2021–22 Al-Duhail SC season explained

Club:	Al-Duhail
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Luis Castro ^[1] ^[2] Hernán Crespo ^[3]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Stadium:	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
League:	Qatar Stars League
League Result:	Runners–up
Cup1:	Emir of Qatar Cup
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	Michael Olunga (24)
Season Topscorer:	Michael Olunga (30)
Pattern La1:	_duhailsc2021h
Pattern La2:	_pumafinalg21sg
Pattern B1:	_duhailsc2021h
Pattern B2:	_pumafinalg21sg
Pattern Ra1:	_duhailsc2021h
Pattern Ra2:	_pumafinalg21sg
Leftarm1:	FF0000
Leftarm2:	777777
Body1:	FF0000
Body2:	777777
Rightarm1:	FF0000
Rightarm2:	777777
Shorts1:	FF0000
Shorts2:	777777
Socks1:	FF0000
Socks2:	777777
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

In the 2021–22 season, Al-Duhail is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 11th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021.^[4]
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
		GK	Mohammed Al-Bakri	September 20, 2021	Youth system
21		GK	Salah Zakaria	September 20, 2021	Al-Wakrah
Defenders
		RB	Ali Malolah	September 20, 2021	Al-Wakrah
2		CB	Mohammed Musa	September 20, 2021	Umm Salal
		CB / RB	Bassam Al-Rawi	September 20, 2021	Al-Rayyan
		CB	Ahmed Yasser	September 20, 2021	Aspire Academy
4		CB / RB	Toby Alderweireld	September 20, 2021	Tottenham Hotspur
18		LB	Sultan Al-Brake	September 20, 2021	Aspire Academy
Midfielders
8		DM	Luiz Júnior	September 20, 2021	Uniclinic
10		LW	Edmilson	September 20, 2021	Standard Liège
12		DM	Karim Boudiaf	September 20, 2021	Nancy
		AM	Abdullah Al-Ahrak	September 20, 2021	Cultural Leonesa
13		DM	Ferjani Sassi	September 20, 2021	Zamalek
23		DM	Assim Madibo	September 20, 2021	Cultural Leonesa
19		AM	Nam Tae-hee	September 20, 2021	Al Sadd SC
Forwards
11		ST	Almoez Ali	September 20, 2021	Cultural Leonesa
7		RW	Ismaeel Mohammad	September 20, 2021	El Jaish
14		ST	Michael Olunga	September 20, 2021	Kashiwa Reysol
20		LW	Ali Afif	September 20, 2021	Al Sadd SC
		ST	Mohammed Muntari	September 20, 2021	El Jaish
				September 20, 2021
				September 20, 2021
				September 20, 2021
				September 20, 2021
				September 20, 2021
				September 20, 2021

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	Matchday 1	Runners–up	12 September 2021	10 March 2022
Emir of Qatar Cup	Round of 16	Winners	15 February 2022	18 March 2022
2022 Champions League	Group stage		7 April 2022	26 April 2022
Total Qatar Stars League See main article: 2021–22 Qatar Stars League. Matches Emir of Qatar Cup See main article: 2022 Emir of Qatar Cup. 2022 AFC Champions League See main article: 2022 AFC Champions League. Group stage See main article: article. On 16 February 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the East group stage.^[5] On 3 March 2022, AFC confirmed hosts for the West group stage.^[6] Group D: Buraidah, Saudi Arabia Group D Squad information Playing statistics
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 TOTAL 14 FW 24 2 4 30 10 MF 4 1 8 13 11 FW 7 2 2 11 19 MF 5 2 0 7 17 MF 4 3 0 7 13 MF 0 3 1 4 26 FW 3 0 0 3 7 FW 2 1 0 3 12 MF 0 1 1 2 2 DF 1 0 0 1 8 MF 1 0 0 1 MF 1 0 0 1 27 MF 1 0 0 1 18 DF 1 0 0 1 25 FW 1 0 0 1 86 MF 1 0 0 1 4 DF 0 1 0 1 5 DF 0 0 1 1 Own Goals 2 0 0 0 Totals 59 16 17 92 Assists width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=100 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 TOTAL FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 FW 0 0 0 0 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 9 July 2021 MF Free transfer ^[7] 27 July 2021 DF Undisclosed ^[8] 29 July 2021 MF Free transfer ^[9] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 1 September 2021 DF Free transfer ^[10] 9 September 2021 DF Ali Malolah Loan for one year ^[11] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luís Castro vai treinar Al-Duhail no Qatar . rtp.pt . 10 August 2021 . 10 August 2021.
2. Web site: The club's management agrees to Castro's desire to leave. Al-Duhail SC. 13 March 2022. 19 March 2022.
3. Web site: Mercato : Crespo, nouvel entraîneur du club qatari d'Al-Duhail . lefigaro.fr . 24 March 2022 . 24 March 2022.
4. Web site: Players – Football -English Al Duhail Sports Club . en-gb . 2018-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181005194831/http://www.duhailsc.qa/en/football/the-team/main-team.html . 2018-10-05 . dead .
5. Web site: Centralised hosts for the AFC Champions League 2022 East Group Stage matches confirmed. Asian Football Confederation. the-afc.com. 16 February 2022.
6. Web site: AFC Champions League 2022 (West) Group Stage to be held in Saudi Arabia. Asian Football Confederation. the-afc.com. 3 March 2022.
7. Web site: نام يعود للدحيل . . 9 July 2021 . 23 July 2021.
8. Web site: Toby departs for Qatar . Tottenham Hotspur F.C. . 27 July 2021 . 27 July 2021 .
9. Web site: Transfert : Ferjani Sassi à Al Duhail, c'est signé . africafootunited.com . 29 July 2021 . 30 July 2021.
10. Web site: أحمد ياسر ينضم لصفوف الريان . tembah.net . 1 September 2021 . 22 March 2022.
11. Web site: هاشم علي ومال الله إلى الريان . m.alarab.qa . 9 September 2021 . 11 March 2022.