Al Sadd SC (handball) explained

Clubname:Al Sadd SC
Fullname:Al Sadd Handball Team
Nickname:Al-Zaeem (The Boss)
Al-Dheeb (The Wolf)
Ground:Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena
Doha, Qatar
Capacity:7,700
Chairman:Mohammed Al Thani
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:Qatar Handball League

Al Sadd Handball Team (Arabic: فريق السد لكرة اليد) is the handball team of Al Sadd SC, based in the capital city of Doha, Qatar. It currently competes in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team is one of the most successful in all of Asia, winning the Asian Club League Handball Championship a record 5 times.

History

Al Sadd Handball Team was formed shortly after the formation of the club in 1969. Since then, they have dominated the handball scene in Qatar, winning a record number of domestic trophies. Their success hasn't been limited to local competitions, however. The team has won a record of 5 Asian Club League Handball Championship titles, meaning they have the most Asian titles to their name. In addition, they won the Handball Club World Cup in 2000. They have also won the IHF Super Globe in 2002 as the host team, as well as finishing runners-up in 2010, again as the host team.[1]

Honours

Domestic

Winners (9) : 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009

Winners (8) : 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013

Winners (7) : 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010

International

Winners : 2004, 2014, 2015

Winners : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

Winners : 2002

Team

Managerial history

Notable players

Qatar
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Denmark
Germany
Hungary
Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain

Notable former coach

Montenegro

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IHF Super Globe - Al-Sadd (Qatar), host team . 2012-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927103334/http://www.ihfsuperglobe.com/english/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=87 . 2011-09-27 . dead .