Al-Duhail Sports Club (), formerly Lekhwiya SC, is a Qatari sports club, It is the oldest football team in Qatar, being formed in 1938 as Al-Shorta. The club participates in the Qatar Stars League. Al-Duhail 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 it following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League and be known as Al-Duhail Sports Club in a rebranding of Lekhwiya SC.
History In 1938, The club was founded as Al-Shorta. It was renamed Lekhwiya in 2009.
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.Lekhwiya SC new Qatar Star league champions! It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, losing in the final to Al-Arabi.
Their 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 three domestic Titles the league, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup.
In 2024, it was one of the teams invited to take part in the first installment of the Equality 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 PeriodKit manufactureShirt sponsor2009–11BurrdaNone2011–19Masraf Rayan2020–25Puma2025–Al Rayan Bank
Kit history
Players Current squad As of Qatar Stars League:
Olympic squad
Out on loan
Personnel
Current technical staff
Records and statistics Last update: 14 January 2025. Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club. +Most goals#Nat.NameCareerGoalsLeague Goals1Michael Olunga2020–127752Nam Tae-hee2012–2019, 2021–2023117843Youssef El-Arabi2016–2019108764Youssef Msakni2012–202199735Almoez Ali2016–75566Sebastián Soria2012–201558427Ismaeel Mohammad2011–5637
Reserves and academy
Reserves technical staff
U21 technical staff
Administrative staff
Board of Directors
Management (Football)
Honours Domestic Qatar Stars League Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23 Qatari Second Division Winners (1): 2009–10 Emir of Qatar Cup Winners (4): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022 Qatar Cup Winners (4): 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023 Qatari Stars Cup Winners (2): 2022–23, 2024–25 Qatar Super Cup / Shiekh Jassem Cup Winners (2): 2015, 2016
Regional Qatar–UAE Super Shield Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Al-Duhail in Asia CompetitionPldWDLGFGA AFC Champions League 71 35 15 21 123 95 Total 71 35 15 21 123 95
Q = Qualification GS = Group stage R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-final SF = Semi-final
AFC Champions League RoundCountryClubHomeAway2012GSAl-Ahli1–00–3GSAl-Nasr1–21–2GSSepahan1–01–22013GSAl-Shabab2–11–3GSAl-Ittifaq0–02–0GSPakhtakor3–12–2R16Al-Hilal1–02–2QFGuangzhou Evergrande0–21–42014GSAl-Ain1–20–5GSTractor0–01–0GSAl-Ittihad2–01–32015GSPersepolis F.C.3–00–3GSAl-Nassr FC1–13–1GSBunyodkor1–01–0R16Al-Sadd2–22–1QFAl-Hilal2–21–42016GSZob Ahan0–10–0GSAl-Nassr FC4–01–1GSBunyodkor0–00–2R16El Jaish SC0–44–22017GSAl Jazira3–03–1GSAl-Fateh4–12–2GSEsteghlal Khuzestan2–11–1R16Persepolis0–10–02018GSZob Ahan3–11–0GSLokomotiv Tashkent3–22–1GSAl Wahda1–03–2R16Al Ain4–14–2QFPersepolis1–01–32019GSAl-Hilal2–21–3GSAl Ain2–22–0GSEsteghlal3–01–1R16Al-Sadd1–11–32020GSPersepolis2–01–0GSAl-Taawoun0–10–2GSSharjah2–12–42021GSAl-Shorta2–01–2GSAl-Ahli1–11–1GSEsteghlal4–32–22022GSAl-Taawon1–24–3GSSepahan5–21–0GSPakhtakor3–23–0R16Al-Rayyan1–1 7–6 (p)QFAl-Shabab2–1SFAl-Hilal0–72023–24GSIstiklol2–00–0GSPersepolis2–10–1GSAl-Nassr3–42–3
Managerial history
Khalifa Khamis (2008) (unofficial) 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) Sabri Lamouchi (2020–2021) Luís Castro (2021–2022) Hernán Crespo (2022–2023) Christophe Galtier (2023–2025) Djamel Belmadi (2025–present)
Other sports
Handball
References
External links Official website