Al Rayyan SC (handball)
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Al Rayyan Handball Team (Arabic: الريان لكرة اليد فريق) is the handball team of Al Rayyan Sports Club, a multisport club based in Omm Alafai in the city of Al Rayyan, Qatar. It currently competes in the Qatar Handball League (QHL). The team was officially founded in 1978, eleven years after the sports club was founded.
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Al Rayyan SC | |
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Full name | Al Rayyan Handball Team |
Nickname(s) | The Lions Al-Raheeb (The Fierce) and & The Army |
Founded | 1978; 46 years ago (1978) |
Arena | Al Rayyan Indoor Arena Al Rayyan |
Capacity | 2,000 |
President | Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Thani |
League | Qatar Handball League |
2022–23 | 1st (champions) |
Club colours | |
Website Official site |
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The team has previously won the continental championship, the Asian Club League Handball Championship, on one occasion in 2012 and came runners-up in the next edition to Qatari club El Jaish.