The al-Kharitiyath SC ( Arabic نادي الخريطيات الرياضي) is a sports club from al-Kharitiyath in Qatar . The men's soccer team plays in the country's highest league, the Qatar Stars League . The team plays their home games at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium. The club was founded in 1996 as al Hilal SC , the club has had its current name since 2004. In 2004 the club rose to the top division for the first time, but was relegated again in the same season. It was only in the 2007/08 season that they were promoted to the first division. As after the first rise, al-Kharitiyath was last in the league and was relegated again. However, since the league will be increased to twelve clubs from the 2009/10 season, the club was allowed to remain in the first division.
Bernard Simondi
