El Jaish SC

This article is about the Qatari football club. For other uses, see Al-Jaish (disambiguation).

El-Jaish Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الجيش الرياضي) was a Qatari multi-sports club from 2011 to 2017, based in the Al-Duhail area of Doha. The association football team played in the Qatar Stars League. The team won the Qatargas League prior to 2011, but were not eligible for promotion and as a result were not declared as the champions of the league. It was promoted to the first division, the Stars League, the first year after it was made eligible.

El-Jaish SC

Full name	El Jaish Sports Club نادي الجيش الرياضي
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Dissolved	1 July 2017; 7 years ago (1 July 2017)
Ground	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Doha, Qatar
Capacity	12,000[1]
Chairman	N/A
Manager	Sabri Lamouchi
League	Qatar Stars League
2016–17	Qatar Stars League, 4th
Website	www.eljaish.com
Home colours Away colours

El Jaish's active sections
Football	Basketball	Handball
Volleyball	Futsal	Athletics

The club also had participations in other sports, most notably in handball where its team has previously achieved 3rd place in both the GCC Handball Championship and the Asian Club Handball Championship.^[2]

In April 2017, it was announced that the club would be taken over by Lekhwiya SC following the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League, and merge into Lekhwiya SC which would be rebranded as Al-Duhail SC.^[3][4]

History

El Jaish SC was officially established in 2011 after spending several seasons in the second division without being eligible for promotion.

In its first season in the Qatar Stars League, El Jaish finished second, just two points behind champions Lekhwiya, and qualified for the 2013 AFC Champions League. After a poor start to the 2013 Champions League, El Jaish won 3 of its 4 last group stage games to emerge as the groups runners-up, setting up a Round of 16 tie against Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia. They were eliminated after losing 0–2 in the away game and 1–3 on aggregate.^[5]

In 2013, El Jaish were involved in the controversial case of Zahir Belounis not being granted an exit visa over his dispute with the club over unpaid wages.^[6][7]

Lekhwiya SC announced that they have taken over the club in April 2017 and the club dissolved in July 2017 while Lekhwiya got rebranded into Al-Duhail SC.

Honours

• Qatari Stars Cup
  • Winners (1): 2012–13

• Qatar Cup
  • Winners (2): 2014, 2016

• Qatargas League
  • Winners (1): 2010–11

Note:

• El-Jaish were winners of the Qatargas League in 2007–08 and 2008–09 but the club was not officiated yet so they don't count as official championships

El Jaish in Asia

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
AFC Champions League	8	3	3	2	15	12
Total	8	3	3	2	15	12

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

AFC Champions League

Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
2013
GS		Al Shabab	3–0	0–2
GS		Tractor	3–3	4–2
GS		Al Jazira	3–1	1–1
R16		Al Ahli	1–1	0–2

Personnel

As of May 23, 2014^[8]

Senior team

Coaching staff
Head coach	Sabri Lamouchi
Assistant coach	Lassaad Chabbi
Assistant coach	Yousef Adam
Reserve head coach	Cristian Petre
Reserve asst. coach	Yousuf Al-Nobi
Goalkeeping coach	Ahmed Naji
Fitness coach	Khalil Jebabli
Fitness coach	André Luiz Lima
Medical staff
Team doctor	Marian Dumitru
Physiotherapist	Sorin Minea
Physiotherapist	Mohamed Ali Laid
Physiotherapist	Badii Al-Tayib
Kinesiologist	Nabyl Bekraoui
Specialist staff
Translator	Abdelrahman Naim
Translator	Hoyeong Ju
Photographer	Adrian Alexandru
Administrative staff
Team manager	Rashid Al-Kaabi
Team administrator	Ismail Hashem
Logistics officer	Nasser Al-Shammari

Youth team

Last update: May 24, 2013^[9]

Coaching staff
Head coach	Aref Awadh Salem
Assistant coach	Zoran Lović
Goalkeeping coach	Pedro Lascarim
Physiotherapist	Ahsan Ajoo
Technical staff
Technical Director	Leonardo Vitorino

Management

Position	Staff
President	Hamad bin Ali Al Attiyah
Executive Director	Dr. Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari
Marketing & Audience Manager	Saeed Al-Eidah
Sports Manager	Yousuf Bakhit Al Kuwari
Media Manager	Amer Abdulrahman Al Kaabi
Financial Manager	Khamis Al Kuwari

Last updated: May 2012
Source: El Jaish^[usurped]

Affiliated club(s)

• FC Schalke 04^[10]

Kit sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacture	Shirt sponsor
2011–2017	Nike	NAPT

Managerial history

• Mohammed Al Ammari (July 2007 – May 2011) / Yousef Al Nobi (assistant)
• Péricles Chamusca (June 15, 2011 – May 31, 2012) / Marcelo Chamusca (assistant)
• Răzvan Lucescu (June 1, 2012 – Jan 15, 2014) / Mihai Stoica (assistant)
• Yousef Adam (Jan 15, 2014 – Jan 21, 2014) / Yousef Al Nobi (assistant)
• Nabil Maâloul (Jan 21, 2014 – Jan 26, 2014) / Yousef Adam (assistant)
• Nabil Maâloul (Jan 26, 2014 – Dec 11, 2014) / Lassaad Chabbi (assistant)
• Abdulqadir Almoghaisab (Dec 12, 2014 – Dec 27, 2014) / Lassaad Chabbi (assistant)
• Sabri Lamouchi (Dec 27, 2014 – Jul 1, 2017) / Lassaad Chabbi (assistant)

Handball

Main article: El Jaish SC (handball)

References

1. "Lekhwiya Sports Club - the Club". Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
2. "El Jaish Handball Team matches". goalzz.com. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
3. "Lekhwiya, El Jaish clubs to merge" (in Arabic). Gulf Times. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
4. "Lekhwiya, Al Jaish Clubs to Merge into One Club under the Name of Al Duhail Sports Club". www.qna.org.qa. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
5. "ACL RD16 (2nd leg): Al Ahli 2–0 El Jaish (3–1 agg)". the-afc.com. May 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
6. "Zahir Belounis: another embarrassment for Qatar". World Soccer. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
7. "Zahir Belounis: A Virtual Captive in Qatar". sites.duke.edu/. October 7, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
8. "Technical staff". El Jaish official website. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
9. "Technical staff". El Jaish official website. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
10. "Eljaish Signs MoU with FC Schalke 04". eljaish.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2013.

External links

• Official website^[usurped]