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Al Gharafa lose to Sharjah FC in AFC Champions League Elite
A red card for goalkeeper Khalifa Ababacar and a late stoppage-time goal saw Sharjah FC prevail 4-3 over 10-man Al Gharafa in Round 1 of 2025-2026 AFC Champions League Elite at the Sharjah Stadium on Monday, September 15, 2025. Al Gharafa led 2-0 at half-time, but the hosts rallied to first e
Doha Bank Stars League: Al Gharafa 2 - 0 Al Sailiya
Al Gharafa defeated Al Sailiya 2-0 in Week 4 of 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday. The win took The Cheetahs’ tally to nine points, while Al Sailiya are yet to open their account. Al Gharafa’s Algerian star Yacine Brahimi was instrumental in both of
Match against Al Sailiya difficult and we must play seriously and with focus: Al Gharafa coach Martins
Al Gharafa coach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League Week 4 match againstAl Sailiya. “We had a good preparation period despite some absences and we played two friendly matches in which we gave opportunities to players who do not partic
Al Gharafa vs Al Sailiya in Week 4 of Doha Bank Stars League
Al Gharafa will take on Al Sailiya in a crucial Week 4 match of the 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium of Al Sadd club on Friday, September 12, 2025. The kick-off is at 8pm. Both teams will be looking to make up for their disappointing results of the previous wee
QSL Cup: Al Gharafa 3-3 Al Sadd
AlGharafa and Al Sadd shared a thrilling 3-3 drawin their opening match of the 2025-26 QSL Cup atStadium 974on Monday, September 1, 2025. For Al Sadd, Yamaan Jarrar scored all their three goals in the 17th, 47thand 50thminutes of the match
Doha Bank Stars League 2025-2026 schedule
The Qatar Stars League has announced the dates and kick-off times for the up coming weeks of 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League. Clubs' international participation and the official national team engagements have also been taken into account. View the schedule
QSL Cup – Round 1: Al Gharafa vs. Al Sadd
Al Gharafa will face Al Sadd in the first round of the QSL Cup at Stadium 974 on Monday, September 1, 2025. The kickoff is at 8:30 PM. Both teams approach the match with great aspirations of claiming victory and obtaining their initial three points in this thrilling
Doha Bank Stars League: Al Sadd 2-0 Al Gharafa
Al Sadd beat Al Gharafa 2-0 to notch their second win in Week 3 oftheDoha Bank Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday. Youcef Atal (4thminute) and Brazilian Roberto Firmino (51stminute) scored the goals for defending champions Al Sadd, w
Calm and focus are our path to achieving our goals against Al Sadd: Al Gharafa Coach Martin
AlGharafacoach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League Week 3 match against Al Sadd. He said, "Koeman's return to training will give the team greater options. The match will be exciting and difficult against t
Al Sadd face Al Gharafa in crucial Week 3 clash of Doha Bank Stars League
Al Sadd and Al Gharafa will face off in a tough and crucial match of Week 3 of the 2025-26 Doha Bank Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The kick-off is at 8.30pm. It’s a top-of-the-range battle between two ambitious teams and is expected
Upcoming matches
Doha Bank Stars League
Results
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12/09/2025
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| QSL Cup |
01/09/2025
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| Doha Bank Stars League |
28/08/2025
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| Doha Bank Stars League |
22/08/2025
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| Doha Bank Stars League |
15/08/2025
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MATCHES PLAYED4
Wins3
loses1
DRAW MATCHES0
Goals8
GOALS CONCEDED5
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
QSL 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.
Team
Goalkeeper
Midfielder
Defender
Forward
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