2021–22 Al Sadd SC season explained

Club:	Al Sadd SC
Season:	2021–22
Manager:	Xavi (until 5 November 2021)^[1] ^[2] Javi Gracia (from 8 December 2021)^[3] ^[4]
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Muhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Stadium:	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
League:	Qatar Stars League
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	Emir of Qatar Cup
Cup1 Result:	2021 Winners 2022: Semi-finals
Cup2:	Champions League
Cup2 Result:	Group stage
League Topscorer:	André Ayew (15)
Season Topscorer:	André Ayew (16)
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Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

In the 2021–22 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 49th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League. On November 3, after the match against Al-Duhail, Xavi left the club to be the new coach of FC Barcelona six years after his departure and this is after an agreement was reached between the two clubs.

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	September 20, 2021	Al Sailiya
22		GK	Meshaal Barsham	September 20, 2021	Youth system
Defenders
2		CB	Pedro Miguel	September 20, 2021	Al Ahli
3		LB	Abdelkarim Hassan	September 20, 2021	Youth system
12		RB	Hamid Ismail	September 20, 2021	Al-Arabi
66		CB	Yasser Abubakar	September 20, 2021	El Jaish
15		CB	Tarek Salman	September 20, 2021	Júpiter Leonés
16		LB / CB	Boualem Khoukhi	September 20, 2021	Al Arabi
70		RB	Musab Kheder	September 20, 2021	Youth system
Midfielders
4		DM	Ahmed Sayyar	September 20, 2021	Al-Gharafa
5		DM	Jung Woo-young	September 20, 2021	Vissel Kobe
8		CM	Ali Assadalla	January 19, 2021	Al Muharraq
18		CM	Santi Cazorla	December 13, 2021	Villarreal
23		RW	Hashim Ali	September 20, 2021	Youth system
20		DM	Salem Al-Hajri	September 20, 2021	Eupen
24		AM	André Ayew	September 20, 2021	Swansea City
13		DM	Guilherme Torres	September 20, 2021	Olympiacos
Forwards
9		ST	Abdulaziz Al Ansari	September 20, 2021	Al Kharaitiyat
10		RW	Hassan Al-Haidos	September 20, 2021	Youth system
11		ST	Baghdad Bounedjah	September 20, 2021	Étoile du Sahel
78		LW	Akram Afif	September 20, 2021	Al Markhiya

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	Matchday 1	Winner	12 September 2021	11 March 2022
2021 Emir of Qatar Cup	Final	Winners	22 October 2021
2022 Emir of Qatar Cup	Round of 16	Semi-finals	13 February 2022	14 March 2022
2022 Champions League	Group stage		8 April 2022	27 April 2022
Total Qatar Stars League See main article: 2021–22 Qatar Stars League. Matches 2021 Emir of Qatar Cup See main article: 2021 Emir of Qatar Cup. 2022 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 E: Dammam, Saudi Arabia Group E 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 width=40 TOTAL MF 15 2 0 0 17 FW 14 1 0 0 15 FW 13 1 0 0 14 FW 7 1 0 0 8 FW 7 0 0 0 7 MF 6 1 0 0 7 DF 3 1 0 0 4 DF 4 0 0 0 4 FW 2 1 0 0 3 MF 3 0 0 0 3 MF 1 0 0 0 1 Mostafa Tarek MF 1 0 0 0 1 Own Goals 4 0 0 0 4 Totals 80 8 0 0 88 Assists width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=100 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 width=40 TOTAL FW 17 1 0 0 18 MF 9 3 0 0 12 MF 5 1 0 0 6 FW 5 0 0 0 5 FW 5 0 0 0 5 DF 4 1 0 0 5 FW 3 0 0 0 3 DF 2 0 0 0 2 MF 2 0 0 0 2 MF 2 0 0 0 2 MF 2 0 0 0 2 MF 1 0 0 0 1 DF 1 0 0 0 1 MF 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 59 6 0 0 65 Transfers Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 9 July 2021 MF Free transfer ^[10] 9 September 2021 MF Loan for one year ^[11] 10 September 2021 MF Loan for one year ^[12] References

Notes and References

1. Web site: Xavi est le nouvel entraîneur du FC Barcelone, en espérant revivre les heures de gloire du club . lemonde.fr . 5 November 2021 . 5 November 2021.
2. Web site: Al Sadd annonce Xavi au FC Barcelone . footmercato.net . 5 November 2021 . 5 November 2021.
3. Web site: Javi Gracia, presentado como nuevo entrenador de Al-Sadd . as.com . 8 December 2021 . 8 December 2021.
4. Web site: Javi Gracia, nuevo entrenador del Al Sadd . diariodenavarra.es . 8 December 2021 . 8 December 2021.
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: Andre Ayew joins Qatari giants Al Sadd - MyJoyOnline.com. 2021-07-22. www.myjoyonline.com. en-US.
8. News: 22 July 2021. Ghana's Ayew set to join Qatar's Al Sadd. en-GB. BBC Sport. 22 July 2021.
9. Web site: Teye. Prince Narkortu. 22 July 2021. Andre Ayew: Qatari side Al Sadd announce transfer agreement with Ghana and former Swansea City star. live. 22 July 2021. www.goal.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210722064616/https://www.goal.com/en/news/andre-ayew-qatari-side-al-sadd-announce-transfer-agreement/jxniwns7mcx11an6nicdro569 . 2021-07-22 .
10. Web site: نام يعود للدحيل . . 9 July 2021 . 23 July 2021.
11. Web site: هاشم علي ومال الله إلى الريان . m.alarab.qa . 9 September 2021 . 11 March 2022.
12. Web site: سهيل ينتقل من السد للعربي . al-watan.com . 10 September 2021 . 11 March 2022.
13. Web site: OFFICIAL: Jung Woo-young extends Al-Sadd contract to 2023 . . 13 June 2021 . 13 July 2021.