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
Al Sadd is a neighborhood of Doha, the capital city of Qatar. As one of the country's oldest surviving mixed-use districts, the neighborhood is home to hundreds of families and residences, and several malls are also found in this vast neighborhood such as the Centrepoint Mall, Lulu Centre and Royal Plaza. The football team Al-Sadd and the Al-Sadd Sports Complex are located here. Rumeilah Hospital and The Children's Hospital are also based in the district.
Al Fardan Plaza (left) and Al Sadd Plaza (right)
Al Sadd Metro Station in 2020.
Sports Roundabout in Al Sadd.
Centrepoint Mall in Al Sadd.