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Al Gharafa up against Al Shamal in Round 4 of QSL Cup
Al Gharafa will face Al Shamal in Round 4, Group B of the 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The kick-off is at 5.45pm. Group B also includes Al Wakrah, Umm Salal and Al Khor. The upcoming match holds signific
Umm Salal beat Al Gharafa in Round 3 of QSL Cup
Antonio Mance scored a thrilling hat-trick as Umm Salal beat Al Gharafa 5-0 in their third-round Group B match of 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Duhail club on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Croatian forward Mance struck in the 81st, 83rd and 90+2 minutes,
Umm Salal face Al Gharafa in third round of QSL Cup
Umm Salal will face Al Gharafa in the third round (Group B) of 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium of Al Duhail club on Saturday, October 5, 2024. The kick-off is at 5.45pm. Group B also includes Al Wakrah, Al Shamal and Al Khor. The match will be strong
Al Gharafa defeat Al Ain in AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa made a strong comeback in the second round of 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite (West Zone) with a thrilling 4-2 win over Al Ain of the UAE at the Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday. A brace from Joselu (45+2 & 48th minutes) and a goal each from Seydou Sano (72nd minut
Al Gharafa in tough match against Al Ain of UAE in AFC Champions League Elite
Al Gharafa will host Al Ain of the UAE in the second round of 2024-2025 AFC Champions League Elite (West Zone) at the Al Bayt Stadium on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The kick-off is at 9pm. Al Gharafa had lost their opener to Iran’s Esteghlal 0-3 in Tehran. Meanwhile, holders Al Ain
Ooredoo Stars League Week 6 Review
The Week 6 matches of 2024-2024 season Ooredoo Stars League were marked by intense excitement, fierce rivalry and high levels of competition. Many matches concluded with thrilling results. Teams demonstrated significant technical prowess and exerted considerable efforts to secure points, aiming
Al Sadd return to winning ways with defeat of Al Gharafa in Week 6 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Sadd survived Al Gharafa scare in their 4-2 win in Week 6 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Thursday. Three first-half goals from Pedro Miguel (fourth minute), Cristo Gonzalez Perez (seventh minute) and Akram Afif
Al Sadd match difficult, we’ll fight to win: Al Gharafa coach Martins
Al Gharafa coach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 6 match against Al Sadd. “As you know, we played the last match on Sunday and we another day to recover physically and psychologically with some instructions to what we wanted
Al Sadd seek redemption, Al Gharafa aim another win in Week 6 of Ooredoo Stars League
Al Sadd would seek to assert themselves against Al Gharafa when they face off in Week 6 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Thursday, September 26, 2024. The kick-off is at 8pm. Defending champions Al Sadd and emerging Al Ghara
Ooredoo Stars League Week 5 Review
The Week 5 matches of 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League produced a lot of exciting and closely-fought games, with teams more eager to garner the three valuable points in order to advance in the standings. The matches were played on Saturday, September 21, 2024, and Sunday, Se
Upcoming matches
Results
QSL Cup |
05/10/2024
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Abdullah Bin Khalifa
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Ooredoo Stars League |
26/09/2024
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Jassim Bin Hamad
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Ooredoo Stars League |
22/09/2024
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Khalifa Stadium
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Ooredoo Stars League |
13/09/2024
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Al Bayt Stadium
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QSL Cup |
06/09/2024
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Al Khor Stadium
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MATCHES PLAYED 6
Wins 2
loses 2
DRAW MATCHES2
Goals8
GOALS CONCEDED8
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.