2022–23 Al Sadd SC season explained

Club:	Al Sadd SC
Season:	2022–23
Manager:	Juan Manuel Lillo (from 18 June 2022)^[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 Cup
Cup2 Result:	Runners–up
League Topscorer:	Baghdad Bounedjah (11)
Season Topscorer:	Baghdad Bounedjah (14)
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Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

In the 2022–23 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 50th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup.

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 28 September 2022.
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	August 1, 2022	Al Sailiya
22		GK	Meshaal Barsham	August 1, 2022	Youth system
90		GK	Ivanildo Rodrigues	August 1, 2022	Al Ahli
Defenders
2		CB	Pedro Miguel	August 1, 2022	Al Ahli
3		LB	Abdelkarim Hassan	August 1, 2022	Youth system
6		CB	Tarek Salman	August 1, 2022	Júpiter Leonés
16		LB / CB	Boualem Khoukhi	August 1, 2022	Al Arabi
21		CB	Abdelrahman Rashid	August 1, 2022	Youth system
26		CB	Talal Bahzad	August 1, 2022	Youth system
27		CB	Bahaa Ellethy	August 1, 2022	Youth system
37		CB	Ahmed Suhail	August 1, 2022	Youth system
66			Abdulrahman Al-Ameen	August 1, 2022	Youth system
70		RB	Musab Kheder	August 1, 2022	Youth system
77			Mouz Abdalla	August 1, 2022	Youth system
98			Nayef Hamid	August 1, 2022	Youth system
Midfielders
4		DM	Ahmed Sayyar	August 1, 2022	Al-Gharafa
5		DM	Jung Woo-young	August 1, 2022	Vissel Kobe
7		DM / AM	Mohammed Al Bayati	August 1, 2022	Youth system
8		CM	Ali Assadalla	August 1, 2022	Al Muharraq
10		RW	Hassan Al-Haidos	August 1, 2022	Youth system
12		AM	Rodrigo Tabata	August 1, 2022	Al-Rayyan
14			Mostafa Tarek	September 28, 2022	Al-Rayyan SC
18		DM	Guilherme Torres	August 1, 2022	Olympiacos
19		CM	Santi Cazorla	August 1, 2022	Villarreal
20		DM	Salem Al-Hajri	August 1, 2022	Eupen
23		RW	Hashim Ali	August 1, 2022	Al-Rayyan (Loan return)
24		AM	André Ayew	August 1, 2022	Swansea City
25			Mohammed Al-Quraishi
33			Moaz Al-Wadia	August 1, 2022	Youth system
44			Mahdi Salem	August 1, 2022	Youth system
47			Faisal Azadi	August 1, 2022	Aspire Academy
97			Abdullah Mahdi
Forwards
9		CF	Yusuf Abdurisag	August 1, 2022	Youth system
11		ST	Baghdad Bounedjah	August 1, 2022	Étoile du Sahel
15		LW	Akram Afif	August 1, 2022	Al Markhiya
17			Hassan Palang	August 1, 2022	Al Ahli (Loan return)
28			Ahmed Al-Saeed		Youth system

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record								Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Qatar Stars League	Matchday 1	3rd	1 August 2022	8 May 2023
Emir of Qatar Cup	Round of 16	Runners–up	7 March 2023	12 May 2023
Qatar Cup	Semi-finals	Runners–up	9 February 2023	6 April 2023
Ooredoo Cup	Group Stage	Semi-Final	19 September 2022	23 March 2023
Total Qatar Stars League See main article: 2022–23 Qatar Stars League. Matches Emir of Qatar Cup See main article: 2023 Emir of Qatar Cup. Qatar Cup See main article: 2023 Qatar Cup. The Qatar Cup, more widely known as the Crown Prince Cup, was the nineteenth edition of the Qatar Cup. It is played from February 9, 2023 – April 6, 2023. The cup is contested by the top four finishers of the 2021–22 Qatar Stars League.^[2] ^[3] 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 TOTAL 11 FW 12 3 15 15 FW 10 1 11 19 CM 4 3 7 17 FW 2 3 5 12 AM 4 0 4 18 MF 4 0 4 24 MF 3 0 3 10 MF 2 1 3 28 Ahmed Al-Saeed FW 2 0 2 16 DF 2 0 2 4 MF 1 0 1 8 MF 0 1 1 Own Goals 0 0 0 Totals 46 12 58 Assists width=10 No. width=10 Nat. width=100 Player width=10 Pos. width=40 width=40 width=40 TOTAL 11 FW 8 2 10 19 CM 7 1 8 8 MF 5 1 6 15 FW 4 1 5 2 DF 4 0 4 70 DF 2 0 2 10 MF 2 0 2 28 Ahmed Al-Saeed FW 1 0 1 24 AM 1 0 1 18 MF 1 0 1 13 Abdullah Badr Al Yazidi MF 1 0 1 17 FW 1 0 1 16 DF 0 1 1 12 AM 0 1 1 Totals 37 7 44 Transfers In Date Player From club Transfer fee Source 7 August 2022 GK Loan for one year 1 March 2023 FW Free transfer ^[4] ^[5] Out Date Player To club Transfer fee Source 22 December 2022 DF Free transfer (Released) ^[6] 2 February 2023 MF Free transfer (Released) ^[7] References

Notes and References

1. News: Lillo replaces Gracia as Al Sadd coach. The Peninsula. 18 June 2022. 22 June 2022.
2. Web site: Al Sadd, Al Duhail to clash in Qatar Cup final . 2023-02-09 . 2023-02-23.
3. Web site: Al Sadd SC and Al Duhail SC qualify for final of Qatar Cup 2023 . 2023-02-10 . 2023-02-23.
4. Web site: 2023-03-01 . السد القطري يعلن التعاقد مع أيوب الكعبي . 2023-03-02 . Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية . ar.
5. Web site: 2023-03-01 . Le Marocain Ayoub El Kaabi rejoint le Qatar . 2023-03-02 . RFI . fr.
6. Web site: Al Sadd, Abdelkarim part ways, club announces . thepeninsulaqatar.com . 22 December 2022 . 3 January 2023.
7. Web site: Forest complete signing of André Ayew. Nottingham Forest Football. Club. Nottingham Forest Football Club.