009. So, the stadium appears in its new form similar to “Old Trafford” stadium, or as it is called “The Theater of Dreams”, the home stadium of the English club Manchester United.
Hamad Bin Jassim Stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators. The pitch is made of natural grass, and its dimensions; Width 70 metres, and length 110 metres.
It is worth noting that the Hamad bin Jassim Stadium of Al Sadd Club will not be one of the stadiums that will host the 2022 World Cup, and the reason for this may be its low capacity, as the stadium can only accommodate 15,000 spectators.