Al-Khor Sports Club, is a Qatar

Qatar

Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

i professional sports club featuring teams in a number of sports such as football, futsal

Futsal

Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...

, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

, athletics, table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

 and swimming

Swimming (sport)

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. It is best known for its football team which plays in the Stars League at Al-Khawr Stadium

Al-Khawr Stadium

Al-Khawr Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the coastal city of Al Khor, Qatar, that is home to Al-Khor Sports Club. The capacity of the stadium is 20,000, making it an average sized stadium in the Qatar Stars League....

 in Al Khor

Al Khor

Al Khor is a coastal city in northern Qatar, located 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. The name of the city means creek in Arabic as the town is located on a creek...

. It was founded in 1961.

In 2007 they defeated Al-Arabi in the semifinals of HH the Emir's Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup

Emir of Qatar Cup is a tournament played every season by 16 first and second division teams. The most successful is Al Sadd who won the tournament 13 times...

 to reach the final.

History

Al-Khor was established in 1951 by oil workers to fulfill them with the appropriate facility to invest their energy after their participation with the multinational oil companies at the time. The club was re-established in 1961 and adopted football as its primary sport, as well other recreational sports and activities; however the club was limited in its resources. The club coincided within the presence of two other clubs in Al-Khor, with the three operating separately from each other. They merged to form Al-Khor Sports Club between 1962 and 1964, and had formally made a request to join the Qatar Football Association

Qatar Football Association

The Qatar Football Association is the governing body of football in Qatar.-Beginnings:The advent of football at Qatar dates back to the year of 1946, accompanied by the arrival of oil companies...

 on June 10, 1964 (Resolution no.13).

Embracing the youth movement, they drew up plans and programs and being provided funds for all the facilities, the club was able to expand the base of participation in most sports as well as participate in various activities.

Club Colors

Al-Khor's original club colors from 1961 were primarily yellow and white. The colors were changed to blue and white after entering the football league in 1964.

Founders

• Mr. Ali Bin Saeed Al Mohannadi
• Mr. Saleh Mohammed Hassan Al Mohannadi
• Mr. Rashid Mohamed Abdul Wahab Mohannadi
• Mr. Juman Karim
• Mr. Musnad Bin Saad Al-Musnad

Club Presidents

From 1963-1982

Years	Chairman
1963-64	Qatar Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
1964-65	Qatar Ahmed Abdullah Al Mohannadi
1965-66	Qatar Ahmed Abdullah Gulu
1966-75	Qatar Saleh Mohammed Dawood Mohannadi
1975	Qatar Mohammed Saif Maeoff
1975-82	Qatar Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al-Hail
1982	Qatar Saleh Abu Dawood Mohannadi

Honours

• Qatar Crown Prince Cup
  Qatar Crown Prince Cup
  The Qatar Crown Prince Cup is a cup tournament in men's football. It is played by the top-4 teams of the Qatar National First Division after each season.-Previous winners:*1995 : Al Rayyan Club 1-0 Al-Arabi*1996 : Al Rayyan Club 2-0 Al-Wakra...
  
  : 1

2005

• Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 1

2003

Individual Honours

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

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The following players have played in the FIFA Confederations Cup whilst playing for Al-Khor : 2009 - Alaa Abdul-Zahra

Alaa Abdul-Zahra

Alaa Abdul-Zahrah Khashen Al-Azzawi is an Iraqi football player who currently plays for Al-Wakrah in Qatar and the Iraq national football team. His nickname is Kaka of Iraq or Iraqi Kaka. During his profissonal career in Qatar and Sudan he was known as Alaa Al-Zahra...

 2009 - Mahdi Karim

Mahdi Karim

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 2009 - Salam Shakir

Salam Shakir

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Performance in UAFA

Union Arab de Football Association

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 Competitions

• Gulf Club Champions Cup
  Gulf Club Champions Cup
  The GCC Champions League , formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs , is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states...
  
  : 1 appearance

  2008: Group Stage

Current squad

Notable players

Mehdi Méniri

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 Rafik Saifi

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 Sayed Mohamed Adnan

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 Rashid Al-Dosari

Rashid Al-Dosari

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 Ebrahim Al Mishkhas

Ebrahim Al Mishkhas

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 Alan Bahia

Alan Bahia

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 Fabricio Souza Abdoulaye Cissé

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 Moumouni Dagano

Moumouni Dagano

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 Camille Muzinga

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 Pascal Nouma

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 Reynald Pedros

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 Abdoulaye Barry
Farri Agri Haidar Jabar Mahdi Karim

Mahdi Karim

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 Aseem Khanna Hawar Mulla Mohammed

Hawar Mulla Mohammed

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 Qusay Munir

Qusay Munir

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 Mohammed Nasser Salam Shakir

Salam Shakir

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 Mohamed Bencherifa  Abdelilah Fahmi

Abdelilah Fahmi

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 Rachid Rokki

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 Youssef Rossi

Youssef Rossi

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Juma Al Wahaibi Euzebiusz Smolarek

Euzebiusz Smolarek

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 Qasem Burhan

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 Mohammed Kasola

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 Mubarak Mustafa

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 Wesam Rizik

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 Majdi Siddiq

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 Baba Djibril Guèye Mosaab Mahmoud Al Hassan

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 Ehab Ser Al-Khatem Khalid Bassir Amer Ahmad Al Amri