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Ooredoo Stars League 2024-2025: Best of November & December, 2024
The Qatar Stars League (QSL) announced the winners of Best of the Month awards for November & December, 2024, in the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League. The awards are for Best Under-23 Player, Best Coach and Best Player in addition to Best Save, Best Goal and Bext XI.
Ooredoo Stars League Week 11 Review
Thrilling contests marked Week 11 matches of the 2023-2024 season Ooredoo Stars League played on Saturday and Sunday (December 7 and 8, 2024). The matchups produced challenging battles, full of rivalry and surprises. As many as five matches ended in victories, while only one match ended in a
Al Gharafa beat Al Shahania in a thriller in Week 11 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Gharafa scored a 4-2 win over Al Shahania in a strong contest in Week 11 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC on Sunday, December 8, 2024. The thrilling win saw The Cheetahs remain in the top four of standings with 21 points, wh
Important to achieve good result against Al Shahania: Al Gharafa coach Martins
Al Gharafa coach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 11 match againstAl Shahania. “The Al Shahania match is the last in the first leg and it is important to achieve a good result by winning. We are always talking among ourselves and
Al Shahania in strong contest against Al Gharafa in Week 11 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Shahania will face Al Gharafa in a strong contest in Week 11 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC on Sunday, December 8, 2024. The kick-off is at 5.30pm. The meeting between these two teams carries a lot of excitement and
Al Gharafa lose to Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in AFC Champions League Elite Round 6
Al Gharafa were beaten 3-0 by Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the sixth round of 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite (West Zone) at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Riyadh on Tuesday. The defeat ensured that The Cheetahs, who have maintained a good record in the d
Al Gharafa vs Al Hilal in sixth round of AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa will face a tough test against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the sixth round of 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite (West Zone) at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Riyadh on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. The kick-off is at 9pm. Al Gharafa currently hold the eighth pos
Al Gharafa lose to Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in Round 5 of AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa lost 1-3 to Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite fifth round (West Zone) at the Al Bayt Stadium on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo initiated the scoring for Al Nassr with a powerful header just one minute into the second half, followed by his
Al Gharafa in strong test against Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa will face Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr in the fifth round (West Zone) of 2024-2025 season AFC Champions League Elite at the Al Bayt Stadium on Monday, November 25, 2024. The kick-off is at 7pm. Al Gharafa aim to secure a victory against the Saudi team to enhance their st
Al Gharafa score over Al Wakrah in Week 10 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Gharafa rallied from being a goal down to beat Al Wakrah 3-1 in Week 10 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club on Friday, November 22, 2024. While Al Wakrah went up the lead through a penalty kick in the 20th minute scored by Ricard
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Ooredoo Stars League |
08/12/2024
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Suhaim Bin Hamad
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Ooredoo Stars League |
22/11/2024
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Thani Bin Jassim
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QSL Cup |
11/11/2024
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Abdullah Bin Khalifa
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Ooredoo Stars League |
31/10/2024
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Thani Bin Jassim
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Ooredoo Stars League |
27/10/2024
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Abdullah Bin Khalifa
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MATCHES PLAYED 11
Wins 6
loses 2
DRAW MATCHES3
Goals22
GOALS CONCEDED14
Established: 1979
President: Sheikh Jassem bin Thamer Al Thani
Nick Name: The Cheetahs
Titles
The League:
1991-92 ,1997-98 ,2001-02 ,2004-05 ,2007-08 ,2008-09 ,2009-10
Qatar Cup:
2000,2010,2011
Ooredoo Cup:
2009-10,2017-18,2018-19
history
Al Gharafa were formed in 1979, after local residents decided to create a sports club to serve the youth population in the area. Al Ittihad Club was established in June that year.
The side’s name was changed to Al Gharafa in 2004 to represent the local area. Nicknamed The Cheetahs, they have had much success down the years, the highlights of which being the three consecutive Qatar League titles between 2008 and 2010.
Al Gharafa, who won the Arab Clubs Championship in 1999, had H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Fahad bin Mohammed Al Thani as the first chairman of their Board of Directors.
Coach
Pedro Martins
Date of Birth:17/07/1970
Pedro Martins took over as coach of Al Gharafa from Italian Andrea Stramaccioni. The Portuguese is one of the distinguished coaches, having achieved success with a number of clubs.
Martins, born in 1970, played as a professional player for six Portuguese clubs in 17 seasons, most notably Sporting Lisbon whom he represented for three years.
He has coached some Portuguese teams, including Maritimo, Rio Ave and Vitoria Guimaraes.
Martins moved to Al Gharafa from Greek club Olympiacos, where he coached between 2018 and 2022.
With Olympiacos, he had won three league titles and the Greek Cup.