2015–16 Al Sadd SC season explained

Club:	Al Sadd SC
Season:	2015–16
Manager:	Hussein Amotta (until November 2015) Jesualdo Ferreira (from 24 November 2015)^[1]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Stadium:	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
League:	Qatar Stars League
League Result:	3rd
Cup1:	Emir of Qatar Cup
Cup1 Result:	Runners–up
Cup2:	Qatar Crown Prince Cup
Cup2 Result:	Semi-finals
Cup3:	Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Play-off round
League Topscorer:	Hassan Al-Haidos (12 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Hassan Al-Haidos (15 goals)
Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

In the 2015–16 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 43rd season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup the Qatar Crown Prince Cup and the Champions League.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Nat.	Position	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from
Goalkeepers
1		GK	Saad Al Sheeb	January 1, 2016	Al Sailiya
22		GK	Muhannad Naim	January 1, 2016	Eupen
53		GK	Steven Tedga	January 1, 2016	Al-Mesaimeer
Defenders
2		RB	Pedro Miguel	January 1, 2016	Al Ahli
3		LB	Abdelkarim Hassan	January 1, 2016	Youth system
5		CB	Morteza Pouraliganji	January 1, 2016	Tianjin Teda
13		CB	Ibrahim Majid	January 1, 2016	Al Wakrah
29		RB	Ali Faidh Atashi	January 1, 2016	Youth system
39		LB	Nadir Belhadj	January 1, 2016	Portsmouth
40		CB	Lee Jung-Soo	January 1, 2016	Kashima Antlers
70		RB	Musab Kheder	January 1, 2016	Youth system
Midfielders
6		CM / AM / DM	Xavi	January 1, 2016	Barcelona
8		AM	Ali Assadalla	January 1, 2016	Al Muharraq
14		AM	Khalfan Ibrahim	January 1, 2016	Al Arabi
15		CM	Talal Al-Bloushi	January 1, 2016	Al Naser
20		DM	Salem Al-Hajri	January 1, 2016	Eupen
27		CM	Jasser Yahya	January 1, 2016	Youth system
66		DM	Mohammed Kasola	January 1, 2016	Al-Khor
87		AM	Nasser Ibrahim Al-Nassr	January 1, 2016	Youth system
Forwards
11		SS	Muriqui	January 1, 2016	Guangzhou Evergrande
7			Hamza Sanhaji	January 1, 2016	Youth system
9			Meshaal Al-Shammeri	January 1, 2016	Youth system
10		RW	Hassan Al Haidos	January 1, 2016	Youth system
11		ST	Baghdad Bounedjah	January 1, 2016	Étoile du Sahel
26			Aladeen Younes	January 1, 2016	Youth system
75			Hassan Palang	January 1, 2016	LASK Linz II

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	Matchday 1	3rd	13 September 2015	15 April 2016
Emir of Qatar Cup	Quarter-final	Runners–up	7 May 2016	20 May 2016
Qatar Crown Prince Cup	Semi-finals		25 April 2016
Champions League			9 February 2016
Total Qatar Stars League See main article: 2015–16 Qatar Stars League. Matches Emir of Qatar Cup See main article: 2016 Emir of Qatar Cup. Qatar Cup (ex) Crown Prince Cup See main article: 2016 Qatar Cup. AFC Champions League See main article: 2016 AFC Champions League. Play-off round 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 TOTAL 10 FW 12 3 0 0 15 11 FW 11 0 0 0 11 11 FW 3 4 0 0 7 7 FW 3 0 0 2 5 3 DF 4 1 0 0 5 14 MF 3 0 0 0 3 6 MF 3 0 0 0 3 39 DF 3 0 0 0 3 66 MF 3 0 0 0 3 5 DF 2 0 1 0 3 9 FW 2 0 0 0 2 70 DF 2 0 0 0 2 8 MF 1 0 0 0 1 13 DF 1 0 0 0 1 40 DF 1 0 0 0 1 Own Goals 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 54 8 2 2 66 Players with Multiple Nationalities Steven Tedga Mohammed Kasola Ibrahim Majid Musab Keder Abdelkarim Hassan Talal Al-Bloushi Hussain Ali Bahzad Ali Asad Hamza Sanhaji For recent squad changes see List of Qatari football transfers summer 2015. Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 29 April 2015 FW Undisclosed ^[2] 21 May 2015 MF Free transfer ^[3] 8 January 2016 DF Free transfer ^[4] 1 February 2016 DF Free transfer ^[5] Out References

Notes and References

1. Web site: AL SADD : JESUALDO FERREIRA A SIGNÉ ! . 2022mag.com . 25 November 2015 . 5 August 2021.
2. Web site: Suite à la blessure de Bounedjah: L'Etoile sera-t-elle obligée de dédommagement Al Sadd ? . letemps.com.tn . 7 December 2018 . 29 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223452/http://www.letemps.com.tn/article/94623/suite-%C3%A0-la-blessure-de-bounedjah-letoile-sera-t-elle-oblig%C3%A9e-de-d%C3%A9dommager-al-sadd . dead .
3. News: Barcelona's Xavi poised to join Qatar side Al Sadd. 21 May 2015. BBC Sport. 20 May 2015.
4. Web site: پورعلی گنجی همبازی ژاوی (عکس). varzesh3.com. 5 August 2021.
5. Web site: Pedro: Happy to play for Al-Sadd, need to develop to win titles. Al Sadd SC. 1 February 2016. 2 February 2016. 12 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512001301/http://www.al-saddclub.com/English/News/Pages/Display.aspx?NewsID=1091&SportsID=1. dead.
6. Web site: ムリキ選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ. 2016-04-01. FC Tokyo. 2021-08-06. 2016-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506174450/http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/235091/. dead.