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We’re focusing on ourselves and we’ve one goal which is to win against Al Gharafa: Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge
Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge spoke to the media ahead of their 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League Week 17 match againstAl Gharafa.“We expect a great match against one of the most interesting opponents in the league. Certainly, in terms of quality and intensity, we will have a good match bec
Doha Bank Stars League Week 17: Al Gharafa vs Al Rayyan
Al Gharafa will host Al Rayyan in their Week 17 match of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium on Thursday, February 26, 2026. The kick-off is at 9.30pm.Al Gharafa enter the match looking to bounce back from their 0-1 defeat to Al Shamal in the previous round.
Doha Bank Stars League schedule update
The Qatar Stars League has updated the schedule for Weeks 18, 19, 20 and 22 of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League.View the schedule
Doha Bank Stars League Week 16: Al Rayyan 2 - 1 Al Ahli
Al Rayyan rallied from being a goal down to overcome Al Ahli 2-1 in Week 16 of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Sunday.Al Ahli had gone up the lead in the 29th minute through Erik Exposito. Al Rayyan hit back late with goals from Aleksander Mi
This period is a challenge for us, we’re ready to face Al Ahli: Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge
Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge spoke to the media ahead of their 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League Week 16 match against Al Ahli.“This period is a challenge for us as we need to adapt certain behaviours. And of course, this is our first match during Ramadan. We need to draw on our experience from
Doha Bank Stars League Week 16: Al Rayyan vs Al Ahli
Al RayyanfaceAl Ahliina highly-anticipated match in Week 16of2025-2026 seasonDoha Bank Stars League attheAhmad Bin Ali Stadium on Sunday, February 22, 2026. The kick-off is at 9.30pm.Both teams enter the match with the ambition to win, desp
Al Rayyan beat Al Nahda in Gulf Club Champions League
Al Rayyan defeated Oman’s Al Nahda 3-1 at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on Tuesday to top Group B and qualify for the 2025-2026 Gulf Club Champions League semifinals.Al Rayyan dominated the game, with Ahmed Alaaeldin (21st minute), Roger Guedes (56th minute) and Aleksandar Mitrovic (71st minute) b
Al Rayyan beat Tadhamon Hadramout in GCC Club Champions League
Al Rayyan defeated Tadhamon Hadramout of Yemen 3-0 in Round 5, Group B of the 2025-2026 Gulf Club Champions League at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium of Al Wakrah Stadium on Wednesday.Rodrigo Moreno gave Al Rayyan an early opener in the fifth minute, nodding home an inch-perfect cross by Wes
Doha Bank Stars League Week 15: Qatar SC 3 - 3 Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan scored two goals in dying minutes of stoppage time to snatch a 3-3 draw against Qatar SC in the concluding Week 15 match of 2025-2026 season Doha Bank Stars League at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium on Friday.While Ali Saoud (24th minute), Joao Pedro (45+3 minute) and Soria
Ready to face Qatar SC: Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge
Al Rayyan coach Artur Jorge spoke to the media ahead of their 2025-2026 Doha Bank Stars League Week 15 match against Qatar SC.“February is a decisive month and we will fight for our fans. The league is highly dynamic, with results constantly fluctuating, which requires the team to be at
Upcoming matches
Results
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22/02/2026
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06/02/2026
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| Doha Bank Stars League |
30/01/2026
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| QSL Cup |
21/01/2026
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| Doha Bank Stars League |
17/01/2026
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MATCHES PLAYED17
Wins8
loses5
DRAW MATCHES4
Goals35
GOALS CONCEDED28
Established: 1967
President: H E Sheikh Al Qaqa bin Hamad Al Thani
Nick Name: The Lions
Titles
The League:
1975-76, 1977-78, 1981-82, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1994-95, 2015-16
Qatar Cup:
1995, 1996, 2001, 2012
history
Al Rayyan were established in 1967 after the merging of old Al Rayyan and Al Nusoor sports clubs. The Lions, as they are nicknamed, have enjoyed a trophy-laden past and have won the league championship eight times.
Al Rayyan last lifted the league shield in the 2015-16 season, which was their first title in 21 years.
Al Rayyan have a large and passionate fan base, and are a regular presence in all tournaments. They have a special place in Qatar football and contributed a huge number of players to various national teams.
Coach
Artur Jorge
Date of Birth:01/01/1972
Portuguese coach Artur Jorge took over Al Rayyan during the 2024-2025 season, succeeding national coach Younes Ali.
Artur has a distinguished coaching career during which he achieved success with a number of teams, most notably Brazilian club Botafogo, whom he guided to triumph in the Brazilian League Championship and Copa Libertadores (thereby qualification for 2025 Club World Cup in the US), and coached the team at the 2024 Intercontinental Cup hosted by the State of Qatar in December, 2024.
He also coached his native side Sporting Braga, achieving distinguished results with them including the league title and qualification for Champions League.
As a player, he represented Sporting Braga, Penafiel and Tercena in Portugal.
Team
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