2011–12 Al Sadd SC season explained

Club:	Al Sadd SC
Season:	2011–12
Manager:	Jorge Fossati
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Stadium:	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
League:	Qatar Stars League
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Emir of Qatar Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners–up
Cup2:	Qatar Crown Prince Cup
Cup2 Result:	Runners–up
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Winners
Cup4:	FIFA Club World Cup
Cup4 Result:	Third place
League Topscorer:	Khalfan Ibrahim (8)
Season Topscorer:	Khalfan Ibrahim (12)
Prevseason:	2010–11
Nextseason:	2012–13

In the 2011–12 season, Al Sadd SC competed in the Qatar Stars League for the 39th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup the Crown Prince Cup and the Champions League.

They won the 2011 AFC Champions League Final against Jeonbuk, 4–2 on penalties.^{[1] [2]} This earned them a spot in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.

To date, this is the best result achieved by a Qatari team in the AFC Champions League under its new format. Al Sadd also became the first team to reach the AFC Champions League knockout stage after starting their campaign in the play-offs in February.^[3] Furthermore, Al Sadd was crowned "AFC Club of the Year" in 2011 by AFC after their Champions League conquest. Championship 2011 in honor of the club's owner changed the team logo and stars to commemorate the AFC Champions League 1988. 2011 was etched on the shirt Wolves.^[4]

During the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, Al Sadd were eliminated in the semifinal by Barcelona, which set up a third-place meeting between them and Kashiwa Reysol. This was the first time two clubs from the same confederation faced off each other in a third-place match. Al Sadd won the encounter on penalties in order to be the first West Asian club to claim the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup.^[5]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	Matchday 1	4th	18 September 2011	13 April 2012
Emir of Qatar Cup			5 May 2012	12 May 2012
Qatar Crown Prince Cup		Runners–up	21 April 2012	26 April 2012
Champions League			14 September 2011	5 November 2011
FIFA Club World Cup			11 December 2011	18 December 2011
Total Qatar Stars League See main article: 2011–12 Qatar Stars League. Matches Emir of Qatar Cup See main article: 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup. Crown Prince Cup See main article: 2012 Qatar Crown Prince Cup. AFC Champions League See main article: 2011 AFC Champions League. Knockout stage See main article: 2011 AFC Champions League knockout stage. Final See main article: 2011 AFC Champions League Final. FIFA Club World Cup See main article: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup. Squad information Playing statistics
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Players transferred out during the season Goalscorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=100 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 TOTAL 14 MF 8 1 2 0 0 1 12 9 FW 4 1 3 3 0 0 11 17 FW 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 FW 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 20 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 39 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 MF 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 25 MF 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 40 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 DF 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Own Goals 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 35 5 5 8 0 2 55 Transfers Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source January 2012 MF loan ^[7] January 2012 FW loan ^[8] January 2012 FW loan ^[9] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: History for Qatar as Al Sadd win Asian title in dramatic shootout. 5 November 2011. CNN. 3 November 2011.
2. Web site: Underdogs Al Sadd crowned Asian champions . 5 November 2011. Aljazeera.com. 3 November 2011.
3. Web site: Bad boys raise Asian profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107021616/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/978894/duerden:-bad-boys-raise-acl-profile-ahead-of-final?cc=4716. dead. November 7, 2011. soccernet. 14 November 2011.
4. Web site: AFC Club of the Year: Al Sadd . https://archive.today/20130203144755/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/922-2011-awards/37269-club-of-the-year-al-sadd . dead . 3 February 2013 . . 23 November 2011 .
5. Web site: Al-Sadd take third place penalties. https://web.archive.org/web/20120815043829/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2011/news/newsid=1559179.html. dead. August 15, 2012. FIFA. 18 December 2011.
6. News: Oyuncumuz Mamadou Niang'ın Katar'ın Al Sadd Kulübüne 7,5 milyon Euro bedelle transferi konusunda anlaşmaya varılmıştır.. 6 September 2011. Fenerbahçe SK. Turkish Public Disclosure System (KAP). Turkish.
7. Web site: al-saddclub.com.net. Diab in El Jaish. 4 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120502200656/http://www.al-saddclub.com/EN/News/Pages/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsId=489. 2012-05-02. dead.
8. Web site: alkass.net. لخويا يضم عفيف ومدثر ويطمأن على لاعبيه في أسبيتار. 31 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005123018/http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=31846. 5 October 2012. dead.
9. Web site: alkass.net. ar:لياندرو يجدد للسد وينضم لصفوف الريان. http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=31898. 31 January 2012. Arabic. https://web.archive.org/web/20121005122958/http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=31898. 5 October 2012. dead.