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Al Wakrah face Al Gharafa in Week 21 of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium of Al Wakrah club on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The kick-off is at 6.30pm. Al Wakrah are currently in fourth place with 38 points. In their previous match, they
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The postponed Week 13 matches of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League were played on April 16 and 17, 2024 and witnessed great club rivalry and fierce battles, both at the top and bottom of the table. Title contenders Al Sadd bounced back from their Week 20 loss to Al Duhail
Al Markhiya score vital win over Al Gharafa in rescheduled Week 13 match of Expo Stars League
Yusupha Njie scored a brace as Al Markhiya defeated Al Gharafa 3-2 in the postponed Week 13 match of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Grand Hamad Stadium of Al Arabi club on Tuesday. Njie’s goals came in 45+2 minute and 90+7 minute, while his team-mate Bashar Resan got his go
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Curtains came down on Week 20 of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League, held over three days from April 5 to 7, 2024, and witnessed six matches. Five of them ended in victory and one was drawn between Al Gharafa and Umm Salal. RESULTS Al Duhail bt Al Sadd
Umm Salal hold Al Gharafa to 1-1 draw in Week 20 of Expo Stars League
An added-time equaliser from Kenji Gorre rescued a point for Umm Salal as they held Al Gharafa to a 1-1 draw in Week 20 of the 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League at the Thani Bin Jassim Stadium of Al Gharafa club on Sunday. Gorre bagged the equaliser in 90+3 minute after Ferjani Sas
We’ve to go into Umm Salal match with strength and focus: Al Gharafa coach Martins
Al Gharafa coach Pedro Martins spoke to the media ahead of their 2023-2024 season Expo Stars League Week 20 match against Umm Salal. “Normal preparations and everyone was working with high concentration during training, especially since everyone has great ambitions to achieve many things
Upcoming matches
Results
EXPO Stars League |
16/04/2024
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Grand Hamad
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EXPO Stars League |
07/04/2024
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Thani Bin Jassim
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EXPO Stars League |
30/03/2024
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Al Thumama Stadium
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EQSL |
23/03/2024
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Al Wakrah vs Al Gharafa
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EQSL |
22/03/2024
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Al Shamal vs Al Gharafa
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MATCHES PLAYED 21
Wins 12
loses 3
DRAW MATCHES6
Goals49
GOALS CONCEDED33
Established: 1979
President: Sheikh Jassem bin Thamer Al Thani
Nick Name: The Cheetahs
Titles
Expo Stars 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.