Al-Sadd
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| Full name | Al Sadd Sports Club ( Arabic : نادي السد الرياضي ) |
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| Nickname(s) |
Al Zaeem (The Boss) Al Dheeb (The Wolf) |
| Founded | 21 October 1969 |
| Ground |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Doha, Qatar |
| Capacity | 14,000 |
| Owner | Royal Football Fund |
| Chairman | Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani |
| Manager | Jesualdo Ferreira |
| League | Qatar Stars League |
| 2015–16 | Qatar Stars League, 3rd |
| Website | Club home page |
| Al Sadd's active sections | ||
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 Football |
 Basketball |
 Handball |
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 Futsal |
 Athletics |
Al-Sadd Sports Club (Arabic: نادي السد الرياضي) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname "Al Zaeem", which translates to "The Boss". The club has participation in handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and athletics. It is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 67 official football championships.
The origin of Al Sadd's conception began with four Qatari students whom excelled in football, but did not wish to join any of the existing football clubs. After consulting with the minister of Youth and Sports, the group, led by Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Mubarak Al Ali and Ali bin Mohammad bin Ali bin Sultan Al Ali, founded the club on 21 October 1969 in Qatar's capital city.
In the 1989 season, they became the first Arab club side to triumph in the Asian Club Championship by defeating Al Rasheed of Iraq on an aggregate of away goals. Twenty-three years later, they were once again victorious in the top regional competition, now known as the Asian Champions League, earning a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup. They finished third, becoming the first West Asian side to claim third place in the competition.
Al Sadd was established by eleven high school students who excelled in playing football, with the oldest member being 17 years old. They refused to join other clubs at the time and decided to make their own club. Four of them consulted with Sheikh Qassem bin Hamad Al-Thani, who was the minister of Youth and Sports at the time. He obliged their request, resulting in the formation of Al Sadd Sports Club. Many of the early players and supporters were remnants of Al Ahrar SC, a club which was dissolved in the 1966/67 season. In their initial year of establishment, the father of one of the founders, Hamad bin Mubarak Al Attiyah, coached the club and the team trained on a football pitch in a local high school.
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