Al-Duhail SC


Al-Duhail Sports Club, formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, best known for its football team, which plays in the Qatar Stars League. The club is based in the Duhail district in the city of Doha and plays its home games at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. It is the first team in Qatari football to win the first division title on its debut season.
In April 2017, it was announced that the club would take over El Jaish SC and merge with following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League and be known as Al-Duhail Sports Club in rebranding of Lekhwiya SC.

History

The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed to Lekhwiya. Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar.
Upon the club's reformation, it was entered into the Qatari 2nd Division. It came fourth in the league on its first year before winning the next season in 2010.
In the club's first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya finished at the top of the standings to win the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League. It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, before losing in the final to Al-Arabi.
Their first official debut in a continental competition came on March 7, 2012, in the 2012 AFC Champions League. They won their first match against Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia, with Nam Tae-Hee scoring the only goal and also scoring the first-ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.
In the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League season, Lekhwiya retained the league title with two games left to be played.
They inaugurated a new stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Lekhwiya Sports Stadium, on February 15, 2013 in a match against Al Khor and won their third league title in the first season at the new stadium.
in April 2017 the club announced that they would take over El Jaish SC and rebranded the club into Al-Duhail SC.
At the end of the 2017–2018 Season the Club became the First club to hold all 3 domestic Titles the league, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup.

Stadium

Lekhwiya's stadium began construction in 2011. The first phase was completed in May 2012. The stadium was officially inaugurated on February 15, 2013 with the first match played being a Qatar Stars League fixture against Al Khor. The official seating capacity is 10,000, it is located in the ISF area of Doha.

Colours and crest

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Kit history

Current squad

First team squad

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Reserve U23

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Personnel

;Current technical staff

Records and statistics

Last update: 2 September 2017.
Apps and goals in the QSL and AFC Champions League only. Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.
#Nat.NameCareerApps
1Karim Boudiaf2010–192
2Mohammed Musa2009–185
3Luiz Martin Carlos Júnior2010–182
4Khalid Muftah2010–180
5Nam Tae-Hee2012–2019177

#Nat.NameCareerGoals
1Nam Tae-Hee2012–201966
2Youssef Msakni2012–58
3Sebastián Soria2012–201550
4Youssef El-Arabi2016–32
5Ali Afif2012–22

Reserves and academy

Lekhwiya's reserve team currently competes in the Qatargas League, the second-tier of Qatari football.
Last update: July 2014
;Reserve team technical staff
;U21 technical staff

Administrative staff

Last update: December 2013
;Management
;Board of directors

Honours

AFC Champions League

Managerial history

Handball