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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
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We’ll do our best to achieve positive result against Al Gharafa: Al Shahania coach Mejia
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We’ll do our best to win against Qatar SC: Al Shahania coach Mejia
Al Shahania coach Alvaro Mejia spoke to the media ahead of their 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League Week 10 match againstQatar SC. “We had the opportunity to prepare for the match against Qatar SC, and I am happy with what the players have presented in the past few days. Th
Qatar SC vs Al Shahania in Week 10 of Ooredoo Stars League
Qatar SC and Al Shahania will face off in Week 10 of the 2024-2025 season Ooredoo Stars League at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium of Qatar SC on Saturday, November 23, 2024. The kick-off is at 5.30pm. Both teams will seek to win and obtain three valuable points, especially with t
Al Duhail held to draw by Al Shahania in QSL Cup Round 5
Al Duhail and Al Shahania played out a 1-1 draw in Round 5, Group A of the 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Grand Hamad Stadium of Al Arabi club on Sunday. With the result, Al Shahania missed out on advancing into the quarterfinals of the tournament after ending the group in the
Al Duhail to meet Al Shahania in Round 5 of QSL Cup
Al Duhail are scheduled to face Al Shahania in Round 5, Group A of the 2024-2025 season QSL Cup at the Grand Hamad Stadium of Al Arabi club on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The kick-off is at 5.30pm. Al Duhail lead the group standings with nine points, sharing the top position with Al
QSL Cup Round 5 schedule amended
The Qatar Stars League has made an amendment to the schedule of 2024-2025 season QSL Cup’s fifth and final round (group stage). Matches will be played on Sunday and Monday (November 10 and 11, 2024) instead of previously-scheduled dates. View the schedule
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Ooredoo Stars League |
08/12/2024
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Suhaim Bin Hamad
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Ooredoo Stars League |
23/11/2024
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Suhaim Bin Hamad
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QSL Cup |
10/11/2024
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Grand Hamad
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Ooredoo Stars League |
01/11/2024
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Al Thumama
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Ooredoo Stars League |
26/10/2024
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Suhaim Bin Hamad
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MATCHES PLAYED 11
Wins 3
loses 6
DRAW MATCHES2
Goals16
GOALS CONCEDED21
Established: 1998
President: Mr. Saoud Manahi Al Shammari
Nick Name: Al Matanikh
Titles
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history
The club was founded in 1951 under the name Al Nasr and the first internal regulations were put in place in 1958. Al Nasr was one of the strongest Qatari clubs in the 1950s and early 1960s. The club attracted many foreign players who entertained Qatari fans those days with their skills. It was the first club to recruit foreign footballers.
Qatar’s football ambassador: Al Nasr club is considered as the first ambassador of Qatar football outside the Gulf region. It travelled to Lebanon and Syria in 1958, and played some friendly matches in Beirut, Tripoli and Damascus.
Al Shahania Club: The club was founded in 1998. Its headquarters was located in Al Rayyan area of Doha. It was a villa consisting of six rooms. In 2001, the club’s headquarters was relocated by the Qatar Olympic Committee to Al Shahania area with an administrative headquarters, a main stadium and changing rooms for players.
The club management has been keen to meet all necessary requirements of players, be they sportswear, transportation or entertainment. It has players (1989/1990/1991) in the Qatar Football Association’s age-group leagues. There are also junior and youth teams in addition to the first team.
Coach
Alvaro Mejia
Date of Birth:18/01/1982
He began his football career with Real Madrid in 2003, and participated with them in 71 matches across all competitions, during which he scored 13 goals. In July 2007, he moved to Real Murcia and played with them until 2010, during which he participated in a total of 114 matches and scored four goals.
In the summer of 2010, he moved to Arles Avignon Club and participated with them in 12 matches. Six months later in the winter of 2011, he moved to the Turkish club Konyaspor, and in 2014 he moved to the Qatar Stars League, specifically to Al Shahaniya Club, until 2020, before he took over as assistant coach for the team in 2021, and trained the team.
The first in 2022 and achieved many achievements with the team, by achieving the second division cup title. He also contributed to the team reaching the semi-finals of the HH the Amir’s Cup in the penultimate edition for the first time in the club’s history. He also led Al Shahaniya to qualify for the Stars League last season after winning the playoff match.
Al Markhiya won by three goals to one.