Al-Markhiya SC

Al-Markhiya Sports Club (Arabic: المرخية) is a Qatari multi-sports club, based in the Al Markhiya district of Doha.[1] Its football department plays in the Qatargas League. It was widely regarded as the fastest improving team due to it winning the Second Division league 4 times in the first 5 it has taken part of. It has also entered history by being the first second division club to be promoted to the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1995 as Al-Ittifaq, but was renamed to Al-Markhiya in 2004 to better represent the district where it is located.

Al-Markhiya S.C.
Full nameAl-Markhiya Sports Club
Nickname(s)Al-Ittifaq
Founded1995 (1995)
GroundAl-Markhiya Stadium, Doha
Capacity200
ChairmanAli AlMusaifri
Head coachOmar Najhi
LeagueQatari Second Division
2019/202nd
WebsiteClub website

Honours
Winners (5): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2017

Stadium

Built in 1995, the Al-Markhiya Stadium covers 68,000 m2 and features a football pitch with a capacity for 200 people, locker rooms and an administrative office.[2] However, due to its insufficient capacity and facilities, the club frequently uses Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium as its homegrounds.[3]

Current squad

As of Qatari Second Division:

No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Sultan Al-Qurairi  Qatar
2 DF Hamad Balghaith  Qatar
3 DF Mohammed Arafah  Qatar
4 MF Ali Al-Shibani  Qatar
5 MF Jugurtha Hamroun  Algeria
6 DF Saleh Al-Yahri  Qatar
7 MF Ali Al-Muhannadi  Qatar
8 MF Talal Al-Shila  Qatar
9 MF Hernán Pérez  Paraguay
11 FW Mahir Yousef  Qatar
12 MF Salah Al-Yahri  Qatar
13 MF Sulaiman Abdo  Qatar
14 MF Mohammed Al-Taher  Qatar
15 DF John Benson  Qatar
16 DF Hesham Kamal  Qatar
19 MF Eisa Al-Muhannadi  Qatar
20 MF Mohammed Al-Majed  Qatar
21 MF Abdulla Al-Hajri  Qatar
22 DF Ayoub Azzi  Algeria
23 DF Ahmed Ibrahim  Qatar
25 FW Mohammed Mayssara  Sudan
27 MF Jameel Al-Yahmadi  Oman
28 DF Yousef Ramadan  Qatar
29 FW Mohammed Omar  Qatar
30 GK Mahmoud Jamal  Qatar
31 MF Daniel Goumou  Qatar
39 FW Mamadou Diawara  France
74 MF Mohammed Aymen  Qatar
77 DF Hamood Al Yazidi  Qatar
95 GK Mohammed Fathi  Qatar
99 GK Jassim Fakhro  Qatar

Technical staff

Last update: 21 July 2012.

Name Role
Ayman MansourManager
Salem Al-GhanimiHead of Youth Teams
Yasser Ali RayyashiVice-Head of Youth Teams
Khalil RayyashiVice-Head of Youth Teams
Haroon BasheerU-20 Head Coach

List of managers
  • Hassan Afif (1st) (2001–02)
  • Eid Mubarak (2002)
  • Hassan Afif (2nd) (2002–03)
  • Talha Ashraf (1st) (2004–05)
  • Hassan Afif (caretaker) (3rd) (2005)
  • Hassan Afif (2006–07)
  • Saad Hafez (2007)
  • Karim Abdul Razak (2007–08)
  • Hassan Afif (4th) (2008)
  • Talha Ashraf (2nd) (2008)
  • Fareed Ramzi (2008)
  • Luis Fernando[4] (2009)
  • Luizinho (2009)
  • Omar Meziane (2010)
  • Ayman Mansour (2010–11)
  • Osama Siksik (caretaker) (2011)
  • Talha Ashraf (3rd) (2011–12)
  • Peter Polák (2012–13)
  • Osama Siksik (caretaker) (2013–14)
  • Karim Abdul Razak (2014)
  • Luizinho (2014–15)
  • Ayman Mansour (2015–2016)
  • Silvio Diliberto (2016–)
[5]

References
  1. Official website Archived 16 July 2012 at archive.today (in Arabic)
  2. "QOC Venue Booklet" (PDF). Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC). 24 March 2015. p. 76. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. "Club profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. مسيمير والشحانية في افتتاح كأس الدرجة الثانية (in Arabic). alarab.qa. 29 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. Mojtaba Abdul Rahman Salem (15 December 2015). "الشمال يشعل دوري قطر غاز ليغ". Al Arab. Retrieved 15 December 2015.


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