Al-Duhail SC

The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed Lekhwiya.^[4] Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar.

Upon the club's reformation, it was entered into the Qatari 2nd Division. It came fourth in the league on its first year before winning the next season in 2010.

In the club's first season in the Qatar Stars League, Lekhwiya finished at the top of the standings to win the 2010–11 Qatar Stars League.^[5] It was the first league title in the club's history. They also managed to reach the final of the 2010 Sheikh Jassem Cup, losing in the final to Al-Arabi.^[6]

Their first official debut in a continental competition came on March 7, 2012, in the 2012 AFC Champions League. They won their first match against Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia, with Nam Tae-Hee scoring the only goal and also scoring the first-ever goal for Lekhwiya in any regional competition.^[7]

In the 2011–12 Qatar Stars League season, Lekhwiya retained the league title with two games left to be played.^[8]

They inaugurated a new stadium Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, also known as Lekhwiya Sports Stadium, on February 15, 2013, in a match against Al Khor and won their third league title in the first season at the new stadium.^[9]

in April 2017 the club announced that they would take over El Jaish SC and rebranded the club into Al-Duhail SC.

At the end of the 2017–2018 Season the Club became the first club to hold all three domestic Titles the league, Qatar Cup and Emir Cup.

In 2024, it was one of the teams invited to take part in the first installment of the Equality Cup.^[10]

Lekhwiya's stadium began construction in 2011.^[9] The first phase was completed in May 2012.^[11] The stadium was officially inaugurated on February 15, 2013, with the first match played being a Qatar Stars League fixture against Al Khor. The official seating capacity is 10,000, it is located in the ISF area of Doha.

As of 12 June 2024^[12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	QAT	Fares Amer
22	DF	ITA	Ibrahima Bamba
23	MF	QAT	Assim Madibo
24	FW	QAT	Mubarak Hamza
25	MF	QAT	Suhaib Gannan
27	MF	FRA	Ibrahima Diallo
28	FW	QAT	Rashid Al-Abdulla
29	FW	QAT	Mohammed Muntari
32	MF	QAT	Abdulla Muhsin
37	FW	QAT	Abdulaziz Abu Shabab
40	MF	QAT	Abdulla Sabet
43	MF	QAT	Tahsin Jamshid
44	MF	QAT	Jassim Al-Mheiri
45	MF	QAT	Abdulaziz Mohamad
49	MF	QAT	Abdallah Haroun
52	MF	QAT	Karim Fadi
66	MF	QAT	Abdulhamid Sibai
99	GK	QAT	Shehab Ellethy
—	MF	ESP	Luis Alberto

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	QAT	Ali Ghulais (at Muaither)
—	DF	QAT	Mohammed Emad Aiash (at Al Ahli)
—	MF	QAT	Abdullah Al-Ahrak (at Qatar SC)

Last update: 23 May 2024.
Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.

Most goals

#	Nat.	Name	Career	Goals	League Goals
1		Nam Tae-hee	2012–2019, 2021–2023	117	84
2		Michael Olunga	2020–	112	67
3		Youssef El-Arabi	2016–2019	108	76
4		Youssef Msakni	2012–2021	99	73
5		Almoez Ali	2016–	68	49
6		Sebastián Soria	2012–2015	58	42
7		Ismaeel Mohammad	2011–	48	34

• Qatar Stars League
  • Winners (8): 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
• Qatari Second Division
  • Winners (1): 2009–10
• Emir of Qatar Cup
  • Winners (4): 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
• Qatar Cup
  • Winners (4): 2013, 2015, 2018, 2023
• Qatari Stars Cup
  • Winners (1): 2022–23
• Qatar Super Cup / Shiekh Jassem Cup
  • Winners (2): 2015, 2016

• Qatar–UAE Super Shield
  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24^[14]

• Q = Qualification
• GS = Group stage
• R16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarter-final
• SF = Semi-final

AFC Champions League

Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
2012
GS		Al-Ahli	1–0	0–3
GS		Al-Nasr	1–2	1–2
GS		Sepahan	1–0	1–2
2013
GS		Al-Shabab	2–1	1–3
GS		Al-Ittifaq	0–0	2–0
GS		Pakhtakor	3–1	2–2
R16		Al-Hilal	1–0	2–2
QF		Guangzhou Evergrande	0–2	1–4
2014
GS		Al-Ain	1–2	0–5
GS		Tractor	0–0	1–0
GS		Al-Ittihad	2–0	1–3
2015
GS		Persepolis F.C.	3–0	0–3
GS		Al-Nassr FC	1–1	3–1
GS		Bunyodkor	1–0	1–0
R16		Al-Sadd	2–2	2–1
QF		Al-Hilal	2–2	1–4
2016
GS		Zob Ahan	0–1	0–0
GS		Al-Nassr FC	4–0	1–1
GS		Bunyodkor	0–0	0–2
R16		El Jaish SC	0–4	4–2
2017
GS		Al Jazira	3–0	3–1
GS		Al-Fateh	4–1	2–2
GS		Esteghlal Khuzestan	2–1	1–1
R16		Persepolis	0–1	0–0
2018
GS		Zob Ahan	3–1	1–0
GS		Lokomotiv Tashkent	3–2	2–1
GS		Al Wahda	1–0	3–2
R16		Al Ain	4–1	4–2
QF		Persepolis	1–0	1–3
2019
GS		Al-Hilal	2–2	1–3
GS		Al Ain	2–2	2–0
GS		Esteghlal	3–0	1–1
R16		Al-Sadd	1–1	1–3
2020
GS		Persepolis	2–0	1–0
GS		Al-Taawoun	0–1	0–2
GS		Sharjah	2–1	2–4
2021
GS		Al-Shorta	2–0	1–2
GS		Al-Ahli	1–1	1–1
GS		Esteghlal	4–3	2–2
2022
GS		Al-Taawon	1–2	4–3
GS		Sepahan	5–2	1–0
GS		Pakhtakor	3–2	3–0
R16		Al-Rayyan	1–1	7–6 (p)
QF		Al-Shabab	2–1
SF		Al-Hilal	0–7
2023–24
GS		Istiklol	2–0	0–0
GS		Persepolis	2–1	0–1
GS		Al-Nassr	3–4	2–3

• Khalifa Khamis (2008) (unofficial)^[15]
• Abdullah Saad (2008–2009) (unofficial)
• Abdullah Mubarak (2009–2010)
• Djamel Belmadi (2010–2012)
• Eric Gerets (2012–2014)
• Michael Laudrup (2014–2015)
• Djamel Belmadi (2015–2018)
• Nabil Maâloul (2018–2019)
• Rui Faria (2019–2020)
• Walid Regragui (2020)
• Hatem Almoadab (2020)^[16]
• Sabri Lamouchi (2020–2021)
• Luís Castro (2021–2022)
• Hernán Crespo (2022–2023)
• Christophe Galtier (2023–present)

• Official website