Al Ahli SC (Doha)

Al Ahli was founded under the name Al Najah Sports Club in 1950, rendering it the oldest surviving sports club in Qatar. Al Najah SC was established by the founders of another club, called Sawt al-Arab, which was subsequently disbanded. The most prominent of the founders was Naji Musaad, the first president of the club. The club's first headquarters was located in Barahat Al Jufairi, in a residential house which was rented at a monthly fee of 70 Indian rupees. In 1964, the club was formally founded under resolution no. 2. Their first match abroad was scheduled to take place against Al Muharraq. After travelling to Bahrain by sea, the club was turned down because their squad comprised foreign players. Instead, they played against Al Nusoor, whom they defeated 3–1.

In 1972, Al Najah was merged with another local club under its current name, Al Ahli Sports Club. The first board of directors was formed with eight members, and the club's colors were officially decided as green and white.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-ahliclub.com/english/view.php?id=3 |title=Al-Ahli Sports Club – Foundation story |publisher=al-ahliclub.com |access-date=16 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202210702/http://al-ahliclub.com/english/view.php?id=3 |archive-date=2 December 2011 }} Early managers after the merger include Mohammed Kheiri, the first manager of Al Ahli Sports Club, Sudanese Abdullah Balash, Lebanese Omar Khatib and Sudanese Hassan Osman.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-ahliclub.com/arabic/viewinterview.php?id=23 |script-title=ar:عبد الرحمن المغيصيب الرئيس السابق : النادي إبني البكر ولا أطيق عليه اي كلمة لو بالغشمرة |publisher=al-ahliclub.com |language=ar |access-date=22 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202133951/http://al-ahliclub.com/arabic/viewinterview.php?id=23 |archive-date=2 December 2011 }} They played a friendly against Pelé-led Santos in 1973 at Doha Sports Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.alarab.qa/details.php?issueId=1891&artid=230061 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140606221844/http://www.alarab.qa/details.php?issueId=1891&artid=230061 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2014 |title=مشاركة متميزة لمركز قطر للتراث والهوية في اليوم الرياضي |publisher=alarab.qa |access-date=28 June 2014 }} In the 1983/84 season, the club received a new headquarters, equipped with modern training and recreational facilities, as did all of the other sports clubs in Qatar.

In September 1985, amidst a heavy debt of QAR 700,000, the club announced that it would not contract with any foreign players for that season to preserve its funds. As a result, five Yugoslavian players it had recently signed for its basketball, handball and volleyball teams would be released. The Ministry of Youth and Sports injected QAR 500,000 and its supporters and members raised over QAR 300,000 to help the club pay off debt and contract professionals.{{cite web|url=https://www.raya.com/2023/06/10/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%88%d9%91%d9%84-%d8%b5%d9%81%d8%ad%d8%a9%d9%8c-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%a9%d9%8c-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d8%af%d8%b1-%d9%83%d9%84-%d8%b3-3/|title=لا للاعب الأجنبي. في النادي الأهلي|publisher=Al Raya|language=Arabic|date=3 September 1985|accessdate=10 June 2024}}

In the early nineties, under the presidency of Sheikh Khalid bin Ali Al Thani, the club was relegated to the Qatari 2nd Division for the first time in its history. In an attempt to improve its younger generation of players by providing them with invaluable first team experience, the youth team had been given an opportunity to earn promotion back to the first division. They were unsuccessful, and only were runners up that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-ahliclub.com/arabic/viewinterview.php?id=10 |script-title=ar:الشيخ خالد بن علي الرئيس السابق للنادي يفتح قلبه للموقع : الادارة الحالية تحتاج للدعم والوقت لاعادة العميد لامجاده-قرارات المجلس الحالي يجب ان تنبع من داخله وليس من المجالس |publisher=al-ahliclub.com |language=ar |access-date=22 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202134521/http://al-ahliclub.com/arabic/viewinterview.php?id=10 |archive-date=2 December 2011 }}

The club has won one domestic trophy since its formation, the Emir Cup. This competition which was secured four times, with the first triumph coming in the inaugural edition under coach Mohammed Kheiri.{{cite web|url=http://www.alkass.net/dev/cup2011-emir-history.aspx|script-title=ar:مسابقة كأس سمو الأمير لكرة القدم المباريات النهائية|publisher=alkass.net|language=ar|access-date=20 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927184407/http://www.alkass.net/dev/cup2011-emir-history.aspx|archive-date=27 September 2013}}

Al Ahli play their home matches at Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium which has a capacity of 12,000 seats.

The club has one of the most consistently high home attendances in the Qatar Stars League. On 11 April 2014, they set a new league record for final match day attendance with 10,142 fans attending the league match against Al Sailiya.{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2078#.U0r1FfldVSs |title=New Record Attendance for a Qatar Stars League Match in Round 26 |publisher=qsl.com.qa |access-date=13 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414100150/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=2078 |archive-date=14 April 2014 }}

As of Qatar Stars League:

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Last update: 2 June 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.al-ahliclub.com/arabic/view.php?id=25&menu=11 |script-title=ar:أسماء مدربين واداريين الفئات السنية كرة القدم |publisher=al-ahliclub.com |language=ar |access-date=22 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120628091132/http://al-ahliclub.com/arabic/view.php?id=25&menu=11 |archive-date=28 June 2012 }}

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{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=General secretary |s={{Flag icon|QAT}} Aref Abdulrahman}}

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As of February 2012.

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Last update: 10 December 2024.

Players whose names are in bold are still active with the club.''

• UAFA Club Cup: 2 appearances

::2003/04: First round

::2007/08: First round

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances

::1992/93: First Round

::1998/99: Second Round

1. Al Nejmeh SC withdrew from the tournament.

• Emir of Qatar Cup
• Winners (4): 1973, 1981, 1987, 1992
• Runners-up (5): 1975, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2003
• Sheikh Jassem Cup
• Runners-up (2): 1999, 2006
• Qatari 2nd Division
• Winners (1): 2012

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