Al Sadd Sports Club is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname "Al Zaeem", which translates to "The Leader". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. Al Sadd is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 64 official football championships.
Badr Bilal played for the club from 1979 to 1991.
Fossati helped the club achieve a domestic quadruple.
Al Sadd celebrate after winning 2011 AFC Champions League.
Al Sadd against Persepolis in 2018 AFC Champions League
Doha is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the nation's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, known collectively as the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Image: West Bay district of Doha seen from the corniche at night
Image: Modern buildings in West Bay from Dareen Tower
Image: Entrance of Amiri Diwan of Qatar
Image: Souq Waqif, Doha, Catar, 2013 08 05, DD 84