Al-Arabi Sports Club

Football club infobox
clubname = Al-Arabi


fullname = Al-Arabi Sports Club
nickname = "Fareeg Al-Ahlam" ("The Dream Team")
founded = 1952
ground = Grand Hamad Stadium
Doha
Qatar
capacity = 18,000
chairman = flagicon|QAT Sheikh Faisal bin Mubarak Al-Thani
manager = flagicon|BRA Zé Mario
league = Qatari League
season = 2007/08
position = Qatar League, 6th
season = 2006/07
position = Qatar League, 9th
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Al-Arabi Sports Club ( _ar. النادي العربي الرياضي), also known as Al-Arabi Doha, is a Qatari professional football (soccer) club based in Doha, Qatar. Al-Arabi has dominated the Qatari league for decades. They have the most fans. Their stadium is called Grand Hamad Stadium. Al-Arabi is known by its nickname, the "Dream Team" or فريق الأحلام or the "The Red Devils."

History

The club was founded on 1952. They are the second oldest team in Qatar. The club first Qatari League was in 1983.

tadium

The matches are played in the state-of-the-art Grand Hamad Stadium Stadium, whose capacity adds up to 18,000 including VIP stands. Such a capacity reflects the demand expected from the Qatari population which has yet to reach 1 million. The location of the Staduim is in Doha(Slata).

Achievements

*Qatari League: 71983, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997

*Emir of Qatar Cup: 81978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1993

*Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 11997

*Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 41980, 1982, 1994, 2008

Performance in AFC Competitions

* Asian Club Championship: 5 appearances::1987: Group Stage::1993: Qualifying - 1st round::1995: "Finalist"::1996: Group Stage::1999: First Round
* Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances::1990/91: Second Round::1993/94: Semi-Final

Club managers

*flagicon|ENG Colin Addison (1992 - 1993)
*flagicon|CHI Luis Santibáñez (2000)
*flagicon|GER Wolfgang Sidka (Nov 2003 - Jun 2005)
*flagicon|ROM Ilie Balaci (May 2005 - May 2006)
*flagicon|FRA Henri Michel (Jul 2006 - Oct 2006)
*flagicon|QAT Abdullah Saad (Oct 2006 - Feb 2007)
*flagicon|POR José Romão (Feb 2007 - Mar 2008)
*flagicon|BRA Adilson Fernandes (Mar 2008 - Apr 2008)
*flagicon|BRA Abel Braga (Apr 2008 - Jul 2008)
*flagicon|BRA Zé Mario (Jul 2008 - Present)

2008/2009 Squad

Notable Former Players

Algeria
*flagicon|Algeria Noureddine DriouecheAustralia
*flagicon|Australia Tony PopovićArgentina
*flagicon|Argentina Gabriel Batistuta
*flagicon|Argentina Ezequiel AmayaBahrain
*flagicon|Bahrain Rashid Al-Dosari
*flagicon|Bahrain Mohamed SalmeenBolivia
*flagicon|Bolivia Juan Carlos ArceBrazil
*flagicon|Brazil Geraldo Dutra PereiraEcuador
*flagicon|Ecuador Ivan HurtadoEgypt
*flagicon|Egypt Mohamed BarakatFrance
*flagicon|France Matt MoussilouGermany
*flagicon|Germany Stefan EffenbergIran
*flagicon|Iran Hadi ShakouriIraq
*flagicon|Iraq Bassim AbbasKenya
*flagicon|Kenya Dennis OliechMorocco
*flagicon|Morocco Mohamed Armoumen
*flagicon|Morocco Bouchaib El Moubarki
*flagicon|Morocco Abdelilah FahmiNigeria
*flagicon|Nigeria Taribo WestPortugal
*flagicon|Portugal João TomasSlovenia
*flagicon|Slovenia Fabijan CipotSwitzerland
*flagicon|Switzerland Blaise KufoTunisia
*flagicon|Tunisia Zoubeir BayaVenezuela
*flagicon|Venezuela Hector Pablo Bidoglio

External links

* [http://alarabi.qa Al-Arabi Official Website]