Al Rayyan Futsal Team
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Al Rayyan Futsal Team is part of Al Rayyan Sports Club in 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...

.It is based in Umm Al Afaei, Al Rayyan, Qatar.The team was founded in 2006. Since the Qatar professional 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"...

 league started in 2006/2007, Al Rayyan were the main force in Qatar. They won the first Qatar professional league when it first started in 2006/2007.Al Rayyan won the first Qatar Association Cup in 2008/2009, beating Qatar SC in the final 7-5. In addition to the first league and cup titles, Al Rayyan secured the first Qatar Futsal Super Cup in 2010/2011 beating Al Sadd 3-2 in a thrilling encounter.
The first time in the history of futsal in Qatar the league was decided by play-off, where Al Rayyan won there third league title by wining to Al Gharafa in the final 3-2 and 4-3 in both final games sealing there second consecutive league title.

Al Rayyan hosted the second AFC champions league tournament during 26-6-2011 and 1-7-2011.
In May of 2011 Al Rayyan signed two Iranian international stars on loan from Foolad Mahan Iran to participate in the AFC Champions League 2011 :
1. Mohammed Taheri (the best Asian player in 2010)
2. Ali Hassanzadeh

The team finished fourth, losing in the semi finals to Shahid Mansouri from Iran 6-5 after extra time in a controversial match, where the officials were not up to the match's standards.
Al Rayyan got the Fair Play Award and Ali Hassanzadeh won the tournament top scorer with 10 goals.

Season to season

EWLINE
Season Division Place Qatar Federation Cup Super Cup
Super Cup
A Super Cup is a competition, usually but not exclusively in football, which often forms the curtain-raiser to a season. Most Super Cups are one-off fixtures between the League Champions and major Cup Winners of the previous season. Sometimes these are two-legged affairs, with a match played at...

AFC Club Championship
2006/07 QFL 1st Not Held Not Held Not Held
2007/08 QFL 2nd Not Held Not Held Not Held
2008/09 QFL 2nd 1st Not Held Not Held
2009/2010 QFL 1st Semi Finalist Not Held Did Not Participate
2010/2011 QFL 1st Finalist 1st 4th

First team current squad 2011/12

No. Player Full name Pos. Nat.
1 Abdullah Abdullah Abbas Goalkeeper  
2 Sultan Sultan Al Shahwani Flank/Pivot  
3 S.Jumaa Saad Jumaa Defender/Flank  
4 Saad Saad Al Shahwani Defender  
6 A.Zayed Ahmed Zayed Defender  
7 Mauricinho Mauricio
Mauricio
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Pivot  
9 Raja Ahmed Raja Pivot  
10 Abdullah Abdullah Ghulam Pivot  
11 Muneer Muneer Mohammed Flank  
12 Pica-Pau Douglas Barp Winger  
13 Badi Badi Johar Goalkeeper  
14 A.Vadillo Antonio Vadillo Defender  
15 Fahad Fahad Al Thani Goalkeeper  

Under 19 Current squad 2010/11

No. Player Full name Pos. Nat.
16 Fahad Fahad Goalkeeper  
17 Mohammed Mahammed Ali Flank  
18 Abdulrahman Abdulrahman Al Hamadi Flank/Pivot  
19 Saeed Saeed Defender/Flank  
22 Saoud Saoud Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...

 
24 Salem Salem Al Marri Defender
Defender
Defender usually refers to a position in association football .Defender or The Defender may also refer to:-Film and television:* The Defender or The Bodyguard from Beijing, a film starring Jet Li...

 
25 Hazem Hazem
Hazem
Hazem is a given name and may refer to:-Given name:* Hazim Delić, Bosniak Deputy Commander of the Čelebići prison camp* Hazem Emam, Egyptian footballer* Hazem Mahamid, Syrian footballer...

Defender/Flank  
26 Hassan Hassan Al Hajri Flank
Flank
Flank may refer to:* Flank, the side of either a horse or a military unit*Flanking maneuver in military tactics* Flank , the waveform edge formed when a signal goes high or low...

 
27 Ali Ali Saeed Timtam Defender/Flank  
28 Abdulhadi Abdulhadi Al Dossari Goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...

 
29 Khalifa Khalifa Al Gahtani Defender/Flank  
30 Hassan Hassan Al Thani Flank/Pivot  

Current Technical Staff Season 2011/2012

  • Head coach:   Juan A. Miguel García "Juanito"
  • Assistant Coach & U 21 Coach:   Fabiano Rodrigues Ribeiro
  • Goalkeeper Coach  Tarek Helmi
  • Physiotherapist  Al Sahbi

Club honours

  • 3 Qatar League (2006–2007) (2009–2010) (2010-2011)
  • 1 Qatar Association Cup (2008–2009)
  • 1 Qatar Super Cup (2010–2011)

Past Notable Players

Mohammed Saeed Tmtam 2006/2007-2010/2011 Wael Abo Alkomsan 2006/2007-2008/2009 Hamed Muftah 2006/2007-2009/2010 Sameh 2006/2007-2007/2008 Rabea Attiya 2006/2007-2007/2008 Ahmed Ghulam 2008/2009-2009/2010 Do'arem 2006/2007 Aabed 2007/2008

Head Coaches

Hassan Rhouila 2006/2007 Adil Al Sayeh 2007/2008 Dzevad Habibija 2007/2008 Hassan Rhouila 2008/2009 - 2010/2011 Juan A. Miguel García "Juanito" 2011/2012 -
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