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| Full name | Al Duhail Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname | The Red Knights | ||
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) (asLekhwiya) | ||
| Ground | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 9,000[1] | ||
| Chairman | Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani | ||
| Head coach | Djamel Belmadi | ||
| League | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League, 2nd of 12 | ||
| Website | www | ||
 Current season | |||
Al Duhail Sports Club (Arabic:نادي الدحيل الرياضي), formerlyLekhwiya SC, is aQatarisports club, It is the oldestfootball team inQatar, being formed in 1938.[2] The club participates in theQatar Stars League. The club is based in theDuhail district in the city ofDoha and plays its home games atAbdullah 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 overEl Jaish SC and merge with it following the2016–17 Qatar Stars League and be known as Al-Duhail Sports Club in a rebranding of Lekhwiya SC.[3][4]
In 1938, The club was founded as Al-Shorta.[2] It was renamed Lekhwiya in 2009.[5]
Upon the club's reformation, it was entered into theQatari 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 theQatar Stars League, Lekhwiya finished at the top of the standings to win the2010–11 Qatar Stars League.[6] It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, losing in the final toAl-Arabi.[7]
Their official debut in a continental competition came on March 7, 2012, in the2012 AFC Champions League. They won their first match against Al-Ahli ofSaudi Arabia, withNam Tae-Hee scoring the only goal and also scoring the first-ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.[8]
In the2011–12 Qatar Stars League season, Lekhwiya retained the league title with two games left to be played.[9]
They inaugurated a new stadiumAbdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Lekhwiya Sports Stadium, on February 15, 2013, in a match againstAl Khor and won their third league title in the first season at the new stadium.[10]
in April 2017 the club announced that they would take overEl 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 three domestic Titles theleague,Qatar Cup andEmir Cup.
In 2024, it was one of the teams invited to take part in the first installment of the Equality Cup.[11]
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Lekhwiya's stadium began construction in 2011.[10] The first phase was completed in May 2012.[12] The stadium was officially inaugurated on February 15, 2013, with the first match played being aQatar Stars League fixture againstAl Khor. The official seating capacity is 10,000, it is located in the ISF area ofDoha.
| Period | Kit manufacture | Shirt sponsor |
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| 2009–11 | Burrda | None |
| 2011–19 | Masraf Rayan | |
| 2020–25 | Puma | |
| 2025– | Al Rayan Bank |
     Home kit 2009 |     Home kit 2011 |
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Djamel Belmadi |
| Assistant coach |  Guillaume Marie Farès Bouzid |
| Goalkeeping coach | Frédéric Roux |
| Physiotherapist |  Dario Lorenzo Fort Sabeur Zidi Pedro Silva |
| Masseur |  Anselmo Apolinario Anderson Apolinario |
| Doctor | Mohamed Soltani |
Last updated: 23 December 2022
Source:https://www.duhailsc.qa/main-team/
Last update: 14 January 2025.
Players whose names are inbold are still active with the club.
| # | Nat. | Name | Career | Goals | League Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Michael Olunga | 2020– | 127 | 75 |
| 2 |  | Nam Tae-hee | 2012–2019, 2021–2023 | 117 | 84 |
| 3 |  | Youssef El-Arabi | 2016–2019 | 108 | 76 |
| 4 | | Youssef Msakni | 2012–2021 | 99 | 73 |
| 5 |  | Almoez Ali | 2016– | 75 | 56 |
| 6 | | Sebastián Soria | 2012–2015 | 58 | 42 |
| 7 | | Ismaeel Mohammad | 2011– | 56 | 37 |
Source:Lekhwiya |
Source:Al Raya
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| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Champions League | 71 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 123 | 95 |
| Total | 71 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 123 | 95 |
| Round | Country | Club | Home | Away |
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| 2012 | ||||
| GS |  | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| GS |  | Al-Nasr | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| GS |  | Sepahan | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2013 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Shabab | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| GS | | Al-Ittifaq | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| GS |  | Pakhtakor | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| R16 | | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| QF |  | Guangzhou Evergrande | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| 2014 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Ain | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| GS | | Tractor | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| GS | | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| 2015 | ||||
| GS | | Persepolis F.C. | 3–0 | 0–3 |
| GS | | Al-Nassr FC | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| GS | | Bunyodkor | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| R16 |  | Al-Sadd | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| QF | | Al-Hilal | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| 2016 | ||||
| GS | | Zob Ahan | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| GS | | Al-Nassr FC | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| GS | | Bunyodkor | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| R16 | | El Jaish SC | 0–4 | 4–2 |
| 2017 | ||||
| GS | | Al Jazira | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| GS | | Al-Fateh | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| GS | | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| R16 | | Persepolis | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| 2018 | ||||
| GS | | Zob Ahan | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| GS | | Lokomotiv Tashkent | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| GS | | Al Wahda | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| R16 | | Al Ain | 4–1 | 4–2 |
| QF | | Persepolis | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| 2019 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Hilal | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| GS | | Al Ain | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| GS | | Esteghlal | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| R16 | | Al-Sadd | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| 2020 | ||||
| GS | | Persepolis | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| GS | | Al-Taawoun | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| GS | | Sharjah | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| 2021 | ||||
| GS |  | Al-Shorta | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| GS | | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| GS | | Esteghlal | 4–3 | 2–2 |
| 2022 | ||||
| GS | | Al-Taawon | 1–2 | 4–3 |
| GS | | Sepahan | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| GS | | Pakhtakor | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| R16 | | Al-Rayyan | 1–1 | 7–6(p) |
| QF | | Al-Shabab | 2–1 | |
| SF | | Al-Hilal | 0–7 | |
| 2023–24 | ||||
| GS |  | Istiklol | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| GS | | Persepolis | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| GS | | Al-Nassr | 3–4 | 2–3 |
Khalifa Khamis (2008)(unofficial)[16] Abdullah Saad (2008–2009)(unofficial)Abdullah Mubarak (2009–2010)Djamel Belmadi (2010–2012)
Eric Gerets (2012–2014)
Michael Laudrup (2014–2015)Djamel Belmadi (2015–2018)Nabil Maâloul (2018–2019)Rui Faria (2019–2020)Walid Regragui (2020) Hatem Almoadab (2020)[17]Sabri Lamouchi (2020–2021)Luís Castro (2021–2022)
Hernán Crespo (2022–2023)Christophe Galtier (2023–2025)Djamel Belmadi (2025–present)| The Club | |
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