Al Shahaniya SC

Al Shahaniya
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Full name Al Shahaniya Sports Club
Founded 1998
Ground Grand Hamad Stadium
Capacity 13,000
Chairman Menahi Al-Shammari
Manager Álvaro Mejía
League Qatari Second Division
2021–22 Qatari Second Division, 4th of 8
Website Club website

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 Second Division. The club's home ground is Grand Hamad Stadium.

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 then the chairman of the Public Authority for youth and sports at that 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.

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.

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.

Management

As of 20 June 2023
Board of directors
President Menahi Al Shammari
Vice-president Salem Al Hajry
General manager Faisal Mattar Al Shammari

Current squad

As of 10 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK ARG Bautista Burke
2 DF QAT Mohammed Banlala
3 DF QAT Bandar Nasser
4 DF ENG Niall Mason
5 DF IRQ Jaafar Barakat
6 MF QAT Mustafa Jalal
7 MF QAT Abdurahman Mesaad
8 MF QAT Ulises Pascua
9 FW NED Stijn Meijer
10 MF BEL Francesco Antonucci
11 MF QAT Abdulaziz Al-Yahri
12 GK QAT Ebrahim Daryoush
13 DF QAT Dhari Al-Shammari
14 DF QAT Reza Shanbih
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF QAT Ibrahim Haidarah
17 MF QAT Abdullah Al-Yazidi
18 MF QAT Abdullah Al-Fayhani
19 FW CAM Sieng Chanthea (on loan from Boeung Ket Angkor)
20 MF QAT Bashar Al-Manawri
21 FW QAT Mohammad Abu Shanab
22 DF QAT Ahmed Al Abdulsalam
32 MF QAT Ali Al-Amri
66 DF QAT Ali Bazmandegan
70 FW QAT Jad Nasser
77 GK QAT Majed Khalaf
90 FW SLE Alhassan Koroma
— MF QAT Abdulrahman Shir Khan

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: 20 June 2023.

Coaching staff
Head coach Álvaro Mejía

Presidential history

Updated June 2014.
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