al-Rayyan SC
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| Surname | نادى الريان الرياضى Al-Rayyan Sports Club |
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| Seat | ar-Rayyan | ||
| founding | 1967 | ||
| Colours | Red Black | ||
| president |
 SheikhAbdullah bin Hamad Al Thani |
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| First soccer team | |||
| Head coach |
 Michael Laudrup
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| Venue |
Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Ar-Rayyan , Qatar |
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| Places | 44,740 | ||
| league | Qatar Stars League | ||
| 2018/19 | 4th Place | ||
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Al-Rayyan Sports Club ( Arabic نادى الريان الرياضى) is a sports club from ar-Rayyan in Qatar . The club was created in 1967 through the merger of the old Rayyan club with the Nusoor Club . The club colors are red and black. The club's nickname is ar-rahib , which translated means the lions or the terrible . Rayyan , in English the source , not only describes a historical city in Qatar, but also the door to heaven in Islam .
Soccer
The men's soccer team plays in the country's highest league, the Qatar Stars League . The home games are played in the Ahmed bin Ali stadium. The football club is one of the most successful in the country with seven championships won. The win of the last championship could be celebrated in 1995.
Although al-Rayyan reached the final of the country's most important cup competition, the Emir of Qatar Cup , 15 times , the title was only won six times. Several times al-Rayyan took part in continental competitions of the AFC . The 1992 AFC Champions League semi-finals were achieved, which is the club's greatest international success to date. The past 2008/09 season ended the team in third place.
In July 2009, the commitment of Marcos Paquetá was announced as the new head coach. He received a two-year contract. Paqueta became champions of the country in 2008 and 2009 with league rivals al-Gharafa .
At the end of the 2013/14 season, the club had to relegate to the Qatargas League as a result of 13th place. In the following year, the first place was secured, so that the club is again represented in the highest league in the state in 2015/16.
From 1972 to 1987 the entrepreneur and international football official Mohamed bin Hammam was club president.
Placements
| season | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| league | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| position | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4th | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Club successes
National
- Qatar League
- 1976, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2016
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup
- Winner 1995, 1996, 2001, 2012
- Winner 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013
- Finalist 1973, 1977, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
Well-known former players
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Nilmar (2012-2014) -
Afonso Alves (2010–2012)
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Sonny Anderson (2004-2006)
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Jacek Bąk (2005-2007) -
Mario Basler (2003-2004) -
Marcelo Bordon (2010-2011)
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Cho Yong-hyung (2010-2014) -
Frank de Boer (2004-2005) -
Ronald de Boer (2004-2005)
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Amara Diané (2008-2010) -
Fernando Hierro (2003-2004) -
Sabri Lamouchi (2006-2007) -
Youssef Mokhtari (2007-2008) -
Fábio César Montezine (2010-2013)
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Emile Mpenza (2006-2007) -
Ricardinho (2008-2009)
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Roque Júnior (2008)
al-Rayyan's trainer (incomplete)
| Name of the trainer | Period | comment |
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 Alan Dicks
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? | • 1986: Qatari champion |
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Jørgen E. Larsen
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1994-1995 | • 1995: Qatari champion |
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Benny Johansen
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1995-1997 | |
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Roald Poulsen
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1998-1999 | |
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Jørgen E. Larsen
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1999-2000 | |
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Jørgen E. Larsen
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2004-2005 | |
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Luis Fernández
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2005 | |
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Pierre Lechantre
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2006-2007 | |
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Paulo Autuori
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2007-2009 | |
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Marcos Paquetá
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2009 | |
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Paulo Autuori
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2009-2011 | • Emir of Qatar Cup 2010, 2011 |
 Diego Aguirre
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2011-2013 | • Qatar Crown Prince Cup 2012 & Emir of Qatar Cup 2013 |
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Manuel Jiménez Jiménez
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2013-2015 | |
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Jorge Fossati
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2015-2016 | • 2015/16: Qatari champion |
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Michael Laudrup
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2016– |
Other sports departments
In addition to the football section, a number of other sports are also practiced very successfully in the al-Rayyan Club. The successes include two Asian championships in basketball and an Arab championship in handball , table tennis and volleyball .
Individual evidence / explanations
- ↑ the-afc.com: Report on the commitment ( Memento from July 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ rsssf.com: Overview of the masters