2021–22 Al Sadd SC season

In the 2021–22 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 49th season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Champions League. On November 3, after the match against Al-Duhail, Xavi left the club to be the new coach of FC Barcelona ​​six years after his departure and this is after an agreement was reached between the two clubs.[1][2]

Al Sadd SC
2021–22 season
ChairmanMuhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coachXavi
(until 5 November 2021)[1][2]
Javi Gracia
(from 8 December 2021)[3][4]
StadiumJassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League1st
Emir of Qatar Cup2021: Winners
2022: Round of 16
Crown Prince CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Baghdad Bounedjah (10)
All:
Baghdad Bounedjah (10)

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saad Al Sheeb (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 31) Al Sailiya
22 GK Meshaal Barsham (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 23) Youth system
Defenders
2 CB Pedro Miguel (1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 31) Al Ahli
3 LB Abdelkarim Hassan (1993-08-28)28 August 1993 (aged 28) Youth system
12 RB Hamid Ismail (1987-09-12)12 September 1987 (aged 34) Al-Arabi
66 CB Yasser Abubakar (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 29) El Jaish
15 CB Tarek Salman (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 23) Júpiter Leonés
16 LB / CB Boualem Khoukhi (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 31) Al Arabi
70 RB Musab Kheder (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 28) Youth system
Midfielders
4 DM Ahmed Sayyar (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 27) Al-Gharafa
5 DM Jung Woo-young (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 31) Vissel Kobe
8 CM Ali Assadalla (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 28) Al Muharraq
18 CM Santi Cazorla (1984-12-13)13 December 1984 (aged 37) Villarreal
23 RW Hashim Ali (2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (aged 21) Youth system
20 DM Salem Al-Hajri (1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 25) Eupen
24 AM André Ayew (1989-12-17)17 December 1989 (aged 31) Swansea City
13 DM Guilherme Torres (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 30) Olympiacos
Forwards
9 ST Abdulaziz Al Ansari (1992-02-19)19 February 1992 (aged 29) Al Kharaitiyat
10 RW Hassan Al-Haidos (1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 30) Youth system
11 ST Baghdad Bounedjah (1991-11-24)24 November 1991 (aged 29) Étoile du Sahel
78 LW Akram Afif (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 24) Al Markhiya

Pre-season and friendlies
9 August 2021 Pre-season UE Figueres 3–5 Al Sadd Olot, Spain
Report[5]
14 August 2021 Pre-season CE Sabadell 3–2 Al Sadd Olot, Spain
18:45
  • ?  5'
  • ?  89'
 Report[6]
26 August 2021 Pre-season Al Sadd 2–1[note 1] Lusail SC Doha
19:00
Report[7] Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview
Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Qatar Stars League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Matchday 1 To be confirmed 12 September 2021 In Progress
2021 Emir of Qatar Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00 Winners 22 October 2021
2022 Emir of Qatar Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Round of 16 To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Qatar Crown Prince Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— To be confirmed To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
2022 Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Group stage To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Updated to match played 7 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League
Main article: 2021–22 Qatar Stars League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd 9 8 1 0 36 14 +22 25 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage
2 Al-Duhail 9 7 1 1 24 11 +13 22 Qualification for AFC Champions League play-off round
3 Al-Arabi 9 6 1 2 13 9 +4 19
4 Al-Gharafa 9 5 0 4 16 12 +4 15
5 Al-Wakrah 9 4 3 2 10 8 +2 15
Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 10 April 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2021. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 September 2021 Round 1 Al-Sadd 2–0 Al-Sailiya Doha
21:20
Report Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Youssef Alsharshani
16 September 2021 Round 2 Qatar SC 1–3 Al-Sadd Doha
17:50
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah
22 September 2021 Round 3 Al-Rayyan 2–4 Al-Sadd Doha
19:30
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al Jassim
26 September 2021 Round 4 Al-Sadd 7–2 Al-Shamal Doha
19:30
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Subaie
1 October 2021 Round 5 Al-Arabi 0–4 Al-Sadd Doha
19:15 Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri
17 October 2021 Round 6 Al-Sadd 6–4 Al-Gharafa Doha
17:30
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Salman Ahmad Flahi
26 October 2021 Round 7 Umm Salal 1–3 Al-Sadd Al Wakrah
18:20
Report
Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Referee: Khalid Nabet
30 October 2021 Round 8 Al-Sadd 4–1 Al-Ahli Doha
20:30
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Hamad Al Subaie
3 November 2021 Round 9 Al-Duhail 3–3 Al-Sadd Doha
19:55
Report
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Meshari Al shammari
21 December 2021 Round 10 Al-Sadd – Al-Khor Doha
18:00 Report Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
26 December 2021 Round 11 Al-Wakrah – Al-Sadd
18:00 Report
2022 Round 12 Al-Sailiya – Al-Sadd
18:00
2022 Round 13 Al-Sadd – Qatar SC Doha
18:00 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2022 Round 14 Al-Sadd – Al-Rayyan Doha
18:00 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2022 Round 15 Al-Shamal – Al-Sadd
18:00
2022 Round 16 Al-Sadd – Al-Arabi Doha
18:00 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2022 Round 17 Al-Gharafa – Al-Sadd
18:00
2022 Round 18 Al-Sadd – Umm Salal Doha
18:00 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2022 Round 19 Al-Ahli – Al-Sadd
18:00
2022 Round 20 Al-Sadd – Al-Duhail Doha
18:00 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2022 Round 21 Al-Khor – Al-Sadd
18:00
2022 Round 22 Al-Sadd – Al-Wakrah Doha
18:00 Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

2021 Emir of Qatar Cup
22 October 2021 Final Al-Rayyan 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Al Sadd SC Al Thumama
18:01
Report
Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al Athbah
Penalties
Yacine Brahimi
Yohan Boli
Abdulaziz Hatem
Steven Nzonzi
Shoja' Khalilzadeh 		Santi Cazorla
Rodrigo Tabata
Akram Afif
Boualem Khoukhi
Jung Woo-young

2022 AFC Champions League
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Squad information

Playing statistics
As of 7 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalQatar Stars LeagueEmir of Qatar CupAFC CL1Other
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
GK  QAT Saad Al Sheeb 0000000000
GK  QAT Meshaal Barsham 0000000000
Defenders
DF  QAT Pedro Miguel 0000000000
DF  QAT Abdelkarim Hassan 0000000000
DF  QAT Mohammed Waad 0000000000
DF  QAT Hamid Ismail 0000000000
MF  QAT Boualem Khoukhi 0000000000
DF  QAT Salem Al-Hajri 0000000000
DF  QAT Yasser Abubakar 0000000000
DF  QAT Musab Kheder 0000000000
Midfielders
MF  QAT Ahmed Sayyar 0000000000
MF  KOR Jung Woo-young 0000000000
MF  QAT Ali Assadalla 0000000000
MF  QAT Tarek Salman 0000000000
MF  GHA André Ayew 0000000000
MF  QAT Hashim Ali 0000000000
MF  QAT Ahmed Suhail 0000000000
MF  QAT Mostafa Tarek 0000000000
MF  QAT Youssef Abdel Razaq Youssef 0000000000
MF  QAT Mohammed Al Bayati 0000000000
MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 0000000000
MF  BRA Guilherme Torres 0000000000
MF  QAT Bahaa Ellithi 0000000000
Forwards
FW  QAT Abdulaziz Al Ansari 0000000000
MF  QAT Hassan Al-Haidos 0000000000
FW  ALG Baghdad Bounedjah 0000000000
FW  QAT Rodrigo Tabata 0000000000
FW  QAT Hassan Palang 0000000000
MF  QAT Akram Afif 0000000000
FW  QAT Hossam Kamal 0000000000
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 26 January 2021
Source: fr.soccerway.com

    Goalscorers

    Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

    No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CPC CL 1 TOTAL
    Baghdad BounedjahFW60006
    André AyewMF40004
    Rodrigo TabataFW20002
    Hassan Al-HaidosFW20002
    Boualem KhoukhiDF10001
    Guilherme TorresMF10001
    Akram AfifFW10001
    Ali AssadallaMF10001
    Yusuf AbdurisagFW10001
    Own Goals10001
    Totals2000020

    Transfers

    In
    Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
    22 July 2021MF André Ayew Swansea CityFree transfer[8][9][10]

    Out
    Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
    9 July 2021MF Nam Tae-heeAl-DuhailFree transfer[11]

    New contracts
    No. Pos Player Contract length Contract end Date Source
    DM Jung Woo-young 2 years 2023 13 June 2021 [12]

    Notes
    1. The match was divided into four quarters of 20 minutes each.

    References
    1. "Xavi est le nouvel entraîneur du FC Barcelone, en espérant revivre les heures de gloire du club". lemonde.fr. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    2. "Al Sadd annonce Xavi au FC Barcelone". footmercato.net. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
    3. "Javi Gracia, presentado como nuevo entrenador de Al-Sadd". as.com. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
    4. "Javi Gracia, nuevo entrenador del Al Sadd". diariodenavarra.es. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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    6. "Al Sadd lose 3-2 to Sabadell in second preseason friendly". Al Sadd SC. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
    7. "Al-Sadd defeat Lusail 2-1 in friendly game". Al Sadd SC. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
    8. "Andre Ayew joins Qatari giants Al Sadd - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
    9. "Ghana's Ayew set to join Qatar's Al Sadd". BBC Sport. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
    10. Teye, Prince Narkortu (22 July 2021). "Andre Ayew: Qatari side Al Sadd announce transfer agreement with Ghana and former Swansea City star". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
    11. "نام يعود للدحيل". Al-Duhail. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
    12. "OFFICIAL: Jung Woo-young extends Al-Sadd contract to 2023". Al Sadd SC. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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