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Al-Arabi Sports Club (Arabic: النادي العربي الرياضي‎), also known as Al-Arabi Doha, is a Qatari professional football (soccer) club based in Doha, Qatar. Al-Arabi has the most fans of all the Qatari League clubs. Their stadium is called Grand Hamad Stadium. Al-Arabi is known by its nickname, the Dream Team or فريق الأحلام or the "The Red Devils."

History

The club was founded in 1952, making them the second oldest team in Qatar. The club first competed in the Qatari League in 1983.

Stadium

The team play their matches in the state-of-the-art Grand Hamad Stadium Stadium, whose capacity adds up to 18,000 including VIP stands. Such a capacity reflects the demand expected from the Qatari population which has yet to reach 1 million. The location of the stadium is in Doha(Slata).

Achievements

• Qatari League: 7

1983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997

• Emir of Qatar Cup: 8

1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993

• Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1

1997

• Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 4

1980, 1982, 1994, 2008

Performance in AFC Competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 5 appearances

1987: Group Stage

1993: Qualifying - 1st round

1995: Finalist

1996: Group Stage

1999: First Round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances

1990/91: Second Round

1993/94: Semi-Final

Club managers

• Colin Addison (1992 - 1993)
• Luis Santibáñez (2000)
• Carlos Roberto Pereira da Silva (2003)
• Wolfgang Sidka (Nov 2003 - Jun 2005)
• Ilie Balaci (May 2005 - May 2006)
• Henri Michel (Jul 2006 - Oct 2006)
• Abdullah Saad (Oct 2006 - Feb 2007)
• José Romão (Feb 2007 - Mar 2008)
• Adilson Fernandes (Mar 2008 - Apr 2008)
• Zé Mario (Jul 2008 - Dec 2008)
• Uli Stielike (Dec 2008 - Present)

Players

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

Notable Former Players

External links

• Al-Arabi Official Website