Al-Shahania Sports Club

Al-Shahania SC
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Full name	Al-Shahania Sports Club
Founded	1998; 26 years ago
Ground	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium; Al-Rayyan, Qatar
Capacity	25,000
Chairman	Menahi Al Shammari
Manager	Luka Bonačić
League	Qatar Stars League
2013–14	Qatargas League, 2nd (promoted)
Website	Club home page
Home colours	Away colours

Al-Shahania Sports Club (Arabic: النادي الشحانية الرياضي‎‎), is a Qatari sports club based in Al-Shahaniya, a town 20 km from the capital Doha. Founded in 1996, the most prominent team of the club is the football team which plays in the Qatar Stars League.^[1] The club's home ground is the 22,000-seat Al-Gharrafa Stadium, where they have played since 2014.

History

Al-Shahania was founded on 27 December 1998, under the name Al-Nasr, under the decision Sheikh Mohammed Bin Eid Al Thani, who was then the chairman of the Public Authority for Youth and Sports at that time. At the beginning of its establishment, the club's headquarters were located in Al Jemailiya. In 2001, the club relocated to Al-Shahaniya, which is approximately 20 km northwest of Doha, under the decision of Sheikh Jassim bin Thamer al Thani, who was vice president of the Qatar Olympic Committee at that time.

In 2004, the club changed its name to Al-Shahania by decision of the board of directors, in order to better represent the region where it is based.

Management

Updated 14 February 2012.^[2]

Position	Board member
President	Menahi Al Shammari
Vice-president	Saif Naif Al Shammari
General secretary	Faisal Mattar Al Shammari
Assistant secretary	Zameel Al Shammari
Treasurer	Ayed Saud Al Shammari
Board member	Mohammed Jaber Ruwaili
Board member	Saud Mahawish Ruwaili
Board member	Fahad Al Shammari
Board member	Hamad Al Marri

Players

No	Position	Player	Nation

1	Goalkeeper	Ali Nozari	Iran
21	Goalkeeper	Jamal Al-Amoudi	Qatar
82	Goalkeeper	Sultan Al-Qurairy	Qatar

3	Defender	Yasser Maged	Qatar
4	Defender	Abdulla Ayyal	Qatar
5	Midfielder	Álvaro Mejía	Spain
6	Defender	Abdulateef Salah	Qatar
16	Midfielder	Mehrdad Pooladi	Iran
25	Defender	Ibrahim Dami	Qatar
27	Defender	Fawaz Aman	Qatar

8	Midfielder	Nabeel Anwer	Qatar
10	Midfielder	Bilal Abdurahman	Qatar
11	Midfielder	Ibrahima Nadiya	Qatar

No	Position	Player	Nation

13	Midfielder	Ali Jokar	Iran
14	Midfielder	Mohammed Sayyar	Qatar
15	Midfielder	Khalid Al-Hagari	Qatar
16	Midfielder	Nasser Sheryan	Qatar
29	Midfielder	Khalid Alawi	Qatar
30	Midfielder	Abdurahman Al-Amri	Qatar
80	Midfielder	Tareq Rashed	Qatar
90	Midfielder	Eduardo Santos	Brazil

7	Forward	Hamad Al-Juhaini	Qatar
9	Forward	Franck Dja Djédjé	Ivory Coast
12	Forward	Mohammed Salah	Qatar
20	Forward	Saad Hussain	Qatar

Players with Multiple Nationalities

Ibrahima Nadiya

Players registered as professionals

QSL clubs are limited to 4 foreign professionals (3 + 1 Asian) per squad.^[3]
Last update: 20 August 2014.^[4]

Professional foreign players

Non-professional foreigners

Ali Nozari
Ali Jokar
Eduardo Santos

Personnel

Current technical staff

Last update: 31 December 2013.^[5]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Luka Bonačić
Assistant coach	Zoran Vujović
Goalkeeping coach	Wagner
Director of football	Mohammed Al Shammari
Deputy director	Nasser Bandar Al Shammari

Presidential history

Updated June 2014.^[6]
1. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (1996–04)
2. Fayez Menahi Al Hajri (2004–07)
3. Misfer bin Faisal Al Shahwani (2007–08)
4. Menahi Al Shammari (2008–present)